Plumptre is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adelaide Plumptre (1874–1948), Canadian activist, diplomat, and politician in Toronto Annabella Plumptre (1769–1838), English writer and translator Anne Plumptre (1760–1818), English writer and translator Ashleigh Plumptre (born 1998), Nigerian football player Edward Hayes Plumptre (1821–1891), English divine and scholar Frederick Charles Plumptre (1796–1870), Master of University College, Oxford Henry Plumptre Gipps (1813–1859), English lawyer and politician James Plumptre (1771–1832) English clergyman and dramatist John Pemberton Plumptre (1791–1864), British politician