Abraham is a surname. It can be of Jewish, English,

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, Dutch, Irish,

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, Cornish,

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, Lebanese,

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and other origins. It is derived from the Hebrew personal name ''Avraham'', borne by the biblical patriarch Abraham, revered by Jews as a founding father of the Jewish people (Gen. 11-25), and by Muslims as founder of all Semitic peoples (see Abraham). The name is explained in Genesis 17:5 as being derived from the Hebrew ''av hamon goyim'' "father of a multitude of nations". It was commonly used as a given name among Christians in the Middle Ages, and has always been a popular Jewish given name. The English name ''Abram'' is often a short form of Abraham, but it can also be a shortened version of ''Adburgham'', which comes from a place name. As an Irish name, it was adopted as an approximation (in sound, not meaning) of the Gaelic name ''Mac an Bhreitheamhan'' "son of the judge". The German name ''Brahm'' is often a short form of Abraham, but it can also be a topographic name signifying someone who lived near a bramble thicket (from the Middle High German ''brāme'').Hanks & Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of Names'', page 71 The name ''Braham'' has been used as an

Anglicization Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by Culture of England, English culture or Culture of the United Kingdom, British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English ...

of both ''Abraham'' and its patronymic ''Abrahams'' by Ashkenazi Jews in the British Isles (see

Braham Braham may refer to: * Braham (surname) * Braham, Minnesota, a city in the United States *Braham Murray Braham Sydney Murray, OBE (12 February 1943 – 25 July 2018) was an English theatre director. In 1976, he was one of five founding Artistic ...

). ''Abraham'' has also been used as an Anglicization of the equivalent Arabic surname ''Ibrāhīm'' (see

Ibrahim Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam. For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam. Ibrahim may also refer to: * Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people ...

List of people with the surname

Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Abraham (1843–1911), American department store magnate *

Abu Abraham Attupurathu Mathew Abraham (11 June 1924 – 1 December 2002), pen name ''Abu'', was an Indian cartoonist, journalist, and author. In a career spanning 40 years, Abu Abraham worked for various national and international newspapers including ''T ...

(1924–2002), Indian cartoonist *

Alan Abraham Alan Rockwell Abraham (1 February 1931 – 2 October 2020) was the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Career Abraham, an engineering graduate from Saint Mary's University was involved in federal politics and helped with the organization ...

(1931–2020), Canadian politician *

Andy Abraham Andrew Abraham (born 17 July 1964) is a British singer. He was the runner-up in the second UK series of TV talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2005 to Shayne Ward, and also represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Before ...

(born 1964), English vocalist * Ann Abraham (born 1952), British ombudsman * Arthur Abraham (born 1980), German boxer *

Avi Ben-Abraham Avi Ben-Abraham is an Israeli-American scientist, member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. Politics In 1999, Ben-Abraham was endorsed by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and won the primaries for a top seat on ...

, American scientist * Ben Abraham (born Henryk Nekrycz; 1924–2001), Polish-born Brazilian writer and historian * Ben Abraham (musician) (born 1985), Australian folk singer and songwriter *

Brad Abraham Brad Abraham is a Canadian-born screenwriter, author, journalist, producer, and comic book creator. His past film and television work include ''Stonehenge Apocalypse'', ''Robocop: Prime Directives'', ''I Love Mummy'', ''Fresh Meat (film), Fresh Me ...

(contemporary), Canadian-born screenwriter, author, journalist, producer, and comic book creator *

Brian Abraham Brian Patrick Abraham (born December 20, 1984) is an American professional baseball front-office executive and former coach. He was appointed assistant director of player development by the Boston Red Sox in November 2014. He was then promoted to ...

(born 1984), American professional baseball front-office executive and former coach *

Caroline Abraham Caroline Harriet Abraham (née Palmer; 1809 – 17 June 1877) was an artist significant in the history of New Zealand, creating a useful record of that country in the nineteenth century. She was the influential wife of a bishop and the moth ...

(1809–1877), New Zealand artist *

Carolyn Abraham Carolyn Abraham is a British-born Canadian freelance journalist and author. Biography She was born in 1968 in London, England, and moved to Canada in 1972 with her parents and three older siblings. She grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario. Moniq ...

(born 1968), British-born Canadian freelance journalist and author *

Charles Abraham (bishop of Derby) Charles Thomas Abraham (1857 – 27 January 1945) was a British Anglican minister who served as the bishop of Derby from 1909 until 1927. Life Abraham was born in 1857. He was the son of Charles and Caroline Abraham. He was educated at Ke ...

(1857–1945), second suffragan Bishop of Derby *

Charles Abraham (bishop of Wellington) Charles John Abraham (18144 February 1903) was the first Anglican Bishop of Wellington. He married Caroline Palmer who became a noted artist.

(1814–1903), first Anglican Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand * Clifton Abraham (born 1971), professional American football player * Damian Abraham (contemporary), punk rock singer and podcast host *

Daniel Abraham (author) Daniel James Abraham (born November 14, 1969), pen names M. L. N. Hanover and James S. A. Corey, is an American novelist, comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known as the author of ''The Long Price Quartet'' and ' ...

(born 1969), science fiction and fantasy author *

Daniel Abraham (conductor) Daniel E. Abraham (born 1968) is an American conductor and musicologist. He studied conducting under Paul Traver at the University of Maryland and William Weinert at the Eastman School of Music. Known for both his research and knowledge in the ...

(born 1968), director of The Bach Sinfonia and choral activities at American University *

Daniel Abraham (rugby league) Daniel Abraham (born 11 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who previously played for the Newcastle Knights and North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. He primarily played and . Background ...

(born 1981), Australian rugby league footballer *

David Abraham (television executive) David Abraham (born August 1963) is a British media executive, who is the former chief executive of Channel 4 Television Corporation. In 1997 he co-founded the creative agency St. Luke's. Abraham then went on to senior creative roles at Discover ...

(born 1963), British television executive *

David Abraham (footballer) David Ángel Abraham (born 15 July 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Huracán de Chabás as a central defender. Career left, upAbraham playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020 Born in Chabás, Argentina, Abraham be ...

(born 1986), Argentine association football player * Derek Abraham (born 1953), Dominica-born Canadian cricketer *

Donnie Abraham Nathaniel Donnell Abraham (born October 8, 1973) is an American football coach and former cornerback who is the current Defensive Coordinator for St. Louis Battlehawks. In his career, he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1996–2001) and the ...

(born 1973), American football coach and former player *

Dustin Lee Abraham Dustin Lee Abraham is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He wrote the 2001 cult film ''How High'' for Method Man and Redman. As of 2009, he produced and writes for ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. Biography Abraham was born to ...

(contemporary), American actor *

Edward Abraham Sir Edward Penley Abraham, (10 June 1913 – 8 May 1999) was an English biochemist instrumental in the development of the first antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporin. Early life and education Abraham was born on 10 June 1913 at 47 South V ...

(1913–1999), British biochemist *

Emile Abraham Emile Abraham (born 28 April 1974) is a professional cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago. He won the silver medal in the men's individual road race at the 2007 Pan American Games, just behind Dominican Republic's Wendy Cruz. In 2017 he won the U ...

(born 1974), Trinidad and Tobago cyclist *

Erich Abraham Erich Abraham (27 March 1895 – 7 March 1971) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who command the 76th Infantry Division then the LXIII Corps on the Western Front during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of ...

(1895–1971), German infantry general *

Erich Abraham (soldier) The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarde ...

(1921–1943), German soldier, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross * Evan Abraham (1901–1990), Welsh footballer *

F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he came to prominence for his acclaimed leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film ''Amadeus (film), Amadeus'' (1984) ...

(born 1939), American actor *

Farid F. Abraham Farid F. Abraham (born May 5, 1937) is an American scientist. He has pioneered new methods of using computer modeling in the fields of fracture mechanics, membrane dynamics and phase transformation behavior of matter. He has written two textboo ...

(born 1937), American physicist * Farrah Abraham (born 1991), American reality television personality *

Fred Abraham Sr. Frederick "Fred" Abraham (or Frank Frederick Abraham; 9 January 1859 – 12 July 1901 or 14 May 1918) was a British Guiana, British Guianese cricketer who played a single first-class cricket, first-class match for Demerara, an antecedent of the ...

(1859–1901/18), British Guyanese cricketer *

Fred Abraham Jr. Frederick Henri "Fred" Abraham (4 July 1886 – 2 October 1918) was a British Guianese cricketer who played at first-class level for what is now the Guyanese national side (then known as British Guiana). He was killed fighting in France duri ...

(1886–1918), British Guyanese cricketer *

Gareth Abraham Gareth John Abraham (born 13 February 1969) is a Welsh former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He made over 100 appearances in English Football League, The Football League wi ...

(born 1969), Welsh association football player * George and Ashley Abraham (1871–1965) (1876–1951), British climbers and photographers *

G. P. Abraham George Perry Abraham FRPS (1846 – 10 April 1923) was a British photographer, postcard publisher, and mountaineer. Early life George Perry Ashley Abraham was born in Devizes, Wiltshire, in 1846. Career He worked as a photographer with Elli ...

(1844–1923), British photographer, postcard publisher, and mountaineer * Henri Abraham (1868–1943), French physicist *

Henry J. Abraham Henry Julian Abraham (August 25, 1921 – February 26, 2020) was a German-born American scholar on the judiciary and constitutional law. He was James Hart Professor of Government Emeritus at the University of Virginia. He was the author of 13 ...

(1921–2020), American legal scholar *

Henry David Abraham Henry David Abraham (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 25, 1942) is an American physician. He was a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Education Abraham completed his undergradua ...

(born 1942), American psychiatrist, co-recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize *

Hérard Abraham Hérard Abraham (28 July 1940 – 24 August 2022) was a Haitian military officer and politician who served as the acting President of Haiti in 1990, helping to lead its democratic transition. Biography Hérard Abraham was born in Port-au-Princ ...

(born 1940), Haitian politician *

Jay Abraham Jay Abraham (born January 8, 1949) is an American business executive, conference speaker, and author. He is known for developing strategies in the direct response marketing industry in the 1970s. In 2000, '' Forbes'' listed him as one of the top ...

(born 1949), American business executive, conference speaker, and author * Jenő Ábrahám (1903–1973), Hungarian and Yugoslav football player * John Abraham (born 1972), Indian model and Bollywood actor *

John Abraham (American football) John Antonio Abraham (born May 6, 1978) is a former American football defensive end and outside linebacker who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina, and was drafted by the New Y ...

(born 1978), American football player * John Abraham (director) (1937–1987), Indian film director *

John Abraham (politician) John Abraham ( ''fl.'' 1672 – 1689) was a governor of the now abandoned Hudson's Bay Company settlement at Port Nelson (or Fort Nelson) on Hudson Bay, located in the northern part of the modern province of Manitoba. Biography Immediately ...

(

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1672–1689), British governor *

John Abraham (engineer) John P. Abraham is a professor of thermal sciences at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, Minnesota in the United States of America. In 2009 he started to analyze misrepresentations being used to promote climate change denial, a ...

, American engineering professor, climate science lecturer and debater * Jolly Abraham, Indian singer *

Josef Abrhám Josef Abrhám (14 December 1939 – 16 May 2022) was a Czech film and theatre actor. Biography He originally began studying acting at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and later moved to Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts i ...

(1939–2022), Czech film and theatre actor * Josh Abraham, American music producer *

Karel Abraham Karel Abraham (born 2 January 1990) is a retired motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from to , riding in the 125cc, 250cc, Moto2 and MotoGP classes, with the exception of 2016, when he raced in t ...

(born 1990), Czech motorcycle racer * Karl Abraham (1877–1925), German psychoanalyst *

K. A. Abraham Kurudamannil Abraham Abraham (14 March 1942 – 22 October 2021) was an Indian interventional cardiologist and a medical writer. He was a Chief Cardiologist at the Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai, and Chief Medical Director of t ...

(1942–2021), Indian cardiologist and medical writer * Knut Abraham (born 1966), German politician *

Larry H. Abraham Larry Henry Abraham (October 29, 1937 – July 7, 2008) was an American businessman and author. He was the co-founder of PanAmerica Capital Group, Inc., and a speaker on political, economic, and financial topics. He was a member of Robert W. We ...

, (1939–2008), American author *

Lucienne Abraham Lucienne Abraham (1 March 1916 – 4 February 1970), also known as Michèle Mestre, was a French Trotskyist politician. Life She joined the Internationalist Communist Party (PCI) and became the editor of its newspaper, '' La Verité''. From at le ...

(1916–1970), French Trotskyist politician *

Lynne Abraham Lynne Marsha Abraham (born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney who served as the district attorney of the Philadelphia, City of Philadelphia from May 1991 to January 2010. She was the first woman to serve as Philadelphia's district attorney ...

(born 1941), American lawyer and judge *

Malouf Abraham Jr. Malouf may refer to: * Ma'luf or Malouf, a type of Andalusian classical music of the Maghreb * David Malouf, Australian writer * Nick Malouf, Australian rugby union player See also * Maalouf (Arabic: معلوف), an Arabic surname * Maloof (disamb ...

(born 1939), Texas physician and patron of the arts *

Malouf Abraham Sr. Malouf Abraham (July 26, 1915 – May 30, 1994) was an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971. Early life and education Abraham's father, Nahim Abraham, immigrated to ...

(1915–1994), Texas businessman and politician * Marc Abraham, American film producer and director * Mark Abraham (born 1953), American politician * Max Abraham (1875–1922), German physicist *

Max Abraham (publisher) Max Abraham (June 3, 1831 – December 8, 1900) was a German History of music publishing, music publisher. Born in Danzig, Abraham became a partner in the C.F. Peters publishing house in 1863, and took over as its sole proprietor in 1880. He fou ...

(1831–1900), German music publisher *

Michael Abraham (chemist) Michael H Abraham was a prominent chemist and also an artist. He worked in the fields of physical and organic chemistry at University College London, where he held the seat of professor. Specifically, his research interests included hydrogen bond ...

(contemporary), British chemist * Nahim Abraham (1885–1965), Lebanese-American businessman *

Nicolas Abraham Nicolas Abraham (; hu, Ábrahám Miklós; 23 May 1919 – 18 December 1975) was a Hungarian-born French psychoanalyst best known for his work with Mária Török. The pair took a distinctive approach to psychoanalytic theory, holding that th ...

(1919–1975), Hungarian psychoanalyst * Patrick Abraham, American arrested on terrorism-related offenses * Paul Abraham (1892–1960), Serbian operetta composer *

Pearl Abraham Pearl Abraham (born 1960 in Jerusalem, Israel) is an American novelist, essayist and short story writer. She was the third of nine children in a Hasidic family. Her father was a rabbi. At age five, the family moved to New York City and two ye ...

(born 1960), Israeli-American novelist, essayist and short story writer * Phil Abraham, American cinematographer and television director *

Philip Abraham Philip Selwyn Abraham (29 July 1897 – 22 December 1955) was the Anglican Bishop of Newfoundland in Canada from 1942 until his death in 1955. Born in Lichfield on 29 July 1897, he was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford. After Wor ...

(1897–1955), Anglican Bishop of Newfoundland * Pierre Abraham (1892–1974), French journalist, essayist, and military figure in the French Air Force during the world wars *

Pol Abraham Hippolyte Pierre "Pol" Abraham (11 March 1891 in Nantes, France – 21 January 1966 in Paris) was a French architect. He graduated in 1920 from the atelier of Jean-Louis Pascal at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, then ...

(1891–1966), French architect *

Raimund Abraham Raimund Johann Abraham (July 23, 1933 – March 4, 2010) was an Austrian architect.

(1933–2010), Austrian architect and artist *

Raju Abraham Raju Abraham (born 30 June 1961) is an Indian politician who represents the Ranni constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Abraham belongs to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) which is one of the parties within the Left Democratic ...

(born 1961), Indian politician * Ralph Abraham (mathematician) (born 1936), American mathematician and professor *

Ralph Abraham (politician) Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. (born September 16, 1954) is an American veterinarian, physician, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he is a native and resident of Alto, Louisia ...

(born 1954), American politician *

Reji Abraham Reji Abraham is the managing director of Aban Group in India. He was listed on the 2008 and 2009 Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people. He runs India's largest offshore drilling company Aban Offshore. He resides in Chennai. According t ...

, Indian businessman *

Robert Abraham (American football) Robert Eugene Abraham (born July 13, 1960) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from its founding ...

(born 1960), professional American football player *

Robert Abraham (architect) Robert Abraham (1773–1850) was an English building surveyor and later architect in London. He was the son of a builder and was educated as a surveyor as a pupil of James Bowen. He turned to architecture after 1818, and was chiefly employed by ...

(1773–1850), London architect *

Roberto Abraham Roberto Abraham, FRSC (born 12 Apr 1965, Manila, Philippines) is a Canadian astronomer and is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Toronto and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Education Abraham received a Bachelor of Science fro ...

(born 1965), Canadian astronomer and professor *

Roman Abraham Roman Józef Abraham (28 February 1891, Lwów – 26 August 1976, Warsaw) was a Polish cavalry general, commander of the Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade during the German and Soviet Invasion of Poland in September 1939, and Battle of Bzura comman ...

(1897–1976), Polish World War II general, son of Władysław Abraham *

Ronny Abraham Ronny Abraham () is a French academic and practitioner in the field of public international law who was elected to the International Court of Justice, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of judge and former President Gilbert Guillaume. ...

(born 1951), French judge *

Samuel Abrahám Samuel Abrahám (born 1960 in Bratislava) is rector of BISLA, a small liberal arts college in Bratislava, Slovakia. Samuel Abrahám studied political science and political philosophy at the University of Toronto and at Carleton University in Ott ...

(born 1960), Slovak academic administrator *

S. Daniel Abraham Sim Daniel Abraham (born August 15, 1924) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Thompson Medical, whose main product is Slim-Fast, a diet program. He has endowed the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle E ...

(born 1924), American businessman *

Segun Abraham Olusegun Abraham (born ) is a Nigerian politician and businessman. Early life and education Olusegun was born and raised in Ikare-Akoko, Ondo State, where he had his early formal education. He holds a master's degree in Technology management ...

(born 1953), Nigerian politician and businessman *

Sheelu Abraham Sheelu Abraham is an Indian actress who mostly appears in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. Sheelu began her acting career in ''Weeping Boy'', but it was the movie ''She Taxi'' which gave her recognition. She played the lead roles in films like ...

, Indian actress * Shiny Abraham (born 1965), Indian Olympic athlete * Spencer Abraham (born 1952), U.S. Senator from Michigan *

Stephen Abraham Stephen Abraham is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Army Reserve. In June 2007, he became the first officer who had served on a Combatant Status Review Tribunal to publicly criticize its operations. He said the evidence provided ...

, American lawyer and officer in the United States Army Reserve * Tajama Abraham (born 1975), American basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association and coach *

Tammy Abraham Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham (born 2 October 1997), known as Tammy Abraham, is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma and the England national team. As an academy graduate of Chelsea, A ...

(born 1997), English professional footballer * Tancrède Abraham (1836–1895), French landscape painter and engraver * Thomas Abraham (cricketer) (1838–1873), English cricketer * Tom Abraham (1910–2007), Texas businessman and philanthropist *

Tomáš Abrahám Tomáš Abrahám (born 18 April 1979) is a Czech former Association football, football player who last played professionally for FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002), Wacker Innsbruck as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. Career C ...

(born 1979), Czech football player * Walter Abraham (1923–2006), Australian architect and town planner *

William Abraham (bishop) William Abraham DD (1792–13 January 1837), was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. He was born in Glendine, County Cork to Henry Abraham a blacksmith and Margaret Broderick, the family moved to o Headborough, Co. Waterford whe ...

(1792–1837), Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore * William Abraham (Irish politician) (1840–1915), Irish Member of Parliament * William Abraham (British Army officer) (1897–1980), British Army officer * William Abraham (trade unionist) (1842–1922), Welsh politician *

William Emmanuel Abraham William Emmanuel Abraham, also known as Willie E. Abraham or, to give his day name, Kojo Abraham (born on Monday, 28 May 1934), is a retired Ghanaian philosopher. Biography Abraham was educated at the Government Boys' School and Adisadel Seco ...

(born 1934), Ghanaian philosopher *

William J. Abraham William James Abraham (December 19, 1947 – October 7, 2021) was a Northern Irish theologian, analytic philosopher, and Methodist pastor known for his contributions to the philosophy of religion, religious epistemology, evangelism, and church ...

(1947–2021), Irish theologian, analytic philosopher, and United Methodist pastor *

William James Abraham William James Abraham (1883 – September 1927) was a British trade unionist and politician who served as president of the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR). Born in Colmworth in Bedfordshire, Abraham became a railway signalman, based in She ...

(1883–1927), British trade unionist and politician, president of the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) *

Winston Abraham Winston Abraham (born 29 September 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer. During his Australian Football League, AFL career he played as a Half-forward line, half forward. Early career Abraham played in the Western Australian Sunday Fo ...

(born 1974), Australian rules football player *

Władysław Abraham Władysław Henryk Franciszek Abraham, a Polish lawyer and scientist, was born on 10 October 1860 in Sambor. A graduate of law and philosophy departments of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, he was a specialist in Canon law. After habilitati ...

(1860–1941), Polish lawyer and academic, father of Roman Abraham *

Wolfgang Abraham Wolfgang Abraham (23 January 1942 – 3 February 2013) was a German footballer who played for Turbine Magdeburg and Lok Stendal, but is best known for his time with 1. FC Magdeburg. Playing career After beginning his football education with l ...

(1942–2013), German association football player * Filipos Abraham Eritrean, Jewish, Ethiopian, Egyptian *

Xavier Abraham Xavier Abraham is a Catalan poet, cultural activist and bookseller born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain in 1945. He is the author of three collections: ''Iceberg'' (1986), ''Les mosques'', ''la por'' (The Flies, the Fear 1991) and ''Sagitari'' (Sagitt ...

(born 1945), Catalan poet, cultural activist, and bookseller

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