Ash (name)

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Ash is both a given name (commonly a shortened version of Ashton, Ashley, and Ashlyn) and a surname.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name[]

  • Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer
  • Ash Atalla (born 1972), British television producer
  • Ash Baron-Cohen (born 1967), British film director, usually credited as "Ash"
  • Ashleigh Barty (born 1996), Australian tennis player
  • Ash Bowie (born c. 1968), American indie musician
  • Ash Carter (born 1954), American physicist, professor, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense

Fictional characters[]

  • Ash, the protagonist of fantasy novel Ash: A Secret History
  • Ash (Alien), an android in the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien
  • Ash (Avalon), the main protagonist in the 2001 science fiction film Avalon
  • Ash (Echo), a character portrayed by Tasya Teles in the TV series The 100
  • Ash (MÄR), a character in the manga and anime series MÄR
  • Ash, a character in the animated films Sing and Sing 2
  • Ash (Supernatural), a recurring character on the TV series Supernatural
  • Ash, a character in the Titanfall series
  • Ash Crimson, the latest main character of the King of Fighters video game series
  • Ash Dove, a recurring character in the TV series H2O: Just Add Water
  • Ash Fox, the son of Mr. Fox in the animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Ash Kaur, a character from EastEnders
  • Ash Ketchum, the main protagonist of the anime series Pokémon
  • Ash Lynx, the main character of the manga and anime series Banana Fish
  • Ash Tyler, the chief of security of the USS Discovery in the TV series Star Trek: Discovery
  • Ash Williams, the hero of the Evil Dead film series

Surname[]

  • Aesha Ash (born 1977), American ballet dancer
  • Bill Ash (1917–2014), Canadian-American fighter pilot
  • Brandon Ash (born 1977), American racing driver
  • Brian Ash (born 1974), American screenwriter
  • Brian Ash (bibliographer) (1936–2010), bibliographer
  • Daniel Ash (born 1957), British guitarist
  • Ed Ash, American car engine constructor
  • Eileen Ash (1911–2021), English cricketer
  • Eric Ash (born 1928), British electrical engineer and former Rector of Imperial College
  • George Ash (1859–1897), a South Australian newspaper editor, lawyer, and parliamentarian
  • Gord Ash (born 1951), Canadian baseball manager
  • Haruhiko Ash, Japanese rock singer
  • Isaac Colton Ash (1861–1933), American banker, real-estate dealer, and politician
  • John Ash (disambiguation), several people
  • Kevin Ash (1959–2013), British motorcycle journalist and writer
  • Lauren Ash (born 1983), Canadian actress and comedian
  • Leslie Ash (born 1960), British actress
  • Marvin Ash (1914–1974), pseudonym of the American jazz pianist Marvin Ashbaugh
  • Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001), American businesswoman
  • Meir Eisenstadt (1670–1744), rabbi and author also known as Meir Ash
  • Meir Eisenstaedter (1780–1852), rabbi, Talmudist, and paytan (liturgic poet) also known as Meir Ash
  • Rob Ash (born 1951), American football coach
  • Russell Ash (1946–2010), British writer
  • Sam Ash, born Samuel Ashkynase (1897–1956), American businessman
  • Sam Ash (actor) (1884–1951), American vaudeville singer and film actor
  • Timothy Garton Ash (born 1955), British academic historian and writer
  • Victor Ash (disambiguation), several people
  • William H. Ash (1859–1908), African-American politician and former slave

Fictional characters[]

  • Captain Ash, a recurring character in the video game series TimeSplitters
  • Nina Ash, a character in the TV series Angel
  • Randolph Henry Ash, a Victorian poet in the novel Possession: A Romance by A. S. Byatt

See also[]

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