This annotated list of individual monkeys includes monkeys who are in some way famous or notable. The list does not include notable apes or fictional primates.
Monkey actors Crystal – (brown capuchin) played in The Hangover Part II, Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and as "Annie's Boobs" in Community.
Monkeys used in experiments
Miss Able (rhesus macaque) and Miss Baker (Peruvian squirrel monkey), both female – the first monkeys sent into space who survived the experience. They were launched on 28 May 1959 in the nose cone of a Jupiter AM-18 missile as a test of NASA's launch facilities at Cape Canaveral and procedures for retrieving astronauts after splashdown. Miss Able died a few days after the mission, but Miss Baker lived another 25 years.Florida Today article about Miss Able and Miss Baker Albert I – (rhesus macaque) the first primate and first mammal launched on a rocket (a June 18, 1948 V-2 flight), although it did not reach space. Albert II – (rhesus macaque) the first primate and first mammal in space, June 14, 1949. Died upon hitting the ground due to a parachute failure ANDi – (rhesus macaque) the first genetic modified rhesus macaque, born at the Oregon Health & Science University Britches – (stump-tailed macaque) removed from his mother at birth, Britches was left alone with his eyes sewn shut as part of a study into blindness. He was rescued by the Animal Liberation Front, which publicized the condition he was found in, and the experiment was shut down. Gordo (also known as "Old Reliable") – (squirrel monkey) He was launched in the US Jupiter AM-13 Rocket in 1958, but was lost after a technical failure at the end of the mission. Tetra – a rhesus macaque at the Oregon National Primate Research Center who was the first cloned primate, created through splitting.
Other Corporal Jackie, a chacma baboon of the South African army Darwin, a Japanese macaque who earned notoriety as the "Ikea Monkey" Fred, a chacma baboon who became notorious for leading raids on human homes and gardens in South Africa. Authorities caught and killed him, sparking controversy. Jacco Macacco, was a fighting ape or monkey used in monkey-baiting matches at the Westminster Pit in London in the early 1820s.
Jack the Signalman, a chacma baboon hired to help work the railroad signals for the Cape Government Railway. Loon, a drill at the San Diego Zoo and was trained to accept blood draws and insulin injections to treat his diabetes. Maggie the Monkey, a crab-eating macaque who predicted the results of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Natasha (monkey), a Celebes crested macaque at the safari park zoo in Tel Aviv, Israel. Pockets Warhol, a capuchin monkey housed at Story Book Farm Punch-kun, an orphaned Japanese macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo. In 2026, he gained viral attention on social media due to his attachment to a stuffed orangutan toy. Ramu, a rhesus macaque arrested and kept behind bars in India for 5 years on the charge of disturbing communal harmony. At the age of three, while under the care of a family, Ramu attacked some children. This sparked communal riots in the Jagannathpur village, ultimately leading to Ramu's arrest. Twelves (December 12, 2012 – March 20, 2018), a robust capuchin who was a pet monkey of Brazilian singer Latino. Xing Xing, a wild one-armed Tibetan macaque who resides in the Daliang Mountains of China, where she had gained iconicity from social media appearances.
See also List of fictional primates List of individual apes Monkeys and apes in space
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