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