Monroe (surname)
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Monroe
is a surname of Scottish origin.
People named Munroe include:
Monroe
-People:* James Monroe , fifth President of the United States, in office from 1817 to 1825* Marilyn Monroe , American actress, singer and model* Monroe , other people with the surname Monroe...
is a surname of Scottish origin.
People named Munroe include:
- Alan H. MonroeAlan H. MonroeAlan H. Monroe was a professor at Purdue University in the 1930's. He is best known for creating Monroe's motivated sequence, a structure for persuasive speeches based on the psychology of persuasion. Monroe's method is still used effectively today....
, professor, creator of Monroe's motivated sequence - Bill MonroeBill MonroeWilliam Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...
, musician - Burt MonroeBurt MonroeBurt Leavelle Monroe, Jr was an American ornithologist, a member of the American Ornithologists' Union since 1953, as Director of the Commission of classification and nomenclature and president from 1990 to 1992.- His studies :Burt L...
, American ornithologist - Craig MonroeCraig MonroeCraig Keystone Monroe , nicknamed "C-Mo," is a Major League Baseball outfielder who most recently played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Professional career:...
, MLB baseball player - Earl MonroeEarl MonroeVernon Earl Monroe is an American former professional basketball player known for his flamboyant dribbling, passing, and play-making. His nicknames is "Earl the Pearl".-Early years:...
, basketball player - James MonroeJames MonroeJames Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation...
, the 5th U.S. president - James T. MonroeJames T. MonroeJames T. Monroe is an American scholar. He is emeritus professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, focusing on Classical Arabic Literature and Hispano-Arabic Literature...
, professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature - Jordan Monroe, American glamour model
- Kristen MonroeKristen MonroeKristen Monroe is an American political scientist, specializing in political psychology and the scientific study of ethics. Her award winning work on altruism is widely recognized as a classic analysis of human altruism and its political significance. She was also a significant figure in the...
, professor of Political Science - Marilyn MonroeMarilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
, American actress - Nick MonroeNick MonroeBenjamin Nicholas "Nick" Monroe is an American professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger titles in his career.- College career :...
, American tennis player - Robert MonroeRobert MonroeRobert Allen Monroe was a New York radio broadcasting executive who became known for his research into altered consciousness. His 1971 book Journeys Out of the Body is credited with popularizing the term "out-of-body experience".Monroe achieved world-wide recognition as an explorer of human...
, author, founder of The Monroe Institute - Vaughn MonroeVaughn MonroeVaughn Wilton Monroe was an American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader and actor, most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording and radio.-Biography:...
, 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 ChanceSonny With a ChanceSonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...
(2009-present) - Adam MonroeAdam MonroeAdam Monroe, also known as in non-canon feudal Japan, is a fictional character portrayed by David Anders in the NBC science fiction drama Heroes. The character first appears in the second season episode "Four Months Later...", although the legend of Kensei is referenced several times during the...
(David Anders) from the NBC drama series Heroes (2006-2010) - Dr Gabriel Monroe (James Nesbitt) title character in the ITV drama series MonroeMonroe (TV series)Monroe is a British medical drama television series created and written by Peter Bowker and produced by Mammoth Screen for the ITV network. The series follows a neurosurgeon named Gabriel Monroe, played by James Nesbitt. The six-part series was commissioned by ITV as one of a number of replacements...
(2011-present)