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{{for|a place in Israel|Manasseh Hills}}
'''Manasseh''' ({{Hebrew Name|מְנַשֶּׁה|Menaše|Mənaššé}}) is both a given name and a surname. Its variants include [[Manasses]] and [[Manasse (surname)|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
**[[Tribe of Manasseh]]
*[[Manasseh of Judah]], king of [[Kingdom of Judah|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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