Plath (surname)

Plath is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aurelia Plath (1907–1994), mother of Sylvia Plath
• John Plath (born 1969), Australian rugby league footballer
• Max Plath (born 2001), Australian rugby league footballer
• Otto Plath (1885–1940), father of Sylvia Plath and entomologist
• Sylvia Plath (1932–1963), American poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist
  • Sylvia Plath effect
• Werner Plath (1918–1945), German swimmer
• Wolfgang Plath (1930–1995), German musicologist