Manu (name)

Manu is a given name, often derived from Manuel, and also a surname. Notable people with the name include:

As a given name

Actors

• Manu Bennett (born 1969), New Zealand actor, best known as "Crixus" on the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand
• Manu Narayan (born 1973), American actor, and lead singer of the band DARUNAM
• Manu Payet (born 1975), French actor, comedian, radio and television presenter
• Manu Rishi (born 1971), Indian actor
• Manu Tupou (1935–2004), American actor

Musicians

• Manu Chao (born 1961), French-born singer and musician of Spanish origin
• Manu Cornet (born 1981), French musician and writer
• Manu Delago (born 1984), Austrian composer
• Manu Dibango (1933–2020), Cameroonian musician
• Manu Gavassi (born 1993), Brazilian recording artist, singer, actress
• Manu Guix (born 1979), Spanish composer
• Manu Katché (born 1958), French musician
• Manu Koch (born 1972), Swiss pianist, keyboardist, and composer
• Manu-L (born 1983), Swiss singer and guitarist
• Manu Lanvin (born 1973), French singer
• Manu Limbu, Nepali singer
• Manu Louis, Belgian musician
• Manu Militari (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) (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 (born 1980), Spanish footballer
• Manu Dagher (born 1984), Liberian-Dutch footballer
• Manu Fernández (born 1986), Spanish football goalkeeper
• Manu Ferrera (born 1958), Belgian association football player
• Manu Garba (born 1965), Nigerian association football manager
• Manu Ginóbili (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 (born 1995), Belgian basketball player
• Manu Leiataua (born 1986), Samoan rugby player
• Manu Maniapoto (1935–2017), New Zealand rugby union player
• Manu Ma'u (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 Quijera (born 1998), Spanish javelin thrower
• Manu Rodríguez (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 (born 1957), National Football League defensive lineman
• Manu Tuilagi (born 1991), Samoan-born rugby player for England
• Manu Vallejo (born 1997), Spanish footballer
• Manu Vatuvei (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 (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 (1946–2002), Indian businessman
• Manu Crooks (born 1993), Ghanaian-Australian artist
• Manu Daftary, American money manager
• Manu Farrarons (born 1967), French artist
• Manu Feildel, French-born chef living in Australia
• Manu Herbstein, South African author of Ama, a Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
• Manu Joseph (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 (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 (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 (born 1977), Indian criminal
• Manu Singh (born 1983), Indian activist
• Manu Toigo (born 1969), Australian television personality

As a surname

• Gabriel Manu (born 1981), Romanian footballer
• Gheorghe Manu (1833–1911), Romanian army general and politician
• Ioan Manu (1803–1874), Romanian boyar and politician
• Jacob Manu (born 2003), American football player
• Puiu Manu (born 1928), Romanian graphic designer