Ash (name)

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

Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

People

 * Ash Hamdan (born 1975), Palestinian Jordanian English teacher and a writer
 * 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 (1954–2022), American physicist, professor, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense
 * Ash Palmisciano (born 1990), English actor
 * Ash or Aishu, nickname of Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born 1973)

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 (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
 * Ash, a character who is Marceline the Vampire Queen's ex-boyfriend in the animated series Adventure Time
 * Ash (Supernatural), a recurring character on the TV series Supernatural
 * Ash, a character in the Titanfall series
 * Ash Crimson, 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
 * Ash Kaur, a character from EastEnders
 * Ash Ketchum, the original main protagonist of Pokémon the Series
 * 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
 * Ash Graven, supporting protagonist in the animated sci-fi series Final Space

People

 * Abraham Joseph Ash (c. 1813–1888), American rabbi
 * 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 (1928–2021), British electrical engineer and former Rector of Imperial College
 * George Ash (1859–1897), a South Australian newspaper editor, lawyer, and parliamentarian
 * Gerald Ash, electrical engineer
 * 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
 * Ken Ash (1901–1979) American baseball pitcher
 * 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

 * Ash, one of the main characters from the film Sing
 * 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
 * Ash, a virtuous chimpanzee and son of Rocket, on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.