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

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

origin, a

matronymic A matronymic is a personal name or a parental 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 patrony ...

from "Raske", nickname for

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

. Notable people with this name include:

In arts, literature and entertainment

Allison Raskin Allison Beth Raskin (born June 20, 1989) is an American writer, director, comedian, YouTuber, and podcaster. She previously worked as a writer at BuzzFeed Video, but left in 2015 with fellow writer and friend Gabe Dunn to pursue work on their c ...

(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 Newbery ...

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

Eugene Raskin Eugene Raskin (September 5, 1909 in the Bronx, New York – June 7, 2004 in Manhattan, New York),Eugene Ras ...

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, Quentin Tarantino's ''Django Unchained'', ''The Hateful Eight'' and ''Once Upon a ...

(born 1972), American film editor * Jenny Raskin (born 1969), American television producer and filmmaker * Jessica Raskin (born 1982), American actress *

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 *

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 an 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 research in ord ...

(born 1974), American artist *

Mario Raskin Mario Raskin (born 1951) is an Argentine harpsichordist. He was born in Buenos Aires and lives in Paris, France. Background Raskin was born in Buenos Aires, and studied music at the National Conservatory of Buenos Aires. He developed an inter ...

(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 Seco ...

(1906–1984), Belgian violinist *

Milt Raskin Milt Raskin (January 27, 1916 – October 16, 1977) was an American swing jazz pianist. Biography 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 Conse ...

(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 have ...

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

Robin Raskin Robin Raskin (born May 14, 1954) is an American writer, author, publisher, TV personality, and conference and event creator best known for her ability to simplify technology for non-technologists. Early publications Raskin began writing about tec ...

(born 1954), American writer *

Saul Raskin Saul Raskin (, ; 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 in Nogaisk in the Russian Empire now known as Pry ...

(1878–1966), American artist and writer

In government and politics

Eleanor Raskin Eleanor E. Raskin (née Stein; born March 16, 1946) was a member of the Weathermen. She is currently an adjunct instructor at Albany Law School. She was an administrative law judge at the New York State Public Service Commission. Background ...

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

Jamie Raskin Jamin Ben Raskin (born December 13, 1962) is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Demo ...

(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 Po ...

(1934–2017), American progressive activist and social critic * Max Raskin (1902–1984), American politician and judge *

Sarah Bloom Raskin Sarah Bloom Raskin (born April 15, 1961) is an American attorney and financial markets policymaker who served as the 13th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury from 2014 to 2017. Raskin previously served as a member of the Federal Rese ...

(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 Aaron L. Raskin is an American Chabad Lubavitch rabbi and writer. He serves as spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai Avraham, an Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn Heights, New York, and dean of Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy. Early life Aaron R ...

, Chabad rabbi in Brooklyn, New York *

Arie Zeev Raskin Rabbi Arie Zeev Raskin (; born 1976) is the Chief Rabbi of Cyprus and the first rabbi on the island in many years. Career Rabbi Arie Zeev Raskin's brothers are also serving as rabbis in Jewish communities, with Rabbi Shlomo Raskin in Frankfurt an ...

(born 1976), Chief Rabbi of Cyprus * Dovid Raskin (1927–2011), Chabad Hasidic rabbi

In sport

* Dmytro Raskin (born 1995), Ukrainian judoka * 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 club Rangers and the Belgium national team. Raskin had spells in the youth academies of Standard Liège and Anderlecht, before joining Ge ...

(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 coach ...

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

Yulia Raskina Yulia Raskina (; born 9 April 1982) 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 silver medalist and 19 ...

(born 1982), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast

In other fields

A. H. Raskin Abraham Henry Raskin (April 26, 1911 – December 22, 1993), known as A. H. Raskin, was a Canadian-born labor reporter, editorial writer, and assistant editor of ''The New York Times'' from 1934 to 1977.Severo, Richard (December 23, 1993)"A. ...

(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 i ...

(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 who conceived and began leading the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s. Early life and education Jef Raskin was bo ...

(1943–2005), interface designer for the Apple Macintosh * Lutgarde Raskin, Belgian-American scientist *

Paul Raskin Paul Raskin is the founding president of the Tellus Institute, which has conducted over 3,500 research and policy projects throughout the world on environmental issues, resource planning, scenario analysis, and sustainable development. His researc ...

(born 1942), future scenario analysis and sustainability expert *

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'' (1985) and ''Ontological Semantics'' (2004) with Sergei Nirenburg and served as the founding ...

(born 1944), Russian-born American linguist * Oleg Raskin (born 1997), no name developer from Russia

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