Kumlien is a surname of Swedish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Akke Kumlien (1884–1949) Swedish calligrapher and graphic designer Axel Kumlien (1833–1913) Swedish architect Hjalmar Kumlien (1837–1897) Swedish architect Thure Kumlien (1819–1888) Swedish-American ornithologist and biologist
See also Birgitta Kumlien-Nyheim (b. 1942) Swedish-Norwegian painter a typeface in the Stempel Type Foundry, named after Akke Kumlien Kumlien's gull