Platero is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Federico Platero (born 1991), Uruguayan footballer Gloria Platero, Spanish physicist Mario Calvo-Platero (born 1954), Italian journalist Matías Platero (born 1988), Argentine roller hockey player Oksana Platero, Ukrainian ballroom and Latin dancer Paul Platero (1942–2020), Navajo linguist Roberto Platero (born 1986), Spanish footballer Tomás Platero IV (1857–1925), Argentine lawyer and political activist