Mani (name)
Mani or Maney is a common proper name in the Middle East and South Asia. In Persian, Mani means "eternity", "thinker", and "thoughtful". It is most common in Iran, Pakistan and India. There are also a number of unrelated names also spelled Mani, some of them hypocoristic, such as German Mani for Manfred.List of persons with the given name
- Mani , Iranian prophet
- Mani , English rock musician
- Mani Ram Bagri, politician from India
- Mani Madhava Chakyar, Indian master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar
- Mani Charenamei, Indian politician
- Mani Damodara Chakyar, Indian performance artist
- Mani Cooper, British ski jumper
- Mani Haghighi, Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor
- Mani Hoffman, French singer, songwriter and music producer
- Mani Jegathesan, Malaysian athlete
- Mani Kaul, Indian film director
- Mani Lama, Nepalese politician
- Mani Leib, Ukrainian Yiddish poet
- Mani Liaqat, British actor and comedian
- Mani Matter, Swiss singer-songwriter
- Mani Menon, Indian-American surgeon
- Mani Nagappa, Indian sculptor
- Mani Neumeier, German rock musician
- Mani Nouri , Iranian-Canadian film director, writer, and actor
- Mani Prasad, Indian vocalist
- Mani Rao, Indian poet and translator
- Mani Sharma, Indian music director
- Mani Ratnam, Indian Tamil film director, producer, and writer
List of persons with the surname
- Alain Mamou-Mani, French film producer and writer
- Arthur Mamou-Mani, French architect
- Babu Mani, Indian footballer
- Charulatha Mani, Indian singer
- Ehsan Mani, Pakistani cricket player and official
- G. K. Mani, Indian politician
- Guy Mamou-Mani, French columnist
- Giuseppe Mani, Italian archbishop
- Hadizatou Mani, Nigerien human rights activist
- Jose K. Mani, Indian politician
- K. C. S. Mani, Indian communist activist
- K. M. Mani, Indian politician
- Karaikudi Mani, Indian percussionist
- Kalabhavan Mani, Indian actor and singer
- Ko. Si. Mani, Indian politician
- Mahadeva Subramania Mani, Indian entomologist
- Myriam Léonie Mani, Cameroonian athlete
- Pravin Mani, Indian musician
- Sapol Mani, Togolese footballer
- Vettam Mani, Indian scholar and writer
- V. S. Mani, Indian legal scholar
