As a nickname, Monk or The Monk may refer to: * Monk Boudreaux (born 1941), American singer and R&B musician * Monk Cline (1858–1916), American baseball player * Monk Dubiel (1918–1969), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Monk Eastman (1875–1920), founder and leader of a powerful New York City gang * Gerry Hutch (born 1963), Irish bank robber known as "The Monk" * Antonin Magne (1904–1983), French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934, nicknamed "The Monk" * Edward Malloy (born 1941), 16th president of the University of Notre Dame * Monk McDonald (1901–1977), American college athlete, head basketball coach and urologist * Monk Montgomery (1921–1982), American jazz bassist * Monk Sherlock (1904–1985), American Major League Baseball player in the 1930 season *