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Ash Carter

Ashton Baldwin "Ash" Carter (1954–2022), American physicist and 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense (2015–2017) under Obama; also Deputy Secretary, weapons buyer, Nunn-Lugar implementer, Harvard Belfer Center director.

Ash Holme

Ash Holme (Ashwini Sofie Holme, born 1996, Watford) is an English presenter and TikTok creator, an X Factor 2017 contestant, host of Antics with Ash, co-host of The Jack & Ash Show with Jack Remmington, and star of the ITV1 documentary What Not To Do With Dad.

Ash Hudson

Ash Hudson (Albion Hudson) is an American designer, brother of Slash, founder of the streetwear brand Conart; he moved from Los Angeles to Tokyo in 2013 and curates his mother Ola Hudson's design archive.

Ash Is Purest White (江湖儿女)

Ash Is Purest White (江湖儿女, Jianghu ernü) is Jia Zhangke's 2018 crime melodrama starring Zhao Tao and Liao Fan. Spanning 2001 to 2018 in three parts, it follows Qiao, imprisoned five years for firing a gun to protect gangster Bin, and competed at Cannes 2018.

Ash Kalra

Ash Kalra is an American Democratic politician in the California State Assembly, first elected in 2016 as the first Indian American to serve in the California Legislature.

Ash Ketchum

Ash Ketchum (Satoshi, サトシ), Pallet Town protagonist of the Pokémon anime 1997–2023, travels with Pikachu; based on creator Satoshi Tajiri; ran 1,232 episodes, ended March 24, 2023.

Ash King (অশুতোষ গাঙ্গুলি)

Ash King (Ashutosh Ganguly, আশুতোষ গাঙ্গুলী), British-Indian playback singer born 1984 in Southall, London; known for Dil Gira Dafatan, Te Amo, I Love You, Meherbaan, and Bengali songs Kothin and Phire Paowar Gaan.

Ash Sarkar

Ash Sarkar (born 1992) is a British journalist, lecturer, and communist political commentator, contributing editor at Novara Media, famous for the 2018 'I'm literally a communist' Piers Morgan clip and author of the 2025 bestseller Minority Rule.

Ash Sharāh

Ash Sharāh (الشراة), also Se'īr, is a region in Ma'an Governorate, southern Jordan, near Petra at about 1,353 m elevation; the Jibal ash Sharāh range holds Jordan's highest ground, about 1,850 m.

Ash Sharqāt

Ash Sharqāt (الشرقاط), also Al-Shirqat, is a town in Salah al-Din Governorate, Iraq, on the Tigris, beside the ruins of ancient Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat), first Assyrian capital and UNESCO World Heritage in Danger site.

Ash Shaţrah

Ash Shaţrah (الشطرة), also Al-Shatrah, is a town in Dhi Qar Governorate, southern Iraq, founded in 1872 on the Gharraf Canal, once called "Little Baghdad," district capital with about 182,000 residents and a hot desert climate.

Ash vs Evil Dead

Ash vs Evil Dead is a Starz comedy horror series (2015-2018), spinoff of the Evil Dead films, starring Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams with Lucy Lawless, Ray Santiago, and Dana DeLorenzo; three seasons, 30 episodes.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the Western churches, when Christians receive blessed ashes on the forehead or head as a sign of mortality and repentance.

Ash Williams

Ash Williams (Ashley J. Williams) is the protagonist of the Evil Dead franchise, played by Bruce Campbell from The Evil Dead (1981) through Ash vs Evil Dead (2015-2018); a chainsaw-handed, boomstick-wielding demon slayer now retired from live action.

ASH-78

The ASH-78 (Automatiku Shqiptar 78) is an Albanian 7.62×39 mm Kalashnikov-pattern assault rifle produced at Gramsh from 1978, based on the Chinese Type 56, and served as the standard rifle of the Albanian Armed Forces.

Ash'ari school

The Ash'ari school (الأشعرية) is a Sunni school of speculative theology founded in the 870s by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari of Basra to defend Sunni creed with rational argument.

Asha (Wish)

Asha is the protagonist of Disney's Wish (2023), a 17-year-old in the kingdom of Rosas voiced by Ariana DeBose; her wish summons Star, and her name comes from Sanskrit āśā, meaning wish or hope.

Asha Bhat (ಆಶಾ ಭಟ್)

Asha Bhat (ಆಶಾ ಭಟ್), born 1992 in Bhadravati, Karnataka, is an Indian model and actress, the first Indian to win Miss Supranational (2014), later starring in Junglee (2019), Roberrt (2021), and Ori Devuda (2022).

Asha Bhosle (आशा भोसले)

Asha Bhosle (आशा भोसले), 1933–2026, Indian playback singer, sister of Lata Mangeshkar, voice of cabaret and disco hits like Dum Maro Dum, about 12,000 songs, Guinness most recorded artist, Padma Vibhushan.

Asha de Vos

Asha de Vos is a Sri Lankan marine biologist known for discovering that Sri Lanka's blue whales are the only nonmigratory population, and for founding Oceanswell.

Asha Negi (आशा नेगी)

Asha Negi (आशा नेगी), born 1989 in Dehradun, is an Indian actress, Miss Uttarakhand 2009, known as Purvi in Pavitra Rishta, Nach Baliye 6 winner, and for OTT work including Baarish and Criminal Justice.

Asha Parekh (आशा पारेख)

Asha Parekh (आशा पारेख), born 1942, is an Indian film actress and producer who starred in more than 95 Hindi films and led Hindi cinema from 1959 to 1973.

Asha Patera

Asha Patera is a large volcanic depression (patera) on Jupiter's moon Io, about 118 km across at latitude -8.84, longitude 225.6W, IAU-named in 1979 for the Persian spirit of fire.

Asha Sachdev

Asha Sachdev, born Nafeesa Sultan (1956), Indian Hindi-film actress, FTII graduate, about 90 films from 1972, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress for Priyatama; sister of singer Anwar, step-sister of Arshad Warsi; distinct from Achala Sachdev.

Asha Sharma

Asha Sharma, born 1989, is an American technology executive serving as CEO of Xbox, Microsoft's gaming division, since February 2026, after leading roles at Instacart, Meta, and Microsoft's AI platform.

Ashaafean Biosphere Reserve

Ashaafean Biosphere Reserve (محمية الشعافيين), Libya's first UNESCO biosphere reserve, designated 15 September 2021 in the Nafusa Mountain near Msallata; 83,070 ha of Mediterranean steppe and woodland with esparto grass, striped hyena, and Egyptian tortoise.

Ashadh ka Ek Din

Ashadh ka Ek Din (आषाढ़ का एक दिन, "One Day in Ashadh") is a 1958 three-act Hindi play by Mohan Rakesh, considered the first modern Hindi play.

Ashaiman

Ashaiman, a town and municipality in Greater Accra, Ghana, about 30 km from Accra and 4 km north of Tema; a fully urban dormitory and trading town of about 206,000 people (2021 census) governed by the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly since 2008.

Ashaka Oil and Gas Field

Ashaka Oil and Gas Field is an operating onshore oil and gas field in the northern Niger Delta of Nigeria, discovered in 1968 and operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company.

Ashakal Aayiram

Ashakal Aayiram (ആശകൾ ആയിരം), a 2026 Malayalam family comedy-drama directed by G. Prajith, stars real-life father-son Jayaram and Kalidas Jayaram; released February 6, 2026, U certificate, streamed on ZEE5 from April 17, 2026.