Johann Christian Ludwig (Louis) Abeille (20 February 1761 in Bayreuth – 2 March 1838 in Stuttgart) was a German pianist, organist, conductor, music teacher and composer.
His father was baronial valet and his mother was Christine Louise Abeille, both of whom were employed at the Bayreuth court.
Starting at age eleven, he was educated at the Karlsschule in Stuttgart, where his teachers were Antonio Boroni, Ferdinando Mazzanti, and Johann Gottlieb Sämann.
He joined the faculty of Karl's High School (Hohe Karlsschule), a rigorous military academy, in 1786.
Christine was a daughter of the Ludwigsburg court musician Johann Jakob Ferdinand Herdle.