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 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
• Nick 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

• 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, at Grimm (TV series)