Manu

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Manu may refer to:

Contents 1 Geography 2 People 3 Religion and mythology 4 Other

[edit] Geography

• 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, a town in Sokoto State, Nigeria

[edit] People

In acting:

• Manu Intiraymi, an American actor, best known as "Icheb" on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
• Manu Narayan, an American actor, and lead singer of the band DARUNAM

In sports:

• Manú, Manuel de Jesus Bonfim Evaristo, a Portuguese pro footballer, currently signed to Benfica, and loaned to AEK Athens FC
• Manu Ginóbili, an Argentine NBA basketball player
• Manu Samoa, the national rugby union team of Samoa
• ManU, abbreviation often used for Manchester United, the English football team

In other fields:

• Manu Chao, a French-born singer and musician of Spanish origin
• Manu Herbstein, a South African author of Ama, a Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
• Manu Tenorio, a Spanish artist and finalist on the reality show Operación Triunfo
• Manu Katche, a French drummer
• Manu Feildel, a French-born chef.

[edit] Religion and mythology

In Hinduism:

• Manu, Hindu progenitor of mankind
• Manu Smriti, or The Laws of Manu, an important work of Hindu law and ancient Indian society
• Manu Needhi Cholan, a legendary Chola king

In Ancient Mesopotamia:

• Manu the Great, a Chaldean god of fate

[edit] Other

• Manu, a genus of prehistoric birds accepted as ancestors of the albatross

• Manu, a 1991 French children's animated television series

• Manu, a character in the 2000 French adult film Baise-moi