Namesakes
Mikhail
(m) ?-1176 
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1174-1176
Mikhail I
(m) 1596-1645
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1613-1645
Mikhail Lomonosov
(m) 1711-1765
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Mikhail Kutuzov
(m) 1745-1813
Notable Military Figures
Mikhail Glinka
(m) 1804-1857
Notable Musicians
Mikhail Lermontov
(m) 1814-1841
Notable Writers
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
(m) 1859-1935
Notable Musicians
Mikhail Kalinin
(m) 1875-1946
Other Leaders 1919-1946 Soviet Union (chairman)
Mikhail II
(m) 1878-1918
Other Royalty 1878-1918 Russia (grand duke)
Mikhail Frunze
(m) 1885-1925
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Military Figures
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Mikha'il Na'ima
(m) 1889-1988
Notable Writers
Mikhail Bulgakov
(m) 1891-1940
Notable Writers
Michael Chekhov
(a.k.a. Mikhail) (m) 1891-1955
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mikhail Sholokhov
(m) 1905-1984
Nobel Prize Winners 1965 (literature)
Notable Writers
Mischa Auer
(a.k.a. Mikhail) (m) 1905-1967
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mikhail Botvinnik
(m) 1911-1995
Notable Athletes (chess)
Mikhail Kalashnikov
(m) 1919-2013
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Mikhail Ryzhak
(m) 1927-2003
Olympic Medalists 1956 water polo (bronze)
Mikhail Krivonosov
(m) 1929-1994
Olympic Medalists 1956 hammer throw (silver)
Mikhail Gorbachev
(m) 1931-2022
Nobel Prize Winners 1990 (peace)
Other Leaders 1985-1991; 1990-1991 Soviet Union (general secretary/president)
Mikhail Shakhov
(m) 1931-2018
Olympic Medalists 1956 freestyle wrestling (bronze)
Mikhail Semyonov
(m) 1933-2006
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 basketball (silver)
Mikhail Studenetsky
(m) 1934-2021
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (silver)
Mikhail Tal
(m) 1936-1992
Notable Athletes (chess)
Mikhail Baryshnikov
(m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (dancer)
Mikhail Chigir
(m) 1948-
Other Leaders 1994-1996 Belarus (prime minister)
Mikheil Korkia
(a.k.a. Mikhail) (m) 1948-2004
Olympic Medalists 1972; 1976 basketball (gold/bronze)
Mikhail Myasnikovich
(m) 1950-
Other Leaders 2010-2014 Belarus (prime minister)
Mikhail Ivanov
(m) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1980; 1988 water polo (gold/bronze)
Mikhail Linge
(m) 1958-1994
Olympic Medalists 1980 4x400 m relay (gold)
Mikhail Giorgadze
(m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1988 water polo (bronze)
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
(m) 1963-
Notable Businesspeople
Mikhail Prokhorov
(m) 1965-
Notable Businesspeople
Mikhail Gorevoy
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mikhail Shchennikov
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1996 50 km walk (silver)
Mikhail Youzhny
(m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Mischa Zverev
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Mikhail Aloyan
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2012 boxing (bronze)
Mikhail Polischuk
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2008 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)