Famous People with Name Abrahams

Gerald Abrahams            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Gerald Abrahams: was an English chess player, author and barrister.He is best known for the "Abrahams Defence" and as the author of several books, including The Chess Mind (1951) and Technique in Chess (1961).

Shafiek Abrahams            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Shafiek Abrahams: a South African cricket player. He played only one One Day International but no Tests for South Africa in 2000. He was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Peter Abrahams            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Peter Abrahams: is a South African novelist.His father was from Ethiopia and his mother was a mixed race person, a "Kleurlinger" (Coloured). He was born in Vrededorp, nearby Johannesburg, but left South Africa in 1939. He worked first as a sailor, and then as a journalist in London, at which time, he lived with his wife, Daphne, at Loughton. Whilst in London, he met several important black leaders and writers, such as Jomo Kenyatta. He then settled in Jamaica in 1956.[1] One of South Africa's most prominent black writers,[2] his work deals with political and social issues, especially with racism. His novel, Mine Boy (1946), one of the first works to bring him to critical attention,

Boela Abrahams            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Boela Abrahams: is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings. He started his career playing for the Griffons at youth level, before making the squad in 2007. In 2009, he joined the Eastern Province Kings and was named in their