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:

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Bernard Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and t ...

(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 Richard Robert Montgomerie (born 3 July 1971, Rugby, Warwickshire) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex, Northamptonshire and Oxford University. Cricket career A right-handed opener, Montgomerie made his fir ...

(1999–2007), Sussex cricketer *

Monty Basgall Romanus "Monty" Basgall (February 8, 1922 – September 22, 2005) was an American professional baseball baseball player, player, manager (baseball), manager, coach (baseball), coach and scout (sports), scout. A former second baseman who appea ...

(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 Lamont A. "Monty" Kaser (September 24, 1941 – September 19, 2009) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Kaser competed in amateur tournaments during the early and mi ...

(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

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* Monty Sopp , American Pro Wrestler, more commonly known as Billy Gunn * 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 (1921–2017), Canadian-born television game show host Monte Halperin *

Monty Halls Monty Halls (born 5 November 1966) is a British TV broadcaster and marine biologist best known for his BBC Great Escape series ''Monty Halls' Great Escape'', ''Monty Halls' Great Hebridean Escape'' and ''Monty Halls' Great Irish Escape'', dur ...

(born 1966), English TV broadcaster, explorer and marine biologist * Monty Lewis (born 1963), American collegiate head football coach from c. the early 1980s to the present * Monty Lewis (1907–1997), Welsh-born American artist *

Monty Montgomery (baseball) Monty Bryson Montgomery (born September 1, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, appearing in 12 games, in and . During his playing days, h ...

(born 1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Monty Montgomery (producer) Monty Montgomery is an American film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Montgomery is best known for his work as producer on films such as '' Wild at Heart'' and ''The Portrait of a Lady''. He co-directed one film, ''The Loveless'' (1 ...

(born 1963), American film producer, director, actor and screenwriter * Monty Norman (born Monty Noserovitch, 1928), British singer and film composer best known for composing the "James Bond Theme" * Monty Oum (1981–2015), American animator, director, and screenwriter * Monty Oxymoron (born 1961), stage name of Laurence Burrow, keyboardist for the English punk rock group The Damned * Monty Powell (born 1961), American country music songwriter * Monty Rice (born 1999), American football player

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*A character on '' Sesame Street'' * Montgomery Montgomery, in the ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' books *A nickname for

Montana Max The ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' animated television series features an extensive cast of characters. The show's central characters are mostly various forms of anthropomorphic animals, based on Looney Tunes characters from earlier films and show ...

, 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 ''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel ''Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan Mi ...

'' * 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 The 100 may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass Morgan * ''The 100'' (TV series), 20 ...

'' *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 Henry Franklin Winkler, OBE (born October 30, 1945), is an American actor, comedian, author, executive producer, and director. After rising to fame as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the American television series ''Happy Days'', Winkler has ...

*Monty Kirkham, in the film '' Big Fat Liar'', played by

Amanda Detmer Amanda Jeannette Detmer is an American actress. She made her big screen debut playing Miss Minneapolis in 1999 comedy film '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', and later had a supporting role in ''Final Destination''. In early 2000s, Detmer had starring r ...

*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'' and its sequel '' The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy'' 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

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* 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 Rodolphe Monty (November 30, 1874 – December 1, 1928) was a Canadian politician. Early life Born in Montreal, Quebec, Monty was educated in law at Université Laval and McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1897 and was ...

(1874–1928), Canadian politician

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