Rakovsky is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Christian Rakovsky (1873–1941), Bulgarian and Soviet socialist revolutionary Igor Rakovsky (born 1975), Russian footballer Martin Rakovský (c. 1535–1579), Renaissance-era Hungarian poet and humanist scholar Patrick Rakovsky (born 1993), German football player Puah Rakovsky (1865–1955), professional educator, Zionist activist and feminist leader Vasily Rakovsky (1898–1978), Soviet general Zsuzsa Rakovsky (born 1950), Hungarian translator and writer
See also Rakovski (disambiguation) Rakowski