Raskin

Raskin (and the feminine variant Raskina) is a surname of Yiddish origin, a matronymic from "Raske", nickname for Rachel. Notable people with this name include:

In arts and entertainment

 * Allison Raskin (born 1989), American writer and content creator
 * Ellen Raskin (1928–1984), American author (The Westing Game), illustrator, and designer
 * Eugene Raskin or Gene Raskin (c.1910–2004), American musician and playwright
 * Fred Raskin (born 1972), American film editor
 * Jenny Raskin (born 1969), American television producer and filmmaker
 * Jessica Raskin (born 1982), American actress
 * Jozef Raskin (1892–1943), Belgian painter and missionary
 * Judith Raskin (1928–1984), American soprano
 * Lisi Raskin (born 1974), American artist
 * Mario Raskin (born 1952), Argentine harpsichordist
 * Maurice Raskin (1906–1984), Belgian violinist
 * Milt Raskin (1916–1977), American pianist
 * Philip Raskin (born 1947), Scottish landscape painter
 * Philip Max Raskin (1880–1944), Jewish/English/American poet
 * Saul Raskin (1878–1966), American artist and writer

In government and politics

 * Eleanor Raskin (born 1946), leftist radical, member of the Weather Underground
 * Jamie Raskin (born 1962), American politician
 * Marcus Raskin (1934–2017), American progressive activist and social critic
 * Max Raskin (1902–1984), American politician and judge
 * Sarah Bloom Raskin (born 1961), American jurist
 * Wouter Raskin (born 1972), Belgian-Flemish politician

In religion

 * Aaron Raskin, Chabad rabbi in Brooklyn, New York
 * Arie Zeev Raskin (born 1976), Chief Rabbi of Cyprus
 * Dovid Raskin (1927–2011), Chabad Hasidic rabbi

In sport

 * Guillaume Raskin (1937–2016), Belgian footballer
 * Nicolas Raskin (born 2001), Belgian footballer
 * Tubby Raskin (1902–1981), American basketball player and coach
 * Yulia Raskina (born 1982), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast

In other fields

 * A. H. Raskin (1911–1993), Canadian-American labor reporter
 * Aza Raskin (born 1984), son of Jef Raskin and president of Humanized, makers of Enso
 * Jef Raskin (1943–2005), interface designer for the Apple Macintosh
 * Jonah Raskin (born 1942), American writer
 * Lutgarde Raskin, Belgian-American scientist
 * Paul Raskin (born 1942), future scenario analysis and sustainability expert
 * Robin Raskin (born 1954), American writer
 * Victor Raskin (born 1944), Russian-born American linguist