Manu may refer to:

Contents 1 Geography 2 People 3 Religion and mythology 4 Other

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

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. Manu Province is one of three provinces in the Madre de Dios Region of Peru. Madre de Dios is a region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian regions of Puno, Cusco and Manú National Park is a Biosphere reserve located in Madre de Dios and Paucartambo Cusco. The Manú is a River in southeastern Peru. It runs down the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains into the Amazon Basin. The Manu River originates in the mountains of Tripura ( India) and plunges downward through dramatic gorges and steep escarpments until it reaches a broad plain where History Since its creation as a state in 1976 Sokoto state has been ruled by governors most ex-military officers who succeeded each another at short intervals Manu Intiraymi (born April 22, 1978) is an American Television and Theatre Actor best known as Icheb on Manu Narayan (born August 16, 1973) is an American actor He has been hailed as a "promising young star Manuel de Jesus Bonfim Evaristo, Manú (born 28 August 1982 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese football player who plays Emanuel David Ginóbili or Manu Ginóbili (born 28 July 1977 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina) is an Argentine basketball player The national Rugby union team of Samoa is called Manu Samoa (the name of a famous Samoan chief some 10 generations ago Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French -born singer Manu Herbstein (born 1936 is the South African author of Ama a Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade (2001 which won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain 's TVE network in 2001. Manu Katché is a French musician born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on October 27 1958 of ivorian origin Manu Feildel is one of the many celebrity chefs in the Australian version of " Ready Steady Cook "

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

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

For other uses of Manu see Manu In Hinduism, Manu is a title accorded the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule The Manu Smriti ( Sanskrit: मनुस्मृति is a work of Hindu law and ancient Indian society Manu Needhi Cholan or Manuneedhi Cholan was a legendary Chola king believed to have killed his own son to provide justice to a Cow following Manu Needhi Manu the Great was a Chaldean god who presided over fate. He is referred to as one of the dii minores, or minor deities of ancient Chaldea by Lenormant Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large Seabirds allied to the procellariids, Storm-petrels and Diving-petrels Manu was a French animated TV series based on comic books by cartoonist Frank Margerin Baise-moi is a novel by French author Virginie Despentes, first published in 1999.

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