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Monte Attell Monte Attell (July 28, 1885 – November 11, 1960), born in the Knob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States, was an American boxer who took the vacant World Bantamweight title on June 19, 1909 by defeating the 1904 bantamwe ...

(1885–1960), American world champion bantamweight boxer *

Monte Collins Monte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3, 1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and 1951. Career ...

(1898–1951), American actor and screenwriter *

Monte Cook Monte Cook is an American professional tabletop role-playing game designer and writer, best known for his work on ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Role-playing industry career Early years Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, worki ...

(born 1968), American game designer and writer, best known for his work on ''Dungeons & Dragons'' *

Monte Hellman Monte Hellman (; born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the ho ...

(1932–2021), American film director, producer, writer and editor *

Monte Irvin Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin (February 25, 1919 – January 11, 2016) was an American left fielder and right fielder in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who played with the Newark Eagles (1938–1942, 1946–1948), New York Giant ...

(1919–2016), Negro league and Major League Baseball player, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame *

Monte M. Katterjohn Monte M. Katterjohn (October 20, 1891 – September 8, 1949) was an American screenwriter. He wrote the screenplays for 68 films between 1912 and 1931. He was born in Boonville, Indiana, and died in Evansville, Indiana. Selected filmography ...

(1891–1949), American screenwriter * Monte Ledbetter (1943–2020), American football player *

Monte Markham Monte Markham (born June 21, 1935) is an American actor. He has appeared in films, television series and on Broadway. Early life Markham was born in Manatee County, Florida, the son of Millie Content (née Willbur) and Jesse Edward Markham Sr., ...

(born 1935), American actor *

Monte Melkonian Monte Melkonian ( hy, Մոնթէ Մելքոնեան; November 25, 1957 – June 12, 1993) was an Armenian-American revolutionary and left-wing nationalist militant. He was the leader of an offshoot of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation ...

(1957–1993), Armenian militant, revolutionary and military commander * Monte Merkel (1916–1981), American football player *

Monte Money Monte Bryan Money is an American guitarist and vocalist from Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the former lead guitarist and backing vocalist of American rock band Escape the Fate. He is currently the lead singer and guitarist for his own band, Beyond Un ...

(born 1986), American guitarist and vocalist, former lead guitarist of the American post-hardcore band Escape the Fate *

Monte Montgomery Monte Patrick Montgomery (born August 11, 1966) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. Early life Born in Birmingham, Alabama, at age 13 he moved to San Antonio, Texas. Career The Austin, Texas based guitarist first gained notoriety i ...

(born 1966), American guitarist and singer-songwriter *

Monte Morris Monte may refer to: Places Argentina * Argentine Monte, an ecoregion * Monte Desert * Monte Partido, a ''partido'' in Buenos Aires Province Italy * Monte Bregagno * Monte Cassino * Montecorvino (disambiguation) * Montefalcione Portugal * Monte ...

(born 1995), American college basketball player *

Monte Pittman Monte Lee Pittman (born November 19, 1975) is an American musician and studio musician based in Los Angeles, known largely as Madonna's long-time guitarist and for playing for heavy metal band Prong. He has also worked as a solo artist. Caree ...

(born 1975), American musician known largely as Madonna's long-time guitarist * Monté Ross (born 1970), American college basketball head coach *

Monte Scheinblum Monte Scheinblum (born May 15, 1967) is an American professional golfer, and the son of former Major League Baseball All Star outfielder Richie Scheinblum. While he competed on the Nike Tour, he became known especially for his long driving, wher ...

(born 1967), American golfer, 1992 US & World Long Drive Champion *

Monte Solberg Monte Kenton Solberg, (born September 17, 1958) is a Canadian businessman and politician. Solberg is a former Member of Parliament, representing the riding of Medicine Hat in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party o ...

(born 1958), Canadian politician *

Monte Waterbury James Montaudevert "Monte" Waterbury, Jr. (April 24, 1876 – August 28, 1920) was an American businessman and a 10-goal polo handicap player. Together with his brother Lawrence Waterbury, Harry Payne Whitney and Devereaux Milburn, known ...

(1876–1920), American businessman and polo player

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Herkus Monte Herkus Monte (also Hercus; Old Prussian: ''Erks Mānts''; lt, Herkus Mantas; la, Henricus Montemin) was the most famous leader of the Great Prussian Uprising against the Teutonic Knights and Northern Crusaders. The uprising began in September ...

(died 1273), a leader of the Great Prussian Uprising against the Teutonic Knights and Northern Crusaders *

José Luis Alvarez del Monte José Luis Alvarez del Monte (16 February 1931 – unknown) was a Uruguayan chess player, two-time Uruguayan Chess Championship winner (1965, 1968). Biography In the 1960s José Luis Alvarez del Monte was one of Uruguayan leading chess players ...

, Uruguayan chess master *

Lou Monte Lou Monte (born Louis Scaglione; April 2, 1917 – June 12, 1989) was an Italian American singer best known for a number of best-selling, Italian-themed novelty records which he recorded for both RCA Victor and Reprise Records in the late 1950 ...

(1917–1989), Italian-American singer *

Nélson Monte Nélson Macedo Monte (born 30 July 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Chaves on loan from Ukrainian club SC Dnipro-1 as a right-back or a central defender. Club career Rio Ave Born in Vila do Conde, Monte joined l ...

(born 1995), Portuguese footballer *

Philippe de Monte Philippe de Monte (1521 – 4 July 1603), sometimes known as Philippus de Monte, was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance active all over Europe. He was a member of the 3rd generation madrigalists and wrote more madrigals than any other comp ...

(1521–1603), Renaissance composer *

Pierre de Monte Fra' Pietro del Monte (1499 − 26 January 1572) was an Italian nobleman who was the 50th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John from 1568 to 1572. Pietro del Monte was born in Italy in 1499. His original name was Guido Lotti, but took the name ...

(1499–1572), Italian Grandmaster of the Order of Saint John

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