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Manu may refer to:
Geography[edit]
- Manú Province, a province of Peru, in the Madre de Dios Region
- Manú National Park, Peru
- Manú River, in southeastern Peru
- Manu River, Tripura, which originates in India and flows into Bangladesh
- Manu, Tripura, an assembly constituency under Tripura East, a Lok Sabha constituency
- Manu (Nigeria), a town in Sokoto State
- Manu, a village in Topliţa Commune, Hunedoara County, Romania
- Manu, a village in Tâmna Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania
- Moku Manu, an island in the Hawaiian islands
People[edit]
Actors[edit]
- Manu Bennett, New Zealand actor, best known as "Crixus" on the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand
- Manu Intiraymi, American actor, best known as "Icheb" on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
- Manu Narayan, American actor, and lead singer of the band DARUNAM
Musicians[edit]
- Manu Chao, French-born singer and musician of Spanish origin
- Manu Dibango, Cameroonian musician
- Manu Katché, French drummer
- Manu-L, Swiss singer and musician
Sports[edit]
- Manú (Portuguese footballer) (born 1982), Portuguese footballer Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo
- Manu (Spanish footballer) (AKA Manu, born 1984), Spanish footballer
- Manu Fernández, Spanish football goalkeeper
- Manu Ginóbili (born 1977), Argentine-born National Basketball Association player
- Manuela Lareo (born 1992), Spanish footballer
- Manu Ma'u, New Zealand rugby league player
- Manu Tuiasosopo, National Football League retired defensive lineman
- Manu Tuilagi, Samoan-born rugby player for England
- Manu Vatuvei, New Zealand rugby league player
- Deacon Manu, Fijian rugby union player
- Elizabeth Manu, New Zealand netballer
- Nasi Manu, New Zealand rugby union player
- Pauliasi Manu, New Zealand rugby union player
- Salesi Manu, Australian rugby union player
- Sika Manu, New Zealand rugby league player
- Willie Manu, Tongan-Australian rugby league player
- Afa Anoaʻi Jr., professional wrestler who used the ring name Manu
Other[edit]
- Manu (Kannada author), Kannada scientist and author
- Manuhuia "Manu" Bennett, New Zealand bishop
- Manu Feildel, French-born chef living in Australia.
- Manu Herbstein, South African author of Ama, a Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
- Manu Leumann, German philologist
- Gheorghe Manu, Romanian general and politician
- Ioan Manu, Romanian boyar and politician
Religion[edit]
Ancient Mesopotamia[edit]
- Manu the Great, a Chaldean god of fate
Hinduism[edit]
- Manu (Hinduism), Hindu progenitor of mankind
- Shraddhadeva Manu, the current Manu
- Manusmṛti or Manu's code, an important early Hindu text
- Manu Needhi Cholan, a legendary Chola Dynasty king
New Age[edit]
- Manu (Theosophy), Ascended Master of 5th Race
Sports teams[edit]
- Manu Samoa, the Samoa national rugby union team
- F.C. Manu Laeva, a Tuvaluan football club
- Manu Laeva (women), Tuvaluan women's football club
- Manchester United F.C., professional English football club
Other[edit]
In Polynesia[edit]
- Manu (bird), a genus of prehistoric albatross-like birds from New Zealand
- Manu, alternate name for the Ornithological Society of Polynesia
- Tangata manu, the winner of a traditional competition of Easter Island
Elsewhere[edit]
- Manu (TV series), a 1991 French animated television series
- Manu, a character in the 2000 French adult film Baise-moi
- Manu (River City), a character on a BBC Scotland soap opera
- Manu, Canadian real estate slang for a modular home
- Manu, an Akan name given to a second born child
- 29353 Manu, a main-belt asteroid
See also[edit]
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