Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 literature, 1 peace
(literature) Mikhail Sholokhov 1965 
(peace) Mikhail Gorbachev 1990
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 revolutionary
(revolutionary) Mikhail Frunze 1885-1925
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors, 1 dancer
Michael Chekhov (a.k.a. Mikhail) 1891-1955
Mischa Auer (a.k.a. Mikhail) 1905-1967
Mikhail Baryshnikov 1948-
Mikhail Gorevoy 1965-
Notable Athletes:
2 chess, 2 tennis
(chess) Mikhail Botvinnik 1911-1995
(chess) Mikhail Tal 1936-1992
(tennis) Mikhail Youzhny 1982-
(tennis) Mischa Zverev 1987-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Mikhail Khodorkovsky 1963-
Mikhail Prokhorov 1965-
Notable Military Figures:
1 commander, 1 officer
Mikhail Kutuzov 1745-1813
Mikhail Frunze 1885-1925
Notable Musicians:
2 composers
Mikhail Glinka 1804-1857
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov 1859-1935
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Mikhail Frunze 1885-1925
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 inventor, 1 physicist
Mikhail Lomonosov 1711-1765
Mikhail Kalashnikov 1919-2013
Notable Writers:
4 authors
Mikhail Lermontov 1814-1841
Mikha'il Na'ima 1889-1988
Mikhail Bulgakov 1891-1940
Mikhail Sholokhov 1905-1984
Olympic Medalists:
5 silver, 4 bronze, 2 gold/bronze, 1 gold
(bronze) Mikhail Ryzhak 1956 water polo
(silver) Mikhail Krivonosov 1956 hammer throw
(bronze) Mikhail Shakhov 1956 freestyle wrestling
(silver) Mikhail Studenetsky 1956 basketball
(silver) Mikhail Semyonov 1956; 1960 basketball
(gold/bronze) Mikheil Korkia (a.k.a. Mikhail) 1972; 1976 basketball
(gold) Mikhail Linge 1980 4x400 m relay
(gold/bronze) Mikhail Ivanov 1980; 1988 water polo
(bronze) Mikhail Giorgadze 1988 water polo
(silver) Mikhail Shchennikov 1996 50 km walk
(silver) Mikhail Polischuk 2008 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Mikhail Aloyan 2012 boxing
Other Leaders:
2 prime ministers, 1 chairman, 1 general secretary/president
Chairman Mikhail Kalinin 1919-1946 Soviet Union
General Secretary/President Mikhail Gorbachev 1985-1991; 1990-1991 Soviet Union
Prime Minister Mikhail Chigir 1994-1996 Belarus
Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich 2010-2014 Belarus
Other Royalty:
1 grand duke
Mikhail II 1878-1918 Russia
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars:
1 duke, 1 tsar
Duke Mikhail 1174-1176
Tsar Mikhail I 1613-1645