Käthe or Kathe is a feminine given name, often a short form of Katharina. Notable people with the name include:Käthe Dorsch (1890–1957), German actress
Käthe Gold (1907–1997), Austrian actress
Käthe Grasegger, later Deuschl (1917–2001), German alpine skier
Kathe Green, American actress, model and singer
Käthe Haack (1897–1986), German actress
Käthe Hoffmann, German botanist who discovered and catalogued many plant species in New Guinea and South East Asia
Käthe Köhler, German diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
Kathe Koja, American writer
Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945), German painter, printmaker, and sculptor
Käthe Krauß (1906–1970), German athlete, 1936 Olympic bronze medallist in 100 m
Käthe Menzel-Jordan (1916–2026), German architect and preservationist
Käthe Petersen (1903–1981), German jurist and lawyer
Käthe Pohland, East German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1960s
Käthe Sasso (1926–2024), Austrian child resistance activist
Käthe Schirmacher (1865–1930), German writer, journalist, women's rights activist and journalist
Käthe Sohnemann (1913–1997), German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
Käthe von Nagy (1904–1973), Hungarian actress