Famous People with Name Abraham

Brigadier General Abraham "Abe" Buford II            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brigadier General Abraham "Abe" Buford II: was a soldier and Thoroughbred horse breeder. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, his origins were a Huguenot family named Beaufort who fled persecution in France and settled in England before emigrating to America in 1635. Abe Buford named his Woodford Co

Abraham Kingsley Macomber            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abraham Kingsley Macomber: was an American adventurer, businessman, philanthropist, Thoroughbred-racehorse owner and breeder. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey, the second of the three sons of Henry Kirke Macomber, a medical doctor who moved his family to Pasadena, California i

Abraham Balk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abraham Balk: is a former American fencer.Although his career was interrupted for two-and-a-half years by World War II, he was selected to the 1948 Summer Olympics squad in London, England, but didn't compete in any events.Balk, a 1947 graduate of the New York Universi

Abraham Baer            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Abraham Baer: was a German cantor, musician, and composer. His father destined him for the rabbinate; but his love for music and the song of the synagogue caused him to choose to become a Cantor (Hazzan). At an early age he emigrated to Germany, and there under the tutelage of eminent ?azanim prepared himself for his sacred calling. He officiated for a time at Pakosh and Schwetz in West Prussia, and at twenty-three (1857) was called to Gothenburg. Well equipped with Hebrew and Talmudic learning, he applied himself to the acquisition of secular knowledge and the science and art of music.

Abraham Cann            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Abraham Cann: was an English wrestler of the 19th century. Cann was the son of Robert Cann, a farmer and a wrestler in Devonshire, and his wife, Mary. Although his date of birth is apparently unknown, young Abraham was baptised at Colebrooke, near Crediton, on 2 Decemb