Munthe is a surname, mainly used in Scandinavia. Notable people with the surname include:Adolph Frederik Munthe (1817–1884), Norwegian military officer and government official Anna Munthe-Norstedt (1854–1936), Swedish painter Audun Munthe-Kaas Hierman (1892–1975), Norwegian newspaper editor and novelist Axel Munthe (1857–1949), Swedish-born physician and psychiatrist Carl Oscar Munthe (1861–1952), Norwegian military officer and historian Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe (1875–1939), Norwegian genealogist Gerhard Munthe (1849–1929), Norwegian painter and illustrator Gustaf Munthe (1896–1962), Swedish writer, art historian and art teacher Hans Munthe-Kaas, Norwegian mathematician at the University of Bergen Hartvig Andreas Munthe (1845–1905), Norwegian military officer, engineer and genealogist. Henrik Munthe (1860–1958), Swedish geologist Herman Munthe-Kaas (1890–1977), Norwegian architect Holm Hansen Munthe (1848–1898), Norwegian architect Hugo Munthe-Kaas (1922–2012), Norwegian intelligence agent and resistance fighter during World War II Johan Munthe Cappelen (1884–1962), Norwegian legal scholar and judge Johan Wilhelm Normann Munthe (1864–1935) was born in Bergen, Norway. After a military education in the cavalry, he emigrated to China Lagertha Munthe (1888–1984), Norwegian painter Ludvig Munthe (1841–1896), Norwegian-born, German landscape painter Malcolm Munthe (1910–1995), British soldier, writer and curator Margrethe Munthe (1860–1931), Norwegian teacher, children's writer, songwriter and playwright Otto Hjersing Munthe-Kaas (1883–1981), Norwegian politician, businessman and military officer Preben Munthe (1922–2013), Norwegian economist Wilhelm Munthe (1883–1965), Norwegian librarian Leonardus Valentin von Munthe (1940-2018), Norwegian-born, Dutch scientist at Philips