Abrahams (surname)

Abrahams is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Abraham Abrahams Abraham Abrahams (ca.1813 – 3 April 1892) was a painter and businessman in South Australia. History Abrahams was born in Sheerness, Kent, and was educated in Colchester, England, then went to work for Hyams & Co., clothing retailers of London, ...

(1813–1892), South Australian businessman and art connoisseur * Annie Abrahams (born 1954), Dutch artist *

Arthur Abrahams Arthur Abrahams) is a semi-retired Australian race car driver. He won the 1987, 1991 and 1993 Australian Formula 2 Championships driving a Cheetah Mk8, Ransburg Cheetah and Reynard 913 respectively. he also won the Australian group C touring ...

(born 1955), Australian race car driver *

Brian Abrahams Brian Abrahams (born 26 June 1947 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African jazz drummer and vocalist. Early life Abrahams started working as a singer with local bands in South Africa in the 1970s. Abrahams participated in a gig in Swazi ...

(born 1947), jazz drummer and vocalist *

Carl Abrahams Carl Myrie Abrahams OD (14 May 1911 – 10 April 2005) was a Jamaican painter from Saint Andrew Parish. Biography Abrahams was born in St Andrew, Jamaica to a middle class family. He began his career in commercial art at the age of 17 as a ca ...

(1911–2005), Jamaican painter *

Chris Abrahams Christopher Robert Lionel Abrahams (born 1961, Oamaru, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based musician. He is a founding mainstay member of experimental, jazz trio the Necks (1987–present), he collaborated with Melanie Oxley as ...

(born 1961), New Zealand jazz pianist *

Christine Abrahams Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Foundation Christine Abrahams (5 March 1939 – 15 September 1994) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Melbourne ...

(1939–1994), Australian art dealer and gallery director * David Abrahams (disambiguation) *

Debbie Abrahams Deborah Angela Elspeth Marie Abrahams (' Morgan; born 15 September 1960) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham East and Saddlewor ...

(born 1960), British politician * Dorothea Abrahams (1779–1853), West Indian philanthropist *

Elihu Abrahams Elihu Abrahams (April 3, 1927 – October 18, 2018) was a theoretical physicist, specializing in condensed matter physics. Abrahams attended Brooklyn Technical High School, graduating in 1944. In 1947 Abrahams received his bachelor's degree and ...

(1927–2018), American physicist * Emanuel M. Abrahams (1866–1913), American businessman and politician *

Esther Abrahams Esther Abrahams (born c. 1767 or 1771 – died 26 August 1846) was a Londoner sent to Australia as a convict on the First Fleet. She was de facto wife of George Johnston, who was for six months acting Governor of New South Wales after leading t ...

(1771–1846), English criminal *

Gerald Abrahams Gerald Abrahams (15 April 1907 – 15 March 1980) was an English chess player, author, and barrister. Chess career He is best known for the Abrahams Defence of the Semi-Slav, also known as the Abrahams– Noteboom Variation, or the Noteboom ...

(1907–1980), British chess player and barrister *

Guy Abrahams Guy Antonio Abrahams (born 7 March 1953) is a Panamanian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics finishing 5th in the 100 metres. Abrahams studied and competed for the University ...

(born 1953), Panamanian athlete *

Harold Abrahams Harold Maurice Abrahams (15 December 1899 – 14 January 1978) was an English track and field athlete. He was Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film ''Chariots of Fire''. Biography Early life A ...

(1899–1978), British athlete *

Israel Abrahams Israel Abrahams, MA ''(honoris causa)'' (b. London, 26 November 1858; d. Cambridge, 6 October 1925) was one of the most distinguished Jewish scholars of his generation. He wrote a number of classics on Judaism, most notably, ''Jewish Life in the ...

(1858–1925), British scholar of Judaism *

Jim Abrahams James S. Abrahams (born May 10, 1944) is an American movie director and writer, best known as a member of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. Life and career Abrahams was born to a Jewish family in Shorewood, Wisconsin, the son of Louise M. (née Oge ...

(born 1944), American movie director and writer *

Jon Abrahams Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American actor. His most notable film roles include Bobby in ''Scary Movie'' (2000), Denny Byrnes in ''Meet the Parents'' (2000), and Dalton Chapman in the '' House of Wax'' (2005). Early life ...

(born 1977), American actor *

John Abrahams John Abrahams (born 21 July 1952) is an English retired cricket player. His brothers Basil and Peter Abrahams, and his late father Cec Abrahams, were also cricketers. During his playing career, Abrahams was known as a left-handed batsman and ...

(born 1952), English First class and List A cricketer *

Lionel Abrahams Lionel Abrahams (11 April 1928 – 31 May 2004) was a South African novelist, poet, editor, critic, essayist and publisher. He was born in Johannesburg, where he lived his entire life. He was born with cerebral palsy and had to use a wheelchai ...

(1928–2004), South African novelist * Louis Barnett Abrahams (1839–1918), head master of the Jews' Free School, London *

Marc Abrahams Marc Abrahams is the editor and co-founder of '' Annals of Improbable Research'', and the originator and master of ceremonies of the annual Ig Nobel Prize celebration. He was formerly editor of the ''Journal of Irreproducible Results''. Abrahams ...

, American magazine publisher * Mark Abrahams (photographer) (born 1958), American fashion and portrait photographer * Mark Abrahams (musician), English guitarist *

Maurice Abrahams Maurice Abrahams (March 18, 1883 – April 13, 1931) was an American songwriter and music publisher, who was successful in the early years of the 20th century. Biography Abrahams was born in Odessa, Russia, and emigrated to the US as a child in ...

(1883–1931), American songwriter *

Mick Abrahams Michael Timothy Abrahams (born 7 April 1943) is an English guitarist and band leader, best known for being the original guitarist for Jethro Tull from 1967 to 1968 and the frontman for Blodwyn Pig. Jethro Tull Abrahams was born in Luton, B ...

(born 1943), English musician and guitarist *

Owen Abrahams Owen Lindsay Abrahams (25 July 1933 – 31 January 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL. Abrahams' football career did not start well after he was rejected by Fitzroy's thirds team, but he moved to the a ...

(1933–2006), Australian rules footballer *

Peter Abrahams Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919 – 18 January 2017), commonly known as Peter Abrahams, was a South African-born novelist, journalist and political commentator who in 1956 settled in Jamaica, where he lived for the rest of his life. Hi ...

(1919–2017), South African novelist * Peter Abrahams (American author) (born 1947), writer of crime thrillers * Rehane Abrahams (born 1970), South African performance artist *

Roger D. Abrahams Roger David Abrahams (June 12, 1933 – June 20, 2017) was an American folklorist whose work focused on the expressive cultures and cultural histories of the Americas, with a specific emphasis on African American peoples and traditions. Abrahams ...

(1933–2017), folklorist, author, and academic * Ruth Abrahams (born 1931), British artist *

Shafiek Abrahams Shafiek Abrahams (born 4 March 1968) is a South African cricketer. He played only one One Day International for South Africa in 2000. He was born in Port Elizabeth Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P. ...

(born 1968), South African cricketer *

Sidney Abrahams Sir Sidney Solomon Abrahams (11 February 1885 – 14 May 1957), nicknamed Solly, was a British Olympic athlete and 26th Chief Justice of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). He was the older brother of famed Olympian Harold Abrahams. Early life Born in Birmi ...

(1885–1957), British athlete and judge of law *

Zaraah Abrahams Zaraah Clover Abrahams (born 7 January 1987) is an English actress and voiceover artist. She is known for her roles as Magda in '' Girls in Love'' from 2003 to 2005, Michaela White in the BBC school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' from 20 ...

(born 1987), actress Fictional characters: *Flint Abrahams, the player character featured in the video game '' Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009'' {{surname, Abrahams Patronymic surnames