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Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American attorney and politician serving as the 48th and current governor of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the third governor of any U.S. state to permanently use a wheelchair. He is also the first disabled governor in Texas history.

Sean Anthony Abbott is an Australian professional cricketer originally from Windsor in New South Wales who has represented his country internationally. After playing in junior cricket for Baulkham Hills Cricket Club, he progressed to play grade cricket for Parramatta District. Abbott completed his schooling at Gilroy College, Castle Hill. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed.

Margaret Ives Abbott was an American golfer. She was the first American woman to win an Olympic event: the women's golf tournament at the 1900 Paris Games.

Diane Julie Abbott is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. A member of the Labour Party, she served in Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Home Secretary from 2016 to 2020. The first black woman elected to Parliament, she is also the longest-serving black MP in the House of Commons.

Anthony John Abbott, is a former Australian politician who served as the 28th prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015 and leader of the Liberal Party from 2009 to 2015. He served as leader of the Opposition from 2009 to 2013, and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Warringah from 1994 to 2019. He is currently an adviser to the British government's Board of Trade.

Diahnne Abbott is an American actress and singer. She played supporting roles in films of the 1970s and 1980s, including Taxi Driver (1976).

Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American professional softball player, former collegiate All-American and silver medal winning Team USA Olympian, a left-handed softball pitcher originally from Salinas, California. She pitched for the Tennessee Lady Vols in college and professionally in NPF, and in the Japan Softball League. In international competition, she played for Team USA from 2005 including the national softball team winning a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Abbott is the NCAA Division I leader in wins, strikeouts, shutouts and innings.

James Anthony Abbott is an American former baseball pitcher. He is known for his success at the major league level despite having been born without a right hand. Abbott played ten seasons in Major League Baseball for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999.

David Lee "Tank" Abbott is an American retired mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and author. He currently hosts his own podcast series titled "The Proving Ground with Tank Abbott." Abbott is perhaps best known for being an icon in the early stages of mixed martial arts and the UFC, but has also competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Strikeforce, EliteXC, and Cage Rage. His fighting style, which he developed brawling in the bars and streets of Huntington Beach, California, was described by his future manager Dave Thomas as "Pit Fighting". Abbott was the first fighter to regularly wear what would be known as traditional MMA gloves in the UFC. He also authored a novel titled Bar Brawler.

Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party.

Christopher Jacob Abbott is an American actor. Abbott made his feature film debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). Abbott's other notable films include Hello I Must Be Going (2012) and The Sleepwalker (2014). In 2015, Abbott starred as the titular character in the critically acclaimed film James White. In 2017, he starred opposite Joel Edgerton in the psychological horror film It Comes at Night. In 2018, he portrayed astronaut David Scott in the film First Man, and a reporter in Vox Lux. Abbott portrayed John Yossarian as the lead role in the 2019 miniseries Catch-22 based on the Joseph Heller novel of the same name.

Mara Katherine Abbott is a US former professional women's bicycle racer. In 2010, Abbott became the first US cyclist ever to win the Giro Donne, one of the Grand Tours of women's bicycle racing. Abbott retired after the 2016 Olympic Games road race.

William Alexander "Bud" Abbott was an American comedian, actor and straight man half of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.

Robert Sengstacke Abbott was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher and editor. Abbott founded The Chicago Defender in 1905, which grew to have the highest circulation of any black-owned newspaper in the country. An early adherent of the Baháʼí Faith in the United States, Abbott founded the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic in August 1929. The parade, which has developed into a celebration for youth, education and African–American life in Chicago, Illinois; Is the second largest parade in the United States.

Jerry Bob Abbott is an American country music songwriter and record producer. He is the father of heavy metal musicians Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, both of Pantera and Damageplan.

Cecilia Phalen Abbott is the First Lady of Texas. She is married to Greg Abbott, and is the first Hispanic First Lady of Texas.

Anderson Ruffin Abbott was the first Canadian-born Black Canadian to be licensed as a family physician. His career included participation in the American Civil War. Significant roles included coroner of Kent County, Ontario, and surgeon-in-chief.