Monroe (surname)
Appearance
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*
- Jack Monroe Disambiguation
- 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