Gaskin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Barbara Gaskin, British singerCatherine Gaskin, Australian/Irish author of romance novelsEdward Gaskin, educator and labor leaderGeorge J. Gaskin, American singerLeonard Gaskin, American jazz musicianStephen Gaskin, American counterculture iconIna May Gaskin, wife of Stephen Gaskin and author of Spiritual Midwifery (1977)Walter E. Gaskin, Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune