Barsky (surname)

Barsky is a mostly Jewish (and, more rarely, Ukrainian and Russian) surname. It is derived from the name of the town of

Bar Bar or BAR may refer to: Food and drink * Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages * Candy bar * Chocolate bar Science and technology * Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment * Bar (tropical cyclone), a layer of cloud * Bar (u ...

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast ( uk, Ві́нницька о́бласть, translit=Vinnytska oblast; ; also referred to as Vinnychchyna — uk, Ві́нниччина) is an oblast of western and southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia. ...

, Ukraine. The single masculine suffix -sky imparts the meaning ''"of Bar"'' or ''"from Bar"''. The feminine counterpart of this suffix is -skaya but this form is only used in Slavic-speaking countries. Polish version is "Barski" and "Barska" for femine for of the surname. Notable people include: * Amie Barsky (born c. 1984), American reality television show contestant *

Brian A. Barsky Brian A. Barsky is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, working in computer graphics and geometric modeling as well as in optometry and vision science. He is a Professor of Computer Science and Vision Science and an Affiliate ...

, American Professor of Computer Science and Vision Science * Bud Barsky (1891–1967), Ukrainian-born American film producer *

Edward K. Barsky Edward K. "Eddie" Barsky (June 6, 1895 – February 11, 1975) was an American surgeon and political activist. Barsky is best remembered as the head of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, a Communist Party-sponsored organization which ra ...

(1885-1975), American surgeon and political activist * Evangelyn Barsky (1894–1936), American lawyer *

Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi Ivan Grigorovich-BarskyBrumfield, William Craft: Gold in azure: one thousand years of Russian architecture. D.R. Godine, 1983. P. 20. or Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi (russian: Иван Григорьевич Григорович-Барский, ) (bo ...

(1713-1785), Ukrainian architect *

Jack Barsky Jack Philip Barsky (born Albrecht Dittrich, 18 May 1949) is a German-American author, IT specialist and former sleeper agent of the KGB who spied on the United States from 1978 to 1988. Exposed after the Cold War, Barsky became a resource for U. ...

, alias of Albrecht Dittrich, former KGB spy turned IT specialist. *

Joseph Barsky Joseph Barsky ( he, יוסף ברסקי, Odessa, Russian Empire – 1943 in Haifa, Palestine) was an architect in Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine. Barsky was a graduate of the Architectural College in Grekov Odessa Art school of Odessa an ...

(d. 1943), Russian Jewish architect * Max Barsky (born 1991), American professional wrestler best known by his ring name David Starr * Moshe Barsky (1895-1913), Zionist settler in Ottoman Palestine, murdered in a hate crime that made him a martyr in the burgeoning Zionist movement. *

Paul Barsky Paul Barsky is an American radio talk show host, born in Buffalo, New York. Early Radio Career (Late 1970s–1985) He got started in radio while attending college in upstate New York and landed his first on-air role at WAXC in Rochester, NY Upo ...

, American talk radio personality * Rick Barsky, Canadian Green Party politician *

Robert Barsky Robert Franklin Barsky is Canada Research Chair in Law, Narrative, and Border Crossing. He is a Professor in the College of Arts and Science and Associate Faculty in the School of Law at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He is an exp ...

, American university professor *

Sam Barsky Sam Barsky is an American artist and internet celebrity. He knits sweaters of landmarks, then takes selfies in front of the landmarks while wearing them. He also knits sweaters of Jewish and other holidays. His sweaters are knitted without a patt ...

, Knitting artist * Tim Barsky, American musician * Vladimir Barsky, Russian actor and filmmaker, most famous as one of the stars of Battleship Potemkin. {{surname Russian-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin