Namesakes
Manuel Comnenus
(m) 1118-1180 
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1143-1180
Manuel Palaeologus
(m) 1350-1425
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1391-1425
Manuel I the Fortunate
(m) 1469-1521
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1495-1521
Emmanuel Ruiz López
(a.k.a. Manuel) (m) 1804-1860
Saints
Deodoro da Fonseca
(a.k.a. Manuel) (m) 1827-1892
Brazilian Presidents 1889-1891
Faustino Miguez
(a.k.a. Manuel) (m) 1831-1925
Saints
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
(m) 1833-1895
Spanish Prime Ministers 1871; 1872-1873
Manuel Quintana
(m) 1835-1906
Argentine Presidents 1904-1906
Manuel Domingo y Sol
(m) 1836-1909
Saints
Manuel de Arriaga
(m) 1840-1917
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers 1911-1915 (president)
Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales
(m) 1841-1913
Brazilian Presidents 1898-1902
Manuel Allendesalazar
(m) 1856-1923
Spanish Prime Ministers 1919-1920; 1921
Manuel Maria Coelho
(m) 1857-1943
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers 1921 (prime minister)
Manuel García Prieto
(m) 1859-1938
Spanish Prime Ministers 1917; 1917-1918; 1918; 1922-1923
Manuel Teixeira Gomes
(m) 1860-1941
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers 1923-1925 (president)
Isaac Albéniz
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1860-1909
Notable Musicians
Manuel Gomes da Costa
(m) 1863-1929
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers 1926 (prime minister/president)
Manuel Portela Valladares
(m) 1868-1952
Spanish Prime Ministers 1935-1936
Manuel González García
(m) 1877-1940
Saints
Manuel L. Quezon
(m) 1878-1944
Other Leaders 1935-1944 Philippines (president)
Manuel Azaña
(m) 1880-1940
Spanish Prime Ministers 1931-1933; 1936
Manuel II
(m) 1889-1932
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1908-1910
Manuel Roxas
(m) 1892-1948
Other Leaders 1946-1948 Philippines (president)
Manuel Plaza
(m) 1900-1969
Olympic Medalists 1928 marathon (silver)
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
(m) 1901-1981
Other Leaders 1959 Cuba (president)
Juan Manuel Fangio
(m) 1911-1995
Notable Athletes (driving)
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago
(m) 1918-1963
Saints
Bobby Capó
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1922-1989
Notable Musicians
Garrincha
(a.k.a. Manuel) (m) 1933-1983
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Manuel Noriega
(m) 1934-2017
Other Leaders 1983-1989 Panama (leader)
Manuel Santana
(m) 1938-2021
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Manuel dos Santos
(m) 1939-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 100 m freestyle (bronze)
Lolo Sainz
(m) 1940-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Manny Charlton
(m) 1941-2022
Notable Musicians
Nino Bravo
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1944-1973
Notable Musicians
Juan Manuel Santos
(m) 1951-
Nobel Prize Winners 2016 (peace)
José Manuel Barroso
(m) 1956-
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers 2002-2004 (prime minister)
José Manuel Abascal
(m) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1984 1500 m (bronze)
Juanma López Iturriaga
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (silver)
José Manuel Beirán
(m) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (silver)
Fernando Romay
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (silver)
Manuel Estiarte
(m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 water polo (silver/gold)
Manuel Valls
(m) 1962-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2014-2016 (prime minister)
Manuel Silvestre Sánchez
(m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1992 water polo (silver)
Manuel Martínez
(m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 2004 shot put (bronze)
Manuel Vega
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (gold)
Rui Silva
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2004 1500 m (bronze)
Jay Hernandez
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
José Calderón
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1981-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012; 2016 basketball (silver/bronze)
Hélder Postiga
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Pepe Reina
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jairo Asencio
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (bronze)
Juan Manuel Leguizamón
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Silvestre Varela
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Manuel Neuer
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Nolito
(a.k.a. Manuel) (m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Juan Mata
(middle name Manuel) (m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Manuel Štrlek
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2012 handball (bronze)
Manuel Turizo
(m) 2000-
Notable Musicians
Manny Devalos
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Medium