Raskin (and the feminine variant Raskina) is a surname of Yiddish origin, a

matronymic A matronymic is a personal name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In s ...

from "Raske", nickname for

Rachel Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her a ...

. Notable people with this name include:

In arts and entertainment

* Allison Raskin (born 1989), American writer and content creator *

Ellen Raskin Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for '' The Westing Game'', a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, '' Figgs & Phantoms'', was a Newber ...

(1928–1984), American author (''The Westing Game''), illustrator, and designer *

Eugene Raskin Eugene Raskin or Gene Raskin (Bronx, New York, September 5, 1909 – Manhattan, New York, June 7, 2004),Eug ...

or Gene Raskin (c.1910–2004), American musician and playwright *

Fred Raskin Fred Raskin, (born September 26, 1973) is an American film editor. He is best known for editing three installments in '' The Fast and the Furious'' film series and Quentin Tarantino's '' Django Unchained'', '' The Hateful Eight'' and ''Once U ...

(born 1972), American film editor *

Jenny Raskin Jennifer Raskin (November 24, 1969) is a film and television producer and director. Raskin produced episodes of "Dogtown," "Independent Lens," "Making Grace," "Critical Hour" and "Lifeline" She also co-directed, with Liz Mermin, the controvers ...

(born 1969), American television producer and filmmaker *

Jessica Raskin Jessica Raskin (born April 26, 1982) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Susie Q in the John Waters film '' Cry-Baby''. Select filmography External links * 1982 births Living people American film actresse ...

(born 1982), American actress *

Jozef Raskin Jozef Maria Raskin (21 June 1892 – 18 October 1943) was a Belgian artist, painter, draftsman, and Scheutist missionary who served in World War I and became a missionary in China from 1920 to 1934. Later, during World War II, he was drafted ...

(1892–1943), Belgian painter and missionary *

Judith Raskin Judith Raskin (June 21, 1928 – December 21, 1984) was an American lyric soprano, renowned for her fine voice as well as her acting. Life and work Raskin was born in New York to Harry A. Raskin, a high school music teacher, and Lillian Raskin, a ...

(1928–1984), American soprano *

Lisi Raskin Lisi Raskin (born 1974) is a New York-based artist known for creating large-scale, architectural environments that refer to the often clandestine fallout shelters and missile silos constructed during the Cold War. Raskin performs rigorous field ...

(born 1974), American artist * Mario Raskin (born 1952), Argentine harpsichordist *

Maurice Raskin Maurice Raskin (1906 – 1984) was a Belgian violinist. Born in Liège, Raskin, a student of Édouard Nadaud (violin) and Lucien Capet (chamber music), was one of the best Belgian violinists of his time. During his exile in England during the Secon ...

(1906–1984), Belgian violinist *

Milt Raskin Milt Raskin (January 27, 1916 – October 16, 1977) was an American swing jazz pianist. Born in Boston, Mass., Raskin played saxophone as a child before switching to piano at age 11. In the 1930s he attended the New England Conservatory of M ...

(1916–1977), American pianist *

Philip Raskin Philip Raskin (born 1947 in Glasgow) is a Scottish artist who has achieved notability within the contemporary Scottish art scene. He specialises in painting landscapes and seascapes. His works have been the subject of many exhibitions and hav ...

(born 1947), Scottish landscape painter * Philip Max Raskin (1880–1944), Jewish/English/American poet *

Saul Raskin Saul Raskin (russian: Саул Раскин, he, שאול רסקין; 1878–1966) was a Russian born American artist, writer, lecturer and teacher best known for his depiction of Jewish subjects. Early life and studies Raskin was born in ...

(1878–1966), American artist and writer

In government and politics

* Eleanor Raskin (born 1946), leftist radical, member of the Weather Underground *

Jamie Raskin Jamin Ben Raskin (born December 13, 1962) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maryland State Senate f ...

(born 1962), American politician *

Marcus Raskin Marcus Goodman Raskin (April 30, 1934 – December 24, 2017) was an American progressive social critic, political activist, author, and philosopher. He was the co-founder, with Richard Barnet, of the progressive think tank the Institute for Poli ...

(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 Wouter Raskin (born 4 January 1972, in Bilzen) is a Belgian-Flemish politician and a member of the New Flemish Alliance party. Biography Raskin was born in Bilzen and studied economics at Hasselt University. He then worked as a coordinator for a ...

(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 Nicolas Raskin (born 23 February 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Standard Liège in the Belgian First Division A. Club career Raskin was born in Liège, and began playing football with Standard Liège a ...

(born 2001), Belgian footballer *

Tubby Raskin Morris "Tubby" Raskin (Hebrew: מוריס "טאבי" רסקין; January 8, 1902 – September 9, 1981) was an American basketball player and coach. He played for the Brooklyn Arcadians in the American Basketball League (ABL). He later coache ...

(1902–1981), American basketball player and coach *

Yulia Raskina Yulia Raskina (; born April 9, 1982 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian former rhythmic gymnast and trainer. She is the 2000 Olympics silver medalist, the 1999 World All-around silver medalist, the two time (2000,1999) European All-around silve ...

(born 1982), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast

In other fields

* A. H. Raskin (1911–1993), Canadian-American labor reporter *

Aza Raskin Aza Raskin (born February 1, 1984) is the co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and of the Earth Species Project. He is also a writer, entrepreneur, inventor, and interface designer. He is the son of Jef Raskin, a human–computer inter ...

(born 1984), son of Jef Raskin and president of Humanized, makers of Enso *

Jef Raskin Jef Raskin (born Jeff Raskin; March 9, 1943 – February 26, 2005) was an American human–computer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s. Early life and education Jef Raskin ...

(1943–2005), interface designer for the Apple Macintosh *

Jonah Raskin Jonah Raskin (born January 3, 1942) is an American writer who left an East Coast university teaching position to participate in the 1970s radical counterculture as a freelance journalist, then returned to the academy in California in the 1980s to ...

(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 Victor Raskin (born April 17, 1944) is a distinguished professor of linguistics at Purdue University. He is the author of ''Semantic Mechanisms of Humor'' and ''Ontological Semantics'' and founding editor (now editor-at-large) of '' Humor'', the j ...

(born 1944), Russian-born American linguist

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