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Sports

Asher Opoku-Fordjour

2004–

Asher Opoku-Fordjour (born 16 July 2004) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop forward for Premiership club Sale Sharks and the England national team.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Ashetu, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Ashetu, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3252
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Ashimawo, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Ashimawo, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3224
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Sports

Ashlee Jones

1987–

Ashlee Ageron Jones (born 4 August 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Haringey Borough. Jones came through the ranks at Southampton where he was a member of the squad that…

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Literature

Ashlee Marie Preston

1984–

Ashlee Marie Preston is an American media personality, journalist, activist, the first trans woman to become editor-in-chief of a national publication, Wear Your Voice Magazine, and the first openly trans person to run for state office in California.…

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Sports & Achievement

Ashleigh Clare-Kearney

1986–

Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, (born April 7, 1986) is a two-time NCAA champion, who competed for the LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics team.

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Arts & Performance

Ashleigh LaThrop

Biography

Ashleigh LaThrop is an American actress. She is best known for playing Breana in the drama sitcom The Kominsky Method and Ericka Kinney in the drama series Brilliant Minds.

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Sports

Ashleigh Plumptre

1998–

Ashleigh Megan Plumptre OON (born 8 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Premier League club Al-Ittihad. Born in England, she represents the Nigeria women's national team. Plumptre started her senior career with Notts…

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Education & Scholarship

Ashleigh Shelby Rosette

Biography

Ashleigh Shelby Rosette is an American management and organizations scholar. She is the Senior Associate Dean of Executive MBA and Non-Degree Programs at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

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Literature

Ashley August

Biography

Ashley August is an American actress, spoken word artist, and poet perhaps best known for such films and television series as The Punisher, The Kindergarten Teacher, Orange Is the New Black, Dream School and Meeting Molly.

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Arts & Performance

Ashley Banjo

1988–

Ashley Modurotolu Banjo (born 4 October 1988) is an English dancer, choreographer, and television personality. He is the leader of the street dance troupe Diversity who won the third series of the television talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2009. Banjo…

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Politics & Public Life

Ashley Bell

Biography

Ashley Daniel Bell is an American lawyer, political advisor, and government official serving as Regional Administrator of the Small Business Administration for Region IV. In October 2019, it was announced that Bell would serve as a White House Policy…

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Biography & Culture

Ashley Blake

1969–

Ashley Blake (born 1969) is a British television presenter and newsreader. A well-known personality in the English Midlands, he worked mostly for the BBC, where his credits include reporting and presenting on Midlands Today, the region's edition of Inside…

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Sports

Ashley Boatswain

2005–

Ashley Frank Boatswain (born 19 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gateshead. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.

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Business & Enterprise

Ashley Boone

1938–1994

Ashley Augustus Boone, Jr. (1938–1994) was an American marketing and distribution executive in the film industry. He was the first black president of a major Hollywood studio, and he played a critical role in the launch of Star Wars, the most successful…

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Literature

Ashley Bryan

1923–2022

Ashley Frederick Bryan (July 13, 1923 – February 4, 2022) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Most of his subjects are from the African-American experience. He was a U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006 and he…

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Literature

Ashley C. Ford

Biography

Ashley C. Ford is an American writer, podcaster and educator who discusses topics including race, sexuality, and body image. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Somebody's Daughter. She has been the host of five podcasts and has…

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Arts & Performance

Ashley Campbell

1979–

Ashley Campbell is a British actor, dancer and singer. He is known for his portrayal of Ollie in the CBBC children's drama The Mysti Show.

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Sports

Ashley Carew

1985–

Ashley Wayne Carew (born 17 December 1985) is a semi-professional footballer who plays for Haywards Heath Town as a midfielder.

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Sports

Ashley Chambers

1990–

Ashley Renaldo Chambers (born 1 March 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Carlton Town. Chambers started his career with Leicester City, making his first-team…

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Music

Ashley Chin

1982–

Ashley Anthony Chin (born 21 August 1982), also known by his stage name Muslim Belal, is an English actor, screenwriter, spoken word poet and rapper of Jamaican descent. He began his acting career in the 1999 BBC film Storm Damage and his music career in…

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Sports

Ashley Cole

1980–

Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is an English professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of Serie B club Cesena. As a player, he played as a left-back, most notably for Arsenal and Chelsea. Cole is considered one…

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Music

Ashley Darby

1988–

Ashley Darby (née Boalch; born June 8, 1988) is an American reality television personality. She gained notability after winning Miss District of Columbia in 2011 and has been a main cast member of The Real Housewives of Potomac since the show's inception…

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Biography & Culture

Ashley Diamond

1978–

Ashley Diamond (born 1978) is an American transgender civil-rights activist, singer, and actress. She is known for suing the Georgia Department of Corrections twice for incarcerating her with male inmates and refusing to provide her with medical treatment…

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