Munk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Munk, alias of Estonian actor and singer Ivo Uukkivi Alena Munkova (1926-2008), Czech writer who worked in Staflik a Spagetka Anders Munk (1922–1989), Danish mycologist Andrzej Munk (1920–1961), Polish film director Eduard Munk (1803–1871), German philologist Elie Munk (1900–1981), German-born French rabbi and rabbinic scholar Hermann Munk (1839–1912), German physiologist Jens Munk (1579–1628), Danish-Norwegian explorer of the Arctic Jiri Munk, Czech writer and Alena's brother József Munk, Hungarian Olympic medalist swimmer Kaj Munk (1898–1944), Danish playwright Kirsten Munk (1598–1658), morganatic wife of Christian IV of Denmark-Norway Ludvig Munk (1537–1602), Governor-general of Norway from 1577 to 1583 Marc-David Munk, Physician and executive Marie Munk (1885-1978), German-American lawyer, first female judge in Germany Max Munk (1890–1986), NASA, aerodynamics, Variable-Density Wind tunnel 1921 Nina Munk, American journalist and non-fiction writer Paneeraq Siegstad Munk, Lutheran bishop in Greenland Peter Munk (1927–2018), Canadian businessman and philanthropist Salomon Munk (1803–1867), German-born Jewish-French Orientalist Walter Heinrich Munk (1917–2019), American oceanographer William Munk (1816–1898) English physician, compiler of Munk's Roll