Monro

Monro is a surname, and may refer to:

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, Australian politician
• Sir Charles Carmichael Monro (1860–1929), Governor of Gibraltar
• David Monro (New Zealand politician), New Zealand politician
• Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, Conservative & Unionist Party politician
• Lady Mary Monro, DBE, wife of Sir Charles Carmichael Monro

In music

• Matt Monro, English singer
• Ryan Monro, band member in The Cat Empire
• Alison Monro, alternative name of Alison Sudol, before forming A Fine Frenzy

In other fields

• Ander Monro (born 1981), Canadian rugby player
• Donald Monro (disambiguation)
• George Monro (disambiguation)
• Harold Monro (1879–1932), British poet
• Heather Monro (born 1971), the second British female orienteer to win a world championship medal
• James Monro (1838–1920), the first Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police
• Joanna Monro (born 1956), British actress
• Stuart Monro (born 1947), prominent 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