This is a list of people named after Abraham, the Biblical patriarch ( Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom); the father of the Abrahamic Religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam:

As recounted in the Torah, his name was originally Avram which means "High Father" - "av" ( ) "father", "ram" ( ) "high" - with the "ha" ( ) added in mark of his covenant with God.

Given name

• Abraham (Egyptian saint), martyred in Egypt with John of Samanoud and James of Manug
• Abraham (Ethiopian saint), martyred in Ethiopia with Ethnus, Acrates, James and John
• Abraham (Persian saint), 4th-Century Christian saint, martyred with Sapor of Bet-Nicator
• Abraham of Arazd, 5th-Century Armenian deacon and one of the Leontine Martyrs
• Abraham of Arbela (died c.348), Syrian bishop, martyr, and saint
• Abraham of Armenia, 5th-Century Armenian Christian priest, hermit, and saint
• Abraham of Bet-Parsaje, 4th-Century Persian Christian saint, martyred with Mana of Bet-Parsaje
• Abraham of Bulgaria (died 1229), a Russian convert from Islam to Eastern Orthodoxy, martyr, Christian saint
• Abraham of Clermont (died c.485), Syrian-French abbot, founder of the abbey of St. Cirgues in Clermont
• Abraham of Cyrrhus (died 442), Syrian-born, Anatolian Roman Catholic saint
• Abraham of Egypt, a monk and saint of the Coptic Church
• Abraham and Coprius of Griasowetzk (for Abraham of Griasowetzk), 15th-Century abbot and saint
• Abraham of the High Mountain (died 446), 5th-Century Christian saint
• Abraham of Kaskhar (died 366), a 4th-Century Christian priest and martyr
• Abraham of Kiev, a monk and Ukrainian Roman Catholic saint
• Abraham of Kratia (c.474–c.558), a Christian monk and saint
• Mar Abraham, a saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church
• Abraham of Miroshsk (died 1158), abbot of the Holy Redeemer monastery in Pskow
• Abraham of Nephtaer, a 6th-Century saint of the Assyrian Church of the East
• Abraham of Nethpra, a 6th-Century saint of the Assyrian Church of the East
• Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644–1709), Austrian Augustinian monk
• Abraham of Scetes, a monk and saint of the Coptic Church
• Abraham of Strathearn (died 1220's), Catholic bishop of Dunblane
• Abraham of Smolensk (died 1221), Russian Eastern Orthodox monk and saint
• Abraham the Great of Kaskhar, (492–586), saint and monastic reformer of the Assyrian Church of the East
• Abraham the Great of Kidunja (died c.366), a Christian hermit, priest and saint
• Abraham the Laborious, a 14th-Century monk and saint of Ukraine
• Abraham (Copt), a saint of the Coptic Church
• Abraham (Ethiopian), a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
• Abraham the writer, a saint of the Syrian Orthodox Church
• Abraham Abraham (1843 1911), German-American department store magnate
• Abraham Abramson (c.1753-1811), Prussian coiner
• Abraham Beame (1906 2001), first Jewish mayor of New York City
• Abraham Blum (1905-1943), Polish-Jewish activist
• Abraham H. Cannon (1859 1896), American cleric
• Avraham Even-Shoshan (1906 84), Israeli Hebrew linguist and lexicographer
• Abraham Galitzki, saint and founder of four Russian monasteries
• Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696 1781), African slave
• Abraham Gonz lez Casanova, (born 1985), Catalonian (Spanish) football (soccer) player
• Abraham Kurland (1912-99), Danish Olympic medalist in wrestling
• Abraham Lincoln (1809 1865), U.S. President
• Abraham Nava (born 1964), Mexican football (soccer) player
• Abraham Paleostrowski, an abbot and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church
• Abraham Park, D.Min., D.D., founder and Senior Pastor of Pyungkang Cheil Presbyterian Church in Seoul, South Korea; author of the History of the Redemption Series of books
• Abraham Razack, a legislative councillor in Hong Kong
• Abraham Robertson (1751 1826), English mathematician
• Abraham Shakespeare (1966 2009), lottery winner and apparent murder victim
• Avraham Shlonsky (1900 73), Israeli poet and editor
• Abraham Torres (born 1968), Venezuelan boxer
• Abraham "Bram" Stoker (1847 1912), Irish novelist best known for his novel Dracula
• Pope Abraham of Alexandria (died 978), Syrian Coptic Pope
• Abraha, a variant form, was King of Saba' (Yemen)

Surname

• Abu Abraham (1924 2002), Indian cartoonist
• Alan Abraham (b. 1931), Canadian politician
• Andy Abraham (b. 1964), English vocalist
• Arthur Abraham (contemporary), German boxer
• Avi Ben-Abraham (contemporary), American scientist
• Clifton Abraham (b. 1971), American professional football player
• Daniel Abraham (disambiguation)
• Donnie Abraham (b. 1973), American professional football player
• Dustin Lee Abraham (contemporary), American actor
• Edward Abraham (1913 1999), British biochemist
• Emile Abraham (b. 1974), Trinidad and Tobago cyclist
• Erich Abraham (1895 1971), German infantry general
• F. Murray Abraham (b. 1939), American actor
• Farid F. Abraham (contemporary), American physicist
• Gabriel Abraham (b. 1991), Romanian fotballer
• Gareth Abraham (b. 1969), Welsh footballer
• George and Ashley Abraham (1870 1965), British climbers and photographers
• H rard Abraham (b. 1940), Ha tian politician
• Jane Abraham (b. 1961), American Republican politician
• John Abraham (director) (1937 1987), Indian film director
• John Abraham (actor) (b. 1973), Indian model and Bollywood actor
• John Abraham (football player) (b. 1978), American
• John Abraham (politician) (fl. 1672 1689), British governor

• Josh Abraham (contemporary), Music Producer
• Karl Abraham (1877 1925), German psychoanalyst
• Larry H. Abraham, (?-2008), American author
• Lucienne Abraham (1916 1970), French Trotskyist politician
• Lynne Abraham (b. 1941), American lawyer and judge
• Mark Abraham (contemporary), American amateur astronomer
• Max Abraham (1875 1922), German physicist
• Max Abraham (publisher) (1831 1900), in music
• Nicholas Abraham (1919 1975), Hungarian psychoanalyst
• Patrick Abraham (contemporary), American terrorist
• Paul Abraham (composer) (1892 1906), Serbian operetta composer
• Raimund Abraham (1933 2010), Austrian architect and illustrator
• Ralph Abraham (b. 1936), American mathematician and professor
• Robert Abraham (architect) (1774 1850), London architect
• Robert Abraham (linebacker) (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
• S. Daniel Abraham (contemporary), American businessman
• Shiny Abraham (b. 1965), Indian Olympic athlete
• Spencer Abraham (b. 1952), American businessman
• Walter Abraham (town planner) (1923 2006), Australian
• William Abraham (Irish politician) (1840 1915)
• William Abraham (trade unionist) (1842 1922), Welsh politician
• Winston Abraham (b. 1974), Australian rules footballer

See also

• Abram (name)
• Avram (given name)
• Bram (name)
• Ibrahim (name)
• Abiram
• Ebrahim

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