Barsky (surname)
Barsky is a mostly Jewish (and, more rarely, Ukrainian and Russian) surname. It is derived from the name of the town of Bar in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. The single masculine suffix -sky imparts the meaning "of Bar" or "from Bar". The feminine counterpart of this suffix is -skaya but this form is only used in Slavic-speaking countries. Polish version is "Barski" and "Barska" for femine for of the surname. Notable people include:
- Amie Barsky (born c. 1984), American reality television show contestant
- Brian A. Barsky, American Professor of Computer Science and Vision Science
- Bud Barsky (1891–1967), Ukrainian-born American film producer
- Edward K. Barsky (1885-1975), American surgeon and political activist
- Evangelyn Barsky (1894–1936), American lawyer
- Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi (1713-1785), Ukrainian architect
- Joseph Barsky (d. 1943), Russian Jewish architect
- Max Barsky (born 1991), American professional wrestler best known by his ring name David Starr
- Moshe Barsky (1895-1913), Zionist settler in Ottoman Palestine, murdered in a hate crime that made him a martyr in the burgeoning Zionist movement.
- Paul Barsky, American talk radio personality
- Rick Barsky, Canadian Green Party politician
- Robert Barsky, American university professor
- Sam Barsky, Knitting artist
- Tim Barsky, American musician
- Vladimir Barsky, Russian actor and filmmaker, most famous as one of the stars of Battleship Potemkin.
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