Plasencia (surname)

Plasencia is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Ana Plasencia (born 1974), German journalist
  • Augusto Plasencia (1837–1903), Spanish politician and soldier
  • Casto Plasencia (1846–1890), Spanish painter
  • César Plasencia, American soccer player
  • Félix Plasencia, Venezuelan politician and diplomat
  • Jorge A. Plasencia (born 1974), American businessman
  • Juan de Plasencia (1520–1590), Spanish friar
  • Manuel Plasencia (born 1943), Spanish footballer
  • Nestor Plasencia (born c. 1950), tobacco grower and cigar maker
  • Rene Plasencia (born 1973), American politician
  • Steve Plasencia (born 1956), American long-distance runner
  • Susan Plasencia, American politician
  • Lamberto Plasencia Valls (1809–1893), Spanish composer
  • Mariano Plasencia Valls (c. 1809–1894), Spanish composer
  • Lourdes Plasencia Zapata (born 1976), Peruvian politician
  • Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia (born 1961), Peruvian prelate
  • Manuela Villarán de Plasencia (1840–1888), Peruvian poet and journalist