Abass is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Abass Akande Obesere, native of Ibadan in Nigeria and popular Fuji musician
Abass Alavi, Professor of Radiology and Neurology
Abass Bundu, former politician and diplomat from Sierra Leone
Abass Cheikh Dieng (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
Abass Ibrahim, Saudi pop singer
Abass Inusah (born 1982), football player who last played by the club Platinum Stars
Abass Lawal (born 1980), Nigerian footballer, who plays for Khaleej Club
Abass Mohamed Nur Alfadini or Abbas al-Fadini, member of the Parliament of Sudan
Bonfoh Abass (born 1948), Togolese politician, interim President of Togo from February to May 2005
DJ Abass (born Abass Abayomi Tijani), Nigerian DJ based in the United Kingdom