Ashe is a surname in Ireland. Most are of Norman origin and were originally known as d'Essecourt (their name has been Gaelicised as ''Ághas''). A minority of the Ó Luaithre from County Galway also Anglicised their name as Ashe. The family crest is a silver shield with two black chevronels. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adam Ashe Adam Ashe (born 24 July 1993 in Glasgow) is a Scotland international rugby union coach and former player. He is the Assistant Coach for the Stirling Wolves. He previously played for the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby in the MLR; and for Glas ...

(born 1993), Scottish rugby union coach and * Andrew Ashe (c. 1758–1838), Irish flautist * Aran Ashe, British erotic writer *

Arthur Ashe Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first Black player selected ...

(1943–1993), American tennis player and social activist *

Bowman Foster Ashe Bowman Foster Ashe (April 3, 1885 – December 16, 1952) was a U.S. educator who served as the first president of the University of Miami. Early life and education Bowman Foster Ashe was born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, on ...

(1885–1952), American academic administrator * Brian Ashe (born 1963), American politician *

Corey Ashe Corey Alan Ashe (born March 14, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player. He played 10 seasons in Major League Soccer, mostly with the Houston Dynamo, but also with Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC. Originally a wide midfiel ...

(born 1986), American soccer player *

Daniel M. Ashe Daniel M. Ashe is an American wildlife politician. He is the President and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Education Ashe graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Marine Affairs, and also earned a Bachelor of Sc ...

, former Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service *

Danni Ashe Danni Ashe (and early in her career sometimes as Danielle Ashe; born January 16, 1968) is a retired American nude model, former erotic dancer and web developer who is the founder and former CEO of ''Danni's Hard Drive'', a popular adult web site ...

(born 1968), American model and businesswoman * Douglas Ashe, pseudonym used by

John Franklin Bardin John Franklin Bardin (November 30, 1916 – July 9, 1981) was an American crime writer, best known for three novels he wrote between 1946 and 1948. Biography Bardin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his father was a well-to-do coal merchant an ...

(1916–1981) * Edward Ashe (disambiguation) *

Geoffrey Ashe Geoffrey Thomas Leslie Ashe (29 March 1923 – 30 January 2022) was a British cultural historian and lecturer, known for his focus on King Arthur. Early life Born in London, Ashe was an only child who excelled all his classmates in academics ...

(1923–2022), British writer on Arthurian subjects *

George Ash (Australian politician) George Ash (19 September 1859 – 23 February 1897) was a newspaper editor, lawyer and parliamentarian in colonial South Australia. Life and career Ash was born near London and on leaving school found employment with one of the large railway comp ...

(1859–1897), newspaper editor, lawyer and parliamentarian in colonial South Australia *

George Ashe (Canadian politician) George Lyle Ashe (October 5, 1932 – August 3, 2014) was a Canadian politician. He was a Progressive Conservative Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1987 who represented the Durham region riding of Durham West. ...

(1932–2014) * George T. Ashe (1905–1975), American politician *

John Ashe (disambiguation) John Ashe may refer to: *John Ashe (minister) (1671–1735), English dissenting minister *John Ashe (of Freshford) (1597–1658), MP for Westbury *John Ashe (priest) (born 1953), Church of England priest and Archdeacon of Lynn *John Ashe (general) ...

Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet (16 February 1617 – 15 April 1686) was an England, English British Whig Party, Whig politician and merchant. He was born into a rising and prominent family of clothiers in Somerset, the third surviving son of Jame ...

(1618–1686), English MP for Downton *

Joseph Ashe (English politician) Joseph Ashe may refer to: *Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet (1618–1686), English MP for Downton * Joseph Ashe (English politician) (c. 1684–1725), English MP for Chippenham Chippenham is a market town in north-west Wiltshire, England. It lies ...

(c. 1684–1725), English MP for

Chippenham Chippenham is a market town in north-west Wiltshire, England. It lies north-east of Bath, Somerset, Bath, west of London and is near the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town was established on a crossing of the River Avon, ...

* Joseph Ashe (Irish politician) (1717–c. 1760), Irish MP for Trim *

Karen Ashe Karen K. Hsiao Ashe is a professor at the Department of Neurology and Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota (UMN) Medical School, where she holds the Edmund Wallace and Anne Marie Tulloch Chairs in Neurology and Neuroscience. She is the fo ...

, American research scientist *

Kathy Ashe Kathy B. Ashe is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Th ...

(born 1946), American politician *

Martin Ashe Martin Ashe (born 27 September 1953) is an Irish-Australian Catholic bishop. He has served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne since 2021. Prior to this, he served in various Melbourne parishes, was pastoral dir ...

(born 1953), Irish-Australian Catholic bishop *

Robert Hoadley Ashe Robert Hoadley Ashe (1751–1826) was an English divine. Life Ashe was born about 1751, the son of a prebendary of Winchester, educated at Pembroke College, Oxford, compounded for M.A. 1793, and B.D. and D.D. 1794. From 1775 to 1826 he held the ...

(1751–1826), English divine *

Robert Ashe (civil servant) Robert William d'Escourt Ashe (23 November 1872 – 17 June 1911) was the acting Collector and District magistrate of Tirunelveli district in Madras Presidency during the British colonialism. On 17 June 1911 Ashe was assassinated by Vanchinatha ...

(1872–1911), Collector and District Magistrate in India, assassinated in 1911 *

Samuel Ashe (disambiguation) Samuel Ashe may refer to: *Samuel Ashe (North Carolina governor) (1725–1813), American politician, governor of North Carolina ** SS ''Samuel Ashe'', a Liberty ship *Samuel A'Court Ashe Samuel A'Court Ashe (September 13, 1840 – August 3 ...

Simeon Ashe Simeon Ashe or Ash (died 1662) was an English nonconformist clergyman, a member of the Westminster Assembly and chaplain to the Parliamentary leader Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester. Life He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He ...

(died 1662), English nonconformist clergyman *

Saint-George Ashe Saint George Ashe (23 May 1871 – 24 July 1922) was a British rower who competed in Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris winning the bronze medal in the single sculls, and won the Wingfield Sculls in 1904. Ashe was born in Malta. He w ...

(1871–1922), British rower *

St George Ashe St. George Ashe, D.D. (3 March 1657 – 27 February 1718) was an Irish mathematician who served as the 15th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1692 to 1695. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, he served as Church of Ireland Bishop o ...

(1658–1718), Church of Ireland cleric *

Tala Ash Tala may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tala (comics), a fictional character in DC comics *''Tala'', a 1938 volume of poetry by Gabriela Mistral *Tala (music), a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music * "Tala" (song), by Sarah Geronimo, ...

(born 1984), Iranian-American actress *

Thomas Ashe (disambiguation) Thomas Ashe (1885–1917) was a member of the Gaelic League. Thomas Ashe may also refer to: * Thomas Ashe (legal writer) (c. 1556–1618), English legal writer *Thomas Ashe (poet) Thomas Ashe (1836–1889) was an English poet. Life He was bor ...

Tim Ashe Timothy R. Ashe (born December 10, 1976) is an American politician who ran for a wide range of political offices in Vermont and served as a Democrat/Progressive in the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County from 2009 to 2021 and as President ''p ...

(born 1976), American politician * Trevor Ashe (1770–1836), Irish writer, newspaper editor, publisher, museum director, entrepreneur, confidence trickster and blackmailer *

Vic Ash Victor "Vic" Ash (9 March 1930 – 24 October 2014) was an English jazz saxophonist and clarinettist. Biography Ash was born in East London in 1930, and was of Jewish ancestry. He began learning clarinet at the age of 14, then switched to saxes. ...

(1930–2014), English jazz saxophonist and clarinetist *

Victor Ashe Victor Henderson Ashe II (born January 1, 1945) is an American former diplomat and politician who served as United States Ambassador to Poland. From 1987 to 2004, he was mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. Ashe is a Republican. Ambassador Ashe conclu ...

(born 1945), American former mayor and ambassador * Victor Ash (artist) (born 1968), French graffiti artist * William Ashe (disambiguation)

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