Ash is both a given name and a surname. It may be a shortened version of Ashton, Ashley, Asher, and Ashlyn. The name is gender neutral.
Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
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Given name
People
Ash Ambihaipahar, Australian politician
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 Gordon, American singer-songwriter
Ash Holme (born 1996), English media personality
Ash London, Australian radio and television personality
Ash Palmisciano (born 1990), English actor
Ash Pollard (born 1986), Australian cook, author, television and radio personality
Ash Regan (born 1974), Scottish politician
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, 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, a fictional ostrich from the animated film Night of the Zoopocalypse
Ash Kaur, a character from EastEnders
Ash Ketchum, the original main protagonist of Pokémon the Series
Surname
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
Erica Ash (1977–2024), American actress
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
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.