Plange is a German surname primarily associated with the town of Soest. Acting Director-General of the Dutch Gold Coast Pieter Woortman, who was born in Soest, named the children he had with the Fante woman Afodua with his mother's maiden name, Plange. Their offspring became an important Gold Coast Euro-African family. Descendants of Pieter Woortman and Afodua include:David Plange, English rugby league player Manyo Plange, Ghanaian boxer Nii Plange, Ghanaian-born football player who plays for Burkina Faso Mimi Plange, Ghanaian fashion designer
