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Manus may refer to:

  • Manus (anatomy), the zoological term for the distal portion of the forelimb of an animal (including the human hand)
  • Manus marriage, a type of marriage during Roman times

Relating to locations around New Guinea

  • Manus Plate, a tiny tectonic plate northeast of New Guinea
  • Manus Province, a province of Papua New Guinea encompassing several islands, including Manus Island
    • Manus District, the only district of Manus Province
  • Manus Island, a Papua New Guinean island in the Admiralty Archipelago
    • Manus languages, languages spoken on Manus and islands close by
    • Manus Regional Processing Centre, an offshore Australian immigration detention facility on Manus Island
      • Manus, 2017 play by Nazanin Sahamizadeh
      • Manus, 2019 short documentary film about asylum seekers in the detention centre, made by Angus McDonald

People

First name

  • Manuş Baba (born 1986), Turkish singer
  • Manus Boonjumnong (born 1980), Thai Olympic medalist
  • Manus Boyle (born c. 1965/6), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Manus Canning (died 2018), Irish politician and paramilitary
  • Manus Kelly (1978–2019), Irish businessman and rally driver
  • Manus Lunny (born 1962), Irish musician
  • Manus MacCloskey (1874–1963), American military officer
  • Manus McGuire, Irish fiddle player
  • Manus O'Cahan, leader of the 17th-century Manus O'Cahan's Regiment
  • Manus O'Donnell (died 1737), Irish nobleman and soldier
  • Manus O'Donnell (died 1564), Irish nobleman
  • Manus Patten (1902–1977), Irish police officer

Surname

  • Dirk Manus, fictional smuggler among human characters of The Transformers franchise
  • Henry Manus (1851–1931), Dutch philatelist
  • Max Manus (1914–1996), Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II
  • Patrick Mac Manus (1944–2011), political activist
  • Rosa Manus (1881–1942), Dutch pacifist and suffragist
  • Tikken Manus (1914–2010), member of the Norwegian resistance during World War II
  • Willard Manus (born 1930), American novelist

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