Manus may refer to: * Manus (anatomy), the zoological term for the distal portion of the forelimb of an animal (including the human hand) * ''Manus'' marriage, a type of marriage during Roman times

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Manus Plate The Manus Plate is a 100-km microplate located northeast of New Guinea. The Manus Plate was formed in between the North Bismark Plate and the South Bismark Plate. The Manus Plate currently rotates counter-clockwise in the Melanesia area. Forma ...

, a tiny tectonic plate northeast of New Guinea * Manus Province, a province of Papua New Guinea encompassing several islands, including Manus Island **

Manus District Manus may refer to: * Manus (anatomy), the zoological term for the distal portion of the forelimb of an animal (including the human hand) * ''Manus'' marriage, a type of marriage during Roman times Relating to locations around New Guinea * Manu ...

, the only district of Manus Province *

Manus Island Manus Island is part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea and is the largest of the Admiralty Islands. It is the fifth-largest island in Papua New Guinea, with an area of , measuring around . Manus Island is covered in rugged jungles w ...

, a Papua New Guinean island in the Admiralty Archipelago **

Manus languages The Manus languages are a subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. The exact number of languages is difficult to determine because they form a dialect ...

, languages spoken on Manus and islands close by **

Manus Regional Processing Centre The Manus Regional Processing Centre, or Manus Island Regional Processing Centre (MIRCP), was one of a number of offshore Australian immigration detention facilities. The centre was located on the PNG Navy Base Lombrum (previously a Royal Aus ...

, an offshore Australian immigration detention facility on Manus Island ***''Manus'', 2017 play by Nazanin Sahamizadeh *** ''Manus'', 2019 short documentary film about asylum seekers in the detention centre, made by Angus McDonald

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Manuş Baba Mustafa Özkan(born 1 December 1986), better known by his stage name Manuş Baba, is a Turkish pop and arabesque singer. He studied at the Tarsus Turgut İçgören primary school in Tarsus. His family later moved from Diyarbakir to Antalya, d ...

(born 1986), Turkish singer *

Manus Boonjumnong Manus Boonjumnong ( th, มนัส บุญจำนงค์; , born June 23, 1980) is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight (60–64 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the older brother of Non Boonjum ...

(born 1980), Thai Olympic medalist * Manus Boyle (born c. 1965/6), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Manus Canning Manus Canning (died 16 March 2018) was an Irish republican politician and paramilitary. Born in Derry, Canning spent time in Gweedore practising the Irish language before working in London for a few years in the late 1940s. He had returned to De ...

(died 2018), Irish politician and paramilitary *

Manus Kelly Manus "Mandy" Kelly (9 February 1978 – 23 June 2019) was an Irish rally driver, businessman, and local politician. As a rally driver, he participated in the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and won the Donegal International Rally on three cons ...

(1978–2019), Irish businessman and rally driver *

Manus Lunny Manus Lunny (born 1962) is an Irish producer and multi-instrumentalist from County Donegal, Ireland, best known as a member of Celtic supergroup Capercaillie. He is the brother of multi-instrumentalist and producer Dónal Lunny.Manus MacCloskey Manus MacCloskey (April 24, 1874 – May 11, 1963) was a brigadier general in the United States Army. He served in the Philippines, participated in the China Relief Expedition, and commanded the 12th Field Artillery Regiment during World War I. ...

(1874–1963), American military officer *

Manus McGuire Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player. Early life He was born in Tullamore, and grew up in County Sligo. He resides in County Clare. In 1970, he won Sligo's prestigious Fiddler of Dooney competition, at age 14. Career He is a founding m ...

, Irish fiddle player * Manus O'Cahan, leader of the 17th-century

Manus O'Cahan's Regiment Manus O'Cahan's Regiment of Foot was an Irish regiment which served during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in the mid-1640s. History Manus O'Cahan's Regiment of Foot was a body of soldiers, many of whom fought in Europe in the early years of t ...

Manus O'Donnell Manus O'Donnell (Irish: ''Maghnas Ó Domhnaill'' or ''Manus Ó Domhnaill'', died 1564) was an Irish lord and son of Sir Hugh Dubh O'Donnell. He was an important member of the O'Donnell dynasty based in County Donegal in Ulster. Early life Hug ...

(died 1737), Irish nobleman and soldier *

(died 1564), Irish nobleman *

Manus Patten Manus Patten (12 August 1902–20 June 1977) was an Republic of Ireland, Irish police officer (Garda 4576), who was a recipient of the Scott Medal. Patten was a native of Derreans, Achill Sound, County Mayo, joining the Garda Síochána on ...

(1902–1977), Irish police officer

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* Dirk Manus, fictional smuggler among human characters of ''The Transformers'' franchise *

Henry Manus Henry Philip Manus (21 July 1851 – 24 October 1931) was a Dutch philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1924.Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists ...

(1851–1931), Dutch philatelist * Max Manus (1914–1996), Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II *

Patrick Mac Manus Patrick Mac Manus (1944 - 12 August 2011 ) was an Irish-Danish political activist. Mac Manus immigrated to Denmark in 1966 and remained there the rest of his life. His activism included supporting the FARC rebels in the Colombian civil war; cam ...

(1944–2011), political activist *

Rosa Manus Rosette Susanna "Rosa" Manus ( was born 20 August 1881 and died either at Auschwitz or Ravensbruck in 1942. She was a Jewish Dutch pacifist and female suffragist and was involved in women's movements and anti-war movements. She served as the ...

(1881–1942), Dutch pacifist and suffragist *

Tikken Manus Ida Nikoline "Tikken" Manus (''née'' Lindebrække, previously Bernardes; 28 June 1914 – 12 October 2010) was a member of the Norwegian resistance during World War II. Born Ida Nikoline Lie Lindebrække, she was a daughter of County Governor Gje ...

(1914–2010), member of the Norwegian resistance during World War II *

Willard Manus Willard Manus (born September 28, 1930, died January 19, 2023) was a Los Angeles-based novelist, playwright, and journalist. His best known book is ''Mott the Hoople (novel), Mott the Hoople'' (1966), the novel from which the British 1970s Mott th ...

(born 1930), American novelist

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* Manus, Father of the Abyss, in action role-playing game '' Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss''

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