Avraham

Avraham is a masculine given name, the Hebrew version of Abraham. It may refer to:
Ancient world:
Avraham Maimuni (1186-1237), son of Maimonides and his successor as Nagid of the Egyptian Jewish community
Modern world:
Avraham Adan (1926-2012), Israeli major general
Avraham Avigdorov (1929-2012), Israeli soldier and recipient of the Hero of Israel award (today the Medal of Valor)
Avraham Ben-Yitzhak (1883-1950), Israeli Hebrew poet
Avraham Burg (born 1955), Israeli author, politician and businessman
Avraham Danzig (1748-1820), a Posek and codifier, author of the works of Jewish law Chayei Adam and Chochmat Adam
Avraham Deutsch (1889-1953), Israeli politician
Avraham Eilat (born 1939), Israeli artist, educator and curator
Avraham Even-Shoshan (1906–1984), Russian-born Israeli Hebrew linguist and lexicographer, compiler of the Even-Shoshan dictionary
Avraham Gombiner (c. 1635-1682), rabbi, Talmudist and religious authority in Poland
Avraham Granot (1890-1962), Zionist and Israeli politician, a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence
Avraham Harman (1914-1992), Israeli diplomat and Hebrew University of Jerusalem president
Avraham Herzfeld (1891-1973), Zionist activist and Israeli politician
Avraham Hirschson (born 1941), Israeli former politician convicted of embezzlement
Avraham Katz (1931-1986), Israeli politician
Avraham Katznelson (1888-1956), Russian-born Zionist and politician, a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence
Avraham Menchel (born 1935), Israeli former footballer
Avraham Neguise (born 1958), Israeli politician
Avraham Nudelman (1910-1985), Jewish footballer
Avraham Ofek (1935-1990), Israeli sculptor, muralist, painter and printmaker
Avraham Ofer (1922-1977), Israeli politician who committed suicide over a corruption scandal
Avraham Oz (born 1944), Israeli associate professor of Theatre and Hebrew and Comparative literature at the University of Haifa, translator and peace activist
Avraham Palman (1919-2000), Israeli footballer
Avraham Poraz (born 1945), Israeli lawyer and former politician
Avraham Ravitz (1934-2009), Israeli politician
Avraham Sela, Israeli historian and scholar on the Middle East and international relations
Avraham Shekhterman (1910-1986), Israeli politician
Avraham Shapira (1914-2007), Israeli rabbi, head of the Rabbinical court of Jerusalem, member and head of the Supreme Rabbinic Court and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Avraham Yosef Shapira (1921-2000), Israeli politician and businessman
Avraham Duber Kahana Shapiro (1870–1943), last Chief Rabbi of Lithuania
Avraham Shochat (born 1936), Israeli former politician, twice Minister of Finance
Avraham Stern (1907-1942), one of the leaders of the Jewish paramilitary organization Irgun and later founder of the breakaway Stern Gang
Avraham Stern (politician) (1935-1997), Israeli politician
Avraham Trahtman (born 1944), Russian-born Israeli mathematician
Avraham Yaski (1927-2014), Israeli architect
Avraham Yoffe (1913-1983), Israeli general during the Six-Day War and later politician
Avraham Yosef, Chief Rabbi of Holon, Israel, and a Sephardi representative on the Chief Rabbinate Council
Avraham Zilberberg (1915-1980), Israeli politician

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Hebrew form of Abraham: father of a multitude (of nations); version of Abraham.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Avraham Stern	1907	Jewish paramilitary leader and founder of Lehi
2	Sarah Avraham		Israeli kickboxer
3	Avraham Fried	1959	American musician
4	Avraham Adan	1926	Military general and author
5	Avraham Burg	1955	Israeli politician
6	Avraham Sinai	1962	Lebanese convert to Judaism
7	Avraham Lanir	1940	Israeli Air Force officer
8	Avraham Shapira	1914	Rabbi
9	Avraham Shalom	1928	Israeli intelligence agent
10	Avraham Gileadi	1940	American academic
11	Avraham Sela	1945	Israeli political scientist
12	Avraham Tehomi	1903	Jewish militant
13	Avraham Mordechai Alter	1866	Third Gerrer Rebbe
14	Avraham Yoffe	1913	Israeli politician and general
15	Avraham Neguise	1958	Israeli politician
16	Avraham Elimelech Firer	1954	Israeli rabbi
17	Avraham Harman	1915	Israeli diplomat
18	Avraham Yehoshua Heshel	1748	Hasidic rabbi
19	Avraham Sharir	1932	Israeli politician
20	Avraham Danzig	1748	Polishrabbi
21	Avraham Poraz	1945	Israeli politician
22	Avraham Shlonsky	1900	Israeli poet
23	Avraham Gombiner	1633	Polish rabbi
24	Avraham Hirschson	1941	Israeli politician
25	Avraham Ahituv	1930	Politician
26	Avraham Kalmanowitz	1891	Belarussian-American Haredi rabbi
27	Avraham Shochat	1936	Israeli politician
28	Ruhama Avraham	1964	Israeli politician
29	Avraham Even-Shoshan	1906	Israeli linguist
30	Avraham Yosef		Israeli rabbi
31	Avraham Yaakov Pam	1913	American rabbi
32	Avraham Chaim Naeh	1890	Israeli rabbi
33	Avraham Michaeli	1957	Israeli politician
34	Avraham Biran	1909	Israeli archaeologist
35	Avraham Schorr		American rabbi
36	Avraham Yosef Shapira	1921	Israeli politician
37	Aviv Avraham	1996	Israeli association football player
38	Avraham Trahtman	1944	Russian mathematician
39	Avraham Ofer	1922	Israeli politician
40	Avraham Katznelson	1888	Israeli politician
41	Avraham Verdiger	1921	Israeli politician
42	Avraham Yitzchak Bloch	1891	Lithuanian rabbi
43	Avraham Botzer	1929	Israeli Navy general
44	Avraham Abba Leifer	1918	American rabbi
45	Avraham Ben-Shoshan	1940	Commander of the Israeli Navy
46	Avraham Duber Kahana Shapiro	1870	Lithuanian rabbi
47	Avraham Al-Naddaf
48	Karen Avraham	1962	Israeli geneticist
49	Abraham Ashkenazi	1813	Rabbi
50	Avraham Aharon Price	1900	Canadian rabbi
51	Avraham Brandwein		Israeli rabbi
52	Avraham Osdoba		American rabbi
53	Avraham Ofek	1935	Israeli artist
54	Avraham Eliezer Alperstein	1853	American rabbi
55	Avraham Katz-Oz	1934	Israeli politician
56	Avraham Goldberg	1913	Israeli scholar
57	Avraham Yaski	1927	Israeli architect
58	Avraham Ben-Yitzhak	1883	Israeli poet
59	Avraham Arnon	1887	Israeli educator
60	Avraham Krinitzi	1886	Israeli mayor
61	Avraham Heffner	1935	Israeli film director
62	Avraham Menchel	1935	Israeli footballer
63	Avraham Ravitz	1934	Israeli politician
64	Avraham Yaakov Finkel	1926	Dutch rabbi
65	Avraham Granot	1890	Israeli politician
66	Avraham Oz	1944	Israeli theatre director
67	Avraham Rivkind	1949	Israeli physician
68	Avraham Barkai	1921	Israeli historian
69	Avraham Herzfeld	1891	Israeli politician
70	Avraham Qanaï		American rabbi
71	Avraham Yehoshua Heschel		Born 1595; died 1663
72	Avraham Friedman		American rabbi
73	Avraham Taviv	1889	Israeli politician
74	Abraham Avigdorov	1929	Israeli soldier
75	Avraham Toledano		Israeli politician
76	Avraham Jacobovitz	1950	Rabbi
77	Avraham Elmalih	1885	Israeli politician
78	Avraham Abaas	1912	Politician
79	Avraham Deutsch	1889	Israeli politician
80	Avraham Drori	1919	Israeli politician
81	Avraham Tiar	1924	Israeli politician
82	Avraham Grodzinski	1883	Lithuanian rabbi
83	Avraham Eilat	1939	Israeli artist
84	Avraham Shifrin	1923
85	Avraham Givelber	1910	Israeli politician
86	Avraham Eilam-Amzallag	1941	Musician
87	Avraham Yissachar Dov Rabinowicz	1843	Polish rabbi
88	Avraham Diskin	1947	Israeli political scientist
89	Avraham Rakanti	1888	Israeli politician
90	Avraham Sharon	1878	Israeli philosopher, musician, scholar and publicist
91	Avraham Levenbraun	1916	Israeli politician
92	Avraham Chekol	1992	Israeli footballer
93	Avraham Steinberg		Rabbi Professor Avraham Steinberg
94	Avraham Fahn	1916	Israeli botanist
95	Avraham Katz	1931	Israeli politician
96	Avraham Bar-Am	1933	Israeli general
97	Avraham Wolfensohn	1783	Talmudic judge
98	Avraham Bendori	1928
99	Avraham Biton	1923	Israeli politician
100	Ronen Avraham		American jurist
101	Avraham Shekhterman	1910	Israeli politician
102	Avraham Kalfon	1900	Israeli politician
103	Avraham Gorali	1911	Israeli lawyer
104	Avraham Daus	1902	German composer and conductor
105	Avraham Hermoni	1926	Israeli chemist
106	Avraham David Horowitz	1911	French rabbi
107	Avraham Nudelmann	1910	Israeli association football player (1910-1985)
108	Avraham Bromberg
109	Avraham Zilberberg	1915	Israeli politician
110	Avraham Yitzchak Stern	1935	Israeli politician
111	Avraham Leizerson	1943	Israeli politician
112	Avraham Tshuva		Israeli paralympic competitor
113	Avraham Luzon
114	Avraham Grossman	1936
115	Avraham Tory	1909	Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and activist
116	Avraham Sabu		Footballer
117	Avraham Palman	1919
118	Avraham David Lavut	1814
119	Avraham Meïr Haberman	1901
120	Avraham Yekel	1922
121	Avraham Melamed	1944
122	Avraham HaMalakh Friedman	1739
123	Avraham Ben Chimol	1985	Israeli basketball player
124	Itzhak "Zuk" Avraham	1988	Israeli businessman
125	Avraham Cholodenko	1871	Russian politician