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, often derived from

Manuel Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

or is of

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

origin. It can also be a surname. Notable people with the name include:

As a given name

Actors

Manu Bennett Jonathan Manu Bennett (born 10 October 1969) is an Australian-New Zealand actor. He is primarily known for portraying characters in epic fantasy works, such as Crixus in the TV series ''Spartacus'', Allanon in ''The Shannara Chronicles'', Sl ...

(born 1969), New Zealand actor, best known as "Crixus" on the television series ''Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' *

Manu Narayan Manu Narayan (born August 16, 1973) is an American actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, composer and saxophonist. He currently guest stars as Hari Sahni on the hit Apple TV series Your Friends & Neighbors (TV series), Your Friends and Neighb ...

(born 1973), American actor, and lead singer of the band DARUNAM *

Manu Payet Emmanuel "Manu" Payet (; born 22 December 1975) is a French comedian, actor, filmmaker and radio host. Filmography As actor Voice work Animated films *2006: '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'': French voice of Lone Gunslinger Vulture *2008: ''Ku ...

(born 1975), French actor, comedian, radio and television presenter *

Manu Rishi Manu Rishi Chadha (born 3 January, 1971) is an Indian actor, lyricist, script and dialogue writer who works in Hindi films. Rishi is trained under theatre director Arvind Gaur for six years. He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award in 2009 for ...

(born 1971), Indian actor *

Manu Tupou Manu Tupou (January 5, 1935 – June 5, 2004) was an United States, American-based Fijian actor, writer, director, and teacher. Early life Manu Tupou was born on Lomaloma, Lau Islands, Lau, Fiji Islands. Education Tupou trained as an actor for ...

(1935–2004), American actor

Musicians

Manu Chao Manu Chao (; born José Manuel Tomás Arturo Chao Ortega on 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish musician. He sings in French language, French, Spanish language, Spanish, English language, English, Italian language, Italian, Arabic, Catalan language ...

(born 1961), French-born singer and musician of Spanish origin * Manu Cornet (born 1981), French musician and writer *

Manu Delago Manu Delago (born 31 July 1984) is an Austrian musician and composer. Biography Delago was born in Innsbruck, Tyrol (state), Tyrol, and took music lessons as a child in accordion and piano. As a teenager he mainly played drums for various rock ...

(born 1984), Austrian composer *

Manu Dibango Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. His father w ...

(1933–2020), Cameroonian musician *

Manu Gavassi Manoela Latini Gavassi Francisco (; born January 4, 1993), better known as Manu Gavassi, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress. Early life Born and raised in São Paulo, she is the daughter of broadcaster and presenter Zé Luiz and ps ...

(born 1993), Brazilian recording artist, singer, actress * Manu Guix (born 1979), Spanish composer *

Manu Katché Manu Katché (born 27 October 1958) is a French drummer and songwriter of Ivorian descent. He has worked extensively as a session musician, notably with Sting and Peter Gabriel, and his solo albums as a bandleader are largely in the jazz fusio ...

(born 1958), French musician * Manu Koch (born 1972), Swiss pianist, keyboardist, and composer * Manu-L (born 1983), Swiss singer and guitarist *

Manu Lanvin Manu Lanvin (born 23 november 1973) is a French blues rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He's the son of French actor Gérard Lanvin. Biography As an autodidact, Manu Lanvin starts drums and guitar and grows with some French artis ...

(born 1973), French singer * Manu Limbu, Nepali singer * Manu Louis, Belgian musician *

Manu Militari Manu Militari (born May 21, 1979) is a francophone rapper from Quebec, Quebec, Canada. His stage name is taken from the Wikt:manu militari, Latin phrase meaning "By the force of arms". After a tour that included India, Greece, and the Middle Ea ...

(born 1979), Canadian singer * Manu Manzo (born 1994), American singer-songwriter * Manu Shrine (1987–2015), Russian electronic musician

Sports

* Manu (para athlete) (born 1999), Indian paralympian in shot put F37 * Manú (Portuguese footballer) (born 1982), Portuguese footballer Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo *

Manu (footballer, born 1984) José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade (born 22 June 1984), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left-back. Club career Born in Wädenswil, Switzerland to Spanish immigrants, Manu started playing ...

(born 1984), Spanish footballer * Manuela Lareo (born 1992), Spanish footballer * Manu Ahotaeiloa (born 1986), Tongan rugby union player * Manu Attri (born 1992), Indian badminton player * Manu Barreiro (born 1986), Spanish association football player * Manu Balda (born 1992), Ecuadorian footballer * Manu Bhaker (born 2002), Indian sport shooter * Manu Bhardwaj (born 1975), Indian cricketer *

Manu Busto Manuel 'Manu' Adolfo Busto Loza (born 7 October 1980) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Miengo FC as a forward. Club career Busto was born in Santander, Cantabria. He only played lower league football in his country, amassing Segunda Di ...

(born 1980), Spanish footballer * Manu Dagher (born 1984), Liberian-Dutch footballer * Manu Fernández (footballer, born 1986), Spanish football goalkeeper * Manu Fernández (footballer, born 2001), Spanish football defender * Manu Ferrera (born 1958), Belgian association football player *

Manu Garba Manu Garba (born 31 December 1965) is a Nigerian association football manager. He is the current head coach of the Nigeria national under-17 football team. In November 2013, he won the FIFA U-17 World Cup. In March 2015, he won the 2015 African U ...

(born 1965), Nigerian association football manager *

Manu Ginóbili Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili ( , ; born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. Credited for popularizing the Euro step move in the NBA, he is regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards and sixth men in the le ...

(born 1977), Argentine retired basketball player * Manu Herrera (born 1981), Spanish footballer * Manu Hervás (born 1986), Spanish association football player * Manu Honkanen (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player *

Manu Lecomte Emmanuel "Manu" Lecomte (born 16 August 1995) is a Belgian basketball player for Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears basketball, Baylor Bears and Miami Hurricanes men's basketball, ...

(born 1995), Belgian basketball player *

Manu Leiataua Manu Leiataua (born 26 December 1986) is a rugby union hooker who plays for USA Perpignan, Perpignan and Samoa national rugby union team, Samoa. Leiataua made his debut for Samoa in 2013 and was part of the squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Re ...

(born 1986), Samoan rugby player * Manu Maniapoto (1935–2017), New Zealand rugby union player *

Manu Ma'u Manu may refer to: Religion Proto Indo European Mythology * Manu (Indo European Mythology) one of the mythical duo Manu and Yemo Ancient Mesopotamia * Manu the Great, a Chaldean god of fate Hinduism *Manu (Hinduism), Hindu progenitor of mank ...

(born 1988), New Zealand rugby league player * Manu Molina (born 1991), Spanish footballer * Manu del Moral (born 1984), Spanish footballer * Manu Morlanes (born 1999), Spanish association football player * Manu Nayyar (born 1964), Indian cricketer * *

Manu Rodríguez Manuel Rodríguez Barrientos (born 17 August 1991) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Fundación CB Granada, Covirán Granada of the Liga Española de Baloncesto, LEB Oro. Career Rodríguez started playing professionally at hometo ...

(born 1991), Spanish basketball player * Manu Sánchez (footballer, born 1979), Spanish footballer * Manu Shlomovich (1927–2000), Israeli association football player * Manu Snellinx (1948–2017), Belgian cyclist * Manu Sunu (born 1966), Togolese footballer * Manu Torres (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Manu Trigueros (born 1991), Spanish footballer *

Manu Tuiasosopo Manu'ula Asovalu Tuiasosopo (born August 30, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football at UCLA and was the 18th overall ...

(born 1957), National Football League defensive lineman *

Manu Tuilagi Etuale Manusamoa Tuilagi (born 18 May 1991) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Bayonne. Born in Samoa, he represented England at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. Early life Tu ...

(born 1991), Samoan-born rugby player for England * Manu Vallejo (born 1997), Spanish footballer *

Manu Vatuvei Manu Mapuhola Mafi-Vatuvei (born 4 March 1986), also known by the nickname "The Beast", is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who was both a Tonga and New Zealand international representative er. He previously played for t ...

(born 1986), New Zealand rugby league player * Manu Vunipola (rugby union, born 1967), Tongan rugby union footballer and coach

Other

* Afa Anoa'i Jr. (born 1984), American professional wrestler who used the ring name Manu * Manu (Kannada author) (1951–2011), Kannada author * Manu Ayerdi (born 1967), Basque economist * Manu Baligar, Indian writer *

Manu Bhandari Mannu Bhandari (3 April 1931 – 15 November 2021) was an Indian author, screenplay writer, teacher, and playwright. Primarily known for her two Hindi novels, ''Aap Ka Bunty'' (''Your Bunty'') and ''Mahabhoj'' (''Feast''), Bhandari also wrote ...

(1931–2021), Indian author * Manu Bhattathiri, Indian author * Manuhuia Bennett, New Zealand bishop * Manu Beuselinck (born 1970), Belgian politician * Manu Brabo (born 1981), Spanish photographer * Manu Chandaria (born 1929), Kenyan businessman *

Manu Chhabria Manohar Rajaram Chhabria (March 1, 1946 – April 6, 2002), commonly known as Manu Chhabria was an Indian businessman based in Dubai, and the owner of the $2.5 billion transnational conglomerate, Jumbo Group. Career Chhabria started his car ...

(1946–2002), Indian businessman *

Manu Crooks Emmanuel Adu, better known by his stage name Manu Crooks, is a recording artist based in Sydney. Biography Emmanuel Adu grew up in Ghana and moved to Australia when he was 12 years old where he attended Parramatta High School. He found his lo ...

(born 1993), Ghanaian-Australian artist *

Manu Daftary Manu Daftary is an American money manager who manages the Quaker Strategic Growth Fund. In the ten years from 1997 to 2006, the fund beat the S&P 500 by an average of nine percent per year. Career He began his investment management career at th ...

, American money manager * Manu Diericx (born 1994), Belgian politician * Manu Farrarons (born 1967), French artist *

Manu Feildel Emmanuel Feildel (born 26 March 1974) is a French-Australian chef, restaurateur and television presenter trained in England, who is best known as one of the judges of the competitive television cooking show ''My Kitchen Rules''. Manu achieve ...

, French-born chef living in Australia * Manu Herbstein, South African author of ''Ama, a Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade'' *

Manu Joseph Manu Joseph (born 22 July 1974) is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of ''Open (Indian magazine), Open'' magazine. Life and career Manu was born in Kottayam district, Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. His father J ...

(born 1974), Indian journalist and writer * Manu Korovulavula, Fijian political leader and civil servant * Manu Leumann, German philologist * Manu Majumdar, Bangladeshi politician * Manu Manjith (born 1986), Indian lyricist and poet *

Manu Parekh Manu Parekh is an Indian painter, known for his several paintings on the city of Varanasi. Reported to be influenced by Rabindranath Tagore and Ram Kinker Baij, Parekh is a recipient of the 1982 Lalit Kala Akademi Award. The Government of Ind ...

(born 1939), Indian painter * Manu S. Pillai (born 1990), Indian historian and author * Manu Pineda, Spanish politician * Manu Platt (born 1980), American biomedical engineer *

Manu Pluton Emmanuel "Manu" Pluton is a French former competitive bodybuilder, film actor, and pornographic actor. Bodybuilding career Pluton's most successful year in bodybuilding was 1965 when he won the contests of ''Mr. France'' (tall category and overa ...

(born 1942), French bodybuilder * Manu Prakash, Indian biophysicist * Manu Raju (born 1980), American-Indian journalist * Manu Ramesan, Malayalee film composer * Manu Sareen (born 1968), Indian social worker *

Manu Sharma Manu Sharma (born 1977), born Siddharth Vashisht and now known as Siddharth Sharma, is an Indian convicted murderer who was imprisoned for the 1999 murder of Jessica Lal. He was released in June 2020 on grounds of good behaviour. Sharma is the ...

(born 1977), Indian criminal * Manu Singh (born 1983), Indian activist * Manu Toigo (born 1969), Australian television personality

As a surname

* Elvis Manu (born 1993), Dutch footballer * Gabriel Manu (born 1981), Romanian footballer * Gheorghe Manu (1833–1911), Romanian army general and politician *

Ioan Manu Ioan M. Manu, also known as Iancu Manu (1803 – November 29 O.S., 1874), was a Romanian boyar and politician. Biography He was the son of Mihail G. Manu, born into a family of Venetian origins that had moved from Istanbul to Wallachia in ...

(1803–1874), Romanian boyar and politician * Jacob Manu (born 2003), American football player *

Puiu Manu Puiu Manu (born September 14, 1928 in Bucharest) is a Romanian graphic designer and comic book A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), pa ...

(born 1928), Romanian graphic designer {{Given name Masculine given names Spanish masculine given names