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

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ve ...

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 som ...

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 aun ...

. 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 Newbery ...

(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),Eu ...

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 Upon ...

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

(1928–1984), American soprano * Lisi Raskin (born 1974), American artist *

Mario Raskin Mario Raskin (born 1952) 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 (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 Mu ...

(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 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 ...

(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 (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 Judaism, Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn Heights, New York, and dean of Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy. Ea ...

, Chabad rabbi in Brooklyn, New York *

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

(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 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 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 inte ...

(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 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 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 research ...

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

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

(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 jo ...

(born 1944), Russian-born American linguist

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