Munro (disambiguation)

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Munro may refer to:

Contents 1 People named Munro 1.1 Sports 1.2 Medicine 1.3 Literature and fiction 1.4 Television and film 1.5 Science 1.6 Military 1.7 Education 1.8 Politics 2 See also 3 External Links

• Munro, any Scottish mountain with a height over 3000 feet (914.4 metres)
• Clan Munro, Highland Scottish clan
• Mount Munro, a peak on Cape Barren Island in Tasmania
• Munro, Buenos Aires, a neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires
• USCGC Munro (WHEC-724), High Endurance Cutter of the United States Coast Guard
• Munro Day, holiday celebrated each year on the first Friday in February by Dalhousie University
• Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport, international airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• Munroe effect, the partial focusing of blast energy caused by a hollow or void cut into a piece of explosive

[edit] People named Munro

[edit] Sports

• Adam Munro, professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL
• Burt Munro, motorcycle enthusiast, racer and 1000cc land speed record holder
• Grant Munro, professional footballer playing for Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle
• Iain Munro, Scottish professional footballer, coach, and manager
• Sir Hugh Munro, mountaineer who listed Scotland's mountains over 3,000 feet
• Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy, Western Hockey League Trophy

Shaun Munro, professional surfer 1988 to1996, Australian pro junior champion 1989, Australian junior amateur champion 1986

[edit] Medicine

• Alan Munro, British immunologist and entrepreneur
• Alexander Munro III, Professor of anatomy at Edinburgh University in the early 19th century

[edit] Literature and fiction

• Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer
• Duncan H. Munro, English science fiction author
• Herbert Hugh Munro, British author
• James Munro (British author), British thriller writer
• Rona Munro, prize-winning Scottish writer
• Iron Munro, fictional character in the DC Comics Universe

[edit] Television and film

• Caroline Munro, British actress and model best known for her many appearances in science fiction and action films of the 1970s and 1980s
• Joanna Munro, former television presenter who appeared in the 1980s on That's Life! with Esther Rantzen
• Lochlyn Munro, Canadian actor known for his portrayal of clean-cut but intense characters ranging from police officers to personal trainers

[edit] Science

• David H. Munro, physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who created the programming language Yorick
• William B. Munro, Canadian social scientist and eugenicist

[edit] Military

• Douglas Albert Munro, the only member of the United States Coast Guard to have received the Medal of Honor
• Lieutenant-Colonel George Monro is sometimes spelt Munro.
• James Munro (VC), Scottish soldier who won the Victoria Cross
• John Munro (poet), Scottish soldier who won the Military Cross during the First World War and later became a poet
• Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, sixth Governor-General of Australia
• Sir Hector Munro, British military leader of 89th regiment
• Thomas Munro, Scottish soldier and statesman

[edit] Education

• George Munro, Canadian educator and philanthropist from Nova Scotia
• Alexander Munro (educator), was the Principal of Edinburgh University from 1685 to 1690

[edit] Politics

• James Munro (Australian politician), Australian colonial politician
• Rev John Munro of Tain, Presbyterian minister who resisted James VI.
• John Carr Munro, Canadian politician
• John Farquhar Munro, Scottish Liberal Democrat politician
• Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness, Scottish politician

[edit] See also

• Monro
• Monroe
• Munroe

[edit] External Links

• Munro Heritage Centre