Manabe (written: 真鍋, 眞鍋 or 間部) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Manabe Akifusa (間部 詮房) (1666–1720), Japanese daimyō
Manabe Akikatsu (間部 詮勝) (1804–1884), Japanese daimyō
Johji Manabe (真鍋 譲治) (born 1964), Japanese manga artist
Kaori Manabe (眞鍋 かをり) (born 1980), Japanese television personality and model
Kazushito Manabe (真鍋 和人) (born 1958), Japanese weightlifter
Keiko Manabe (born 1987), Japanese field hockey player
Masayoshi Manabe (真鍋 政義) (born 1963), Japanese volleyball player
Riichiro Manabe (真鍋 理一郎) (born 1924), Japanese composer
Syukuro Manabe (真鍋 淑郎) (born 1931), Japanese meteorologist and climatologist
Takeki Manabe (真鍋 武紀) (born 1940), Japanese politician
Yoshiaki Manabe (真鍋 吉明) (born 1962), Japanese rock guitarist
