Rask is a surname which may refer to:

Politics

Maija Rask Maija-Liisa Rask (born 28 January 1951) is a Finnish retired politician and nurse. She represented Lapland in the Parliament of Finland as a member of the Social Democratic Party from 1991 to 2007. As minister of education from 1999 to 2003, s ...

(born 1951), Finnish politician *

Märt Rask Märt Rask (born 19 December 1950) is an Estonian attorney, jurist, and politician who was the Estonian Minister of the Interior from 1995 to 1996, as well as being the Justice Minister in 1992 and from 1999 to 2003 and Chief Justice of the Sup ...

(born 1950), Estonian attorney, jurist, and politician * Ola Rask (born 1940), Swedish politician * Samuel A. Rask (1874-1959), American businessman and politician

Sport

Association football

Caroline Rask Caroline Rask (born 25 May 1994) is a Danish football midfielder who currently plays for PSV in the Netherlands. She has previously played for Fortuna Hjørring, and A.C. Milan and has also played for the Danish women's national team. Rask j ...

(born 1994), Danish footballer *

Jesper Rask Jesper Rask (born 18 July 1988) is a Danish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Rask made his senior debut for AGF 29 October 2008 in a Danish Cup round of 16 match against OB, after then starting goalkeeper Steffen Rasmussen ...

(born 1988), Danish footballer *

Mikkel Rask Mikkel Rask (born 22 June 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Mikkel Rask got his breakthrough in the Danish 1st Division in 2001 playing for Randers FC, but when the club later earned promotio ...

(born 1983), Danish footballer *

Svend Aage Rask Svend Aage Rask (14 July 1935 – 29 June 2020En af de s ...

(born 1935), Danish footballer

Ice hockey

* Fanny Rask (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player *

Joonas Rask Joonas Rask (born 24 March 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators during the 201 ...

(born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player * Tuukka Rask (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player *

Victor Rask Victor Rask (born 1 March 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey center who plays for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL). He has previosuly spent eight years in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing for the Carolina Hurrica ...

(born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player

Other sports

Bengt Rask Karl Bengt Rask (born 28 April 1928) is a retired Swedish swimmer who won a bronze medal relay medals in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships. Two years later he competed in the same event at the 1952 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1958), Swedish swimmer * Erik Rask (born 1936), Danish rower *

Joakim Rask Joakim "Jocke" Rask (born 8 January 1972) is a Swedish professional golfer. Rask's father, a scratch golfer, taught him to play as a six-year-old and he represented the Swedish boys' team. Rask concentrated on golf after an ice-hockey injury, and ...

(born 1972), Swedish golfer * Kaarto Rask (1928–2001), Finnish shot putter

Other

Gertrud Rask Gertrud Rask (167321 December 1735) was the first wife of the Danish-Norwegian missionary to Greenland Hans Egede and was the mother of the missionary and translator Paul Egede. Life in Norway Gertrud Rask (the parish register records her as Gj ...

(1673–1735), Norwegian missionary to Greenland *

Grethe Rask Margrethe P. Rask (1930 – 12 December 1977), better known as Grethe Rask, was a Danish physician and surgeon in Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). After setting up her own hospital in the village of Abumombazi in 1972, she tr ...

(1930–1977), Danish physician and surgeon who became one of the first non-Africans to die due to AIDS * Helene Rask (born 1980), Norwegian model *

Karin Rask Karin Rask (until 2005, Karin Lätsim; born 21 April 1979) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, theatre teacher and clothing designer. Early life and education Karin Rask was born as Karin Lätsim in Haapsalu, in Lääne County i ...

(born 1979), Estonian actress * Rasmus Rask (1787–1832), Danish scholar and philologist {{Surname, Rask Danish-language surnames Estonian-language surnames Norwegian-language surnames Swedish-language surnames