{{wiktionary|Monty}} {{other uses}} '''Monty''' is a masculine given name, often a short form of Montgomery, Montague and other similar names. It is also a surname.
Notable people with the name or nickname include: {{TOC right}}
==Nickname== *Monty (rapper), American rapper known for featuring on Fetty Wap's 679 and My Way *Bernard Montgomery (1887–1976), British Second World War field marshal *Bruce Montgomery (musical director) (1927–2008), American music composer and former director of the Penn Glee Club *Chris Montgomery (born 1972), American computer specialist and founder of the Xiph.Org Foundation *Colin Montgomerie (born 1963), Scottish golfer *Monty Montgomery (American football) (born 1973), former American football cornerback *Richard Montgomerie (1999–2007), Sussex cricketer *Monty Basgall (1922–2005), American Major League Baseball player and coach *Monty Berman (1905–2006), British cinematographer and film and television producer *Monty Bowden (1865–1892), English cricketer and wicket-keeper *Monty Burton (1918–1999), British pilot *Montgomery Clift (1920–1966), American actor *Montagu Corry, 1st Baron Rowton (1838–1903), British philanthropist and public servant, longtime private secretary to Benjamin Disraeli *Monty Don (born 1955), British horticulturist and television presenter *Monty Dumond (born 1982), South African rugby union player *Monty Kaser (1941–2009), American golfer *Monty Mason (born 1967), American politician *Monty Newborn (born 1938), American professor of electrical engineering and computer science *Monty Panesar (born 1982), England cricketer Mudhsuden Singh Panesar *Monty Roberts (born 1935), American horse trainer *Michael Widenius (born 1962), Finnish computer programmer, the main author of the open-source MySQL database and a founding member of the MySQL AB company *Monty Williams (born 1971), American National Basketball Association associate head coach and former player
==Given name== *Monty Alexander (born 1944), Jamaican jazz pianist *Monty Banks (1897–1950), Italian comedian and film producer born Mario Bianchi *Monty Beisel (born 1978), American National Football League player *Monty Betham (born 1978), New Zealand boxer and former rugby league footballer and junior world karate champion *Monty Brown (born 1970), American professional wrestler and National Football League player *Monte Collins (1898–1951), American film actor and screenwriter also credited as Monty Collins *Monty Fariss (born 1967), American baseball player *Monty Grow (born 1971), American football player *Monty Hall (born Monte Halparin, 1921–2017), Canadian-American television game show host *Monty Halls (born 1966), English TV broadcaster, explorer and marine biologist *Monty Lewis (born 1963), American collegiate head football coach *Monty Lewis (artist) (1907–1997), Welsh-born American artist *Monty Montgomery (baseball) (born 1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher *Monty Montgomery (producer) (born 1963), American film producer, director, actor and screenwriter *Monty Norman (1928–2022), British singer and film composer *Monty Oum (1981–2015), American animator, director, and screenwriter *Monty Powell (born 1961), American country music songwriter *Monty Rice (born 1999), American football player *Monty Sopp (born 1963), American pro wrestler, more commonly known as Billy Gunn
==Surname== *Gloria Monty (1921–2006), American soap opera producer *Ole Monty (1908–1977), Danish film actor *Pete Monty (born 1974), American National Football League player *Rodolphe Monty (1874–1928), Canadian politician
==Fictional characters== *A character on ''Sesame Street'' *Montgomery Montgomery, in the ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' books, movie and series *A nickname for Montana Max, a Tiny Toon Adventures character *Monty, the cat in the ''Stuart Little'' films *Uncle Monty, in the film ''Withnail and I'' *Nickname of C. Montgomery Burns, evil billionaire on ''The Simpsons'' *Old Monty, in the 2003 remake of ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' *Monty de la Cruz, a character in the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' *Monty Mole, the player character in a 1980s series of video games by the English company Gremlin Graphics * Monty, a large red dump truck in ''Thomas and Friends'', who debuted in the short-lived spin-off series, ''Jack and the Sodor Construction Company'' *Nickname of Monterey Jack, a character in the ''Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'' animated television series *Dr. Monty, in the video game ''Call of Duty: Black Ops III'' *Monty Green, a main character in the TV show ''The 100'' *Monty, a vulture-like bird in the 2017 film ''Smurfs: The Lost Village'' *Monty Montahue, main character of the American comic strip ''Monty'' *Monty Richardson, title character of the short-lived Fox sitcom ''Monty'', played by Henry Winkler *Monty Kirkham, in the film ''Big Fat Liar'', played by Amanda Detmer *Birth name of ''Lightning McQueen'', a racer in Pixar's ''Cars'' *Henry “Monty” Montague, a character from the novel ''The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue'' by Mackenzi Lee *Montgomery Gator (Monty) from the video game Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach *Monty, main character on the Zee Horror Show
==See also== *Monte (name), a given name and surname *Monti (given name) *Monti (surname) *Montie, a given name and surname
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