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Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, also Mansur Ali Khan or Tiger Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi, was an Indian Test cricketer who captained India in 40 Tests, became Test cricket's youngest captain at 21, and led India's first overseas series win in 1968 despite losing sight in one eye.

Mansoor Delane

Mansoor Delane (born 2003) is an NFL cornerback, unanimous All-America at LSU in 2025, drafted sixth overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2026 after three seasons at Virginia Tech.

Mansour Bahrami (منصور بهرامی)

Mansour Bahrami (منصور بهرامی), born 1956 in Tehran, is an Iranian-French former tennis pro, world No. 31 in 1987 and 1989 Roland Garros doubles finalist, famed for self-taught trick shots on the senior tour.

Mansur Isayev

Mansur Isayev (Мансур Мустафаевич Исаев), Russian judoka born 1986 in Kizilyurt, Dagestan; Olympic gold medalist in men's 73 kg judo at London 2012, beating world champion Riki Nakaya; 2009 world bronze medalist; retired 2017.

Manti Te'o

Manti Te'o, Notre Dame linebacker and 2012 Heisman runner-up, played eight NFL seasons with the Chargers, Saints, and Bears; known for the Lennay Kekua catfishing hoax and now an NFL Network analyst.

Manu

Manu is a nineteenth-century Hawaiian hunt game recorded by Stewart Culin (1899): thirteen pieces versus one leaping Punipeki on a cross-shaped board; capture all versus immobilize. Not the Māori kite or the MANU game engine.

Manu Bhaker (मनु भाकर)

Manu Bhaker (मनु भाकर), born 2002 in Jhajjar, Haryana, is an Indian pistol shooter. She won bronze in women's 10m air pistol and mixed team at Paris 2024, the first Indian woman Olympic shooting medalist, and Youth Olympic gold in 2018.

Manu Duah

Manu Duah (Kojo Manu Duah, born 2005) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a center-back for San Diego FC, selected first overall in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.

Manu García (footballer, born 1998)

Manu García (Manuel García Alonso, born 1998, Oviedo) is a Spanish attacking midfielder from Manchester City's academy who played for Sporting Gijón, Alavés, Aris Thessaloniki, and Sporting KC, and won one Spain cap in 2021.

Manu Ginóbili

Manu Ginóbili (Emanuel David Ginóbili, b. 1977), Argentine Spurs guard, four-time NBA champion, 2004 Olympic gold medalist, 2008 Sixth Man of the Year, euro-step popularizer, Hall of Famer 2022, now Spurs special advisor.

Manu Tuilagi

Manu Tuilagi (Etuale Manusamoa Tuilagi), Samoan-born rugby union centre, born 1991 in Fogapoa; 60 England caps 2011-2024, 2013 British & Irish Lion, played for Leicester Tigers, Sale Sharks, and Bayonne.

Manuchar K ' Virk ' Velia

Manuchar K ' Virk ' Velia, recorded as Manuchar Kvirkvelia (მანუჩარ კვირკველია), Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler born 1978 in Ozurgeti; 2008 Beijing Olympic middleweight (74 kg) gold medalist, 2003 world champion, 2004 Athens disqualification.

Manuel Akanji

Manuel Obafemi Akanji, Swiss centre-back born 1995, played for Basel, Borussia Dortmund, and Manchester City (2023 Treble), joined Inter on loan in 2025, and has 71 Switzerland caps.

Manuel Almunia

Manuel Almunia (Manuel Almunia Rivero, born 1977, Pamplona) is a Spanish former goalkeeper, Arsenal's No 1 from 2008, 175 appearances, 2006 Champions League final substitute; retired 2014 on medical advice, now a UAE goalkeeping coach.

Manuel Andrada

Manuel Andrada (Manuel Ángel Andrada Ballesteros, "El Paisano", 1890-1962), Argentine polo player: 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalist, six-time Argentine Open winner with five teams, 9-goal handicap, 1931 US Open champion.

Manuel Ángel

Manuel Ángel (Manuel Ángel Morán Ibáñez), Spanish midfielder born 2004 in Albaida del Aljarafe; Sevilla and Real Madrid academy product, Castilla captain, Real Madrid first-team debutant 2026, Fulham player from September 2026.

Manuel Brunet

Manuel Brunet, Argentine field hockey player born 1985 in Rosario; won gold with Argentina at Rio 2016 Olympics and Pan American golds in 2011 and 2015; 168 caps, 26 goals.

Manuel Diaz

Manuel Diaz (Díaz, Dias) names several Olympians: Cuban fencer Manuel Dionisio Díaz y Martínez (1874-1929, two 1904 golds), Portuguese marathoner Manuel Dias (b. 1904, Record newspaper founder), and Spanish runner Andrés Manuel Díaz (b. 1969).

Manuel dos Santos

Manuel dos Santos, born 1939, is a Brazilian swimmer who won 100-meter freestyle bronze at the 1960 Rome Olympics and in 1961 became Brazil's first male swimming world record holder.

Manuel Estiarte

Manuel Estiarte (Manel Estiarte i Duocastella), Spanish water polo player born 1961 in Manresa; six Olympics 1980-2000, gold 1996, silver 1992, record 127 Olympic goals, 1,561 goals for Spain, later IOC member and Guardiola's assistant.

Manuel Fettner

Manuel Fettner, Austrian ski jumper born 1985 in Vienna (Fetti), SV Innsbruck-Bergisel; 2022 Olympic team gold and normal hill silver, 2013 world team gold; retired March 2026 after 25 years without an individual World Cup win.

Manuel Lanzini

Manuel Lanzini, born 1993, Argentine attacking midfielder for Vélez Sarsfield; formerly River Plate, Fluminense, Al Jazira, and West Ham United (226 games, 32 goals), Conference League 2023 winner; missed 2018 World Cup with ACL rupture.

Manuel Locatelli

Manuel Locatelli (born 1998, Lecco) is an Italian midfielder and captain of Juventus, signed from Sassuolo in 2021. Euro 2020 winner with Italy; contract extended to 2030.

Manuel Neuer

Manuel Neuer (born 1986, Gelsenkirchen) is a German goalkeeper at Bayern Munich since 2011 and 2014 World Cup winner; record 23 World Cup appearances by a keeper, 13 Bundesliga titles, 2 Champions Leagues, pioneer of the sweeper-keeper style.

Manuel Pellegrini

Manuel Pellegrini Ripamonti, "The Engineer" (born 1953, Santiago), Chilean football manager of Real Betis; won the 2013/14 Premier League and two EFL Cups with Manchester City, Copa del Rey 2022 with Betis.

Manuel Torres (fighter)

Manuel "El Loco" Torres (born 1995, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a UFC lightweight fighter, 17-4 pro, 5-2 UFC, DWCS graduate known for first-round finishes and bonuses in all five UFC wins.

Manuel Ugarte (footballer)

Manuel Ugarte (Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro, born 2001, Montevideo) is a Uruguayan defensive midfielder for Manchester United and Uruguay; ex-Fénix, Famalicão, Sporting CP, and PSG (€60m), signed by United in 2024 for £42.3m, tore his ACL at the 2026 World Cup.

Manuel Vega

Manuel Vega (Manuel Alberto Vega Tamayo), Cuban pitcher born 1975 in Niquero, Granma; won baseball gold with Cuba at the 2004 Athens Olympics and pitched for Granma, Bayamo.

Manuela Angenvoorth

Manuela Angenvoorth, née Preuß (born 1946), West German marathon and road runner. Set a 25 km world best of 1:30:34 at Paderborn 1976, took three straight German marathon silvers behind Vahlensieck, and married Paul Angenvoorth in 1977.

Manuela di Centa

Manuela Di Centa (born 1963, Paluzza) is an Italian cross-country skier, seven-time Olympic medalist, who won a medal in all five events at Lillehammer 1994, twice won the World Cup overall, and later became the first Italian woman to climb Everest.