Platt (surname)

Platt is an English surname, and may refer to:

People

• Aaron Platt (born 1981), American film director and cinematographer
• Abby Rakic-Platt (born 1993), British actress
• Adam Platt (born 1958), American writer and restaurant critic
• Alethea Hill Platt (1860–1932), American artist
• Alexander Platt (born 1965), American conductor and music director
• Alison Platt (born 1962), British businesswoman
• Alyce Platt (born 1964), Australian actress
• Andrew Platt (born 1988), American politician from Maryland
• Andy Platt (born 1963), British rugby league footballer
• Angela Platt (born 1979), Irish field hockey player
• Anthony Platt (born 1942), British sociologist and criminologist
• Anthony Leonard Platt, known as Unk (1982–2025), American DJ and rapper
• Ben Platt (disambiguation), several people
• Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle (1923–2015), British politician
• Brian Platt (born 1985), American public administrator from Missouri
• Casper Platt (1892–1965), American judge from Illinois
• Charles Platt (disambiguation), several people
• Chester Platt (1857–1934), American newspaper publisher and businessman
• Christine Platt (born c. 1953), South African urban planner
• Christopher Platt (1934–1989), British historian
• Claude Platt (1904–1966), Australian sports shooter
• Clive Platt (born 1977), English footballer
• Colin Platt (1934–2015), British historian
• Conal Platt (born 1986), English footballer
• Dan Fellows Platt (1873–1937), American art collector and politician
• Darren Platt (died 2016), British television businessman
• David Platt (disambiguation), several people
• Deborah Majoras (née Platt) (fl. 2004–2008), American government official
• Denise Platt (born 1945), British civil servant
• Dick Platt (fl. 1930s), English footballer
• Don Platt (1930–2020), Canadian tennis player
• Donald Platt (fl. 2000–2006), English poet and educator
• Eddie Platt (1921–2010), American saxophonist
• Edmund Platt (1865–1939), American politician and banker from New York
• Edward Platt (1916–1974), American actor best known for his portrayal of "The Chief" in TV series Get Smart
• Edward Platt (author) (born 1968), English writer
• Eleanor Platt (1910–1974), American sculptor
• Elliott Ferrous-Martin Platt (born 2004), Canadian musician, known professionally as ElyOtto
• Erminnie A. Smith (née Platt) (1836–1886), American ethnographer
• Ethel Bliss Platt (1881–1971), American tennis player and art collector
• Frances Platt (fl. 1998–2021), British biochemist and pharmacologist
• Francis Platt (1849–1923), English anarchist
• Frank C. Platt (1866–1952), New York politician
• Geoff Platt (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
• Geoff Platt (journalist)
• George Platt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hannah Platt (born 1990s), English comedian and writer
• Harry Platt (1886–1986), English surgeon
• Harry Platt (footballer) (1908–1993), English footballer
• Henry Platt (fl. 1896–1899), English footballer
• Henry C. Platt (1840–1904), American lawyer and politician from New York
• Herman Platt (1909–2005), American businessman and philanthropist
• Howard Platt (born 1938), American actor known for his role as "Officer Hopkins" in TV series Sanford and Son
• James Platt (disambiguation), several people
• Jayme Platt (born 1978), American ice hockey player
• Jeff Platt (born 1986), American sports commentator and poker player
• Jennifer Platt (fl. 1964–2002), British sociologist and educator
• Jenny Platt (born 1979), British actress
• Jessica Platt (born 1989), Canadian hockey player
• Jim Platt (born 1952), Northern Irish footballer
• Jim Platt (basketball) (born 1952), American college basketball coach
• Jo Platt (born 1973), British politician
• John Platt (disambiguation), several people
• Jon Platt (born 1964), U.S. music executive
• Jonas Platt (1769–1834), New York politician
• Jonas M. Platt (1919–2000), U.S. Marine Corps major general
• Joseph Platt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Julia Platt (1857–1935), American embryologist and politician
• Julie Platt (born 1957), American banker and philanthropist
• Kalyar Platt (born 1972), Burmese herpetologist
• Karen Platt (fl. 1999–2007), British writer and publisher
• Karl Platt (born 1978), German mountain biker
• Ken Platt (1921–1998), British north-country comedian
• Kin Platt (1911–2003), American writer for radio
• Kristian Platt (born 1991), English footballer
• Larry Platt (born 1947), American civil rights advocate and musician
• Lauren Platt (born 1997), British TV presenter and singer
• Lenny Platt (born 1984), American actor
• Lewis E. Platt (1941–2005), American businessman and corporate director
• Lilly Platt (born 2008), British and Dutch environmentalist
• Liss Platt (born 1965), Canadian artist
• Louise Platt (1915–2003), American actress
• Loula Roberts Platt (1863–1934), suffragist and first woman to run for a seat in the North Carolina Senate
• Manu Platt (born 1980), American biomedical engineer
• Marc Platt (disambiguation), several people
• Mark Platt (rower) (born 1973), Canadian rower
• Marsha Platt (fl. 1993–1995), American politician from Massachusetts
• Martin Ward Platt (1954–2019), British neonatologist
• Mary R. P. Hatch (née Platt) (1848–1935), American writer
• Mary Platt Parmele (née Platt) (1843–1911), American historian and writer
• Mary Frances Platt (1953–2004), American writer and activist
• Matthew Platt (born 1997), English footballer
• Michael Platt (disambiguation), several people
• Moses Platt (fl. 1933), American folk singer
• Moss K. Platt (1808–1876), New York politician
• Nehemiah Platt (1797–1851), New York politician
• Nicholas Platt (born 1936), American diplomat
• Obadiah H. Platt (1806–1893), American newspaper publisher
• Oliver Platt (born 1960), American actor
• Orville H. Platt (1827–1905), American politician, proponent of the Platt Amendment
• Peter Platt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Phyllis Platt (1886–1950), British painter
• Polly Platt (1939–2011), American film producer, production designer and screenwriter
• Polly Platt (author) (1927–2008), American author
• Richard Platt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert Platt (disambiguation), several people
• Ronald Platt (born 1946), alias of Canadian criminal Albert Johnson Walker
• Ronnie Platt (born 1962), American singer
• Ruth Platt (fl. 2000s–2010s), British actress, writer and director
• Rutherford Platt (1894–1975), American nature writer and photographer
• Sam Platt (born 1958), American football player
• Samuel Platt (1812–1887), Canadian brewer and politician
• Sarah Platt-Decker (1856–1912), American suffragist
• Spencer Platt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Stephen R. Platt (fl. 2004–2018), American historian and writer
• Steve Platt (born 1954), British journalist, editor of New Statesman magazine
• Steven I. Platt (born 1947), American judge from Maryland
• Sue Platt (born 1940), British track and field athlete
• Sylvia Platt (born 1951), English swimmer
• Tara Platt (born 1978), American voice actress
• Ted Platt (1921–1996), English professional goalkeeper
• Thomas Platt (disambiguation), several people named Thomas or Tom
• Tony Platt (fl. 2000s–2010s), English sound engineer and producer
• Trevor Platt (1942–2020), British and Canadian oceanographer
• Victoria Platt (born 1972), American actress
• Virginia Bever Platt (1912–2009), American historian
• Whitey Platt (1920–1970), American baseball player
• Sir William Platt (1885–1975), British army general
• Woody Platt, American bluegrass musician
• Zephaniah Platt (1735–1807), American lawyer
• Zephaniah Platt (Michigan Attorney General) (1796–1871), American lawyer and politician
• Zephaniah C. Platt (1805–1884), American farmer, banker, and politician

Fictional characters

• Bethany Platt, from Coronation Street
• David Platt (Coronation Street), from Coronation Street
• Gail Platt, from Coronation Street
• Kylie Platt from Coronation Street
• Lily Platt from Coronation Street
• Martin Platt, from Coronation Street
• Sarah Platt, from Coronation Street
• Trudy Platt, see list of Chicago P.D. characters
• Yardley Platt, from Harry Potter

See also

• Platt (disambiguation)
• Platts, now S&P Global Commodity Insights
• Platt Brothers, English textile machine manufacturers
• Mather & Platt, engineering firms
• Plett (surname)