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Abrahams Abrahams is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Abraham Abrahams (1813–1892), South Australian businessman and art connoisseur *Annie Abrahams (born 1954), Dutch artist * Arthur Abrahams (born 1955), Australian race car driver * ...

, Abram, Abrahm and Abraham. It developed independently in the Jewish diaspora, England, Germany and the Netherlands. The name and its variants have been found in England since the medieval era in the Domesday Book and Hundred Rolls. , it is most commonly found in the United States. Notable people with the surname include: * A. J. Abrams (born 1986), American basketball player *

Albert Abrams Albert Abrams (December 8, 1863 – January 13, 1924) was a fraudulent American physician, well known during his life for inventing machines, such as the "Oscilloclast" and the "Radioclast", which he falsely claimed could diagnose and cure almost ...

(1863–1924), American physician *

Aruna Abrams Aruna Beth Abrams (born January 16, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, DJ, producer and pianist. She is best known as a vocalist in dance music since 2007 but has been working as DJ and producer of her own work since 2011. She resides i ...

(born 1975), American singer * Austin Abrams (born 1996), American actor * Cal Abrams (1924–1997), American baseball player * Carol Ann Abrams (1942–2012), American television and film producer *

Charles Abrams Charles Abrams (September 20, 1901 – February 22, 1970) was a Polish-born American lawyer, writer, urbanist, and housing expert who created the New York City Housing and Development Administration in the 1960s. He was one of the first to use the ...

(1901–1970), Polish-American lawyer * CJ Abrams (born 2000), American baseball player * Creighton Williams Abrams (1914–1974), American army officer * Dan Abrams (born 1966), American television talk show host *

Delrick Abrams Delrick Abrams Jr. (born April 6, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL). He was signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football caree ...

(born 1997), American football player * Elliott Abrams (born 1948), American foreign policy official *

Elliot Abrams (meteorologist) Elliot Abrams (born May 31, 1947), a meteorologist, is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. Abrams has been an employee of AccuWeather since 1967 and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with both a bachelor's (in 1969) and a ...

(born 1947), American meteorologist * Floyd Abrams (born 1936), American attorney *

Geoff Abrams Geoff Abrams (born May 10, 1978) is an American former tennis player. Abrams was ranked # 1 in the U.S. in the Boys 14s singles in 1992. In 1994, he finished the year ranked # 1 in doubles in the USTA Boys' 16 rankings with Michael Russell. T ...

(born 1978), American tennis player *

Gerald W. Abrams Gerald William Abrams (born September 26, 1939) is an American television producer who has produced many TV movies starting in the mid-1970s.(May 4, 2006)Director's Cut: No love lost on Abrams, ''Vox Magazine'' (''Columbia Missourian'') Early ...

(born 1939), American television producer *

Gracie Abrams Gracie Madigan Abrams (born September 7, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut EP, '' Minor'', was released in July 2020 through Interscope Records. Her second EP, ''This Is What It Feels Like'', was released in November 2021, with s ...

(born 1999), American singer-songwriter *

Harry N. Abrams Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael ...

, American book publisher *

Herbert Abrams Herbert E. Abrams (March 20, 1921 – August 29, 2003) was an American artist. He was one of the leading portrait artists of his era known for his style of traditional realism. His works included the official White House portraits of former pr ...

(1921–2003), American painter *

Herbert L. Abrams Herbert Leroy Abrams (August 16, 1920 – January 20, 2016) was an American medical doctor. After establishing a career as a radiologist at Harvard Medical School and the Stanford University School of Medicine, Abrams became involved in the anti-n ...

(1920–2006), American doctor *

J. J. Abrams Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced such films as ''Regarding Henry'' (1991), '' For ...

(born 1966), American producer * John Abrams (field hockey) (born 1934), New Zealand field hockey player *

John N. Abrams General John Nelson Abrams (September 3, 1946 – August 20, 2018) was a United States Army four-star general who commanded the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from 1998 to 2002. Early life and career Abrams was born at Fort Kno ...

(1946–2018), American army officer * Kevin Abrams (disambiguation), multiple people * LeRoy Abrams (1874–1956), American botanist *

Link Abrams Lincoln "Link" Abrams (born 11 July 1973) is an American-New Zealand former basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for New Mexico Military Institute and Centenary College. He debuted in the New Zealand National Bask ...

(born 1973), American-New Zealand basketball player *

Mark Abrams Mark Abrams (27 April 1906 – 25 September 1994) was a British social scientist and market research expert who pioneered new techniques in statistical surveying and opinion polling. Background and education Mark Abrams was born Max Alexander ...

(1906–1994), English social scientist *

Melville E. Abrams Melville E. Abrams (February 14, 1912 – October 10, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born on February 14, 1912, in New York City. He attended Junior High School No. 61 and Townsend Harris Hall High School. ...

(1912–1966), New York politician * M. H. Abrams (1912–2015), American literary critic *

Mike Abrams (psychologist) Mike Abrams (born July 16, 1953) is an American psychologist and co-author with Albert Ellis of several works on rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). He is best known for extending CBT to include princi ...

(1953-), American Psychologist and author * Morris Abrams (1908–1981), American inventor * Richard Abrams (disambiguation), multiple people * Robert Abrams (born 1938), American politician *

Robert B. Abrams Robert Bruce Abrams (born November 18, 1960) is a retired four-star general in the United States Army who last served as the commander of United States Forces Korea. He concurrently served as the commander of United Nations Command and commander ...

(born 1960), American general * Roz Abrams (born 1948), American television journalist *

Ruth Abrams Ruth Ida Abrams (December 26, 1930 – September 12, 2019) was the first female justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, where she served from 1978 to 2000, and the first female appellate justice in Massachusetts. Justice Abrams was ...

(1930–2019), American judge *

Sam Abrams Sam Abrams (born November 18, 1935) is an American poet. He was a Fulbright Professor of American Literature at the University of Athens and is a Professor Emeritus of Language and Literature in the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of ...

(born 1935), American poet * Stacey Abrams (born 1973), American politician *

Stephen Abrams Stephen Irwin Abrams (15 July 1938 in Chicago, Illinois – 21 November 2012) was an American scholar of parapsychology and a cannabis rights activist who was a long-standing resident of the United Kingdom. He is best known for sponsoring and ...

(1938–2012), American scholar and activist *

Steve Abrams Steve Abrams (born September 4, 1949) is an American politician who served as the Kansas State Senator from the 32nd district from 2009 until 2017. He previously chaired the Kansas Republican Party from 1998 to 1999. A former member of the Boa ...

(born 1949), American politician *

William Abrams William Abrams ( – 6 February 1844) was a businessman with a military and judicial career in New Brunswick. Abrams was born in England and emigrated to New Brunswick in 1819 where he started a business funded by himself and five partners in Sco ...

(1785–1844), English businessman *

W. J. Abrams William "W. J." Abrams (March 19, 1829September 12, 1900) was an American railroad surveyor, railroad businessman, and politician. He served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Assembly, and was the 21st and 23rd Mayor of Green B ...

(1829–1900), American businessman and politician

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