Monty
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- A nickname for Field Marshal Bernard MontgomeryBernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of AlameinField Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC , nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General" was a British Army officer. He saw action in the First World War, when he was seriously wounded, and during the Second World War he commanded the 8th Army from...
, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, who led all allied ground forces during Operation Overlord - Montagu "Monty" DonMonty DonMontagu Denis Wyatt Don is a British television presenter, writer and speaker on horticulture, best known for presenting the BBC television series Gardeners' World.-Early life:...
, British horticulturist and television presenter. - Monty HallMonty HallMonte Halperin, OC, OM , better known by the stage name Monty Hall, is a Canadian-born MC, producer, actor, singer and sportscaster, best known as host of the television game show Let's Make a Deal.-Early life:...
- actor and singer, full name Maurice Halperin - Monty PanesarMonty PanesarMudhsuden Singh Panesar, known as Monty Panesar , is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex. A left-arm spinner, Panesar played Test and one-day cricket for England until 2009. In English county cricket he played for Northamptonshire until 2009...
, a nickname for Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, England cricketer - A nickname for Montgomery CliftMontgomery CliftEdward Montgomery Clift was an American film and stage actor. The New York Times’ obituary noted his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men"....
, American actor (1920-1966) - A nickname for Bruce Montgomery (entertainer)Bruce Montgomery (entertainer)Bruce Eglinton Montgomery was an American composer, author, musical theater performer and painter; and a conductor and director, particularly of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas....
(1927-2008), American music composer and former director of the Penn Glee Club - A nickname for Chris MontgomeryChris MontgomeryChristopher “Monty” Montgomery is the creator of the Ogg Free Software container format and Vorbis audio codec and others, and the founder of The Xiph Foundation which promotes public domain multimedia Codecs...
, a computer specialist and founder of the Xiph.Org Foundation - A nickname for Colin MontgomerieColin MontgomerieColin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer, often referred to by one of his nicknames 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999, and 31...
, Scottish golfer - A nickname for Richard MontgomerieRichard MontgomerieRichard Robert Montgomerie is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex, Northamptonshire and Oxford University....
, Sussex cricketer (1999-2007) - A nickname for Michael WideniusMichael WideniusUlf Michael Widenius , born 3 March 1962, in Helsinki, Finland, is the main author of the original version of the open-source MySQL database and a founding member of the MySQL AB company....
, the main author of the open-source MySQL database and a founding member of the MySQL AB company - A nickname for MontagueMontagueMontague is a French surname derived from Old French Mont Agin meaning "mountain." The name Montague can refer to the following:-Surnames:* Andrew Jackson Montague* Bruce Montague* Charles Edward Montague, British author...
- A nickname for MontgomeryMontgomery-In France:* Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery, a commune in département Calvados, Normandy* Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery, idem* Colleville-Montgomery, idem-In Pakistan:...
Fictional characters
- A character on Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
- Montgomery Montgomery, a character in the A Series of Unfortunate Events books
- A nickname for Montana MaxMontana MaxMontana "Monty" Master Max is a cartoon character from the Warner Bros. animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures. He is one of the main characters on the show. and also one of the main antagonists of the show. Monty is voiced by Danny Cooksey. Montana Max is a young, brown haired, male...
, a Tiny Toon Adventures character - Monty, the cat in the Stuart LittleStuart LittleStuart Little is a 1945 children's novel by E. B. White, his first book for children, and is widely recognized as a classic in children's literature. Stuart Little was illustrated by the subsequently award-winning artist Garth Williams, also his first work for children...
films - Uncle Monty, a character in the firm Withnail and IWithnail and IWithnail and I is a British black comedy made in 1986 by HandMade Films. It was written and directed by Bruce Robinson and is based on his life in London in the late 1960s. The main plot follows two unemployed young actors, Withnail and “I” who live in a squalid flat in Camden in 1969 while...
- Nickname of C. Montgomery Burns, evil millionaire from The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
- Old Monty, a character from the 2003 remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- Monty MoleMonty MoleMonty Mole is a fictional mole who appears as the title character from the a series of video games from Gremlin Graphics. These include:* Wanted: Monty Mole , which begins the series with Monty traveling around a coal mine collecting pieces of coal and other miscellaneous objects whilst avoiding...
, an enemy from the MarioMario (series)The video game series, alternatively called the series or simply the series, is a series of highly popular and critically acclaimed video games by Nintendo, featuring Nintendo's mascot Mario and, in many games, his brother Luigi. Gameplay in the series often centers around jumping on and...
series
Film and television
- The Full MontyThe Full MontyThe Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy...
- film. - I Was Monty's DoubleI Was Monty's DoubleI Was Monty's Double is a book by M. E. Clifton James, first published in London in 1954. It was made into a film in 1958, directed by John Guillermin, from a screenplay adapted by Bryan Forbes...
- film - Monty (TV series)Monty (TV series)Monty is a short lived American sitcom that aired on the FOX network in 1994. The series starred Henry Winkler as a loud, obnoxious conservative TV commentator , Monty had also written a best-selling book tilted I'm Right. I'm Right. I'm Right. Shut Up...
, a short-lived Fox sitcom - Monty PythonMonty PythonMonty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
- an influential British comedy troupe
Other
- Monty Are IMonty Are IMonty Are I is an American rock band from Cranston, Rhode Island. Monty Are I is titled after the band instructor, Arthur Montanaro. The "Are I" portion of the name is a pun on "RI", Rhode Island's postal abbreviation.-History and Achievements:Monty Are I won Takeover Records' "Sign My Band"...
, a post-hardcore band from Cranston, Rhode IslandCranston, Rhode IslandCranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston... - Monty Hall problem - mathematical problem.
- Monty (robot), a two-wheeled balancing humanoid robot, developed by Anybots