Monroe (surname)

Monroe is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan H. Monroe (1903–1975), professor, creator of Monroe's motivated sequence
• Alexander W. Monroe (1817–1905), American politician and Confederate States Army officer
• Bill Monroe (1911–1996), American musician
• Burt Monroe (1930–1994), American ornithologist
• Christopher Monroe (born 1965), American physicist
• Craig Monroe (born 1977), American MLB baseball player
• Earl Monroe (born 1944), American Hall of Fame basketball player
• Greg Monroe (born 1990) American professional basketball player
• James Monroe (1758–1831), the 5th U.S. president
• James Monroe (1799–1870), member of the U.S. House of Representatives and nephew of President Monroe
• James T. Monroe, professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature
• Jay R. Monroe, founder of the Monroe Calculator Company
• Jordan Monroe (born 1986), American glamour model
• Kristen Monroe (born 1946), American professor of Political Science
• Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), American actress
• Mircea Monroe (born 1982), American actress
• Nicholas Monroe (born 1982), American tennis player
• Robert Monroe (1915–1995), author, founder of The Monroe Institute
• Rodney Monroe (born 1968) American basketball player
• Rodrick Monroe (born 1976), American football player
• Vaughn Monroe (1911–1973), American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader

Fictional characters

• Monroe (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) of the Cartoon Network cartoon The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005–2007)
• Mr. Monroe (Jim J. Bullock) of the Nickelodeon comedy Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004–2007)
• Dr Marvin Monroe (voiced by Harry Shearer) of the Fox cartoon The Simpsons (1989–present)
• Alison "Sonny" Monroe (Demi Lovato) from the Disney comedy series Sonny with a Chance (2009–present)
• Adam Monroe (David Anders) from the NBC drama series Heroes (2006–2010)
• Dr Gabriel Monroe (James Nesbitt) title character in the ITV drama series Monroe (2011–present)
• Sebastian Monroe, President of the Monroe Republic in Revolution
• Monroe, played by Silas Weir Mitchell (actor), is a Wider Blutbad in Grimm (TV series)
• Monroe Ficus, played by Jm J. Bullock in Too Close for Comfort