Raskin

Raskin (and the feminine variant Raskina) is a surname of Yiddish origin, a matronymic from "Raske", nickname for Rachel. Notable people with this name include:

## In arts, literature and entertainment

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* Allison Raskin (born 1989), American writer and content creator
* Ellen Raskin (1928–1984), American author (The Westing Game), illustrator, and designer
* Eugene Raskin or Gene Raskin (c.1910–2004), American musician and playwright
* Fred Raskin (born 1972), American film editor
* Jenny Raskin (born 1969), American television producer and filmmaker
* Jessica Raskin (born 1982), American actress
* Jonah Raskin (born 1942), American writer
* Jozef Raskin (1892–1943), Belgian painter and missionary
* Judith Raskin (1928–1984), American soprano
* Lisi Raskin (born 1974), American artist
* Mario Raskin (born 1952), Argentine harpsichordist
* Maurice Raskin (1906–1984), Belgian violinist
* Milt Raskin (1916–1977), American pianist
* Philip Raskin (born 1947), Scottish landscape painter
* Philip Max Raskin (1880–1944), Jewish/English/American poet
* Robin Raskin (born 1954), American writer
* Saul Raskin (1878–1966), American artist and writer

## In government and politics

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* Eleanor Raskin (born 1946), leftist radical, member of the Weather Underground
* Jamie Raskin (born 1962), American politician
* Marcus Raskin (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

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* 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

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* Dmytro Raskin (born 1995), Ukrainian judoka
* Guillaume Raskin (1937–2016), Belgian footballer
* Nicolas Raskin (born 2001), Belgian footballer
* Tubby Raskin (1902–1981), American basketball player and coach
* Yulia Raskina (born 1982), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast

## In other fields

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* A. H. Raskin (1911–1993), Canadian-American labor reporter
* Aza Raskin (born 1984), son of Jef Raskin and president of Humanized, makers of Enso
* Jef Raskin (1943–2005), interface designer for the Apple Macintosh
* Lutgarde Raskin, Belgian-American scientist
* Paul Raskin (born 1942), future scenario analysis and sustainability expert
* Victor Raskin (born 1944), Russian-born American linguist
* Oleg Raskin (born 1997), no name developer from Russia

## See also

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* Rashkin (surname)

Surname list

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