Monro

Monro is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

In science and education

• Alexander Monro (primus), the founder of Edinburgh Medical School
• Alexander Monro (secundus), Scottish anatomist, physician and medical educator
• Alexander Monro (tertius) (1773–1859), Scottish medical pioneer and educator, also known as Alexander Monro III
• David Binning Monro, Scottish Homeric scholar
• John U. Monro (1912–2002), American academic administrator

In politics

• Cecil Monro (1883–1996), Australian politician
• Sir Charles Carmichael Monro (1860–1929), British Army general, later Governor of Gibraltar
• David Monro (New Zealand politician) (1813–1877), New Zealand politician
• Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm (1922–2006), British Conservative & Unionist Party politician

In music

• Matt Monro (1930–1985), British singer
• Ryan Monro, band member in The Cat Empire
• Alison Monro, early stage name of American actress and singer-songwriter Alison Sudol (born 1984)

In other fields

• Ander Monro (born 1981), Canadian rugby player
• Donald Monro (disambiguation), several people
• George Monro (disambiguation), several people
• Harold Monro (1879–1932), British poet
• Heather Monro (born 1971), the second British female orienteer to win a world championship medal
• Hector Munro (disambiguation), several people
• James Monro (1838–1920), the first Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police
• Joanna Monro (born 1956), British actress
• Stuart Monro (born 1947), Scottish geologist and science communicator
• Monro family, a family of noted physicians of London, predominantly associated with Bedlam and various medical societies

See also

• Monroe (disambiguation)
• Munro (disambiguation)
• Munroe (disambiguation)
• Foramina of Monro, the channel that connects the lateral ventricles with the third ventricle of the brain
• Monro Muffler Brake, an automotive service center with over 700 stores