Abe is commonly used in English-speaking countries as a

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of the masculine name Abraham, or as a personal name in its own right. It may refer to:

People

Abe Aaron Alvin "Abe" Aaron (January 27, 1910 – January 31, 1970) was a jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, who was born in Canada but spent most of his life performing in the United States. Aaron was born in Toronto on January 27, 1910. His father was ban ...

(1910–1970), Canadian clarinetist and saxophonist * Abe Addams (1926–2017), American football player * Abe Ajay (1919–1998), American artist *

Abe Akira was a Japanese writer of short stories and novels. Biography Born in Hiroshima and grown up in Kanagawa Prefecture, Abe graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in French literature and worked as a director for Radio Tokyo (now T ...

(1934–1989), Japanese author *

Abe Alvarez Abraham Alvarez (born October 17, 1982) is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher, who is the pitching coach for the BYU Cougars. Alvarez played college baseball at Long Beach State University from 2001 to 2003 for hea ...

(born 1982), American baseball pitcher and coach *

Abe Anellis Abe Anellis (1914–2001), was a food microbiologist. Early life Anellis was born Avraam "Abrosha" Anelis in previously Mogilëv, Russian Empire on 15 February 1914. Anellis's father emigrated from Russia and established himself in the United Stat ...

(1914–2001), Russian food microbiologist * Abe Aronovitz (1898–1960), American lawyer and politician * Abe Atkins (1893–1961), American baseball player * Abe Attell (1884–1970), American world champion Hall-of-Fame featherweight boxer * Abe Bailey (1864–1940), South African diamond tycoon, politician, financier and cricketer *

Abe Bekker Abe Bekker (born 10 June 1935) was a boxer who competed in the flyweight class at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver and in the bantamweight class at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff representing ...

(born 1935), British boxer * Abe Bell, American baseball pitcher *

Abe Berenbaum Abe Berenbaum was a male American international table tennis player. Table tennis career He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Emily Fuller at the 1937 World Table Tennis Championships and a gold medal in the team event at the 1937 ...

, American table tennis player * Abe Bernstein (1892–1968), American gangster *

Abe L. Biglow Abraham Lincoln Biglow (April 27, 1872 – March 15, 1923) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Farmer, Ohio, Biglow went to school in Ada, Ohio and Washington, Pennsylvania. He then taught school. In 1893, he worked for the William ...

(1872–1923), American politician and businessman *

Abe Bluestein Abraham "Abe" Bluestein (1909–1997) was an American anarchist who participated in the Spanish Civil War. Life and career Abraham Bluestein, known as Abe, was born in Philadelphia on November 1, 1909, to Russian immigrants Mendel (Max) and Es ...

(1909–1997), American anarchist * Abe Bolar (1909–2000), American double bass player * Abe Bonnema (1926–2001), Dutch architect * Abe Bowman (1893–1979), American baseball pitcher * Abe Brault (1909–2007), American lawyer, naval veteran, and politician * Abe Burrows (1910–1985), American playwright, director and humorist *

Abe Clark Abe Judge Clark (1894-1973) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. Career Clark was a foundation player in the very first year that the St. George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: G ...

(1894–1973), Australian rugby player *

Abe Cohen Abraham Cohen (March 23, 1933 – March 8, 2001) was an American football guard who played one season with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 26th round of the 1955 NFL Draft. H ...

(1933–2001), American football player * Abe Cohn (1897–1970), American football player and basketball player, coach, and official * Abe Coleman (1905–2007), Polish wrestler, promoter, and referee * Abe Cunningham (born 1973), American drummer of the alternative metal band Deftones *

Abe Deutschendorf Abe Deutschendorf (February 12, 1935 – December 23, 2012) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1994 to 2006, as a Democrat representing the Lawton area in District 62. Deutschendorf was author ...

(1935–2012), American politician * Abe Elenkrig (1878–1965), Russian-American bandleader, cornet player, barber, and recording artist * Abe Elimimian (born 1982), American football player and coach *

Abe Eliowitz Abe Eliowitz (November 10, 1910 – November 19, 1981) was a star football player in American college football and in the days before the Canadian Football League. He also played college baseball. Early life and education Eliowitz attended Michi ...

(1910–1981), American college and Canadian football player, member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame * Abe Elkinson (born 1969), English businessman *

A. L. Erlanger Abraham Lincoln Erlanger (May 4, 1859 – March 7, 1930) was an American theatrical producer, director, designer, theater owner, and a leading figure of the Theatrical Syndicate. Biography Erlanger was born to a Jewish family

(1859–1930), American theatrical producer, director, designer and theatre owner * Abe Espinosa (1889–1980), American golfer * Abe Feder (1908–1997), American lighting designer * Abe Forsythe (born 1981), Australian film and television actor, director, writer, and producer * Abe Fortas (1910–1982), U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice *

Abe Garver Abe Garver is an American M&A investment banker,"Garver"
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, American investment banker, magazine contributor, television commentator, and conference speaker * Abe Gelbart (1911–1994), American mathematician *

Abe Geldenhuys Abe Geldenhuys (20 November 1932 – 17 September 1998) was a South African wrestler. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known ...

(1932–1998), South African wrestler * Abe Gibron (1925–1997), American football player and coach * Abe Goff (1899–1984), American politician * Abe Goldberg (1929-2016), Polish-born Jewish Australian businessman * Abe Goldstein (1898–1977), American world champion bantamweight boxer *

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(born 1982), American-New Zealand politician and cannabis activist * Abe Greenhalgh (1920–1982), British weightlifter * Abe Greenthal (1822–1889), American criminal * Abe Gubegna (1933–1980), Ethiopian writer * Abe Gutnajer (1888–1942), Polish art dealer *

Abe Harrison Abraham L. Harrison (March 4, 1867 – May 1, 1932) was an American baseball shortstop in the late 19th century, who played for predecessor teams to the Negro leagues. He played for several teams from 1885 to 1897, spending the majority of his c ...

(1867–1932), American baseball player * Abe Hartley (1872–1909), Scottish footballer *

Abe Hawkins Abe Hawkins, also known in later years as Uncle Able Hawkins, The Black Prince, The Dark Sage of Louisiana, and The Slayer of Lexington, was a slave on the Ashland sugar plantation located in Darrow, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. Duncan Farrar ...

(died 1867), American horse jockey and freed slave * Abe Holzmann (1874–1939), American composer * Abe M. Hudson Jr. (born 1976), American politician * Abe Isoo (1865–1949), Japanese socialist, parliamentarian, and pacifist *

Abe Jacob Abe John Jacob (born October 7, 1944) is an American sound designer and audio engineer. Called the "Godfather of Sound", Jacob greatly influenced the design of sound reinforcement in modern musical theatre, and was one of the first persons credi ...

(born 1944), American sound designer and audio engineer * Abe Jacobs (born 1928), New Zealand professional wrestler *

Abe Johnson Abraham Johnson was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Chicago Colts of the National League. He played in one game for the Colts on July 16, 1893. References

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, American baseball player * Abe Jones (1880–1890), American baseball player * Abe Jones, American attorney *

Abe Jones Jr. Abraham Jones (April 1899 – after 1923) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Birmingham, Reading, Brighton & Hove Albion and Merthyr Town in the early 1920s. He was also on the books of S ...

(1899–1923), English footballer * Abe Kakepetum (1944–2019), Canadian Anishinaabe painter * Abe Katzman (1868–1940), Klezmer violinist, bandleader, composer, and recording artist * Abe Kesh (1933–1989), American DJ and record producer * Abe King (born 1957), Filipino basketball player * Abe Knoop (born 1963), Dutch football goalkeeper *

Abe Kovnats Abe Kovnats (March 22, 1928 in St. Boniface, Manitoba – March 6, 1996) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1988, serving as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party ...

(1928–1996), Canadian politician * Abe Kruger (1885–1962), American baseball pitcher *

Abe Laboriel Jr. Abraham Laboriel Jr. (born March 23, 1971) is an American session drummer. He is the son of Mexican bass guitarist Abraham Laboriel, nephew of Mexican rocker Johnny Laboriel, and brother of record producer, songwriter, and film composer Mateo ...

(born 1971), American drummer *

Abe Laguna Abraham Laguna, known by his stage name Ookay, is an American electronic music producer, DJ and singer. Career Laguna is based in Los Angeles and his father is a bassist who performed a bass solo during Ookay's Father's Day set at Electric Dai ...

(born 1992), American DJ * Abe Landa (1902–1989), Australian politician *

Abe Lastfogel Abraham Isaac Lastfogel (May 17, 1898 – August 27, 1984) was one of the first employees and a long-time president of the William Morris Agency, a large diversified talent agency. Early life Lastfogel was the seventh son of a Jewish animal skin ...

(1898–1984), Russian politician * Abe Lemons (1922–2002), American college basketball player and coach * Abe Lenstra (1920–1985), Dutch footballer *

Abe Levitow Abraham Levitow (July 2, 1922 – May 8, 1975) was an American animator who worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and MGM Animation/Visual Arts. He is best known for his work under Chuck Jones' direction. Career Levitow was born in Los Angeles ...

(1922–1975), American cartoon animator and director * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th president of the United States * Abe Lincoln (1907–2000), American jazz trombonist * Abe Loewen, Canadian drag racer * Abe Lyman (1897–1957), American jazz bandleader * Abe Manley (1885–1952), American baseball executive * Abe Martin (1906–1997), American football player, football, basketball, and baseball coach, and college athletics administrator * Abe Martin (1908–1979), American college football player, head coach and administrator *

Glenn Martin (coach) Morris Glenn Martin (January 19, 1906 – April 17, 1997), also known as Abe Martin, was an American football player, coach of football, basketball and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He was the fifth head football coach at the Sout ...

(1906–1997), American college football, basketball and baseball coach * Abe Masahiro (1819–1857), Japanese chief senior councillor *

Abe Masakatsu was a Japanese samurai of the Abe clan of Mikawa who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. The son of Abe Masanobu, Masakatsu served Ieyasu from a young age, first accompanying him to Sunpu as a hostage. In 1590, Ieyasu gave him Ichihara in Izu Province, and ...

(1541–1600), Japanese samurai *

Abe Masakiyo Abe or ABE may refer to: People and fictional characters * Shinzo Abe (1954–2022), former Prime Minister of Japan * Abe (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Abe (surname), a list of people a ...

(1850–1878), Japanese daimyō * Abe Masakoto (1860–1925), Japanese daimyō * Abe Masanori (1806–1823), Japanese daimyō * Abe Masatsugu (1569–1647), Japanese daimyō * Abe Masatō (1828–1887), Japanese daimyō *

Abe Masayoshi was a Japanese '' daimyō'' of the mid- Edo period, who ruled the Oshi Domain. Masayoshi served as '' Kyoto Shoshidai''. , - 1769 births 1808 deaths Daimyo Kyoto Shoshidai {{Daimyo-stub ...

(1769–1808), Japanese daimyō * Abe McDougall (1876–1948), Australian rules footballer *

Abe Meyer Abe Meyer (1901–1969) was an American composer of film scores.Rhodes p.285 Selected filmography * ''Painted Faces'' (1929) * '' Honeymoon Lane'' (1931) * '' Unholy Love'' (1932) * '' A Strange Adventure'' (1932) * '' Take the Stand'' (1934) * '' ...

(1901–1969), American film score composer *

Abe Mickal Ibrahim Khalil "Abe" Mickal ( – September 20, 2001) was a Lebanese-American college football player and a doctor. He played as a halfback for the LSU Tigers football team of Louisiana State University, where he was notable for his passing s ...

(1912/1913–2001), Lebanese-American college football player and doctor * Abe William Miller (1897–1964), Canadian lawyer and politician * Abe Mitchell (1887–1947), English golfer * Abe Mitchell, American baseball player * Abe Moffat (1896–1975), Scottish trade unionist and communist activist *

Abe Mosseri Abraham Mosseri (born June 21, 1974, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional backgammon and poker player from New York City, New York, who won the 2009 World Series of Poker $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event. Primarily known a ...

(born 1974), American professional backgammon and poker player * Abe Most (1920–2002), American clarinetist and alto saxophonist *

Abe Motozane was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who first served the Imagawa clan. He was involved in the defense of Sunpu Castle, but had to retreat when Takeda Shingen attacked. He later served Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ' ...

(1513–1587), Japanese samurai * Abe Munro (1896–1974), New Zealand rugby player * Abe Newborn (1920–1997), American talent agent and theatre producer *

Abe Notshweleka Maj Gen Abe Notshweleka was a General Officer in the South African Army from the artillery. He was born in 1954 in Kempton Park and grew up in Tembisa where he matriculated. He joined the uMkhonto we Sizwe's underground structures. He complet ...

(1954–2021), South African Army soldier * Abe Okpik (1928–1997), Canadian Inuit community leader * Abe Olman (1887–1984), American songwriter and music publisher * Abe Orpen (1854–1937), Canadian businessman * Glenn Osser (1914–2014), American musician, musical arranger, orchestra leader and songwriter *

Abe Peck Abe Peck is a magazine consultant, writer, editor and professor, known for having been an editor and writer at the '' Chicago Seed'' underground newspaper from 1968 to 1971. Biography Early life and education Peck was born in the Bronx, Ne ...

(born 1945), American magazine consultant, writer, editor, and professor *

Abe Peled Abe Peled ( he, אייב פלד) is an American and Israeli businessman. Biography Abraham (Abe) Peled was born in Romania. He graduated from the Technion with BSc, and MSc in 1967 and 1971 respectively, both degrees in electrical engineering ...

, Israeli-American businessman * Abe Piasek (1928–2020), American U.S. Army soldier and slave labor camp survivor *

Abe E. Pierce III Abe Edward Pierce III (October 28, 1934 – August 1, 2021) was an American educator and politician in his native Monroe, Louisiana, who was the first African American to have served as mayor of his city. A Democrat, Pierce held the position for ...

(1934–2021), American educator and politician * Abe Poffenroth (1917–1997), American football and baseball coach * Abe Pollin (1923–2009), American businessman and owner of several major sports teams *

Abe Reles Abraham "Kid Twist" Reles (; May 10, 1906 – November 12, 1941) was a New York Jewish mobster who was a hit man for Murder, Inc., the enforcement contractor for Meyer Lansky's National Crime Syndicate. Reles later turned government witne ...

(1906–1941), American-Jewish mobster * Abe Rich (1926–2008), Lithuanian wood craftsman and Holocaust survivor *

Abe Rosenthal Abram Wallace Rosenthal (12 October 1921 – February 1986), also known as Abraham Rosenthal, was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Rosenthal was Jewish. Career Born in Liverpool, Rosenthal was an amateur at Prescot C ...

(1921–1986), English footballer *

Abe Ruef Abraham Ruef (September 2, 1864 – February 29, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician. He gained notoriety as the corrupt political boss behind the administration of Mayor Eugene Schmitz of San Francisco during the period before and after t ...

(1864–1936), American lawyer and politician * Abe Saffron (1919–2006), Australian hotelier, nightclub owner, and property developer *

Abe Saperstein Abraham Michael Saperstein (; July 4, 1902 – March 15, 1966) was the founder, owner and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters. Saperstein was a leading figure in black basketball and baseball from the 1920s through the 1950s, primarily bef ...

(1908–1966), UK-born American founder and owner of the Harlem Globetrotters *

Abe Sarkis Abraham Sarkis (December 9, 1913 – June 1991) was a Boston mobster who, along with his partner Ilario "Larry Baione" Zannino were the most powerful and feared bookmakers in New England and New York. Their reign lasted over fifty years beginnin ...

(1913–1991), American mobster *

Abe Schwartz Abe Schwartz (Yiddish: אבּ שװארץ or אייב שווארץ) (1881 near Bucharest, Romania – 1963 in Bronx, New York City) was a well-known klezmer violinist, composer, Yiddish theater and ethnic recordings bandleader from the 1910s to ...

(1881–1963), Romanian-American Klezmer violinist, composer, Yiddish theater and ethnic recordings bandleader *

Abe Segal Alan Abraham Segal (23 October 1930 – 4 April 2016) was a South African tennis player. Early life and career He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was Jewish. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was the doubles partner of Gordon Forb ...

(1930–2016), South African tennis player *

Abe Shannon Abraham Shannon (15 March 1869 – 24 October 1945) was a pastoralist in South Australia, a substantial donor to philanthropic and patriotic causes. History Shannon was born at Stockwell, South Australia to David Shannon MHA (1822–1875) and h ...

(1869–1945), Australian pastoralist * Abe Shires (1917–1993), American football player *

Abe Silverstein Abraham "Abe" Silverstein
NASA.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2009. (September 15, 1908June 1, 2001) was an American engine ...

(1908–2001), American engineer * Abe Simon (1913–1969), American heavyweight boxer * Abe Sklar (1925–2020), American mathematician and professor * Abe Stark (1894–1972), American businessman and politician * Abe Stern (1888–1951), American film producer *

Abe Tadaaki was a high-ranking government official in Japan under Tokugawa Iemitsu and Ietsuna, the third and fourth Tokugawa Shōgun. As the ''daimyō'' of the Oshi Domain in modern-day Saitama Prefecture, with an income of 80,000 '' koku'' (earlier 50, ...

(1602–1671), Japanese politician *

Abe Terry Albert Edward Terry (17 May 1934 – 30 January 2024) was an English professional rugby league player who was active during the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helen ...

(born 1934), English rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s *

Abe Thompson Abraham Broman "Abe" Thompson (born January 12, 1982) is an American former soccer player. Youth and college Born in Tucson, Arizona, Thompson attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Virginia, and played college soccer at the University ...

(born 1982), American soccer player *

Abe Turner Abraham Turner (1924 – October 25, 1962) was an American chess master. He had a chess rating over 2400 and played several times in the U.S. Chess Championship. He was best known as a blitz chess hustler, and was one of few masters who had a ...

(1924–1962), American chess master *

Abe W. Turner Abe W. Turner (April 26, 1893 – May 25, 1947)"Abe W. Turner, Former Utah Court Justice, Dies Suddenly", ''The Daily Herald'' (May 26, 1947), p. 2."Death of Judge Abe Turner, Former Supreme Justice", ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' (May 27, 1947), p. 4 ...

(1893–1947), American politician * Abe Vigoda (1921–2016), American actor * Abe Waddington (1893–1959), English cricketer * Abe Walsh (born 1971), American author * Abe Watson (1871–1932), Australian rules footballer *

Abe White Adel "Abe" White (May 16, 1904 – October 1, 1978) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher for one season (1937) with the St. Louis Cardinals. For his career, he compiled an 0–1 record, with a 6.75 earned run average ...

(1904–1978), American baseball player *

Abe Wiersma Abe Wiersma (born 14 August 1994 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch representative rower, an Olympian and an Olympic and world champion. He won his world championship in the men's quad scull at the 2019 World Rowing Championships. In the Dutch men's quad s ...

(born 1994), Dutch rower *

Abe Wilson Abe Yeoman Wilson (1899 – 1981) was an American football offensive lineman who played in the American Football League (AFL) and in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the AFL's Los Angeles Wildcats (1926) and the NFL's P ...

(1899–1981), American football player * Abe Wolstenholme (1861–1916), American baseball player *

Abe Woodson Abraham Benjamin Woodson (February 15, 1934 – February 8, 2014) was an American football cornerback and kick returner who played nine seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the San Francisco 49ers. He also spent two years w ...

(1934–2014), American football player *

Abe Yourist Abe Harry Yourist (September 9, 1909 – November 9, 1991) was a Russian-American professional basketball player. He played for the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets in the National Basketball League in one game during the 1941–42 season. In college, ...

(1909–1991), Russian-American basketball player *

Abe Zvonkin Abe Zvonkin (March 6, 1910 – August 22, 2002) was a Canadian track and field athlete, an all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian football player and professional wrestler. He was born in New York City, United States and died in Hamilt ...

(1910–2002), Canadian track and field athlete, Canadian football player, and wrestler

Fictional characters

* Abe (''Oddworld''), primary protagonist in the ''Oddworld'' fictional universe *

Abe Carver Abe Carver is a fictional character on the long-running American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Actor James Reynolds has played the character since he originated it on the series in 1981, and is currently the fifth longest serving actor on the ...

, on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Abe Martin, titular main character of the American comic strip of the same name * Abe Pollack, fictional time travel theorist in tv series ''Quantum Leap'' * Abe Sapien, in the ''Hellboy'' comic book series * Abraham Simpson, on ''The Simpsons'' *

Abe Slaney The Adventure of the Dancing Men is a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as one of 13 stories in the cycle published as ''The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' in 1905. It was first published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the Uni ...

Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Dancing Men

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