Ash is both a given name (commonly a shortened version of Ashton,

Ashley Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ...

, and Ashlyn) and a surname. The name is

gender neutral Gender neutrality (adjective form: gender-neutral), also known as gender-neutralism or the gender neutrality movement, is the idea that policies, language, and other social institutions (social structures or gender roles) should avoid distinguish ...

. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

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* Ash Hamdan (born 1975), Palestinian Jordanian English teacher and a writer *

Ash Amin Ash Amin, (born 31 October 1955) is a British academic known for his writing on urban and regional development, contemporary cultural change, progressive politics, and the collaborative economy. He holds the 1931 chair at the Department of Geogr ...

(born 1955), British geographer *

Ash Atalla Ash Atalla (born 18 June 1972) is an Egyptian-born British television producer. He has produced several British TV series such as ''The Office'', ''The IT Crowd'', ''Man Stroke Woman'' and ''People Just Do Nothing''. He has also made cameo appea ...

(born 1972), British television producer *

Ash Baron-Cohen Ashley Louis Baron-Cohen, also known mononymously as Ash, is an English filmmaker. He has a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology from University of Sussex, and trained as a filmmaker at the Pasadena Art Center. He currently resides in L ...

(born 1967), British film director, usually credited as "Ash" *

Ashleigh Barty Ashleigh is the feminine form of the Old English name Ashley (given name), Ashley, which means "dweller near the ash tree forest". It is most common in the United States and United Kingdom. Notable people B *Ashleigh Ball (born 1983), Canadian ...

(born 1996), Australian tennis player *

Ash Bowie Ashley Hideyo "Ash" Bowie (born c.1968) is an American musician. In 1990, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he formed the band Polvo (as guitarist and vocalist) along with Dave Brylawski, Steve Popson, and Eddie Watkins. Polvo was influential in t ...

(born c. 1968), American indie musician *

Ash Carter Ashton Baldwin Carter (September 24, 1954 – October 24, 2022) was an American government official and academic who served as the 25th United States Secretary of Defense from February 2015 to January 2017. He later served as director of the Be ...

(1954-2022), American physicist, professor, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense

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* 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 Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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Sing 2 ''Sing 2'' is a 2021 American computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to ''Sing'' (2016) and the second film in the franchise, it was again written and directed b ...

'' * Ash (''Supernatural''), a recurring character on the TV series ''Supernatural'' * Ash, a character in the ''

Titanfall ''Titanfall'' is a series of video games that mainly feature first-person shooter games. The series was created by Respawn Entertainment and debuted on Xbox and Microsoft Windows; it has expanded to other consoles and platforms. Gameplay In ''T ...

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Ash Crimson is a video game character in ''The King of Fighters'' fighting game series developed by SNK Playmore. His first appearance was in ''The King of Fighters 2003'' as leader of its Hero Team. Ash, a teenager, participates in the series' fighting t ...

, one of the protagonists 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 ''Fantastic Mr Fox'' is a children's literature, children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1970, by Allen & Unwin, George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Ch ...

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Ash Kaur The following is a list of characters introduced to the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2019, by order of first appearance. The characters are introduced by the show's executive consultant, John Yorke, or his successors, senior executive pro ...

, a character from ''EastEnders'' *

Ash Ketchum Ash Ketchum, known as in Japan, is a fictional character in the '' Pokémon'' franchise owned by Nintendo. He is the protagonist of the ''Pokémon'' anime and certain manga series as well as on various merchandise related to the franchise ...

, the main protagonist of the anime series ''Pokémon'' * Ash Lynx, the main character of the manga and anime series ''Banana Fish'' *

Ash Tyler '' Star Trek: Discovery'' is an American television series created for Paramount+ (originally known as CBS All Access) by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman. Set roughly a decade before the events of the original ''Star Trek'' series and separate fr ...

, the chief of security of the USS Discovery in the TV series ''Star Trek: Discovery'' *

Ash Williams Ashley Joanna "Ash" Williams is a fictional character and the protagonist of the '' Evil Dead'' franchise. Created by Sam Raimi, he is portrayed by Bruce Campbell and is the only character to appear in each entry of the series, including a post- ...

, the hero of the ''Evil Dead'' film series * Ash Graven, supporting protagonist in the animated sci-fi series ''

Final Space ''Final Space'' is an adult animated space opera comedy drama television series created by Olan Rogers and developed by Rogers and David Sacks. The series involves an astronaut named Gary Goodspeed and his immensely powerful alien friend Mooncak ...

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Aesha Ash Aesha Ash (born December 30, 1977) is an American ballet dancer and teacher. She danced numerous leading roles as a member of New York City Ballet's corps de ballet and as a soloist with Béjart Ballet and Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and Morphoses/T ...

(born 1977), American ballet dancer *

Bill Ash William Franklin Ash Order of the British Empire, MBE (30 November 1917 – 26 April 2014) was an American-born British writer, broadcaster and Marxist, who served as a fighter pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II. He was sho ...

(1917–2014), Canadian-American fighter pilot *

Brandon Ash Brandon Ash (born July 17, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series each year from 2002 to 2010, usually attempting races on the west coast. He also competed part-time and full-time ...

(born 1977), American racing driver *

Brian Ash Brian Ash (born September 29, 1974 in Bronx, New York) is an American producer and screenwriter. Brian Ash is a writer and co-executive producer of Black Dynamite: The Animated Series on Adult Swim and the author of the graphic novel, Black ...

(born 1974), American screenwriter *

Brian Ash (bibliographer) Brian Ash (1936 – 30 June 2010) was a British writer, scientific journalist, and editor. Ash was best known for his bibliographies and reference books. In the 1970s he wrote several works on science fiction, including ''Faces of the Future'', ''W ...

(1936–2010), bibliographer *

Daniel Ash Daniel Ash (born 31 July 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He became prominent in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the iconic goth rock band Bauhaus, which spawned two related bands led by Ash: Tones on Tail and Love an ...

(born 1957), British guitarist *

Ed Ash Brandon Ash (born July 17, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series each year from 2002 to 2010, usually attempting races on the west coast. He also competed part-time and full- ...

, American car engine constructor *

Eileen Ash Eileen May Ash ( Whelan; 30 October 1911 – 3 December 2021) was an English cricketer and supercentenarian who played primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. As Eileen Whelan, she appeared in seven Test matches for England between 1937 and ...

(1911–2021), English cricketer *

Eric Ash Sir Eric Albert Ash (31 January 1928 – 22 August 2021) was a British electrical engineer, past Rector of Imperial College and President of IEE, UK. He was elected an international member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2001 for i ...

(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 Gordon Ian Ash (born December 20, 1951) is Vice President of Baseball Projects of the Milwaukee Brewers. He left his role as assistant general manager with Milwaukee in 2015. He was the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1995 to 2001 ...

(born 1951), Canadian baseball manager *

Haruhiko Ash Eve of Destiny was a Japanese industrial rock band founded in 1999 by Haruhiko Ash (formerly of punk rock / hard rock band The Zolge). For a long time, Eve of Destiny was a solo project of Ash, with not much real activity, but this changed in ...

, Japanese rock singer * Isaac Colton Ash (1861–1933), American banker, real-estate dealer, and politician * John Ash (disambiguation), several people *

Ken Ash Kenneth Lowther Ash (September 26, 1901 – November 15, 1979) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Anmoore, West Virginia on September 16, 1901. He batted and threw right-handed, was 5 foot 11, and 165 pounds. Ken attended school a ...

(1901–1979) American baseball pitcher *

Kevin Ash Kevin Ash (10 December 1959 – 22 January 2013) was a British motorcycle journalist and author, who contributed to ''The Daily Telegraph'' and to ''Motor Cycle News''. Covering technical as well as topical issues, Ash was described as "one of ...

(1959–2013), British motorcycle journalist and writer *

Lauren Ash Lauren Elizabeth Ash (born February 4, 1983) is a Canadian actress and comedian based in Los Angeles, but originally from Belleville, Ontario. Ash is best known among television audiences for her role as Dina Fox on the sitcom '' Superstore''. ...

(born 1983), Canadian actress and comedian *

Leslie Ash Leslie Ash (born 19 February 1960) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in ''C.A.T.S. Eyes'' (1985–1987), the BBC sitcom ''Men Behaving Badly'' (1992–1997), ITV drama '' Where the Heart Is'' (2000–2003), and BBC me ...

(born 1960), British actress *

Marvin Ash Marvin E. Ashbaugh (October 4, 1914 – August 21, 1974) was an American jazz pianist. Early life He was born in Lamar, Colorado. His father, Roy Ashbaugh, was a barber. His mother's name was Nora (Tuttle) Ashbaugh. He grew up in Junction Cit ...

(1914–1974), pseudonym of the American jazz pianist Marvin Ashbaugh *

Mary Kay Ash Mary Kay Ash (born Mary Kathlyn Wagner; May 12, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. At her death, she had a fortune of $98 million, and her company had more than $1.2 billion in sa ...

(1918–2001), American businesswoman *

Meir Eisenstadt Meir ben Izsak Eisenstadt ( he, מאיר איזנשטט, ''also'' Meir Ash, c. 1670 in Poznań – 1744 in Eisenstadt) was the author of responsa and other works of rabbinic literature. An authority on Halakha, he was consulted by rabbis from ...

(1670–1744), rabbi and author also known as Meir Ash *

Meir Eisenstaedter Meir Eisenstaedter (Meir ben Judah Leib Eisenstädter, 1780-1852) was a Hungarian rabbi, Talmudist, and '' paytan'' (liturgic poet). He is best known as the author of ''Imre Esh'' (''Words of Fire''), the collection of his responsa published by ...

(1780–1852), rabbi, Talmudist, and ''paytan'' (liturgic poet) also known as Meir Ash *

Rob Ash Robert W. Ash (born July 9, 1951) is an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania from 1980 to 1988, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa from 1989 to 2006, and Mont ...

(born 1951), American football coach *

Russell Ash Russell Ash (18 June 1946 – 21 June 2010) was the British author of the '' Top 10 of Everything'' series of books, as well as ''Great Wonders of the World'', ''Incredible Comparisons'' and many other reference, art and humour titles, most nota ...

(1946–2010), British writer *

Sam Ash Sam Ash (born Samuel Ashkynase) was a violinist, teacher, and entrepreneur, best known as the founder of the Sam Ash Music Store. Life and career Early life Ashkynase was born to Moishe and Mottle Ashkynase in a small town in Austria-Hungary ...

, born Samuel Ashkynase (1897–1956), American businessman *

Sam Ash (actor) Samuel Howard Ash (August 28, 1884 – October 20, 1951) was an American vaudeville performer, singer, and movie actor who appeared in minor roles in over 200 films, including ''It's a Wonderful Life''. Biography He was born in Campbell County, K ...

(1884–1951), American vaudeville singer and film actor *

Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash CMG FRSA (born 12 July 1955) is a British historian, author and commentator. He is Professor of European Studies at Oxford University. Most of his work has been concerned with the contemporary history of Europe, with a speci ...

(born 1955), British academic historian and writer * Victor Ash (disambiguation), several people *

William H. Ash William Horace Ash (May 15, 1859 – February 14, 1908) was an African-American politician and former slave. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates during the 1887–1888 session. In 2012 he was one of several African-Americans recog ...

(1859–1908), African-American politician and former slave

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* Ash, one of the main characters from the film

* Captain Ash, a recurring character in the video game series ''

TimeSplitters ''TimeSplitters'' is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Free Radical Design. The games are often considered spiritual successors to '' GoldenEye 007'' and '' Perfect Dark'', due to overlapping elements in gameplay, design, ...

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Nina Ash This article features minor fictional characters who appear as guest stars on the television program ''Angel'', ordered alphabetically. For the show's main characters, please see the article list of ''Angel'' characters. A Alonna Gunn Alonna ...

, a character in the TV series ''Angel'' * Randolph Henry Ash, a Victorian poet in the novel '' Possession: A Romance'' by A. S. Byatt

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