Asaf is a name. People with the name include:

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*alternate spelling of

Saint Asaph Saint Asaph (or Asaf, Asa) was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph. Biography No traditional Welsh language, Welsh account devoted to the life of Asaph exists. He is, ...

(died 601), Welsh Roman Catholic saint and bishop *

Asaf-ud-Daula Mirza Asaf-ud-Daula (23 September 1748 – 21 September 1797) was the Nawab wazir of Oudh ratified by Shah Alam II, from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797, and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah. His mother and grandmother were the Begums of ...

, Nawab wazir of

Awadh Awadh (), known in British Raj historical texts as Avadh or Oudh, is a historical region in northern India and southern Nepal, now constituting the North-central portion of Uttar Pradesh. It is roughly synonymous with the ancient Kosala Regio ...

Asaf Abdrakhmanov Asaf Kutdusovich Abdrakhmanov ( ; 20 December 1918 — 3 September 2000) was a Soviet naval officer awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II. Early life Abdrakhmanov was born on 20 December 1918 in Agryz to a Volga T ...

(1918–2000), Soviet sailor during World War II; award the title Hero of the Soviet Union *

Asaf Ali Asaf Ali (11 May 1888 – 2 April 1953) was an Indian independence activist and noted lawyer. He was the first Indian Ambassador to the United States. He also served as the Governor of Odisha. Asaf Ali was born on 11 May 1888 AD in Seohara ...

(1888–1953), Indian independence fighter and lawyer *

Asaf Avidan Asaf Avidan () is an Israelis, Israeli Singing, singer and songwriter born in Jerusalem. He was raised in Jamaica, and currently resides in Europe. From 2006 to 2011, he was part of the band Asaf Avidan & the Mojos, independently releasing three ...

(born 1980), Israeli singer-songwriter and musician *Asaf

Assi Dayan Assaf "Assi" Dayan (; 23 November 1945 – 1 May 2014) was an Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Life Dayan was the youngest son of Israeli general and defense minister Moshe Dayan and peace activist Ruth Dayan (née Sch ...

(born 1945), Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and producer; son of Moshe Dayan *

Asaf Duraković Asaf Duraković (16 May 1940 – 16 December 2020) was a Croatian medical doctor. He is also known for his poetry and verse (poetry), verses. Duraković was born in Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina and educated at the University of Zagreb in Zagreb ...

(1940–2020), Croatian physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium *

Asaf Hanuka Asaf Hanuka (; born 1974) is an Israeli illustrator and comic book artist, notable for his autobiographical comic ''The Realist''. He is the twin brother of illustrator Tomer Hanuka. Career During his compulsory army service, he began collabora ...

(born 1974), Israeli illustrator and comic book artist * Asaf Humayun (born 1951), retired vice admiral of the Pakistan Navy *

Asaf Khan (disambiguation) Asaf Khan may refer to several members of the nobility of the Mughal dynasty of India: * Asaf Khan I, or Khwaja Abdul Majid, subahdar (governor) of Allahabad during the reign of Akbar * Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan Abu'l-Hasan ( 1569 – 12 June 1641) e ...

, several Mughal noblemen *

Asaf Lifshitz Asaf Lifshitz (; 28 July 1942 – 22 March 2025) was an Israeli sculptor, whose many statues decorate different central places all over Israel, from Metula in the north to Beer Sheva in the south. Background Lifshitz was born in 1942 in Kibb ...

(1942–2025), Israeli sculptor *

Asaf Messerer Asaf Mikhailovich Messerer (; 19 November 1903 – 7 March 1992) was a Soviet ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer. He was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1919 he studied privately with Mikhail Mordkin, until Alexander Gorsky placed him in a cl ...

(1903–1992), Russian Jewish ballet dancer and teacher *

Asaf Shariv Asaf Shariv (; born April 6, 1972) was Israel’s Consul General in New York from August 2007 until 2010.Asaf Yasur Asaf Yasur (; born 17 April 2002) is an Israeli Paralympic champion and world champion para taekwondo athlete. He was world champion in both 2021 and 2023. He represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, and won the gold medal in the Men' ...

(born 2002), Israeli Paralympic champion and world champion

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

athlete *

Asaf Zeynally Asaf Zeynalabdin oglu Zeynally (), also spelled Zeynalli (5 April 1909, Derbent – 27 October 1932, Baku), was an Azerbaijani composer. Early life Asaf Zeynally was the third child of the gardener Zeynalabdin and his wife Asband. He grew up in ...

(1909–1932), Azerbaijani composer *

Asaf Simhoni Asaf Simhoni (Also spelled Asaf Simchoni; ; October 9, 1922 - November 6, 1956) was a major general in the IDF, served as head of Northern Command, Assistant Head of Operations Directorate, and later as the Head of Southern Command. Simhoni h ...

(1922–1956), Israeli Major General

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*George Asaf, pseudonym of

George Henry Powell George Henry Powell (27 April 1880 – 3 December 1951) was a Welsh songwriter who, under the pseudonym George Asaf, wrote the lyrics of the marching song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag" in 1915.George Asaf.Pack Up Your Troubles in Yo ...

(1880–1951), Welsh songwriter best known for writing "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag"

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