Manasseh

Manasseh () is both a given name and a surname. Its variants include Manasses and Manasse.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

* Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh (died 1944), Singaporean rice and opium merchant and hotelier
* Jacob Manasseh (died 1832), Ottoman rabbi
* Leonard Manasseh (1916–2017), British architect
* Maurice Manasseh (born 1943), English cricketer

Given name

* Manasseh (tribal patriarch), first son of Joseph
* Manasseh of Judah, king of Judah in the 7th century BC
* Manasseh II, hypothetical Jewish ruler of the Khazars in the 9th century AD
* Manasseh Azure, freelance journalist in Accra, Ghana
* Manasseh Masseh Lopes (1755–1831), British politician
* Manasseh Magok Rundial, South Sudanese politician
* Manasseh Sogavare (born 1955), Solomon Islands politician and Prime Minister

Fictional characters

*Manasseh da Costa, The King of Schnorrers

See also

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