<P> Abad is a Hispanic surname . Notable people with the surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Andy Abad (born 1972), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Antonio Abad (1894--1970), Filipino writer </Li> <Li> Carlos Abad (born 1995), Spanish footballer </Li> <Li> Carmencita Abad (born 1933), Filipina actress </Li> <Li> Diego José Abad y García (1727--1779), Jesuit poet and translator in New Spain and Italy </Li> <Li> Fernando Abad (born 1985), Dominican baseball player </Li> <Li> Gémino Abad, Filipino poet </Li> <Li> Kaye Abad (born 1982), Filipina actress </Li> <Li> Margot Abad, Argentine film actress </Li> <Li> Mercedes Abad (born 1961), Spanish journalist and short story writer </Li> <Li> Pacita Abad (1946--2004), Filipina painter </Li> <Li> Pere Esteve i Abad (1942--2005), Catalan politician </Li> <Li> Héctor Abad Gómez (1921 - 1987), Colombian human rights leader </Li> <Li> Héctor Abad Faciolince (born 1958), Colombian novelist </Li> </Ul>

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