Sarasin is a surname, originating (unrelatedly) in Switzerland and Thailand. Arsa Sarasin (born 1936), Thai diplomat and businessman Edouard Sarasin (1843–1917), Swiss scientist Fritz Sarasin (1859–1942), full name Karl Friedrich Sarasin, Swiss naturalist Jakob Sarasin (1742–1802), Swiss manufacturer and writer in the Age of Enlightenment Jean François Sarrazin (c. 1611–1654), or Sarasin, French author Kanit Sarasin (born 1964), Thai actor Pao Sarasin (1929–2013), Thai politician and policeman Paul Sarasin (1856–1929), full name Paul Benedict Sarasin, a Swiss naturalist Pong Sarasin (born 1927), Thai businessman and politician Pote Sarasin (1905–2000), Thai diplomat and politician Ronald A. Sarasin (born 1934), U.S. Representative from Connecticut Thian-hee Sarasin (1848–1925), Thai physician See also Sarasin family Sarasin's goby for species named for the Sarasins J. Safra Sarasin, a Swiss private bank