Abraham Beame, American academic and politician, 104th Mayor of New York City (b. 1906)

Abraham David Beame (March 20, 1906 – February 10, 2001) was the 104th mayor of New York City from 1974 to 1977. As mayor, he presided over the city during its fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s, when the city was almost forced to declare bankruptcy.