Manny is a common nickname for the given names Manuel, Emmanuel,

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, Emanuele, Herman, Norman, or

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People

* Manny Acta (born 1969), Dominican Major League Baseball player, manager and coach * Manny Alexander (born 1971), Dominican former Major League Baseball player * Manny Aparicio (born 1995), Canadian soccer player * Manny Aragon (born 1947), former New Mexico State Senator, later convicted of conspiracy to defraud * Manny Banuelos (born 1991), Mexican pitcher in Major League Baseball * Emmanuel Burriss (born 1985), American Major League Baseball player * Manny Charlton (1941–2022), founding member and lead guitarist of the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth * Manny Corpas (born 1982), Panamanian pitcher in Major League Baseball and the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Coto (), Cuban-American film and television writer, director and producer * Manny Curtis (1911–1984), American songwriter born Emanuel Kurtz *

Manny Delcarmen Manuel Delcarmen (born February 16, 1982), nicknamed The Pride of Hyde Park, is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2005 through 2010 for the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies; he was ...

(born 1982), American pitcher in the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Diaz (disambiguation), several people * Manny Elias (born 1953), Indian-born English drummer, original drummer of Tears for Fears * Manny Fernandez (disambiguation), several people *

Manny González (soccer) Manny González (born June 3, 1990) is a Colombian-American soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their fe ...

(born 1990), Colombian-American soccer player *

Manny Jacinto Manuel Luis Jacinto ( ; born August 19, 1987) is a Filipino-Canadian actor. After several small roles on television, his breakout role came as Jason Mendoza on the NBC sitcom '' The Good Place'' (2016–2020). Jacinto had minor roles in '' Bad ...

(born 1987), Filipino-born Canadian actor *

Manny Jones Emmanuel Jones (born June 6, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Colorado State and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Professional career Ar ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Manny Lawson Manny Lawson (born July 3, 1984) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack football, NC State Wolfpack, ...

(born 1984), American National Football League player *

Manny Lehman (computer scientist) Meir "Manny" Lehman, FREng (24 January 1925 – 29 December 2010) was a professor in the School of Computing Science at Middlesex University. From 1972 to 2002 he was a Professor and Head of the Computing Department at Imperial College London. ...

(1925–2010), German-born British professor of computer science *

Manny Machado Manuel Arturo Machado (; born July 6, 1992) is an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Highly recruited from an early age, he was raised in Miami, where he attende ...

(born 1992), Dominican-American Major League Baseball player *

Manny Malhotra Emmanuel "Manny" Noveen Malhotra (born May 18, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He is the head coach of the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL), and was previously an assistant coach in the National ...

(born 1980), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is a Guatemalan-American record mixing engineer. He has been credited on albums for high-profile pop, R&B, hip hop and rock acts. He has worked with artists including Rihanna, Kanye West, Katy Perry ...

(born 1971), Guatemalan-born American mixing engineer *

Manny Martínez (baseball) Manuel Martínez DeJesús (born October 3, 1970) is a Dominican Minor League Baseball manager and former professional baseball outfielder. He played during three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phil ...

(born 1970), Dominican Major League Baseball player *

Manny Mota Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, more commonly known as Manny Mota (born February 18, 1938), is a Dominican Republic, Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montr ...

(born 1938), Dominican Major League Baseball player * Manny Muscat (born 1984), Australian-born Maltese footballer * Manny Oquendo (1931–2009), American percussionist *

Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. ( ; ; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He previously serv ...

(born 1978), Filipino former boxer and politician * Manny Paner (born 1949), Philippine Basketball Association player, member of the PBA Hall of Fame * Manny Pangilinan (born 1946), Filipino businessman * Manny Parra (born 1982), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Manny Pérez (born 1969), Dominican-American actor * Manny Piña (born 1987), Venezuelan baseball player *

Manny Ramirez Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican Americans (Dominican Republic), Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played wit ...

(born 1972), Dominican-American retired Major League Baseball player * Manny Ramirez (American football) (born 1983), American National Football League player * Emanuel (Manny) Rosenfeld (died 1959), co-founder and CEO of the Pep Boys automotive aftermarket chain * Manny Sanguillén (born 1944), Panamanian Major League Baseball player * Manny Suárez (born 1993), Chilean-Spanish basketball player *

Manny Trillo Jesús Manuel Marcano Trillo (born December 25, 1950), nicknamed "Indio", is a Venezuelan people, Venezuelan former professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Philade ...

(born 1950), Venezuelan Major League Baseball player * Manny Victorino (born 1959), Philippine Basketball Association player *

Manny Villar Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar Jr. (; born December 13, 1949) is a Filipino businessman and former politician. He previously served as senator from 2001 to 2013 and as the 20th President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2006 to 2008. Before ...

(born 1949), Filipino businessman and politician *

Manny Wilkins Manny Wilkins Jr. (born November 5, 1995) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (2024), United Football League (UFL). He played college football for Arizona ...

(born 1995), American football player

Fictional characters

* Manny Armstrong, a ''Ben 10'' character * Manny Bianco, in the sitcom ''Black Books'' *

Manny Calavera ''Grim Fandango'' is a 1998 adventure game directed by Tim Schafer and developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It is the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on Rendering (computer graphics) ...

, the main character of Lucasarts video game ''Grim Fandango'' * Manny Escuela, a character from

Grand Theft Auto IV ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's ''Grand Theft Auto: San And ...

* Manny Heffley, one of the main characters in the ''

Diary of a Wimpy Kid ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' is an American illustrated children's novel series and media franchise created by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The series follows Greg Heffley, a middle-schooler who illustrates his daily life in a dia ...

'' book and film series * Manuel "Manny" O'Kelly-Davis, in ''

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ''The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress'' is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein about a lunar colony's revolt against absentee rule from planet Earth. The novel illustrates and discusses libertarian ideals. It is respe ...

'', a science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein * Manny Rivera, the titular character of Nickelodeon's '' El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'' * Manny Santos, in the Canadian television drama '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Manny Spamboni, in the 2009 revival version of ''The Electric Company'' *

Manny (Ice Age) The following is a list of the characters from the ''Ice Age (franchise), Ice Age'' films, mentioned by a name either presented in the films or in any other official material. Each character includes a summary when possible, the voice actor or a ...

, a

woolly mammoth The woolly mammoth (''Mammuthus primigenius'') is an extinct species of mammoth that lived from the Middle Pleistocene until its extinction in the Holocene epoch. It was one of the last in a line of mammoth species, beginning with the African ...

in the ''Ice Age'' film series * Manny, a

praying mantis Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate ...

in the 1998

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Pixar Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

animated Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby image, still images are manipulated to create Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on cel, transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and e ...

film ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 1998 American animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter from a screenplay written by Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, and Bob Shaw, and a story conceived by Lasseter, Stanton, and Joe Ran ...

'' * Manny Garcia, the titular character of '' Handy Manny'', a children's television series * Manny Delgado, in the ABC sitcom ''

Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American television sitcom, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, that aired on ABC for 11 seasons from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. The series follows the lives of three diverse but interrelated fa ...

'', played by Rico Rodriguez * Manny Pardo, a police detective from '' Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number'' * Manny Alvarez, in '' The Last of Us: Part II'', played by Alejandro Edda * Manny Quinlan, friend and police contact of Harry Orwell, played by Henry Darrow in the television series ''

Harry O ''Harry O'', sometimes spelled ''Harry-O'', is an American private detective series that aired for two seasons on ABC from 1974 to 1976. The series starred David Janssen, and Jerry Thorpe was executive producer. ''Harry O'' followed the broad ...

'' * Manny the Mailman, the English name of the main character " Jaimito, el cartero" from the animated television series ''El Chavo Animado''

Other uses

* Baron Manny, a title in the Peerage of England * Walter Manny, 1st Baron Manny (died 1372), soldier of fortune and founder of the Charterhouse * John Henry Manny (1825–1856), American inventor of the Manny Reaper * ''Manny'' (TV series), a 2011 South Korean television series by tvN * ''Manny'' (film), a 2014 documentary film about Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao * '' The Manny'', a 2015 German film * '' The Manny (TV series)'', a fictional TV series

People

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