Jakob Altaras (1918–2001), Croatian-German physician and president of the Jewish community Giessen
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Adriana Altaras (b. 1960), Croatian born German actress, theater director and writer
Altaras mother was forced to escape Croatia with his grandparents, Jakob and Thea Altaras, because his grandfather has been politically persecuted in a mounted court case by the League of Communists of Croatia.
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Altaras was born in Berlin on 21 November 1995 to a Croatian Jewish mother Adriana Altaras and German father Wolfgang Böhmer.
Altaras has two sons with composer Wolfgang Böhmer; Aaron Altaras and Leonard Altaras.