Monroe is a masculine given name which may refer to:
People
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Monroe Althouse (1853–1924), American composer and bandmaster
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Monroe Baker (1821 or 1823–?), American politician, one of the first, possibly the first, African-American mayors in the United States
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Monroe Beardsley
Monroe Curtis Beardsley (; December 10, 1915 – September 18, 1985) was an American philosopher of art.
Biography
Beardsley was born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and educated at Yale University (B.A. 1936, Ph.D. 1939), where he ...
(1915–1985), American philosopher
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Monroe D. Donsker (1924–1991), American mathematician and a professor
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Monroe Evans
Monroe E. Evans is an American politician who served as the mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, from 1965 until 1969. He was the city's first Jewish mayor. Evans helped to lead Fayetteville's desegregation reforms during the 1960s.
The Evans ...
(), first Jewish mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
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Monroe Hayward (1840–1899), American politician and senator
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Monroe Heath
Monroe Heath (March 27, 1827October 21, 1894) was a U.S. politician. He served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1876–1879) for the Republican Party, after winning the 1876 election. He was subsequently reelected the following year, defeating ...
(1827–1894), American politician, mayor of Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Monroe Fein (1923–1982), US Navy lieutenant and captain of the ''Altalena'' in the 1948 ''Altalena'' Affair
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Monroe Karmin
Monroe William ("Bud") Karmin (September 2, 1929 – January 15, 1999) was an American journalist. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1967 when working as an investigative reporter for the ''Wall Street Journal''. He also worked at different times for ' ...
(1929–1999), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
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Monroe Henry Kulp (1858–1911), American politician
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Monroe Alpheus Majors (1864–1960), American physician, writer and civil rights activist
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Monroe G. McKay
Monroe Gunn McKay (May 30, 1928 – March 28, 2020) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Early life and education
McKay was born in Huntsville, Utah in 1928. McKay served in the United St ...
(1928–2020), United States circuit judge
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Monroe Morton
Monroe Bowers Morton, nicknamed Pink Morton (July 31, 1856 – February 12, 1919) was a prominent building owner, publisher, building contractor, developer, and postmaster in late 19th-century Georgia. An African American, he lived most of his life ...
(1856–1919), African-American businessperson and postmaster
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Monroe Jackson Rathbone II (1900–1976), American businessman, chairman, president, and CEO of Standard Oil of New Jersey
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Monroe Minor Redden (1901–1987), American politician
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Monroe Rosenfeld (c. 1861–1918), American songwriter and journalist
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Monroe M. Shipe (1847–1924), American real estate developer and streetcar network operator
Fictional characters
* Monroe Ficus, in the American sitcom ''
Too Close for Comfort
''Too Close for Comfort'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from November 11, 1980, to May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984, to February 7, 1987. Its name was changed to ''The Ted Knight Show'' w ...
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Monroe, in the American television series ''
Grimm
Grimm may refer to:
People
* Grimm (surname)
* Brothers Grimm, German linguists
** Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist
** Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm
* Christia ...
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* Monroe, in the American animated television series ''
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee'' (also known simply as ''Juniper Lee'' or ''Witch Girl Juniper Lee'') is an American animated television series created by former MTV reality star Judd Winick for Cartoon Network and produced by Cartoon Netw ...
'' (2005–2007)
* Monroe, main character of
William Wray's comic strip ''Monroe'', published in ''Mad'' magazine
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English-language masculine given names