Namesakes
Australian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Frank Forde (a.k.a. Michael) 1945 
Kevin Rudd (a.k.a. Michael) 2007-2010; 2013
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor, 1 president
(chancellor) Michael Mayr 1920-1921
(president) Michael Hainisch 1920-1928
Austrian Dukes and Emperors:
1 archduke
Archduke Joseph II (a.k.a. Michael) 1765-1790
Biblical Characters:
10 characters
Michael (m) Dan. 10:13
Michael (m) Num. 13:13
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 7:3
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 8:16
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 5:13
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 12:20
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 6:40
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 27:18
Michael (m) 2 Chr. 21:2
Michael (m) Ezra 8:8
Bohemian Kings:
1 king
King Josef II (a.k.a. Michael) 1780-1790
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars:
3 tsars
Tsar Mihail Asen I (a.k.a. Michael) 1246-1256
Tsar Mihail Asen II (a.k.a. Michael) 1277-1279
Tsar Mihail Asen III (a.k.a. Michael) 1323-1330
Michael I 743-767
Michael II 849-851
Michael III 880-907
Michael IV 1092-1102
Michael V 1145-1146
Michael VI 1477-1478
Danish Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Michael Pedersen Friis 1920
Emmy Award Winners:
3 actors, 1 actress
(actor) Robert Blake (a.k.a. Michael) 1975 Baretta
(actress) Michael Learned 1973; 1974; 1976; 1982 The Waltons; Nurse
(actor) Michael J. Fox 1986; 1987; 1988; 2000 Family Ties; Spin City
(actor) Michael Chiklis 2002 The Shield
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
3 winners
Johnny Logan (a.k.a. Michael) 1980; 1987 Ireland
Mike Nolan 1981 United Kingdom
Per Herrey (a.k.a. Michael) 1984 Sweden
Fictional Characters from Books:
4 characters
Michel Strogoff (a.k.a. Michael) 1876 Michel Strogoff
Mike Hammer 1947 I, the Jury
Michael Corleone 1969 The Godfather
Michael Guerin 1998 Roswell High
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character, 1 villain
Michael Corleone 1973 The Godfather
Michael Myers 1978 Halloween
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
5 characters
(character) Michael 1961 Michael
(character) Michael Picasso 1997 Michael Picasso
(character) Michael 2004 Michael
(character) Michael 2008 Michael's Song
(character) Michael 2013 Michael and Maria
Fictional Characters from Television:
39 characters, 1 hero
Chad DiMera (a.k.a. Michael) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Mickey Horton 1965 Days of Our Lives
Mike Horton 1965 Days of Our Lives
Mike Brady 1969; 1990 The Brady Bunch; The Bradys
Dave Starsky (a.k.a. Michael) 1975 Starsky & Hutch
Mike Gambit 1976 The New Avengers
Mike Seaver 1985 Growing Pains
Michael "Newmie" Newman 1989 Baywatch
Dylan McKay (a.k.a. Michael) 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Michael Cutter 1990 Law & Order
Mike Logan (a.k.a. Michael) 1990 Law & Order
Mikey Randall 1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Brad Taylor (a.k.a. Michael) 1991 Home Improvement
Michael Gallant 1994 ER
Mike Hannigan 1994 Friends
Michael Barone 1996 Everybody Loves Raymond
Michael Connor 1996 Silent Witness
Michael Kelso 1998 That '70s Show
Michael Guerin 1999 Roswell
Michael Vaughn 2001 Alias
Patrick Brewer (a.k.a. Michael) 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Jack Malone (a.k.a. Michael) 2002 Without a Trace
George Michael Bluth 2003 Arrested Development
Michael Bluth 2003 Arrested Development
Chris Taub (a.k.a. Michael) 2004 House
Michael Dawson 2004 Lost
Michael Tribbiani 2004 Joey
Mike Delfino 2004 Desperate Housewives
Alex Karev (a.k.a. Michael) 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Michael "Lucky" Benoit 2005 Medium
Michael Scofield 2005 Prison Break
Michael Scott 2005 The Office
Michael Ginsberg 2007 Mad Men
Mike Chang 2009 Glee
Will Schuester (a.k.a. Michael) 2009 Glee
Mike Tao 2005; 2012 The Closer; Major Crimes
Mike Ehrmantraut 2008; 2015 Breaking Bad; Better Call Saul
Mike Wheeler 2016 Stranger Things
Adam Carrington (a.k.a. Michael) 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Michael Culhane 1981; 2017 Dynasty
German Chancellors and Presidents:
2 chancellors
(chancellor) Franz von Papen (a.k.a. Michael) 1932
(chancellor) Helmut Kohl (a.k.a. Michael) 1982-1998
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors:
1 king-emperor
King-Emperor Joseph II (a.k.a. Michael) 1764-1790
Grammy Award Winners:
1 record of the year/album of the year
(record of the year/album of the year) Michael Jackson 1984 Beat It; Thriller
Hall-of-Famers:
11 football, 5 baseball, 4 ice hockey, 2 basketball
(baseball) Mike "King" Kelly 1945
(ice hockey) Mike Grant 1950
(football) Mike Michalske 1964
(baseball) Mickey Welch 1973
(football) Mike McCormack 1984
(football) Mike Ditka 1988
(ice hockey) Mike Bossy 1991
(baseball) Mike Schmidt 1995
(football) Mike Webster 1997
(football) Mike Haynes 1997
(football) Mike Singletary 1998
(basketball) Mike Krzyzewski 2001
(ice hockey) Mike Gartner 2001
(football) Mike Munchak 2001
(football) Michael Irvin 2007
(basketball) Michael Jordan 2009
(ice hockey) Mike Modano 2014
(football) Michael Strahan 2014
(football) Mick Tingelhoff 2015
(baseball) Mike Piazza 2016
(baseball) Mike Mussina 2019
(football) Zach Thomas (a.k.a. Michael) 2023
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Michael Corner
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
1 king
King József II (a.k.a. Michael) 1780-1790
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
3 hurricanes
Hurricane Michael 2000
Hurricane Michael 2012
Hurricane Michael 2018
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president
(president) Michael D. Higgins 2011-
Most Valuable Players:
3 winners
Mike Schmidt 1980; 1981; 1986 baseball
Michael Jordan 1988; 1991; 1992; 1996; 1998 basketball
Mike Trout 2014; 2016; 2019 baseball
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Michael Joseph Savage 1935-1940
Mike Moore 1990
Nobel Prize Winners:
5 medicine, 3 chemistry, 2 economics, 1 peace, 1 physics
(peace) Tobias Asser (a.k.a. Michael) 1911
(medicine) Michael Stuart Brown 1985
(medicine) J. Michael Bishop 1989
(chemistry) Michael Smith 1993
(economics) Michael Spence 2001
(chemistry) Michael Levitt 2013
(physics) J. Michael Kosterlitz 2016
(medicine) Michael Rosbash 2017
(medicine) Michael W. Young 2017
(chemistry) M. Stanley Whittingham (a.k.a. Michael) 2019
(economics) Michael Kremer 2019
(medicine) Michael Houghton 2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
143 actors, 4 actor/comedians, 3 presenters, 2 comedians, 2 comedian/actors, 1 youtuber
Mack Sennett (a.k.a. Michael) 1880-1960
Michael Chekhov 1891-1955
Michael Redgrave 1908-1985
Michael Wilding 1912-1979
Michael Gough 1916-2011
Michael Ansara 1922-2013
Michael V. Gazzo 1923-1995
Michael Constantine 1927-2021
Michael Lonsdale 1931-2020
Michael Caine 1933-
Robert Blake (a.k.a. Michael) 1933-2023
Michael Dunn 1934-1973
M. Emmet Walsh (a.k.a. Michael) 1935-2024
Derren Nesbitt (a.k.a. Michael) 1935-
Michael Callan 1935-2022
Michael Landon 1936-1991
Michael Learned 1939-
Michael J. Pollard 1939-2019
Michael Parks 1940-2017
Michael Gambon 1940-
Jeremy Clyde (a.k.a. Michael) 1941-
Michael Lerner 1941-2023
Peter Michael Goetz 1941-
Michael Crawford 1942-
Paul Michael Glaser 1943-
Michael Palin 1943-
Wallace Shawn (a.k.a. Michael) 1943-
Jan-Michael Vincent 1944-2019
Michael Douglas 1944-
Danny DeVito (a.k.a. Michael) 1944-
Michael Tucker 1945-
Michael Nouri 1945-
Robert Urich (a.k.a. Michael) 1946-2002
Michael Cochrane 1947-
Michael Gross 1947-
Michael McKean 1947-
M. C. Gainey (a.k.a. Michael) 1948-
Michael Tylo 1948-2021
Michael Kitchen 1948-
Philip Michael Thomas 1949-
Tom Berenger (a.k.a. Michael) 1949-
Michael Richards 1949-
Michael Horse 1949-
Michael Ironside 1950-
Michael Paul Chan 1950-
Mike Starr 1950-
Jeff Conaway (a.k.a. Michael) 1950-2011
Michael O'Neill 1951-
Michael Keaton 1951-
Michael Jeter 1952-2003
Michael Dorn 1952-
Dennis Miller (a.k.a. Michael) 1953-
Mike Hagerty 1954-2022
Michael Emerson 1954-
Michael Badalucco 1954-
Michael Rooker 1955-
Michael O'Keefe 1955-
Howie Mandel (a.k.a. Michael) 1955-
Michael Harney 1956-
Anthony Bourdain (a.k.a. Michael) 1956-2018
Michael Biehn 1956-
Gary Cole (a.k.a. Michael) 1956-
John Turturro (a.k.a. Michael) 1957-
Amanda Plummer (a.k.a. Michael) 1957-
Michael Maloney 1957-
Jon Lovitz (a.k.a. Michael) 1957-
Michael Clarke Duncan 1957-2012
Rik Mayall (a.k.a. Michael) 1958-2014
Michael Madsen 1958-
Michael Paré 1958-
Paul Gross (a.k.a. Michael) 1959-
Mykelti Williamson (a.k.a. Michael) 1960-
Michael Cerveris 1960-
Michael Nyqvist 1960-2017
Michael J. Fox 1961-
Michael Damian 1962-
Michael Eklund 1962-
David Koechner (a.k.a. Michael) 1962-
John Michael Higgins 1963-
Roy Dupuis (a.k.a. Michael) 1963-
Mike Myers 1963-
Michael Chiklis 1963-
Michael McElhatton 1963-
Lauren Holly (a.k.a. Michael) 1963-
Michael Beach 1963-
Rob Schneider (a.k.a. Michael) 1963-
Michael Boatman 1964-
Michael Cudlitz 1964-
William Zabka (a.k.a. Michael) 1965-
Michael Imperioli 1966-
Michael K. Williams 1966-2021
Michael Greyeyes 1967-
Michael Jai White 1967-
Anthony Michael Hall 1968-
Michael Stuhlbarg 1968-
Michael Weatherly 1968-
Michael Vartan 1968-
Dave Bautista (a.k.a. Michael) 1969-
Michael Sheen 1969-
Michael Kelly 1969-
Timothy Omundson (a.k.a. Michael) 1969-
Ralph Ineson (a.k.a. Michael) 1969-
Michael Rapaport 1970-
Jason Lee (a.k.a. Michael) 1970-
Michael Trucco 1970-
Mike Epps 1970-
Michael C. Hall 1971-
Keegan-Michael Key 1971-
Mark Wahlberg (a.k.a. Michael) 1971-
Jeremy London (a.k.a. Michael) 1972-
Michael Irby 1972-
Michael Ealy 1973-
Rove McManus (a.k.a. Michael) 1974-
Barry Watson (a.k.a. Michael) 1974-
Bear Grylls (a.k.a. Michael) 1974-
Michael Shannon 1974-
Michael Peña 1976-
Kevin Alejandro (a.k.a. Michael) 1976-
Joe Manganiello (a.k.a. Michael) 1976-
Michael Fassbender 1977-
Steve Howey (a.k.a. Michael) 1977-
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (a.k.a. Michael) 1977-
Michael Gladis 1977-
Michael Raymond-James 1977-
Michael Spears 1977-
Rory Kinnear (a.k.a. Michael) 1978-
Michael McMillian 1978-
Chris Pratt (a.k.a. Michael) 1979-
Mike Vogel 1979-
Jason Weaver (a.k.a. Michael) 1979-
Michael Bellisario 1980-
Michael Urie 1980-
Michael Pitt 1981-
Chad Michael Murray 1981-
Michael Fishman 1981-
Zach Gilford (a.k.a. Michael) 1982-
Michael Stahl-David 1982-
Michael Malarkey 1983-
Michael Grant Terry 1983-
Jeremy Jordan (a.k.a. Michael) 1984-
Charles Michael Davis 1984-
Michael Trevino 1985-
Chris Zylka (a.k.a. Michael) 1985-
Michael Stevens 1986-
Ian Harding (a.k.a. Michael) 1986-
Cory Michael Smith 1986-
Michael B. Jordan 1987-
Michael Angarano 1987-
Michael Socha 1987-
Michael Cera 1988-
Jonathan Majors (a.k.a. Michael) 1989-
Charles Melton (a.k.a. Michael) 1991-
Mike Faist 1992-
Pete Davidson (a.k.a. Michael) 1993-
Cayden Boyd (a.k.a. Michael) 1994-
Notable Artists:
1 animator
Mike Judge 1962-
Notable Athletes:
17 soccer, 7 football, 5 rugby, 4 baseball, 4 ice hockey, 4 tennis, 3 wrestling, 2 basketball, 2 driving, 2 track, 1 boxing, 1 darts, 1 handball, 1 swimming
(driving) Mike Hawthorn 1929-1959
(football) Mike Ditka 1939-
(baseball) Mike Schmidt 1949-
(football) Mike Webster 1952-2002
(ice hockey) Mike Bossy 1957-2022
(ice hockey) Mike Gartner 1959-
(basketball) Michael Jordan 1963-
(track) Mike Powell 1963-
(soccer) Michael Laudrup 1964-
(wrestling) Mick Foley 1965-
(football) Michael Irvin 1966-
(boxing) Mike Tyson 1966-
(track) Michael Johnson 1967-
(baseball) Mike Piazza 1968-
(baseball) Mike Mussina 1968-
(driving) Michael Schumacher 1969-
(wrestling) Dave Bautista (a.k.a. Michael) 1969-
(wrestling) Paul Michael "Triple H" Levesque 1969-
(ice hockey) Mike Modano 1970-
(football) Michael Strahan 1971-
(tennis) Michael Chang 1972-
(soccer) Michael Reiziger 1973-
(football) Shayne Graham (a.k.a. Michael) 1977-
(tennis) Mike Bryan 1978-
(rugby) Mike Ross 1979-
(ice hockey) Mike Glumac 1980-
(tennis) Michaël Llodra 1980-
(handball) Michaël Guigou 1982-
(soccer) Michael Umaña 1982-
(rugby) Mike Phillips 1982-
(soccer) Michael Essien 1982-
(soccer) Michael Barrantes 1983-
(basketball) Deron Williams (a.k.a. Michael) 1984-
(soccer) Michael McGovern 1984-
(soccer) Mile Jedinak (a.k.a. Michael) 1984-
(swimming) Michael Phelps 1985-
(rugby) Mike Brown 1985-
(football) Mike Wallace 1986-
(soccer) John Obi Mikel (a.k.a. Michael) 1987-
(soccer) Michael Arroyo 1987-
(soccer) Michael Bradley 1987-
(tennis) Michael Venus 1987-
(soccer) Tim Krul (a.k.a. Michael) 1988-
(rugby) Michael Leitch 1988-
(darts) Michael van Gerwen 1989-
(football) Travis Kelce (a.k.a. Michael) 1989-
(soccer) Sam Vokes (a.k.a. Michael) 1989-
(soccer) Michael Uchebo 1990-
(soccer) Joe Allen (a.k.a. Michael) 1990-
(soccer) Michael Lang 1991-
(baseball) Mike Trout 1991-
(rugby) Michael Hooper 1991-
(soccer) Tommy Oar (a.k.a. Michael) 1991-
(soccer) Michael Babatunde 1992-
Notable Businesspeople:
4 businesspersons
Carl Benz (a.k.a. Michael) 1844-1929
Charles M. Schwab (a.k.a. Michael) 1862-1939
Michael Eisner 1942-
Michael Dell 1965-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Miguel López de Legazpi (a.k.a. Michael) 1502-1572
Michael Collins 1930-2021
Notable Filmmakers:
9 directors, 1 screenwriter/director
Mack Sennett (a.k.a. Michael) 1880-1960
Michael Curtiz 1886-1962
Mike Nichols (a.k.a. Michael) 1931-2014
Michael Cimino 1939-2016
Michael Haneke 1942-
Mike Newell 1942-
Michael Mann 1943-
Michael Moore 1954-
Mike Judge 1962-
Michael Bay 1965-
Notable Musicians:
25 musicians, 15 singers, 2 composers, 1 musician/singer
Michael Moorcock 1939-
Michael Parks 1940-2017
Jeremy Clyde (a.k.a. Michael) 1941-
Reinhard Mey (a.k.a. Michael) 1942-
Mick Jagger 1943-
Michael Nyman 1944-
Tony Orlando (a.k.a. Michael) 1944-
Mick Fleetwood 1947-
Michael "Meat Loaf" Aday 1947-2022
Ozzy Osbourne (a.k.a. Michael) 1948-
Joseph "Dusty" Hill (a.k.a. Michael) 1949-2021
Joseph "Geezer" Butler (a.k.a. Michael) 1949-
Joey Kramer (a.k.a. Michael) 1950-
Michael Rother 1950-
Michael Bolton 1953-
Mike Oldfield 1953-
Johnny Logan (a.k.a. Michael) 1954-
Michael Steele 1955-
Billy Idol (a.k.a. Michael) 1955-
Jakko Jakszyk (a.k.a. Michael) 1958-
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Michael Stipe 1960-
Michael Cerveris 1960-
Wayne Coyne (a.k.a. Michael) 1961-
Michael "Flea" Balzary 1962-
Trent Reznor (a.k.a. Michael) 1965-
Mike D (a.k.a. Michael) 1965-
Mike Portnoy 1967-
Michael Giacchino 1967-
Ron Carroll (a.k.a. Michael) 1968-
Shawn "Clown" Crahan (a.k.a. Michael) 1969-
Michael Graham 1972-
Chris Fehn (a.k.a. Michael) 1973-
Michael Bublé 1975-
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (a.k.a. Michael) 1977-
Mike Shinoda 1977-
Michael Patrick Kelly 1977-
Jason Weaver (a.k.a. Michael) 1979-
Mark Feehily (a.k.a. Michael) 1980-
Lil Wayne (a.k.a. Michael) 1982-
Michael Malarkey 1983-
Mika 1983-
Big Sean (a.k.a. Michael) 1988-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
6 politicians
Michael Collins 1890-1922
Michael Foot 1913-2010
Michael Dukakis 1933-
Tim Kaine (a.k.a. Michael) 1958-
Mike Pence 1959-
Mike Pompeo 1963-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists, 1 inventor
Michael Faraday 1791-1867
Carl Benz (a.k.a. Michael) 1844-1929
J. Michael Kosterlitz 1943-
Notable Writers:
10 authors, 1 playwright
Michael V. Gazzo 1923-1995
Michael Ende 1929-1995
Michael Moorcock 1939-
Michael Crichton 1942-2008
Michael Ondaatje 1943-
Michael Dorris 1945-1997
Michael Ignatieff 1947-
Michael Scott Rohan 1951-2018
Michael Cunningham 1952-
Anthony Bourdain (a.k.a. Michael) 1956-2018
Michael Chabon 1963-
Olympic Medalists:
27 gold, 22 bronze, 22 silver, 4 silver/gold, 3 silver/gold/bronze, 2 bronze/gold, 2 bronze/silver/gold, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver
(bronze/silver/gold) Michael Galitzen 1928; 1932 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(bronze) John Landy (a.k.a. Michael) 1956 1500 m
(bronze) Michael Wheeler 1956 4x400 m relay
(gold) Ron Delany (a.k.a. Michael) 1956 1500 m
(silver) Chilla Porter (a.k.a. Michael) 1956 high jump
(gold) Mike Troy 1960 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Mike Larrabee 1964 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(silver) Tim Graham (a.k.a. Michael) 1964 4x400 m relay
(gold) Mike Austin 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Mike Ryan 1968 marathon
(gold) Mike Barrett 1968 basketball
(gold) Mike Silliman 1968 basketball
(gold/bronze/silver) Michael Wenden 1968 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Michael Holthaus 1968 swimming - 400 m medley
(bronze) John Parker (a.k.a. Michael) 1972 water polo
(gold) Mike Burton 1968; 1972 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(bronze) James Ferguson (a.k.a. Michael) 1972 water polo
(bronze) Mike Boit 1972 800 m
(silver) Mike Bantom 1972 basketball
(silver/gold) Mike Stamm 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Michael Shine 1976 400 m hurdles
(bronze) Michael Kraus 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Tate Armstrong (a.k.a. Michael) 1976 basketball
(bronze) David Dunne (a.k.a. Michael) 1976 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Mike Bruner 1976 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Mike Sylvester 1980 basketball
(bronze/gold) Steve Ovett (a.k.a. Michael) 1980 1500 m; 800 m
(silver) Mike McLeod 1984 10000 m
(silver) Joseph Vargas (a.k.a. Michael) 1984 water polo
(bronze) Michael Musyoki 1984 10000 m
(silver) Mike Tully 1984 pole vault
(silver) Michael Carter 1984 shot put
(silver/gold) Mike Heath 1984 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze/silver) Mike West 1984 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Michael Delany 1984 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Michael O'Brien 1984 swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(silver) Michael Evans 1988 water polo
(silver) Mike McFarlane 1988 4x100 m relay
(silver) Mike Powell 1988; 1992 long jump
(silver/gold/bronze) Michael Gross 1984; 1988 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Mike Conley Sr 1984; 1992 triple jump
(gold) Michael Jordan 1984; 1992 basketball
(silver) Tony Dees (a.k.a. Michael) 1992 110 m hurdles
(silver/gold/bronze) Tom Jager (a.k.a. Michael) 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle
(gold) Mike Stulce 1992 shot put
(bronze) Michael Bates 1992 200 m
(gold/silver) Michael Marsh 1992; 1996 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Michael Johnson 1992; 1996; 2000 4x400 m relay; 200 m; 400 m
(gold) Rick Krivda (a.k.a. Michael) 2000 baseball
(gold) Mike Neill 2000 baseball
(gold) Todd Williams (a.k.a. Michael) 2000 baseball
(gold) Mike Kinkade 2000 baseball
(bronze) Michael McDonald 1996; 2000 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Michael Blackwood 2000 4x400 m relay
(gold) Brent Abernathy (a.k.a. Michael) 2000 baseball
(gold) Bobby Seay (a.k.a. Michael) 2000 baseball
(gold) Ben Sheets (a.k.a. Michael) 2000 baseball
(bronze/gold/silver) Michael Klim 1996; 2000; 2004 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Michael Maze 2004 table tennis
(bronze/silver/gold) Michael Phelps 2004; 2008; 2012 swimming
(bronze) Brandon Knight (a.k.a. Michael) 2008 baseball
(bronze) Mike Koplove 2008 baseball
(bronze) Jeremy Cummings (a.k.a. Michael) 2008 baseball
(bronze) Mike Hessman 2008 baseball
(gold) Michael Redd 2008 basketball
(bronze) Michael Bingham 2008 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Reese Hoffa (a.k.a. Michael) 2012 shot put
(bronze/gold) Mike Bryan 2008; 2012 tennis
(silver) Michaël Llodra 2012 tennis
(gold) Michael Jung 2012 equestrian
(gold) Michael Frater 2012 4x100 m relay
(silver) Michael Tinsley 2012 400 m hurdles
(silver/gold/bronze) Michael Mathieu 2008; 2012; 2016 4x400 m relay
(gold) Deron Williams (a.k.a. Michael) 2008; 2012 basketball
(silver) Michaël D'Almeida 2012 cycling - track
(silver) Michael Jamieson 2012 swimming
(silver) Michael Hepburn 2012 cycling - track
(bronze) Constantine Louloudis (a.k.a. Michael) 2012 rowing
(bronze) Michael Conlan 2012 boxing
(gold) Shea Weber (a.k.a. Michael) 2010; 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Michael Goodfellow 2014 curling
(silver) Michael Hayböck 2014 ski jumping
(silver/gold) Michaël Guigou 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020 handball
(gold) Michael Cherry 2020 4x400 m relay
(silver) Ryder Ryan (a.k.a. Michael) 2020 baseball
(gold) Michael Norman 2020 4x400 m relay
Oscar Award Winners:
3 directors, 2 actors
(director) Michael Curtiz 1944 Casablanca
(director) Mike Nichols (a.k.a. Michael) 1968 The Graduate
(director) Michael Cimino 1979 The Deer Hunter
(actor) Michael Douglas 1988 Wall Street
(actor) Michael Caine 1987; 2000 Hannah and Her Sisters; The Cider House Rules
Other Leaders:
3 prime ministers
Prime Minister Tom Adams (a.k.a. Michael) 1976-1985 Barbados
Prime Minister Michael Manley 1972-1980; 1989-1992 Jamaica
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (a.k.a. Michael) 2011-2012; 2016- Jamaica
Other Royalty:
3 princes, 1 grand duke
Mikhail II (a.k.a. Michael) 1878-1918 Russia
Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (a.k.a. Michael) 1907-1994 Prussia
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Michael) 1938-1989 Liechtenstein
Michael of Kent 1942- United Kingdom
Polish High Dukes and Kings:
1 king
King Michał Korybut (a.k.a. Michael) 1669-1673
Pulitzer Award Winners:
4 literatures
(literature) Conrad Richter (a.k.a. Michael) 1951 The Town
(literature) Michael Shaara 1975 The Killer Angels
(literature) Michael Cunningham 1999 The Hours
(literature) Michael Chabon 2001 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
37 musicians
Mike Love 1988 The Beach Boys
Mick Jagger 1989 The Rolling Stones
Mick Taylor 1989 The Rolling Stones
Mick Avory 1990 The Kinks
Michael Clarke 1991 The Byrds
Mickey Hart (a.k.a. Michael) 1994 The Grateful Dead
Michael Hampton 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Mick Fleetwood 1998 Fleetwood Mac
Michael Carabello 1998 Santana
Michael Shrieve 1998 Santana
Joey Kramer (a.k.a. Michael) 2001 Aerosmith
Michael Jackson 1997; 2001 The Jackson 5;
Mike Campbell 2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Mick Jones 2003 The Clash
Michael McGill 2004 The Dells
Joseph "Dusty" Hill (a.k.a. Michael) 2004 ZZ Top
Ozzy Osbourne (a.k.a. Michael) 2006 Black Sabbath
Joseph "Geezer" Butler (a.k.a. Michael) 2006 Black Sabbath
Michael Anthony 2007 Van Halen
Mike Mills 2007 R.E.M.
Michael Stipe 2007 R.E.M.
Mike Smith 2008 The Dave Clark Five
Mike Rutherford 2010 Genesis
Michael Bruce 2011 Alice Cooper
Michael "Flea" Balzary 2012 Red Hot Chili Peppers
Duff McKagan (a.k.a. Michael) 2012 Guns N' Roses
Mike D (a.k.a. Michael) 2012 The Beastie Boys
Michael Derosier 2013 Heart
Mike Bloomfield 2015 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Mike Dirnt (a.k.a. Michael) 2015 Green Day
Mike McCready 2017 Pearl Jam
Mike Pinder 2018 The Moody Blues
Michael Dempsey 2019 The Cure
Michael Hossack 2020 The Doobie Brothers
Mickey Finn 2020 T. Rex
Michael McDonald 2020 The Doobie Brothers
Trent Reznor (a.k.a. Michael) 2020 Nine Inch Nails
Roman and Byzantine Emperors:
9 emperors
Emperor Michael Rangabe 811-813
Emperor Michael 820-829
Emperor Michael 842-867
Emperor Michael 1034-1041
Emperor Michael Kalaphates 1041-1042
Emperor Michael Bringas 1056-1057
Emperor Michael Ducas 1071-1078
Emperor Michael Palaeologus 1259-1282
Emperor Michael Palaeologus 1293-1320
Saints:
18 blessed, 8 saints
Saint Michael the Archangel
Saint Michael of Ulumbo 5xx-?
Saint Michael the Confessor ?-818
Blessed Michele Pini (a.k.a. Michael) 1450-1522
Blessed Michael Giedroyc ?-1485
Blessed Miguel Carvalho (a.k.a. Michael) 1577-1624
Saint Miguel de Sanctis (a.k.a. Michael) 1591-1625
Blessed Michael Takeshita 1594-1619
Saint Miguel Kozaki (a.k.a. Michael) ?-1597
Blessed Michael Diaz ?-1622
Blessed Michael Shumpo ?-1622
Blessed Michael Yamiki ?-1622
Blessed Michael Tozo ?-1626
Blessed Michael Kiraiemon ?-1627
Blessed Michael Fimonaya ?-1628
Blessed Michael Jamada ?-1628
Blessed Michael Nakeshima ?-1628
Blessed Michael Tomaki ?-1628
Blessed Michael Kinoshi ?-1630
Saint Michael Kurobioye ?-1633
Blessed Michele Fasoli (a.k.a. Michael) ?-1716
Blessed Ghebre Michael 1791-1855
Saint Michael Hồ Đình Hy 1808-1857
Saint Michael My ?-1838
Blessed Michał Sopoćko (a.k.a. Michael) 1888-1975
Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi 1903-1964
Shakespearian Characters:
3 characters
Sir Michael Henry IV (1)
Michael Cassio Othello
Michael Williams Henry V
Tony Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Mike Nichols (a.k.a. Michael) 1964 Barefoot in the Park