Planta is a surname of Swiss origin.

List of people with the surname

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  • Albert Planta (1868–1952), Canadian senator and financial agent
  • Claudio von Planta (born 1962), Swiss cameraman
  • Andrew Planta (1717–1773), Swiss pastor and librarian of the British Museum
  • Elizabeth Planta (1740/41–1823), governess of Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne and her children, daughter of Andrew Planta
  • Joseph Planta (librarian) (1744–1827), Swiss Principal Librarian of the British Museum, son of Andrew Planta
  • Frederica Planta (1750–1778), governess and English teacher for the children of George III and Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, daughter of Andrew Planta
  • Anna Elizabeth "Eliza" Planta (1757–1815), governess of Mary Bowes' children and later of Catherine Shuvalova's daughter Alexandra, daughter of Andrew Planta
  • Sir Joseph Planta (1787–1847), British diplomat and politician, son of the librarian Joseph Planta

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