Imanol is a given name and the
Basque language
Basque ( ; ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque ...
equivalent of
Immanuel
Immanuel or Emmanuel (, "God swith us"; Koine Greek: ) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the House of David.
The Gospel of Matthew ( Matthew 1:22 –23) interprets this as a prophecy o ...
. It is the first name of several notable people:
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Imanol Agirretxe
Imanol Agirretxe Arruti (born 24 February 1987) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker, and the current assistant manager of Real Sociedad B.
Aside from a short loan spell at Castellón, his entire professional c ...
(born 1987), Spanish football forward
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Imanol Arias
Manuel María Arias Domínguez (born 26 April 1956), better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor.
In his career beginnings, Arias was a recurring face of Basque cinema. His career in the 21st-century is marked by his portrayal of Antonio ...
(born 1956), Spanish actor
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Imanol Erviti
Imanol Erviti Ollo (born 15 November 1983) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2023, entirely for and its successors. Primarily working as a domestique, Erviti took three victories as a ...
(born 1983), Spanish road cyclist
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Imanol Alguacil
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea (born 4 July 1971), known simply as Imanol as a player, is a Spanish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back, currently a sporting dir ...
(born 1971), Spanish football defender
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Imanol Etxeberria (born 1973), Spanish football goalkeeper
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Imanol García de Albéniz
Imanol García de Albéniz Crecente (born 8 June 2000), sometimes known simply as Imanol, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Czech First League club Sparta Prague.
Career
Imanol was born in Gallarta, Biscay, B ...
(born 2000), Spanish football defender
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Imanol Harinordoquy (born 1980), French international rugby union player
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Imanol Landeta
Imanol Landeta (born Imanol Goenaga Martí on July 23, 1987), more commonly known simply as Imanol, is a Mexican former singer and actor. His acting career started with the film ''Última llamada'' in 1996, and he has appeared in almost a doze ...
(born 1987; formerly Imanol), Mexican actor and singer
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Imanol Larzabal
Imanol Larzabal Goñi (November 11, 1947 in San Sebastián - June 25, 2004 in Orihuela), known as Imanol, was a Basques, Basque Spain, Spanish singer and composer, and a champion of Basque language and culture. He went into exile from the Southern ...
(1947–2004), Spanish singer and composer from the
Basque country
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Imanol Pradales
Imanol Pradales Gil (born in Santurtzi on 21 April 1975) is a Basque sociologist, university teacher and politician from Spain, member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He serves as Lehendakari of the Basque Government from 2024.
He ser ...
(born 1975),
Lehendakari of the Basque Government since 2024
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