Monroe is a unisex given name, a transferred use of the surname.
Men Monroe Althouse (1853–1924), American composer and bandmaster Monroe Baker (1821 or 1823–?), American politician, one of the first, possibly the first, African-American mayors in the United States Monroe Beardsley (1915–1985), American philosopher Monroe D. Donsker (1924–1991), American mathematician and a professor Monroe Evans (), first Jewish mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States Monroe Hayward (1840–1899), American politician and senator Monroe Heath (1827–1894), American politician, mayor of Chicago, Illinois, United States Monroe Fein (1923–1982), US Navy lieutenant and captain of the Altalena in the 1948 Altalena Affair Monroe Freeling (born 2004), American football player Monroe Karmin (1929–1999), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Monroe H. Kulp (1858–1911), American politician Monroe Alpheus Majors (1864–1960), American physician, writer and civil rights activist Monroe G. McKay (1928–2020), United States circuit judge Monroe Morton (1856–1919), African-American businessperson and postmaster Monroe Jackson Rathbone II (1900–1976), American businessman, chairman, president, and CEO of Standard Oil of New Jersey Monroe M. Redden (1901–1987), American politician Monroe Rosenfeld (c. 1861–1918), American songwriter and journalist Monroe M. Shipe (1847–1924), American real estate developer and streetcar network operator Monroe Trout (born 1962), formerly American, hedge fund manager Monroe Work (1866-1945), sociologist and publisher including of the Negro Yearbook
Women Monroe Cannon (born 2011), daughter of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Monroe (born 2008), French-American singer
Fictional characters Monroe Ficus, in the American sitcom Too Close for Comfort Monroe Stahr, protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel The Last Tycoon Monroe, in the American television series Grimm Monroe, in the American animated television series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005–2007) Monroe, main character of William Wray's comic strip Monroe, published in Mad magazine
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