Gaskin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Barbara Gaskin, British singer
Catherine Gaskin, Australian/Irish author of romance novels
Edward Gaskin, educator and labor leader
George J. Gaskin, American singer
Leonard Gaskin, American jazz musician
Stephen Gaskin, American counterculture icon
Ina May Gaskin, wife of Stephen Gaskin and author of Spiritual Midwifery (1977)
Walter E. Gaskin, Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune