# 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:

## Given name
### People

* 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
* 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, 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 H$_2$O: 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
* Ash, an epic brawler from mobile game Brawl Stars
* Ash, the protagonist of the 2017 video game The End is Nigh
* Ash Firin, a recurring character in the adult animated TV series Superjail!.

## 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
* 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
* Mitchell Ash (born 1948), American historian, philosopher and psychologist
* 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.