# Manu (name)

Manu is a given name, often derived from Manuel or is of Hindu origin. It can also be 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 Diericx (born 1994), Belgian politician
* 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

* Elvis Manu (born 1993), Dutch footballer
* 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