Lasky is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Art Lasky (1909–1980), American heavyweight professional boxer Bette Lasky (born 1947), American politician; New Hampshire state senator and former state representative David Lasky (born 1967), American cartoonist Dorothea Lasky (born 1978), American poet Floria Lasky (1923–2007), American lawyer in the theater world Jesse Louis Lasky (1880–1958), American movie producer and founder of Paramount Pictures Jesse L. Lasky, Jr. (1910–1988), American screenwriter, often with his wife Pat Silver-Lasky Kathryn Lasky (born 1944), American author Mark Lasky (1954–1983), American cartoonist Melvin J. Lasky (1920–2004), American journalist Mitch Lasky (born 1962), American venture capitalist Pat Silver-Lasky, American actress, screenwriter, and writer, often with her husband Jesse Lasky, Jr. Rick Lasky, American emergency services consultant, author, motivational speaker Victor Lasky (1918–1990), American newspaper columnist and writer See also Laski (surname) Laskey Lasky, Ukraine