| Charles Adair | |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Tyler, Texas |
| Death Place: | Annapolis Maryland |
| Placeofburial: | United States Naval Academy Cemetery |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1926-1956 |
| Rank: | Rear admiral |
| Unit: | United States Asiatic Fleet USS Lanikai Seventh Amphibious Force |
| Commands: | USS Marquette |
| Battles: | World War II |
| Awards: | Legion of Merit Silver Star[1] |
Charles L. Adair (21 November 1902 – 2 July 1993) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy during the early-Cold War.[2]
Born in Texas, his family resettled in California in 1908.[3] Graduating from Annapolis in 1926, Adair attended the Naval Postgraduate School after seven years serving afloat.[3] he died of pneumonia in 1993 at age 90.