Munro (surname)
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Munro is a surname, and may refer to:
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[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 to 1996, 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
- John Munro (surgeon) Professor of Edinburgh University.
[edit] Literature and fiction
- Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer
- Duncan H. Munro, English science fiction author
- Hector 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
- Colonel Munro in The Last of the Mohicans
[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
- Sir Alexander Munro, Scottish soldier and politician.
- 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.
- George Munro commanded victory at the Battle of Dunkeld.
- Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, sixth Governor-General of Australia.
- Sir Hector Munro, British military leader of 89th regiment.
- Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet of Linderits, Scottish soldier and statesman.
[edit] Education and law
- George Munro, Canadian educator and philanthropist from Nova Scotia
- Alexander Munro (educator), was the Principal of Edinburgh University from 1685 to 1690
- Sir Thomas Munro, GBE, solicitor
[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] Scholars
- Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro, (1819-1885) Scottish classical scholar
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