Munroe

Munroe is a derivation of the Scottish surname Munro, and may refer to:

In politics

• Daniel Munroe Forney, Congressional Representative from North Carolina
• John H. Munroe, Ontario real estate agent and political figure
• Trevor Munroe, Jamaican political scientist, labour activist, and politician

In education

• Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec
• James Phinney Munroe, American author, professor and genealogist of the Clan Munro

In other fields

• Carmen Munroe, a British actress
• Charles Edward Munroe, an American chemist
• Eugene Munroe (1919-2008), a Canadian entomologist
• Jim Munroe, a Canadian science fiction author
• Kevin Munroe, the director of 2007 CG film TMNT
• Ralph Munroe, an American yacht designer and early pioneer of South Florida
• William Munroe (pencil maker), the first American pencil maker
• William R. Munroe, a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy
• Randall Munroe,the creator of the webcomic xkcd
• Lorne Munroe, a cellist in the New York philharmonic orchestra
• Myles Munroe, a Bahamian Christian evangelist

Fictional characters

• Jill Munroe, fictional detective in TV show Charlie's Angels
• Kris Munroe, fictional detective in TV show Charlie's Angels
• Ororo Munroe, Marvel Comics superhero known as Storm

Places

• Munroe Falls, Ohio, United States
• Munroe Lake, Manitoba, Canada
• Munroethuruth / Munroe Island, Kerala, India
• Munroe Tavern, United States

see Munro A Scottish name for Mountain with a height over 3,000 ft (914.4 m).

See also

• Munroe effect, the partial focusing of blast energy caused by a hollow or void cut into a piece of explosive
• Monro
• Monroe
• Munro (disambiguation)