Abad (surname)

Abad is a Hispanic surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andy Abad Fausto Andrés Abad (born August 25, 1972) is an American former professional baseball player. Listed at 6' 1" (1.85 m), 184 lb. (83 k), Abad batted and threw left handed. He is also known as ''Tulile'' (to-lee'-leh) in the Dominican Republi ...

(born 1972), American baseball player *

Antonio Abad Antonio Abad y Mercado (May 10, 1894 – April 20, 1970), was a prominent Filipino poet, fictionist, playwright and essayist. Personal life Antonio Abad y Mercado was born in Barili, Cebu, under the Captaincy General of the Philippines, on 10 ...

(1894–1970), Filipino writer * Carlos Abad (born 1995), Spanish footballer * Carmencita Abad (born 1933), Filipina actress *

Diego José Abad y García Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. E ...

(1727–1779), Jesuit poet and translator in New Spain and Italy *

Fernando Abad Fernando Antonio Abad (; born December 17, 1985) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, San F ...

(born 1985), Dominican baseball player *

Gémino Abad Gémino Henson Abad (born February 5, 1939) is a literary critic from Cebu, Philippines. He is a National Artist for Literature of the Philippines. His family moved to Manila when his father, Antonio Abad, was offered professorships at Far Easter ...

(born 1939), Filipino poet * Margot Abad, Argentine film actress * Mercedes Abad (born 1961), Spanish journalist and short story writer *

Pacita Abad Pacita Barsana Abad (October 5, 1946 – December 7, 2004) was an Ivatan and Philippine painter. She was born in Basco, Batanes, a small island in the northernmost part of the Philippines, between Luzon and Taiwan. Her more than 30-year painting ...

(1946–2004), Filipina painter * Pere Esteve i Abad (1942–2005), Catalan politician *

Héctor Abad Gómez Héctor Abad Gómez (1921 – August 25, 1987) was a Colombian medical doctor, university professor, and human rights leader who founded the Colombian National School of Public Health. He developed practical public health programs for the poor ...

(1921–1987), Colombian human rights leader *

Héctor Abad Faciolince Héctor Abad Faciolince (born 1958) is a Colombian novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor. Abad is considered one of the most talented post-Latin American Boom writers in Latin American literature. Abad is best known for his bestselling nove ...

(born 1958), Colombian novelist {{surname, Abad