Altaras is a Sephardic Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
David ben Solomon Altaras, eighteenth-century Italian rabbi
Aaron Altaras (b. 1995), German actor
Adriana Altaras (b. 1960), Croatian born German actress, theater director and writer
Jakob Altaras (1918–2001), Croatian-German physician and president of the Jewish community Giessen
Thea Altaras (1924–2004), Croatian-German architect