Famous People with Name Monte

Monte Corwin Towe            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Monte Corwin Towe: is an American basketball coach and retired player.Towe attended Oak Hill High School in Converse, Indiana. He was the starting point guard on North Carolina State's 1974 NCAA championship team, and also played varsity baseball for NC State, earning All-ACC recognition in basketball and playing on conference championship teams in both sports. (One of his baseball and basketball teammates, Tim Stoddard, would go on to have success as a Major League Baseball pitcher.) In 1975, the 5'7" (1.7 m) Towe received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the year's best college player under 6 feet tall. Monte Towe and David Thompson are accredited with "inventing" the alley-oop. Because dunking was illegal at the time, Towe would throw the ball to Thompson while he was in-air and Thompson would gently drop the ball in the basket

Monte Attell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Monte Attell: was a champion boxer.A poor Jewish kid of diminutive stature who was raised in a tough Irish neighborhood, Monte Attell began his career in fighting almost from the first day he could walk outdoors. From fighting for survival in the streets, he turned professional in 1903, winning his first five bouts. He then lost several fights but between February 1906 and May 1909, he fought ten times without losing. His performance earned him a chance to fight for the vacant Bantamweight championship.

Monte Barrett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Monte Barrett: is a retired American professional heavyweight boxer. He was regarded by many as a tough gatekeeper and was a former WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion. Barrett fought the top heavyweight fighters during his career, winning against several pros

Harvey David Simeon Perigeault Monte            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Harvey David Simeon Perigeault Monte: is a Dutch baseball player.Monte represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he and his team became sixth.

René Touzet Y Monte            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

René Touzet Y Monte: was a Cuban-born American composer, pianist and bandleader.Living in the city of Cojimar, he learned classical piano from the age of 4, and went on to study at the Falcón Conservatory in Havana. By 1934 his classical training ended because of his family’s financial hardship, and he accepted a job as a pianist in Luis Rivera’s jazz band. Soon afterwards he became the leader of a 16-piece orchestra, playing big band music at the Grand Casino in Havana, and also began writing his own compositions. One of his most famous songs, "No Te Importe Saber", was recorded with lyrics by Mitchell Parish as "Let Me Love You Tonight", by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and others.

Philippe De Monte            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Philippe De Monte: was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance.[1] He was a member of the 3rd generation madrigalists[2] and wrote more madrigals than any other composer of the time.[3] Sources cite him as being "the best composer in the entire country, particularly in the new manner and musica reservata."[4] Others compare his collections of music with that of other influential composers, such as Lassus.[5]

Domingo Del Monte            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Domingo Del Monte: was a writer, lawyer, arts patron, and literary critic, known primarily for contributing to Cuban literature and advocating for public education throughout the country.