Famous People with Name Askin

Leon Askin            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Leon Askin: was an Austrian actor.Askin was born Leon Aschkenasy into a Jewish family in Vienna, the son of Malvine (Susman) and Samuel Aschkenazy. Askin already wanted to be an actor as a child. His dream came true, and in the 1930s he worked as a cabaret artist and director at the "ABC Theatre" in Vienna: in this position he also helped the career of the writer Jura Soyfer get off the ground in 1935. As a highly versatile stage actor, he was well-known as "the man of a thousand faces."

Dawn Askin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dawn Askin: a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays lead for Jennifer Jones.While living in her native Ottawa, Askin joined up with Jenn Hanna for the 2003-04 season playing as her second. In 2005, the team won the Ontario Scott Tournament of H

Sir Robert William Askin            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Robert William Askin: was an Australian politician and the 32nd Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first representing the Liberal Party of Australia. After serving as a bank officer and as a Sergeant in the Second World War, Askin joined the Liberal Party and wa

Jari Askins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jari Askins: is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from the US State of Oklahoma. She was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, being the second female and the first Democratic female to hold that position. Askins won the Oklahoma Democratic Party's 2010