Ab is a Dutch and English (primarily Canadian) masculine given name. It usually is short form (hypocorism) of Albert and occasionally of Abraham or Abbott. The following people have a full name "Albert(us)", except where noted:

  • Ab Baars (born 1955), Dutch jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
  • Ab van Bemmel (1912–1986), Dutch boxer
  • Ab Box (1909–2000), Canadian football player
  • Ab Campbell (1910–1973), Canadian (Toronto) politician
  • Ab Conway (1914–2001), Canadian middle-distance runner
  • Ab DeMarco (1916–1989), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ab DeMarco, Jr. (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ab Doderer (1926–?), Dutch chauffeur and kidnapping victim
  • Ab Douglas (born 1950), Dutch sports sailor
  • Ab van Egmond (born 1938), Dutch road cyclist
  • Ab Ekels (born 1950), Dutch sports sailor
  • Ab Fafié (1941–2012), Dutch footballer
  • Ab Geldermans (born 1935), Dutch road cyclist
  • Ab Gowanlock (1900–1988), Canadian curler
  • Ab Gritter [de; fr; it; nl] (1949–2008), Dutch footballer
  • Ab Hardy (1910–?), Canadian speed skater
  • Ab Harrewijn (1954–2002), Dutch GreenLeft politician
  • Ab Heijn (1927–2011), Dutch entrepreneur, chairman of Ahold
  • Ab Hoffman (born 1947), Canadian track and field athlete Abby Hoffman
  • Ab Jenkins (1883–1946), American race car driver and mayor of Salt Lake City (Abbott)
  • Ab Justice, American golfer
  • Ab Klink (born 1958), Dutch CDA politician (Abraham)
  • Ab McDonald (1936–2018), Canadian ice hockey player (Alvin Brian)
  • Ab Newsome (1920–1979), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ab Nicholas (1931–2016), American chief executive
  • Ab Osterhaus (born 1948), Dutch virologist
  • Ab Rector (1934–2005), Canadian (New Brunswick) politician
  • Ab Renaud (1920–2012), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ab Rogers (1909–?), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ab Rosbag (born 1940), Dutch wrestler
  • Ab Salm (1801–1876), Dutch painter
  • Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman
  • Ab Sluis (born 1937), Dutch cyclist
  • Ab Tamboer (1950–2016), Dutch drummer
  • Ab Tresling (1909–1980), Dutch field hockey player
  • Ab Walker (1910–2001), Canadian (Ontario) politician
  • Ab Welsh (1913–1971), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ab Wolders (born 1951), Dutch strongman and powerlifter
  • Ab Wright (1905–1995), American baseball and football player

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Bardic names may start with "Ab":

  • Ab Iolo (1787–1847), Welsh poet and author Taliesin Williams
  • Ab Ithel (1811–1862), Welsh antiquary and Anglican priest John Williams