Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the

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since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for

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although mostly used by French speakers in

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and is rare in the English parts of Canada.

Notable people named Monique

Acting

* Monique Alves Frankenhuis (1962–1994), Brazilian actress *

Monique Alfradique Monique de Araújo Alfradique (born April 29, 1986) is a Brazilian actress. Biography Monique was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 29, 1986. Her desire to become an actress began with children's theater and advertising campa ...

(born 1986), Brazilian actress * Monique Chaumette (born 1927), French actress *

Monique Coleman Adrienne Monique Coleman (born November 13, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Taylor McKessie in the ''High School Musical'' movies. Early life and education Adrienne Monique Coleman was born in Orange ...

(born 1980), American actress, singer, and dancer * Monique Curi (born 1969), Brazilian actress * Monique Gabriela Curnen (born 1970), American actress * Monique Dupree (born 1974), American actress *

Monique Evans Monique Evans (born Monique Rezende Nery da Fonseca on 5 July 1956) is a Brazilian television personality. She was a participant on seasons third and fourth of '' A Fazenda''. ''A Fazenda'' On 28 September 2010, Monique Evans was officiall ...

(born 1956), Brazilian television personality *

(born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder * Monique Gabrielle (born 1963), American actress * Mo'Nique Hicks (born 1967), American actress and comedian *

Monique Joyce Monique Joyce (1912–1994) was a French model, singer and actress.Burch & Sellier p.157 She began her career appearing in the Opéra comique. After winning the Mademoiselle Paris contest in March 1933, she received greater public attention and m ...

(1912–1994), French actress *

Monique Kirsanoff Berthe Noëlla Bessette (25 December 1913 – 20 September 2008), known as Monique Kirsanoff, was a French film editor active from the 1930s through the 1980s. She was married to Estonia-born director Dimitri Kirsanoff. Selected filmography ...

(1913–2008), French film editor *

Monique Leyrac Monique Leyrac, (26 February 1928 – 15 December 2019) was a Canadian singer and actress who popularized many songs by French-Canadian composers. Early life Leyrac was born Monique Tremblay in Montreal, Quebec.Alexis Luko, Rachelle Taylor an ...

(1928-2019), Canadian singer and actress *

Monique Loudières Monique Loudières (born 15 April 1956) is a French ballet dancer and teacher. A member of the Paris Opera Ballet from 1967, she received the status of principal dancer in 1982. After retiring from the stage in 1996, she continued to accept invit ...

(born 1956), French ballet dancer and teacher *

Monique Luiz Monique M. Luiz (; born May 3, 1961) is an American former child model best known for appearing in the " Daisy" (or "Peace, Little Girl") advertisement, part of then incumbent president Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign. Corzi ...

(born 1961), American former child model *

Monique Mélinand Monique Mélinand (9 March 1916 – 16 May 2012) was a French film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or ...

(1916–2012), French actress *

Monique Mercure Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure (), was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cann ...

(1930–2020), Canadian actress * Monique L. Midgette, American actress *

Monique Miller Monique Miller, (born 9 December 1933) is a French Canadian actress. She is known for her live theatre performances, and also performs in films and on television. She is the sister of actress Louise Remy. Career In 1951 Miller performed in th ...

(born 1933), French Canadian actress *

Monique Mojica Monique Mojica is a playwright, director, & actor based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was born in New York City, but came to Canada as founding member of Native Earth Performing Arts. She has appeared in several films and plays, including ' ...

, Canadian playwright, director, and actor *

Monique Noel Monique Noel (born April 28, 1967) is a glamour model and actress. She was chosen as '' Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for May 1989. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley. She was born in Salem Oregon. Partial filmography * '' ...

(born 1967), American glamour model and actress * Monique Riley, Australian model and actress * Monique Rolland (1913–1999), French film actress * Monique Rutler (born 1941), French-Portuguese film editor * Monique Samuels, American television personality *

Monique Sand Monique Sand (born June 24, 1944) is a French ballet dancer, best known for her work as a principal dancer with the Dutch National Ballet from 1971 to 1982. Monique Sand was born on June 24, 1944 in Dakar, Senegal. She studied at the Ecole de ...

, French ballet dancer * Monique Spaziani (born 1957), Canadian actress * Monique Thierry (1940–2021), French actress *

Monique van de Ven Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. Career Van de Ven's film debut as an actress was in the Paul Verhoeven film ''Turkish Delight'' in 1973. This film was an immediate breakthrough ...

(born 1952), Dutch actress and film director * Monique van Vooren (1927–2020), American actress * Monique Williams, Australian actress * Monique Wilson (born 1970), Filipina actress * Monique Heart (born 1986), the stage name of American drag queen Kevin Richardson * Monique Williams, actress in Australian television series '' The Sleepover Club''

Music

Monique Brumby Monique Brumby (born 16 September 1974) is an Australian Indie pop/rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. Her debut single, " Fool for You", peaked into the top 40 in the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) ARIA Singles Ch ...

(born 1974), Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * Monique Brynnel, Swedish-Australian operatic soprano * Monique Buzzarté (born 1960), American composer, trombonist, and activist * Monique Desroches (born 1948), Québécois ethnomusicologist * Monique Gendron, Canadian organist * Monique Haas (1909–1987), French pianist * Monique de La Bruchollerie (1915–1972), French pianist * Monique diMattina (born 1971), Australian jazz pianist, singer and composer * Monique Melsen (born 1951), Luxembourgian singer * Monique Mund-Dopchie (born 1943), Belgian classicist * Monique Powell, singer for American ska band Save Ferris * Monique Rhodes, New Zealand singer, songwriter, and producer * Monique Zanetti (born 1961), French soprano * Tamia Monique Carter, given name of rapper

Flo Milli Tamia Monique Carter (born January 9, 2000), known professionally as Flo Milli, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence after her 2018 single " Beef FloMix" and its 2019 follow-up, " In the Party" both reached viralit ...

Politics

* Monique Andréas Esoavelomandroso (1945–2025), Malagasy politician * Monique Barbut (born 1956), French politician * Monique Bauer-Lagier (1922–2006), Swiss politician * Monique Boulestin (born 1951), French politician *

Monique Bozizé Monique Bozizé (born ?) is a Central African politician who was First Lady of the Central African Republic from 2003 until 2013 as the wife of former President François Bozizé. She was also elected to the National Assembly in the 2005 and 20 ...

, Central African politician *

Monique Cerisier-ben Guiga Monique Cerisier-ben Guiga (20 June 1942 – 9 May 2021Monique Chandler-Waterman, American politician * Monique van Daalen, Dutch diplomat * Monique D. Davis (born 1936), American politician *

Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Monique Gagnon-Tremblay ( ; born May 26, 1940, in Plessisville, Quebec, Plessisville, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She was the MNA for the Electoral district (Canada), riding of Saint-François (electoral district), Saint-François ...

(born 1940), Canadian politician * Monique Griseti (born 1960), French politician * Monique Guay (born 1959), Quebec politician *

Monique Holsey-Hyman Monique Holsey-Hyman (born November 10, 1965) is an American social worker, professor, and politician. Prior to her work in politics and academia, Holsey-Hyman worked as a social worker in New York City. She was a caseworker for the New York Cit ...

, American politician * Monique Iborra (born 1945), French politician *

Monique Jérôme-Forget Monique Jérôme-Forget (; born August 8, 1940) is a psychologist and a former Quebec politician. She was the National Assembly of Quebec, Member of National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys (provincial electoral district), ...

(born 1940), Canadian politician * Monique Koeyers-Felida (1967–2016), Curaçaoan politician * Monique Lagdameo (born 1975), Filipino politician *

Monique Landry Monique Landry (born December 25, 1937) is a former Canadian politician. Career Member of Parliament A physiotherapist and administrator, Landry was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 general election that brough ...

(born 1937), Canadian politician *

Monique LeBlanc Monique Anne LeBlanc is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Moncton East as a member of the Liberal Party. LeBlanc was ...

, Canadian politician * Monique Limon (born 1953), French politician *

Monique Limón Monique Limón (born October 30, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party representing the 21st Senate District, which encompasses all of Santa Barbara County a ...

(born 1979), American politician * Monique Lubin (born 1963), French politician * Monique Mukaruliza, Rwandan politician * Monique Mukuna Mutombo (born 1974), Congolese politician *

Monique Nsanzabaganwa Monique Nsanzabaganwa is a Rwanda economist, politician and diplomat, who served as the vice-chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2021 to 2025. Before that, between 2011 and 2021, she served as the deputy governor of the National Bank ...

, Rwandan politician * Monique Ohsan Bellepeau, former Vice President of Mauritius * Monique Orphé (born 1964), French politician * Monique Owens (born 1984), American politician * Monique Papon (1934–2018), French politician *

Monique Pauzé Monique Pauzé is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election from the electoral district of Repentigny. Initially elected as a member of the Bloc Québécois, she, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned ...

, Quebec politician * Monique Priestley, Vermont politician * Monique Rabin (born 1954), French politician * Monique Richard (born 1947), Quebec politician * Monique Roy Verville (born 1961), Canadian politician *

Monique Sauvé Monique Sauvé (; born January 28, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on November 9, 2015.Monique Scott, American politician * Monique Smith (Canadian politician) (born 1965), Ontario politician * Monique Smith (Ohio politician), American politician * Monique Tardif (1936–2016), Canadian politician * Monique Taylor (born 1972), Canadian politician *

Monique Vézina Monique Vézina, (July 13, 1935 – December 15, 2024) was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister in the government of Brian Mulroney. She subsequently worked with a non-governmental organization in the field of international development. L ...

(1935–2024), Canadian politician * Monique de Vries (born 1947), Dutch politician * Monique Willocq (born 1949), Belgian politician * Monique Wilson (politician), Saban politician * Monique Worrell, American prosecutor and politician

Sports

Monique Adamczak Monique Adamczak (born 21 January 1983) is an inactive Australian tennis player. Her favourite surface is grass. She has specialised in doubles and has been coached by Tony Roche, former coach of Roger Federer. Adamczak made her debut as a p ...

(born 1983), Australian professional tennis player * Monique Adams (born 1970), American volleyball player * Monique Albuquerque (born 1991), Brazilian tennis player * Monique Allen (born 1971), Australian gymnast *

Monique Ambers Monique Ambers (born 21 December 1970) is an American retired basketball player and coach. Ambers played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 1997 season and the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2002 season. WNBA career Ambers was selected in the 4th round ( ...

(born 1970), American basketball player and coach * Monique Angermüller (born 1984), German speed skater * Monique Baelden (1938–2015), French gymnast * Monique Bantégny (born 1940), French pentathlete * Monique Barry, New Zealand tennis player * Monique Berlioux (1923–2015), French swimmer * Monique Billings (born 1996), American basketball player * Monique Bolleboom (born 1962), Dutch artistic gymnast * Monique Bosga (born 1960), Dutch swimmer * Monique de Bruin (born 1965), Dutch cyclist * Monique de Bruin (born 1977), American fencer * Monique Burkland (born 1989), American Paralympic volleyball player * Monique Cabral (born 1986), Trinidadian sprinter *

Monique Cilione Monique Cilione (born 19 November 1994) is an Australian javelin thrower who competes in international level events. Her highest achievement is winning a bronze medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Lille Lille (, ; ; ...

(born 1994), Australian javelin thrower *

Monique Conti Monique Conti (born 9 December 1999) is an Australian sportswoman who plays Australian rules football and basketball. Conti currently plays for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW), having previously played for the Western Bulld ...

(born 1999), Australian basketball player * Monique Coupat (born 1955), French rower *

Monique Currie Monique Currie (born February 25, 1983) is an American former basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Born in Washington, D.C., Currie went to high school at the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, where she was a ...

(born 1983), American basketball player * Monique Drilhon (1922–2019), French sprinter * Monique Drost (born 1964), Dutch swimmer * Monique van de Elzen (born 1976), New Zealand footballer *

Monique Éwanjé-Épée Monique Éwanjé-Épée Lewin (née Éwanjé-Épée, formerly Tourret; born 11 July 1967) is a retired French track and field athlete who competed in the 60 m hurdles and 100 m hurdles, and is the co-holder (as of 2016) of the French records in a ...

(born 1967), French track and field athlete * Monique Ferreira (born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmer * Monique Fischer (born 1991), Samoan footballer * Monique Freres (born 1957), Belgian gymnast *

Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (born 11 December 1968) is a German former ice speed skater. During her 15-year career, she became sprint world champion five times (1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003), and in addition she won four gold medals in the World ...

(born 1968), German speed skater *

Monique Gladding Monique Gladding (born 17 June 1981) is a South African-born British diver. She competed for Great Britain in the 10 metre platform event at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and ...

(born 1981), British diver *

Monique Heinke Monique Heinke (born 25 May 1973 in Sydney) is an Australian rower. She competed in the women's quadruple sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the women's eight event at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), offici ...

(born 1973), Australian rower * Monique Henderson (born 1983), American track and field athlete *

Monique Hennagan Monique Hennagan (born May 26, 1976, in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003. Monique Hennagan gradua ...

(born 1976), American track and field athlete *

Monique Hirovanaa Monique Hirovanaa (born 25 May 1966) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played for and Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located ...

(born 1966), New Zealand rugby player * Monique Hollick (born 1989), Australian rules footballer * Monique Hoogland (born 1967), Dutch badminton player *

Monique Iannella Monique Iannella (born 1 August 1996) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who played in the Australian W-League for Adelaide United and Melbourne City and in the American college system for the Texas Longhorns and for the Hofstra Pr ...

(born 1996), Australian professional footballer *

Monique Jansen Liesbeth Monique Jansen (born 3 October 1978, Harderwijk) is a Dutch athlete specializing in the discus throw. She competed for the Netherlands at the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, failing to qualify for the final. ...

(born 1978), Dutch discus thrower *

Monique Javer Monique Alicia Javer (born 22 July 1967) is an American-born former professional tennis player who represented Great Britain and was at one time the British number 1. She turned professional in 1985 and played her final professional match in 200 ...

(born 1967), American-born British professional tennis player *

Monique Jenkinson Monique Jenkinson (born March 8, 1971), also known as Fauxnique, is an American artist, choreographer, drag performer, and author. Her memoir, ''Faux Queen: A Life in Drag'' (), was published in January 2022 by Amble Press. Jenkinson’s drag perso ...

(born 1971) also known as Fauxnique, is an American artist, choreographer, drag performer and author * Monique Jones (born 1979), American bodybuilder * Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch (born 1964), Dutch wheelchair tennis player * Monique Kauffmann (born 1963), Dutch road cyclist and speed skater * Monique Kavelaars (born 1971), Canadian fencer * Monique Kengné (born 1965), Cameroonian sprinter * Monique Kerschowski (born 1988), German footballer * Monique Kiene (born 1974), Dutch tennis player * Monique Knol (born 1964), Dutch racing cyclist * Monique Lamoureux (born 1989), American ice hockey player * Monique van der Lee (born 1973), Dutch Olympic judoka * Monique Leroux (1938–1985), French fencer * Monique Lessmeister (born 1987), German darts player * Monique Mathys (born 1945), Swiss figure skater * Monique Merrill (born 1969), American ski mountaineer and mountain biker * Monique Murphy (born 1994), Australian swimmer * Monique Ngock (born 2004), Cameroonian footballer * Monique Noirot (born 1941), French sprinter *

Monique Olivier Monique Olivier (born 13 May 1998 in South Africa) is a national record-holding swimmer from Luxembourg. She attended the International School of Luxembourg in Luxembourg City and has swum for Luxembourg at several international competitions, i ...

(born 1998), Luxembourgian swimmer * Monique Pavão (born 1986), Brazilian volleyball player * Monique Pelletier (born 1969), American alpine skier *

Monique Piétri Monique Piétri (20 April 1945 – 25 June 1993) was a French swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capit ...

(1945–1993), French swimmer * Monique Pronk (born 1958), Dutch rower * Monique Proulx (1947–2012), Canadian racing driver * Monique Prud'homme (born 1957), Canadian handball player *

Monique van de Ree Monique van de Ree (born 2 March 1988) is a Dutch former road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2019 for eight different teams. She participated at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships in the Women's team time trial for . Maj ...

(born 1988), Dutch cyclist * Monique Richard, Canadian mountain climber * Monique Riekewald (born 1979), German skeleton racer * Monique Riesterer (born 1971), German weightlifter *

Monique Robins Monique Rachelle Robins (born 25 September 1983) is a New Zealand former swimmer, who specialised in sprint freestyle and backstroke events. She represented New Zealand, as the youngest swimmer of the team (aged 16), at the 2000 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1983), New Zealand swimmer * Monique Rodahl (born 1960), New Zealand swimmer * Monique Rossi (1937–2018), French gymnast * Monique Ruck-Petit (born 1942), French chess player * Monique Salfati (born 1945), French former professional tennis player * Monique Scheier-Schneider (born 1954), Luxembourg ice hockey administrator * Monique Smit (born 1991), South African professional golfer * Monique Stojanovic (born 1992), Australian volleyball player * Monique Sullivan (born 1989), Canadian cyclist * Monique Tijsterman (born 1969), Dutch handball coach * Monique Van Haver (born 1948), Belgian tennis player * Monique van der Velden, Dutch figure skater * Monique Velzeboer, Dutch speed skater * Monique Viele (born 1984), American tennis player * Monique van der Vorst (born 1984), Dutch racing cyclist * Monique de Vries (born 1947), Australian sailor * Monique Williams (born 1985), New Zealand sprinter * Monique de Wilt (born 1976), Dutch pole vaulter *

Monique Yvinou Monique Bouet (née Yvinou; 10 June 1928 – 5 February 2021) was a French gymnast and schoolteacher. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Bouet was born in Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France ...

(1928–2021), French gymnast

Other fields

Monique Adolphe Monique Adolphe (23 July 1932 – 27 June 2022) was a French scientist and researcher into the field of cell biology. She was one of the pioneers of cell culture ''in vitro'' and its applications in alternatives to animal testing. She is an '' Of ...

(1932–2022), French cell biologist * Monique Alexander (born 1982), American pornographic actress * Monique Barbeau, Canadian executive chef * Monique Bégin (1936–2023), Canadian academic and former politician *

Monique de Bissy Monique de Bissy (married Schimmelpenninck (family), Schimmelpenninck; 13 March 1923 – 17 November 2009) was a French-Belgian Resistance during World War II, resistance member during World War II. She was born in Schaerbeek, Belgium and died in ...

(1923–2009), French-Belgian World War II resistance member * Monique Boekaerts (born 1946), Belgian educationalist * Monique Bosco (1927–2007), Austrian-born Canadian journalist and writer * Monique Breteler, Dutch neuro epidemiologist * Monique Canto-Sperber (born 1954), French philosopher * Monique Charbonneau (1928–2014), Canadian artist * Monique Marie Chouraeshkenazi (born 1983), American professor * Monique Chyba, control theorist * Monique Combescure (born 1950), French mathematical physicist * Monique Corriveau (1927–1976), Canadian writer *

Monique Cossard Monique Jeanne Desvaux Cossard (November 20, 1921 – April 4, 2023) was a French-American educator and textbook writer. She worked for the United States Department of State from 1951 to 1984, and was the author of several books on French languag ...

, French-American educator * Monique Dauge, French mathematician *

Monique Deland Monique Deland (born July 6, 1958) is a Quebecer poet. She is a recipient of the Grand Prix de Poésie Le Noroît (1993), Prix Émile-Nelligan (1995), Prix Alain-Grandbois (2009), Prix Félix-Antoine-Savard (2010), and the Grand Prix Quebecor du F ...

(born 1958), Quebecer poet * Monique Deveaux, Canadian philosopher *

Monique Fiso Monique Tumema Fiso (born 23 October 1987) is a New Zealand chef and author known for her contribution to the revival of Māori and Polynesian cuisine. Early life Fiso was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and is of Māori and Samoan descent ...

(born 1987), New Zealand-Samoan chef and author * Monique Ganderton (born 1980), Canadian stuntwoman * Monique Gray Smith, Canadian writer * Monique Hanotte (1920–2022), Belgian resistance member * Monique Harvey (1950–2001), Canadian painter * Monique van Heist (born 1972), Dutch fashion designer *

Monique Ilboudo Monique Ilboudo (born 1959) is an author and human rights activist from Burkina Faso. As of 2012, she was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burkina Faso to the Nordic and Baltic countries. Career Monique Ilboudo was born in Ouaga ...

, Burkinabé author and human rights activist * Monique Jacot (1934–2024), Swiss photographer and photojournalist * Monique Jeanblanc, French mathematician and economist * Monique Journod (1935–2024), French painter and lithographer * Monique Keraudren (1928–1981), French botanist * Monique Laederach (1938–2004), Swiss writer and translator * Monique LaRue (born 1948), Canadian writer * Monique Laurent, French computer scientist and mathematician * Monique Lhuillier (born 1971), Filipino-American fashion designer *

Monique Mayère Monique Mayère, born in 1944, is a French sculptor and painter. Biography Older twin girl of an 8-children family with Henri, Monique was a nurse in the 1960s. She also is a cousin of Philippe Bourguignon and Anne Mayère. As spouse of Jean- ...

, French artist * Monique Morrow, Swiss-American tech executive *

Monique Mujawamariya Hon. Dr. Monique Mujawamariya (born 27 July 1955) is a Rwandan human rights activist who moved to Canada and then South Africa. She was a survivor of the Rwandan genocide and she won an international award in 1995.Monique Borgerhoff Mulder Monique Borgerhoff Mulder (born April 1953) is an American evolutionary anthropologist. She is a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis. Early life and education Borgerhoff Mulde ...

, American evolutionary anthropologist *

Monique Nemni Monique Esther Nemni (; March 27, 1936 – 2 November 2022) was an Egyptian-born Canadian linguist and writer, best known for a series of biographies of former Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau which she cowrote with her husband Max Nemni ...

(1935/1936–2022), Canadian linguist and writer * Monique Pantel (1932–2021), French film critic and journalist * Monique Péan (born c. 1981), American fine jewelry designer * Monique Philippart, Luxembourg German-language children’s writer *

Monique Pinçon-Charlot Monique Pinçon-Charlot (born 15 May 1946, in Saint-Étienne, France) is a French sociologist, research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) until 2007, year of her retiring, attached to the Research Institut ...

(born 1946), French sociologist * Monique Polak (born 1960), Canadian writer * Monique Prieto (born 1962), American artist * Monique Proulx (born 1952), Canadian author and screenwriter * Monique Raphel High (1949–2017), American novelist * Monique Régimbald-Zeiber (born 1947), Canadian painter * Monique Rodriguez, American entrepreneur and the founder of Mielle Organics * Monique Roffey (born 1965), Trinidadian-born British writer * Monique de Roux (born 1946), French painter and engraver * Monique Ryan, Australian pediatric neurologist * Monique Saint-Hélier, Swiss writer *

Monique de Saint-Martin Monique de Saint-Martin (born 1940) is a sociologist born in France. Introduction She is the director of studies at the '' Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)'', Monique de Saint-Martinis is known for her work with Pierre Bour ...

, French sociologist *

Monique Scheer Monique Scheer (born in 1967 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American-German historical and cultural anthropologist and professor at the University of Tübingen, Germany, where she also serves as vice-president for International Affairs and Diversity. B ...

, American-German historical and cultural anthropologist * Monique Schwitter (born 1972), Swiss writer and actress * Monique Sené, French nuclear physicist * Monique Shippen (born 1993), American model and beauty pageant winner * Monique Simmonds, English botanist * Monique Skidmore (born 1968), Australian medical and political anthropologist * Monique Smit (born 1989), Dutch singer and television presenter * Monique Teillaud (born 1961), French researcher * Monique Thomas, murdered black trans woman from Dorchester, Massachusetts * Monique Truong (born 1968), Vietnamese-American writer *

Monique Vinh Thuy Monique Vinh Thuy (born Monique Baudot, 30 April 1946 – 27 September 2021) was the widow of the last Emperor of Vietnam, Bảo Đại. Biography The former Vietnamese monarch abdicated in 1945, a year later went to live overseas, returned to ...

(1946–2021), widow of Vietnamese emperor Bảo Đại * Monique Wadsted (born 1957), Swedish lawyer * Monique Wilson (1928–1982), Wiccan priestess *

Monique Wittig Monique Wittig (; 13 July 1935 – 3 January 2003) was a French author, philosopher, and feminist theorist who wrote about abolition of the sex-class system and coined the phrase "heterosexual contract." Her groundbreaking work is titled '' The ...

(1935–2003), French writer and feminist theorist *

Monique Wright Monique Wright (born 18 May 1973) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Wright is currently co-host of ''Weekend Sunrise''.

(born 1973), Australian journalist and television personality * Monique Zaahl (born 1975), South African geneticist * Norodom Monineath (born 1936), queen mother of Cambodia, sometimes referred to as ''Queen Monique''

Fictional characters

* Monique, friend of the title character in the Disney cartoon series,

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated Action comedy TV series, action comedy television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The Kim Possible (character), title character is a teenage girl tasked with saving ...

* Monique, a cat villager from the video game series

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. It was created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. The player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals and can ...

* Monique Jeffries, character in American crime drama television series ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * Monique Pollier,

Orson Hodge Orson Hodge is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. The character is played by Kyle MacLachlan. Orson is introduced in the final episodes of the second season of the series, and becomes the main mystery of ...

's deceased mistress in ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a tota ...