Abraham (name)

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People named after Abraham (Abram), the biblical patriarch

First (or single) name

• Abraham of Alexandria (died 978), Syrian Coptic Pope
• Abraham of Cyrrhus (died 442), Syrian hermit and bishop
• Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644-1709), named used by Austrian divine Ulrich Megerle
• Abraham of Strathearn (died 1220s), bishop of Dunblane
• Abraham Abraham (1843-1911), German-American department store magnate
• Abraham Abramson (c. 1753-1811), Prussian coiner
• Abraham H. Cannon (1859-1896), American cleric
• Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696-1781), African slave
• Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), U.S. President
• Abraham Robertson (1751-1826), English mathematician
• Abraham Stoker (1847-1912), Irish Writer and Novelist
• Abraham Simpson, a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons

Surname

• Abraham Abraham (1843-1911), German-American department store magnate
• Abu Abraham (1924–2002), Indian cartoonist, journalist, and author
• Alan Abraham (b. 1931), Canadian politician, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia
• Andy Abraham (b. 1964), English vocalist
• Arthur Abraham (contemporary), Armenian boxer
• Arthur Abrahams (contemporary), Australian race car driver
• Avi Ben-Abraham (contemporary), American scientist, youngest doctor of medicine and surgery in history
• Carl Abrahams (1911–2005), Jamaican painter
• Chris Abrahams (b. 1961), New Zealand jazz pianist
• Clifton Abraham (b. 1971), American professional football player
• Daniel Abraham (contemporary), French record producer, sound engineer, and record mixer
• Daniel Abraham (b. 1981), Australian rugby league player
• Daniel Abraham (contemporary), American science fiction/fantasy author
• David Abrahams (contemporary), computer programmer and author
• Donnie Abraham (b. 1973), American professional football player
• Dustin Lee Abraham (contemporary), American actor, television producer, and screenwriter
• Edward Abraham (1913–1999), British biochemist, instrumental in the development of penicillin
• Erich Abraham (1895–1971), German WWII infantry general
• Esther Abrahams (1771–1846), English criminal sent to Australia
• F. Murray Abraham (b. 1939), American actor
• Faith Abrahams (contemporary), American actress
• Farid F. Abraham (contemporary), American physicist
• George and Ashley Abraham (1870–1965), British climbers and photographers
• Gerald Abrahams (1907–1980), British chess player, author, and barrister
• Gus Abraham (contemporary), Scottish polemicist and author
• Harold Abrahams (1899–1978), British athlete
• Hérard Abraham (b. 1940), Haïtian political figure
• Israel Abrahams (1858–1925), British scholar of Judaism
• Jake Abraham (contemporary), British actor
• Jane Abraham (b. 1961), American Republican politician from Michigan
• Jay Abraham (contemporary), American marketing consultant
• Jeffrey Abrahams (b. 1947), American-Brazilian businessman
• Jim Abrahams (b. 1944), American movie director and writer
• John Abraham (1937–1987), Indian film director
• John Abraham (b. 1973), Indian model and Bollywood actor
• John Abraham (b. 1978), American professional football player
• John Abraham (politician) (fl. 17th c), British governor of Port Nelson on Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada
• Jon Abrahams (b. 1977), American actor
• Josh Abraham (contemporary), music producer
• Karl Abraham (1877–1925), German psychoanalyst
• Lionel Abrahams (1928–2004), South African novelist, poet, editor, critic, essayist, and publisher
• Lucienne Abraham (1916–1970), French Trotskyist politician
• Lynne Abraham (b. 1941), American lawyer, judge, and district attorney in Philadelphia
• Marc Abrahams (contemporary), American magazine publisher and editor
• Mark Abraham (contemporary), American amateur astronomer and observatory operator
• Maurice Abrahams (20th c.), American songwriter
• Max Abraham (1875–1922), German physicist
• Max Abraham (1831–1900), music publisher
• Mick Abrahams (b. 1943), English musician and guitarist
• Nicholas Abraham (1919–1975), Hungarian psychoanalyst
• Owen Abrahams (1933–2006), Australian rules footballer
• Patrick Abraham (contemporary), American terrorist, co-conspirator in a plot to destroy the Sears Tower
• Paul Abraham (1892–1906), Serbian operetta composer
• Peter Abrahams (contemporary), American writer of crime thrillers
• Peter Abrahams (b. 1919), South African novelist
• Raimund Abraham (contemporary), Austrian architect and illustrator
• Ralph Abraham (b. 1936), American mathematician and professor
• Rehane Abrahams (contemporary), South African performance artist
• Robert Abraham (1774–1850), building surveyor and London architect
• Robert Abraham (b. 1960), American professional football player
• Roberto Abraham (b. 1965), Canadian astronomer and professor
• Roman Abraham (1897–1976), Polish cavalry officer
• Ronny Abraham (contemporary), French judge on the International Court of Justice
• S. Daniel Abraham (contemporary), American businessman
• Shafiek Abrahams (b. 1968), South African cricketer
• Shiny Abraham (b. 1965), Indian Olympic athlete
• Sidney Abrahams (1885–1957), British Olympic athlete and Chief Justice of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
• Spencer Abraham (b. 1952), American businessman; U.S. Secretary of Energy
• Walter Abraham (1923–2006), Australian architect and town planner
• William Abraham (1840–1915), Irish MP in the British parliament
• William Abraham (1842–1922), Welsh trade unionist, Labour politician, and MP
• Winston Abraham (b. 1974), Australian rules football player
• Zaraah Abrahams (contemporary), actress

[edit] See also

• Abiram
• Abramson
• Abrams
• Abraham-men
• List of people by name: Ab
• Abram Creek
• Esther Hicks' Group of Channeled Spirits named Abraham