Monroe (surname)

Monroe is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan H. Monroe, professor, creator of Monroe's motivated sequence
• Alexander W. Monroe, American politician and Confederate States Army officer
• Bill Monroe, musician
• Burt Monroe, American ornithologist
• Craig Monroe, MLB baseball player
• Earl Monroe, basketball player
• Greg Monroe, (b.1990) American professional basketball player
• James Monroe, 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, American glamour model
• Kristen Monroe, professor of Political Science
• Marilyn Monroe, American actress
• Mircea Monroe, American actress
• Nick Monroe, American tennis player
• Robert Monroe, author, founder of The Monroe Institute
• Rodrick Monroe (born 1975), American football player
• Vaughn Monroe, singer, trumpeter

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)
• Jase Monroe, a character in the Dante Valentine series by Lilith Saintcrow
• 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)