List of people with given name Michael
This is a list of people and characters with the given name Michael.
People
Rulers
Byzantine emperors
- Michael I Rangabe, married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I
- Michael II, called "the Stammerer" and "the Amorian"
- Michael III, called "the Drunkard", youngest child of Theophilos
- Michael IV the Paphlagonian, husband of Zoë, came from a peasant family
- Michael V Kalaphates, or "the Caulker", nephew of Michael IV
- Michael VI Bringas, called "Stratiotikos", chosen by Theodora
- Michael VII Doukas, called "Parapinakes", eldest son of Constantine X
- Michael VIII Palaiologos, founder of the Palaeologan dynasty
- Michael IX Palaiologos, eldest son of Andronikos II
Portuguese rulers
- Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias, son of King Manuel I of Portugal
- Miguel de Bragança, 1st Duke of Lafões, illegitimate son of King Pedro II of Portugal, drowned
- Miguel I of Portugal, forced to abdicate in 1834
- Prince Miguel, Duke of Braganza, claimant to the throne in exile
- Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu, eldest son of Miguel, Duke of Braganza
Russian rulers
- Mikhail of Vladimir, eldest son of Yuri Dolgoruky by his second marriage
- Mikhail of Tver, second son of Yaroslav III
- Michael of Russia, first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov
- Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II
Bulgarian rulers
- Boris-Michael, knyaz of Bulgaria
- Michael II Asen, tsar of Bulgaria, son of Ivan Asen II
- Michael, only known son of Constantine Tikh
- Michael III Shishman, tsar founder of the House of Shishman
Other rulers and noblemen
- Michael (son of Anastasios the logothete), Byzantine general and governor
- Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Mikhail, Prince of Abkhazia
- Michael I of Romania, last king of Romania
- Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania for a year
- Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
- Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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- Michael Abbott Jr., American actor
- Michael Abels, American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
- Michael Abraham (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Adams (journalist), British journalist
- Michael Adamson, Canadian painter
- Michael Addamo, Australian professional poker player
- Michael Andrew (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Angelis, English actor
- Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Australian novelist
- Michael Aguilar (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Aiken, American sociologist and professor
- Michael Alan, New York City-based artist
- Michael Aldridge, English actor
- Michael Aldridge (rugby union), Australian rugby union player
- Michael Alfonso (murderer), American former fugitive
- Michael Alig, American club promoter and convicted felon
- Michael Alison, British Conservative politician
- Michael Alldredge, American film and television actor
- Michael Aloni, Israeli actor, director, writer and television presenter
- Michael Alvear, American author, columnist, blogger and media personality
- Michael Amadio, Canadian professional ice hockey centre
- Michael Ancram, British politician
- Michael Andersen, Danish basketball player
- Michael P. Anderson, United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut
- Michael Andlauer, Canadian businessman and ice hockey club owner
- Michael Andretti, American auto racing driver
- Michael St. Angel, American film actor
- Michael Anania, American poet, novelist, and essayist
- Michael Angelakos, American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
- Michael Ankeny, American alpine skier
- Michael Ansara, American actor
- Michael Antonyuk, Ukraine-born Kazakhstani avant-garde artist
- Michael Archer, American singer-songwriter, known by his stage name D'Angelo
- Michael Arbuthnot Ashcroft, British codebreaker
- Michael Arceneaux, American writer
- Michael Arden, American actor, singer, musician, and theatre director
- Michael Armstrong (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Angarano, American actor
- Michael Arndt, American screenwriter
- Michael Arnold, British novelist who writes historical fiction
- Michael Aronov, American actor
- Michael Artin, German-American mathematician
- Michael Aspel, English television presenter
- Michael J. Astrue, American lawyer
- Michael Atherton, English broadcaster, journalist and a former international cricketer
- Michael Atherton (musician), Australian musician, composer, academic and author
- Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician
- Michael Atkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Attenborough, English theatre director
- Michael Attwell, English film and television actor
- Michael Audley, American film and theatre director, actor, and dialogue advisor
- Mike Auret, Zimbabwean activist and politician
- Michael Austen, South African cricketer
- Michael Austin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Avenatti, American attorney and criminal
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- Michael Bailey (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Ballard, American actor
- Michael Ball (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Ballhaus, German cinematographer
- Michael Olasubomi Balogun, Nigerian artist
- Michael Bani, Australian Indigenous professional rugby league footballer
- Michael Barbaro, American journalist
- Michael Barbiero, American record producer, mixer, engineer, and songwriter
- Michael Barnathan, American film producer
- Michael Barnes (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Barr, Irish murder victim
- Michael Des Barres, English actor and rock singer
- Michael Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Barron, Irish social-justice advocate
- Michael Barry (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Barrymore, English actor and comedian
- Michael J. Bassett, filmmaker
- Michael Bate, Canadian media entrepreneur
- Michael Bates, several people
- Michael Batiste (American football), American football defensive tackle and offensive guard
- Michael Batiste, American professional basketball coach and former player
- Michael Bay, American filmmaker
- Michael Beck, American actor
- Michael Beckett, British Olympic sailor
- Michael Beach, American actor
- Michael Bean, Canadian actor, author, acting coach
- Michael Beattie, Canadian-American actor
- Michael Beattie, Australian professional rugby league footballer
- Michael Beauchamp, Australian professional footballer
- Michael Beavis, Royal Air Force officer
- Michael Been, American rock musician
- Michael Behenna, United States Army First Lieutenant
- Michael J. Belton, President of Belton Space Exploration Initiatives and Emeritus Astronomer
- Michael Benedikt (poet), American poet, editor, and literary critic
- Michael Bennett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Bennet, American attorney and politician
- Michael Benyaer, Canadian actor
- Michael J. Berens, American investigative reporter
- Michael Berk, American television screenwriter
- Michael Berkeley, English composer, broadcaster on music and member of the House of Lords
- Michael Berkowitz, UK-based American historian and professor of modern Jewish history at University College London
- Michael Berry (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Berryman, American character actor
- Michael Bethke, American murderer
- Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, Libyan Canadian shooter who attacked the Canadian Parliament Buildings Centre Block
- Michael Bidner, Canadian graphic artist and painter
- Michael Biehn, American actor
- Michael Billington, several people
- Michael Bisping, English sports analyst, actor, commentator and retired mixed martial artist
- Michael Ian Black, American comedian
- Michael Blackson, American-Ghanaian-Liberian actor and comedian
- Michael Bland, American musician
- Michael Blassie, United States Air Force officer
- Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and former mayor of New York City
- Michael Blumlein, American fiction writer and physician
- Michael J. Bobbitt, American playwright, director and choreographer based in Boston
- Michael Presley Bobbitt, American playwright and novelist based in Florida
- Michael Botticelli, American public health official
- Michael Botticelli (figure skater), American figure skater
- Michael Bolton, American singer
- Richard Bonney, English historian and priest
- Michael Bowden (baseball), American baseball player
- Michael Bowen (actor), American actor
- Michael Ray Bower, American actor
- Michael Bradshaw, English actor
- Michael J. Bradshaw, British geographer
- Michael Bradley (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Branicky, American computer scientist
- Michael Brantley, American baseball player
- Michael Brantley (artist), American painter
- Michael Brick, American journalist and songwriter
- Michael Brdar, American baseball coach
- Michael Brecher, Canadian political scientist
- Michael Brecker, American jazz saxophonist and composer
- Michael Briere, Canadian criminal and murderer
- Michael Brooks (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Curtis Broughton, American industrial engineer
- Michael Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Broyde, American law professor
- Michael Bryan (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Bublé, Canadian singer
- Michael Buckley, American YouTuber
- Michael Buerk, British newsreader and journalist
- Michael Buffer, American boxing ring announcer
- Michael Buie, Canadian-born film and television actor
- Michael Bunting, Canadian ice hockey winger
- Michael Burleigh, English author and historian
- Michael Burns, American actor and historian
- Michael Burry, American investor, hedge fund manager, and physician
- Michael A. Burstein, American writer of science fiction
- Michael Byers (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Byrne, British actor
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- Michael T. Cahill, American law professor, Dean of Brooklyn Law School
- Michael Cain (musician), pianist and composer
- Michael Cain (footballer), British footballer
- Michael Caine (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Caines, English chef
- Michael Callan, American actor
- Michael Feeney Callan, Irish novelist and poet
- Michael Callen, American singer, songwriter, composer, author, and AIDS activist
- Michael Campbell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Campbell, New Zealand golfer
- Michael Campion (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Capponi, American businessman
- Michael Carbajal, American five-time champion boxer, and 1988 Olympic silver medalist
- Michael Carbonara, American business executive
- Michael Carbonaro, American actor and magician
- Michael Carew, Trinidadian cricketer
- Michael Carroll, American writer
- Michael Cashman, British actor, politician, and LGBT rights activist
- Michael Cassidy, several people
- Michael Cavlan, Minnesota political activist and registered nurse
- Michael Cera, Canadian actor and musician
- Michael Cerveris, American actor, singer, and guitarist
- Michael Chambers, American dancer and actor
- Michael Chandler (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Chang, American professional tennis player and coach
- Michael A. Chambers, former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee and senior partner at Maclaren Corlett LLP
- Michael Chambers, American dancer and actor
- Michael Chabon, American novelist, screenwriter, columnist and short story writer
- Michael Champion, American singer, songwriter and musician
- Michael Chan (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Chandler (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Chang, American tennis player and businessman
- Michael Charles, Australian blues musician
- Michael Charlton, Australian-born journalist and broadcaster
- Michael Chasen, American businessman
- Michael Chaturantabut, Thai/Chinese-American actor
- Michael Chaves, American filmmaker
- Michael Chavis, American baseball player
- Michael Checkland, Director-General of the BBC from 1987 to 1992
- Michael Cheng (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Cheung, known as MC, Hong Kong singer and actor
- Michael Chiarello, American celebrity chef
- Michael Chiklis, American actor
- Michael Chilaka, Israeli football player
- Michael Chisholm (politician), Canadian provincial politician
- Michael Chisholm (geographer), British geographer
- Michael Cho, Korean-American artist
- Michael Cho, Canadian illustrator and cartoonist
- Michael Chong, Canadian politician
- Michael C. Chorlton, English film editor and occasional director
- Michael Chris-Ike, Canadian football player
- Michael Christie (writer), Canadian writer
- Michael Church, Grenadian politician
- Michael Cimino, American actor
- Michael Cisco, American writer
- Michael Claesson, Swedish officer
- Michael Clayton, Australian professional golfer
- Michael Clement, American accountant
- Michael Clifford (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Coats, NASA astronaut
- Michael Coe (American football), American football cornerback
- Michael D. Coe, American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher, and author
- Michael Cognata, American actor
- Michael Cohen (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Cole (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Coles (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Coletti, birth name of former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler
- Michael Collins (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Connor, several people
- Michael Connors, several people
- Michael Constantine, American actor
- Michael Cooke, English journalist and publishing executive
- Michael Copeland (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Copon, American actor and producer
- Michael G. Comeau, American attorney and politician
- Michael G. Cornelius, American scholar
- Michael Corcoran (lobbyist), American lobbyist and fundraiser
- Michael Shawn Crahan, American musician
- Michael Craig, British actor
- Michael Crawford (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Craze, British actor
- Michael Cyril Creighton, American actor
- Michael Crichton, American writer and director
- Michael Cristofer, American actor
- Michael Cross (RAF officer), Royal Air Force officer, Chief of Staff of the Air Cadet Organization
- Michael Cross (painter), Anglo-Spanish painter and copyist
- Michael Cuccione, Canadian child actor, singer, dancer, author, and cancer research activist
- Michael Culver, British actor
- Michael A. Cummings, American artist and quilter
- Michael Cumpsty, British actor
- Michael Currie (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Curry (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American film director
- Michael Czerny, Czech-Canadian Catholic cardinal
- Michael Czepil, Australian basketball coach
- Michael Czinkota, American professor
- Michael Czugaj, Australian drug trafficker
- Michael Czyborra, German footballer
- Michael Czysz, American motorcycle road racing rider
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- Michael Daley (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Daly (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Damaskinos, Greek post-Byzantine Cretan painter
- Michael Ben David, Israeli singer
- Michael Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael de Mesa, Filipino actor and director
- Michael P. Decker, former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Michael Deiter, American football player
- Michael DeLorenzo, Puerto Rican actor
- Michael DeLuise, American former actor, film director, and film producer
- Michael J. Devlin, American convicted kidnapper
- Michael Dell, American business magnate and philanthropist
- Mike DeWine, American politician and attorney serving as the 70th governor of Ohio
- Michael Diamond (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Dillon (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Dante DiMartino, American animator, producer, writer, and director
- Michael Dingsdag, Dutch professional footballer who played as a central defender
- Michael Dinner, American director, producer, and screenwriter for television
- Michael Divinity, American football player
- Michael Dobson, several people
- Michael Dogbe, American football player
- Michael Dokes, American professional boxer
- Michael Donald, American murder victim
- Michael Donnellan, Irish-born London fashion designer
- Michael Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
- Michael Dorn, American actor
- Michael Douglas (disambiguation), several people
- Michael J. Dowling (politician), Minnesota Republican politician
- Michael Drayer, American actor
- Michael Drescher, American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Michael Duhig, Canadian actor and radio host
- Michael Dukakis, American politician
- Michael Dulin, American pianist and composer
- Michael Dunahee, Canadian missing person who was last seen in 1991
- Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor
- Michael Dunn (disambiguation), several people
- J. Michael Durnil, former Executive Director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- Michael Durrell, American actor
- Michael Dudikoff, American Actor
- Michael Dunne (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Raoul Duval, American investment banker and lawyer
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- Michael Eakin, American judge
- Michael Ealy, American actor
- Michael Earl, multiple people
- Michael Easton, Irish-American television actor, writer, and director
- Michael Easton (composer), British-Australian composer, musician, and music critic
- Michael Eaton, English playwright and scriptwriter
- Michael Eaves, American sportscaster
- Michael Eavis, English farmer and creator of the Glastonbury Festival
- Michael Ebeid, Australian business executive
- Michael Eberwein, German footballer
- Michael Ebling, German politician
- Michael Echanis, American soldier
- Michael Echeruo, Nigerian academic, professor, and literary critic
- Michael Echols, American politician
- Michael Eckroth, American musician
- Michael Eddowes, British author and lawyer
- Michael Ede, British Nigerian football agent
- Michael Edwards, multiple people
- Michael Atingi-Ego, Ugandan economist
- Michael Eisen, American computational biologist and journal editor
- Michael Eisenbach, Israeli biochemist
- Michael Eisenberg, American-born Israeli businessman
- Michael Eisenring, Swiss footballer
- Michael R. Eisenson
- Michael Eisner, American businessman
- Michael Eklund, Canadian television and film actor
- Michael Ehlers, German academic
- Michael Eitan, Israeli politician
- Michael Elgin, Canadian professional wrestler and promoter
- Michael Elias, American writer, film director and producer
- Michael Ende, German writer of fantasy and children's fiction
- Michael Ensign, American actor
- Michael Epstein (disambiguation), several people
- Micheal Eric, Nigerian basketball player
- Michael Erlewine, American musician
- Michael Espendiller, German politician
- Michael Espinoza Coila, Peruvian lawyer and activist
- Michael Essa, American racecar driver
- Michael Essex, British professional Rugby union player
- Michael Essien, Ghanaian association footballer player
- Michael J. Estocin, United States Navy officer
- Michael Christopher Estes, American terrorist
- Michael Etaba, Nigerian politician
- Michael Etiang, Ugandan pilot
- Michael Ettlinger, American political advisor
- Michael Ettmüller, German physician
- Michael Etulain, Uruguayan footballer
- Michael Eury, American editor and writer of comic books, and of reference works
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- Michael Fabiano, American operatic actor
- Michaël Fabre, footballer
- Michael Fabricant, British politician
- Michael Fagan, British man best known for intruding in Buckingham Palace
- Michael Fagg, American politician
- Michael Fagun, Catholic bishop
- Michael Faherty, man from Galway known for his death of undetermined cause in 2010
- Michael Fahy, Irish politician
- Michael Fainstat, Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec
- Michael Falch, Danish musician, writer, and actor
- Michael Falcon, British cricketer and politician
- Michael Falkenmayer, German footballer
- Michael Falkesgaard, Filipino footballer
- Michael Fall, Belgian musician
- Michael Fallon, British politician
- Michael Falzarano, American musician
- Michael Falzon, multiple people
- Michael Fanone, American law enforcement analyst and former police officer
- Michael Fansler, Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Michael Faraday, English scientist
- Michael Farfan, American soccer player
- Michael Farina, American wrestler
- Michael Farmer, multiple people
- Michael Farris, multiple people
- Michael Farthing, British academic
- Michael Fassbender, German-Irish actor
- Michael Fasusi, Nigerian-American football player
- Michael Fatialofa, New Zealand rugby union player
- Michael Fawcett, British royal servant
- Michael Fay, several people
- Michael Federmann, Israeli businessman and billionaire
- Michael Feinstein, American pianist, singer and musical revivalist
- Michael Fekete, Hungarian-Israeli mathematician
- Michael Feliz, Dominican baseball player
- Michael Felts, American deaf gay activist
- Michael Fennelly, American musician
- Michael Ferguson, British television director and producer
- Michael Findlay, American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter
- Michael Finley, American professional basketball player
- Michael Finnegan, retired Professor of anthropology at Kansas State University
- Michael Fisher (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Fishman, American actor, writer, and producer
- Michael Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael J. Fitzpatrick, American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Ecuador since 2019
- Michael Patrick Flanagan, captain in the United States Army, attorney, and politician from Chicago, Illinois
- Michael Flanders, English actor and writer
- Michael Flaskey, American businessman
- Michael Flatley, American step dancer
- Michael Fleischer, multiple people
- Michael Fleisher, American comic writer
- Michael Flinn, British economic historian
- Michael Flomen, Canadian artist
- Michael Flood, Australian sociologist
- Michael Flowers, multiple people
- Michael Floyd, American football player
- Michael Flynn (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Fonfara, Canadian keyboard player
- Michael Fonsell, Finnish footballer
- Michael R. Fontham, American lawyer
- Michael Gerald Ford, son of US president Gerald Ford
- Michael Forret, American baseball player
- Michael Forster, multiple people
- Michael Fortier, Canadian financier, lawyer and former politician
- Michael Foster, multiple people
- Michael Fourman, logician and computer scientist
- Michael Fournier, Canadian curler
- Michael Fowler, New Zealand mayor and architect
- Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American retired actor, producer, and activist
- Michael Fox, American Actor
- Michael Fracaro, Brazilian footballer
- Michael Fracasso, American musician
- Michael Franck, German composer and poet
- Michael Francke, American judge
- Michael Francklin, Canadian politician
- Michael Frank (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Franken, US Navy officer
- Michael Frankenberg, German archer
- Michael Franklin, several people
- Michael Franks (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Franti, American musician
- Michael Franz, American computer scientist
- Michael Franzak, American writer
- Michael Franzese, American mobster
- Michael Franzini, American businessman and content creator
- Michael Fraser, multiple people
- Michael Frass, Austrian medical specialist
- Michael Frassetto, American historian
- Michael Frayn, English playwright and novelist
- Michael Freytag, German politician
- Michael Fuller, British chief constable
- Michael Fulmer, American baseball player
- Michael Furst, American lawyer
- Michael Fürtbauer, Austrian politician
- Michael Fury, American retired professional wrestler
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- Michael Terrence Gabbett, Australian geneticist and academic
- Michael Gainer, American green advocate
- Michael Gallagher, American comic book writer
- Michael Gambon, Irish-English actor
- Michael Gandolfini, American actor
- Michael Gargiulo, American convicted serial killer and rapist
- Michael Gargiulo (journalist), American television news anchor
- Michael Gaughan (businessman), American businessman, race car driver, race car owner and casino operator
- Michael Gaughan (Irish republican), Irish republican who died on hunger strike in England
- Michael Gerard Tyson, American boxer known as Mike Tyson, became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20
- Michael Carl George, American murderer, kidnapper, child molester and possible serial killer
- Michael St. Gerard, American former actor and pastor
- Michael Giacchino, American film composer
- Michael Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Gilbert (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Gilden, American actor
- Michael Giles, English drummer, percussionist, and vocalist
- Michael Gillis, American academic and writer
- Michael Gira, American musician, author, and artist
- Michael Gladis, American actor
- Michael Gläser, German singer
- Michael Glaser, American poet and educator
- Michael Glatze, the co-founder of Young Gay America
- Michael Gleason, American musician, singer and songwriter
- Michael Allen "Mike" Glenn, American murder victim
- Michael Glenn (cricketer), English cricketer
- Michael Goi, American cinematographer and film director
- Michael Goff (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Gonzales (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Gough (disambiguation), several people
- Michael A. Goorjian, American actor, filmmaker, and writer
- Michael Gove, Scottish journalist, author and retired politician
- Michael Gover, English actor
- Michael Grade, English television executive and businessman
- Michael Del Grande, Canadian politician
- Michael Grais, American screenwriter
- Michael Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Gravelle, American man indicted for child abuse
- Michael Green (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Greene, film and TV actor
- Michael Greer, American actor, comedian and cabaret performer
- Michael Greis, German biathlete
- Michael Grieve, Scottish journalist and political activist
- Michael Griffin, American football player
- Michael Grimm (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Greco, British actor and poker player
- Michael Gross (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Gross (actor),, American actor
- Michael Gough (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Grove, American baseball player
- Michael Gudinski, Australian entrepreneur, business executive, concert promoter and film producer
- Michael Guider, Australian paedophile, serial child molester and manslaughterer
- Michael Gunter, professor of political science at Tennessee Technological University
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- Michael Haight, American murderer
- Michael Hainsworth, Canadian business reporter
- Michael Halliday (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Halpin, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 72nd district
- Michael Hamilton, several people
- Michael Handel, American mathematician
- Michael Harris II, American baseball player
- Michael Harrison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Bambang Hartono, Indonesian businessman
- Michael Harding, Irish writer
- Michael Harding (soccer), American soccer player
- Michael Hardy (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Harring, American film director
- Michael Harrington (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Kieran Harvey, Australian pianist and composer
- Michael Hastings (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Havers, Baron Havers, British barrister and Conservative politician
- Michael Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Hayes (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Hegstrand, real name of American professional wrestler Road Warrior Hawk
- Michael Heidelberger, American immunologist
- Michael S. Heiser, American biblical Old Testament scholar and Christian author
- Michael Heizer, American land artist
- Michael Henley, American formerly missing person
- Michael Henley, British bishop
- Michael Hepburn, Australian track and road cyclist
- Michael "Bully" Herbig, German comedian and actor
- Michael Hermosillo, American baseball player
- Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, real name of American retired professional wrestler Shawn Michaels
- Michael Hickson, quadriplegic who died of COVID-19
- Michael Higgins (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Hirsh (producer), Belgian-born Canadian producer
- Michael Hite, American politician
- Michael Hodgman, Australian politician and lawyer
- Michael A. Hoey, British author and film and television writer, director, and producer
- Michael Hogan Gaelic Football captain, member of the Irish Volunteers, who is the namesake of Croke Park's 'Hogan Stand'
- Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American-born television, film, music video, and theatre director
- Michael Holliday, English singer
- Michael Holton, American basketball player and coach
- Michael Hopper, Canadian Forces officer
- Michael Hordern, English actor
- Michael Horton (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Horovitz, British poet
- Michael Horowitz (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Howard (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Howe (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Hrebeniak, British academic, author, filmmaker, journalist and ex-jazz musician
- Michael Huang, several people
- Michael Hui, Hong Kong actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director
- Michael Conner Humphreys, American actor
- Michael Hutchence, Australian musician
- Michael Hyatt, American actress
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- Michael Ibru, Nigerian pioneer industrialist, business magnate, philanthropist, and founder of the Ibru Organization,
- Michael Iceberg, American musician and composer
- Michael Ignatieff, Canadian author, academic and former politician
- Michael Imperioli, American actor, writer, and musician
- Michael Irby, American actor
- Michael Ironside, Canadian actor
- Michael Irvin, American sports commentator
- Michael Isikoff, American investigative journalist
- Michael Isaacson, American composer of Jewish synagogue music
- Michael Ivins, American musician
- Michael Izen, American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
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- Michael Jacquet, American football player
- Michael Jace, American convicted murderer and former character actor
- Michael Jai White, American actor and martial artist
- Michael Jack, British Conservative Party politician
- Michael Jackson (disambiguation), several people
- *Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter and dancer
- Michael Jacobs (art and travel writer), Italian writer
- Michael Jacobs (economist), English economist
- Michael Jacobs (producer), American television creator, writer, and producer
- Michael Jaffe, American TV and film producer
- Michael Jaffé, British art historian and curator
- Michael James, American artist, educator, author, and lecturer
- Michael Jefferson (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Jerrell, American football player
- Michael Jeter, American actor
- Michael Johnson (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Jones (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Jordan (disambiguation), several people
- *Michael Jordan, American basketball player
- *Michael B. Jordan, American actor
- Michael Joy (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Jurgens, American football player
- Michał Jankowski, Polish Hunter and Naturalist
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- Michael Kahn (film editor), American film editor
- Michael Kahn (theatre director), American theatre director
- Michael Kamen, American composer
- Michael Karkoc, Ukrainian military officer
- Michael Katleman, American film, television director and producer
- Michael Kaufmann (politician), German politician
- Michael Keaton, American actor
- Michael Keating (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Kefalianos, Greek bodybuilder
- Michael Kelly (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Keohane, American Paralympic athlete
- Keegan-Michael Key, American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter
- Michael (Khoroshy), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
- Michael Kibet, Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner
- Michael Kidd, American choreographer
- Michael Kidd (physician), Australian general practitioner
- Michael Kimball, American novelist
- Michael A. Kimelman, American entrepreneur
- Michael Kim (pianist), Canadian concert pianist and professor
- Michael King (disambiguation), several people
- Michael J. L. Kirby, former Canadian senator and current Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
- Michael Kirby, Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Michael Klim, Australian swimmer and world champion
- Michael Klinger, Australian first-class cricketer, who held the record for the most runs scored in the Big Bash League when he retired in 2019
- Michael Kmit, Ukrainian painter
- Michael Knickerbocker, American serial killer
- Michael Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Knorr, American baseball player
- Michael Knost, American suspense author
- Michael Koomen, Dutch amateur footballer
- Michael Kopech, American baseball player
- Michael Koryta, American author
- Michael Korda, English-born writer and novelist
- Michael Kors, American fashion designer
- Michael Kosta, American stand-up comedian
- Michael Kovach, American voice actor and content creator
- Michael Kozoll, American screenwriter
- Michael Krassner, American musician and composer
- Michael Kricfalusi, Canadian animator and blogger known professionally as John Kricfalusi
- Michael Krüger (writer), German writer, publisher, and translator
- Michael Krull, one half of a brothers' criminal duo from Pennsylvania
- Michael/Marvin Lee Aday, also known as Meat Loaf, American singer and actor
- Michael Kutílek, one half of a Czech spree killers duo
L
- Michael Lally (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Lamb (psychologist), African professor
- Michael Lamp, Danish badminton player
- Michael Landau, American musician
- Michael Landon, American actor
- Michael Lane (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Laposata, American biochemist and pathologist
- Michael Larsen (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Larson (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Laser, American novelist
- Michael Latifi, Iranian-Canadian billionaire businessman
- Michael Laws, New Zealand politician, broadcaster and writer
- Michael Laws (cricketer), English cricketer
- Michael Leahy, Irish child who died by drowning
- Michael Leali, American writer and educator
- Michael Learned, American actress
- Michael LeBlanc, Canadian track athlete
- Michael C. Lerner, American actor
- Michael Lee, Canadian politician
- Michael Leib, American politician
- Michael Leitch, Japanese rugby union player
- Michael Lembeck, American actor
- Michael G. Lenett, American politician
- Michael-Leon Wooley, American theatre, film, television and voice actor
- Michael Lerner (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Leshner and Michael Stark, the first married gay couple in Canada
- Michael Levey, English art historian
- Michael Lewis (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Levy (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Lindsay (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Lindsey, American football player
- Michael Ljunggren, Swedish organized crime figure
- Michael Lockwood, several people
- Michael Lohan, American television personality, and father of actress Lindsay Lohan
- Michael F. Lohr, 38th Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy
- Michael Lombardi (American football), American football executive and media analyst
- Michael Lombardi (actor), American actor
- Michael Lorenzen, American baseball player
- Michael Lowenthal, American fiction writer
- Michael Luciano, American film and television editor
- Michael Lupo, Italian serial killer
- Michael Lynch (disambiguation), multiple people
M
- Michael Ma, Canadian politician
- Michael MacLennan, Canadian playwright, television writer and television producer
- Michael MacMillan, CEO of Blue Ant Media
- Michael Madhu, Indian film actor
- Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and dramatist
- Michael L. Madigan, American biomedical engineer
- Michael Madigan, American politician
- Michael Madison, American convicted serial killer and sex offender
- Michael Madsen (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Maduell, American founder and president of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute
- Michael Magee (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Malone, American author and television writer
- Michael Maltese, American writer
- Michael Mann (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Manning (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Mansfield (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Manson (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Marmot, English professor
- Michael Mariano, Somali politician and businessman
- Michael Marquart, American music producer, drummer, and guitarist
- Michael Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Maschler, Israeli mathematician
- Michael Massey, American baseball player
- Michael Mastro, American real estate developer
- Michael Mastro (actor), American Broadway and film actor
- Michael Matthews (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael McAllister, American murdered police officer
- Michael McCarron, American professional ice hockey player
- Michael McCaul,, American attorney and politician
- Michael McConnell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael J. McCord, American government official
- Mike McCord, American professional wrestler known as Austin Idol
- Michael McConnohie, American voice actor, writer and director
- Michael McDonald, multiple people
- Michael McDowell, American professional stock car racing driver
- Michael McElhatton, Irish actor and writer
- Michael McElhatton (footballer), Irish footballer
- Michael McFaul, American academic and diplomat
- Michael J. McCulley, American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot
- Michael McCrea, British financial adviser and convicted killer
- Michael McDonald (disambiguation), several people
- *Michael McDonald (musician), American musician
- Michael McIntyre (disambiguation), several people
- Michael J. McGivney, Irish-American Catholic priest
- Michael McGrath (actor), American actor
- Michael Wayne McGray, Canadian serial killer
- Michael Andrew McKagan, real name of Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan
- Michael McKean, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician
- Michael Jones McKean, American artist and educator
- Michael McLaverty, Irish writer of novels and short stories
- Michael Kenneth McLendon, American murderer
- Michael McLendon, American politician and insurance producer
- Michael Joseph McNally, United States Marine Sergeant
- Michael McMahon (Scottish politician), Scottish Labour Party politician
- Michael McWilliam, British banker, academic administrator, and historian
- Michael Meenaghan, British forensic scientist
- Michael Michele, American actress
- Michael Milhoan, American actor
- Michael Milken, American convicted felon, financier and philanthropist
- Michael Miller (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Mizanin, American actor and professional wrestler
- Michael Modest, American professional wrestler
- Michael "Mike" Mohede, Indonesian singer
- Michael E. Monroe, trade unionist and son of the above
- Michael Monroe, Finnish musician, member of Hanoi Rocks
- Michael Moody, English guitarist
- Michael Moore, American documentary filmmaker
- Michael Moorer, American professional boxer
- Michael Moran (Tuam), Irish commandant of the Tuam Battalion of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence
- Michael Morgan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Morpurgo, English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist
- Michael Morris (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Morrison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Moseley (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Mosley (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Moutoussis, Hellenic Army officer
- Michael G. Moye, American photographer and a former television writer and producer
- Michael Mulgrew, fifth President of the United Federation of Teachers
- Michael Mullins (serial killer), American serial killer
- Michael "Mick" Mumford, career officer in the Australian Army
- Michael Munnelly, British murder victim
- Michael Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Musto, American journalist
- Michael Myers (disambiguation), several people
- *Mike Myers, Canadian actor
N
- Michael J. Nelson, American writer and performer, best known for work on Mystery Science Theater 3000
- Michael Negrete, American missing person
- Michael Nesmith, American musician
- Michael Netzer, American-Israeli artist
- Michael D. Newcomb, American psychologist
- Michael E. Newcomb, American clinical psychologist
- Michael Newman, American lifeguard and actor
- Michael Nigg, American actor and murder victim
- Michael Noel, American politician
- Michael Nolan (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Novak, American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat
- Michael Novak (footballer), Austrian professional footballer
- Michael Norman, American sprinter and Olympian, holds indoor 400m and US HS 400m records
- Michael Norton, Australian Paralympic alpine skier
- Michael Norwood, American basketball player
- Michael Nouri, American screen and stage actor
- Michael Nozik, American film producer
- Michael F. Nozzolio, American New York State Senator
- Michael Nyman, English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker
O
- Michael O'Farrell (biker), American outlaw biker and gangster
- Michael O'Higgins (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Ojemudia, American football player
- Michael O'Keefe (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Olai, Finnish bishop
- Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lankan Canadian author and filmmaker
- Michael Onwenu, American football player
- Michael O'Rourke (gambler), American fugitive and gambler
- Michael O'Sullivan (actor), American actor
- Michael Owen, English footballer
- Michael Oliver (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Owens (politician), American politician
P
- Michael Page (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Palin, British actor, comedian, writer and television presenter
- Michael Panes, American actor, writer, musician and composer
- Michael Pangilinan, Filipino singer
- Michael Papajohn, American character actor, stuntman and former college baseball player
- Michael Papierski, American baseball player
- Michael Paraskevas, American illustrator, cartoonist, and animation producer
- Michael Paré, American actor
- Michael Parenti, American political scientist
- Michael Park (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Parkes, American-born artist
- Michael Parks (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Parkinson (disambiguation), several people
- *Michael Parkinson, English broadcaster, journalist and author
- *Michaël Parkinson, Dutch volleyball player
- Michael Parr, British actor
- Michael Parsons (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Patryn, internet entrepreneur and convicted felon
- Michael Paye, American wheelchair basketball player
- Michael Peña, American actor
- Michael Pence, American politician, former Vice President of the United States
- Michael Penix Jr., American football player
- Michael D. Penner, Canadian lawyer and businessman
- Michael Peoples, American baseball player
- Michael Peraza, Cuban-American animator, art director, conceptual artist and historian of animation
- Michael Pérez, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Michael Perry (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Pfaff, American musician
- Michael Phelps, American Olympic swimmer
- Michael Phelps (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Pineda, Dominican baseball player
- Michael Pittman Jr., American football player
- Michael Plassmeyer, American baseball player
- Michael Player, American serial killer
- Michael Polakovs, Latvian-born American circus clown and actor
- Michael Polanyi, Hungarian-British chemist, economist and philosopher
- Michael Polchlopek, real name of American professional wrestler Bart Gunn
- Michael J. Pollard, American actor
- Michael Pompeo, American politician, Secretary of State of the US
- Michael Portillo, British journalist, broadcaster and former politician
- Michael Potts, American actor
- Michael Powell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Pratt (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Prescott, American contemporary writer
- Michael Prescott (journalist), British communications and corporate affairs professional and former journalist
- Michael Preston (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Prestwich, English historian
Q
- Michael Quatro, American keyboard player and songwriter
- Michael Quick, American color commentator and former professional football player
- Mike Quigley, American politician
- Michael Quinlan (civil servant), British defence strategist and former Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence
- Michael R. Quinlan, American graduate, and currently the chairman, of Loyola University Chicago
- Michael Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Quintero, Colombian professional tennis player
R
- Michael Radford, English film director and screenwriter
- Michael Rady, American actor
- Saravanan Michael Ramalingam, Singaporean murder victim
- Michael Ramsey (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Randle, English peace campaigner and researcher
- Michael Rapaport, American actor and comedian
- Michael Rapino, Canadian-American business executive
- Michael Rapoport, Austrian mathematician
- Michael Reagan, television personality and journalist
- Michael Reaves, American writer
- Michael Redgrave, English stage/film actor
- Michael Redl, German handball player and coach
- Michael Redlicki, American tennis player
- Michael Reeves (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Reeves (YouTuber), American YouTuber and Twitch streamer
- Michael Regan (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Registe, American criminal
- Michael Eric Reid, American actor
- Michael Reilly (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Reinoehl, American suspected killer who was shot dead
- Michael Reisser, Israeli politician
- Michael Rennie, British film, television and stage actor
- Michael Trent Reznor, American musician
- Michael Rice (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Wayne Richard, American murder and rapist
- Michael Richards (disambiguation), several people
- Micheál Richardson, Irish actor
- Michael Riley (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Robison, Canadian film and television director
- Michael Rockefeller, son of U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller
- Michael Rodrigues (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Rodríguez (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Roll, American-Tunisian basketball player
- Michael Röls-Leitmann, German politician
- Michael Angelo Rooker, English oil and watercolour painter
- Michael Rooker, American actor
- Michael Rogers (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Rose (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Rosen (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Rosenbaum, American actor
- Michael Rosenblum, American missing person who is now known to have died
- Michael Ross, multiple people
- Michael Roth (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Roufogalis, Greek Army officer
- Michael Rowse, Hong Kong public figure
- Michael Rubbo, Australian filmmaker, screenwriter, and publisher
- Michael Rubin (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Rucker (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Ruse, British-born Canadian philosopher of science
- Michael Robert Ryan, British murderer
- Michael Rye, American actor
S
- Michael Sabatino, American actor
- Michael Sabia, Canadian businessman and civil servant
- Michael Sacks, American actor
- Michael Sak, American former politician
- Michael Sandy, American hit and run victim
- Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor
- Michael Saunders, Canadian professional baseball player
- Michael Savage (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Schenker, German guitarist
- Michael Scherer, American football player and coach
- Michael Schermick, American guitarist
- Michael Schumacher, German racing driver, 7 time Formula 1 World Champion
- Michael Schur, American television producer, writer, and character actor
- Michael Schiavello, Australian sports commentator and journalist
- Michael Schoeffling, American former actor and model
- Michael Schwerner, American civil rights activist
- Michael Scot, Scottish astrologer
- Michael Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael M. Sears, American executive
- Michael Seater, Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
- Michael Seatter, English rugby union, and professional association football, and rugby league footballer
- Michael Seifert (SS guard), SS guard in Italy during World War II
- Michael Sela, Israeli immunologist
- Michael Sellers (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Sembello, American singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer and producer
- Michael Sessions, American former mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan
- Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu, Ottoman Greek magnate
- Michael Abraham Shadid, Lebanese doctor
- Michael Shalhoub (disambiguation), couple people
- Michael Shane, American lawyer and actor
- Michael Shanks (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Shannon (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Eugene Sharp, American serial killer
- Michael William Sharp, English painter
- Michael Sharpe, several people
- Michael Shaw (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Sheen, Welsh actor, television producer and political activist
- Michael Shields (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Shepley, British actor
- Michael Shermer, American science writer, and historian of science
- Michael Showalter, American director, writer, and producer
- Michael Shrieve, American drummer, percussionist, and composer
- Michael Shur, Russian and American physicist
- Michael Shure, American politician
- Michael Singh, Trinidad and Tobago-born American serial killer
- Michael Silka, American spree killer
- Michael Silver, multiple people
- Michael Silverstein, American linguist
- Michael Slobodian, Canadian murderer
- Michael Smith (disambiguation), several people
- Michael J. Socolow, American media historian and former broadcast journalist
- Michael Sokolowski, Canadian retired sprinter
- Michael Sorvino, American actor and producer
- Michael Spavor, Canadian consultant
- Michael Spilotro, American murder victim
- Michael Spöttel, German runner
- Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, birth name of American actor and film director Sylvester Stallone
- Michael Stanley (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Steel, multiple people
- Michael Steele, American bassist for The Bangles
- Michael Stefanic, American baseball player
- Michael Stevens, American YouTuber and educator, AKA VSauce
- Michael Ray Stevenson, better known by his stage name Tyga, American rapper
- Michael Stich, professional tennis player from Germany
- Michael Stich (director), American television soap opera director
- Michael Stillman, American mathematician
- Michael Stipe, American singer/lyricist for R.E.M.
- Michael Stoyanov, American actor
- J. Michael Straczynski, American filmmaker and comic book writer
- Michael Strachan (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Strahan, American television personality and former footballer
- Michael Straight, American magazine publisher, novelist, and patron of the arts
- Michael Stuart, American sports physician and orthopedic surgeon
- Michael J. Stull, American songwriter
- Michael Suby, American television and film score composer and music producer
- Michael Suen, Acting Chief Secretary for Administration in 2005 and 2012
- Michael Sugrue, American historian and university professor
- Michael Sumpter, American serial killer and rapist
- Michael Sundin, English television presenter, actor, dancer and trampolinist
- Michael Sutton, American actor
- Michael Swango, American serial killer and former physician
- Michael Sym, Scottish goldsmith
T
- Michael Taaffe, American football player
- Michael A. Taylor, American baseball player
- Michael Tarry, Canadian singer
- Michael Terry (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Thomas (actor), British theatre actor
- Michael Joseph Teutul, American television personality
- Michael Thevis, Greek American millionaire pornographer and convicted murderer
- Michael Thivaios, Belgian-Greek DJ also known by his stage name Like Mike
- Michael Thwaites, Australian academic, poet, and intelligence officer
- Michael Toglia, American baseball player
- Michael Tolkin, American filmmaker and novelist
- Michael Roy Toney, American charged and wrongfully convicted in 1999 for a bombing
- Michael Tong, Hong Kong actor
- Michael Traynor, American actor
- Michael Tree, American violist
- Michael Trucco, American actor
- Michel Trudeau, youngest son of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau, younger brother of current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- Michael Tsur, Israeli attorney, negotiator, mediator, and academic
- Michael Tylo, American actor
U
- Michael Ungar, Canadian researcher
- Michael Urbano, American musician, programmer, and record producer
- Michael Urie, American actor
- Michael Useem, American academic
- Michael Usher, Australian television presenter and reporter
- Michael Usi, Malawian politician
- Michael E. Uslan, American lawyer and film producer
- Michael Utley, American musician, songwriter, record producer, and musical director
V
- Michael V., Filipino actor and comedian
- Michael Vale, American character actor
- Michael Van Buren Jr., American football player
- Michael Van Wijk, English bodybuilder, professional sportsperson, actor and TV presenter
- Michael Vartan, French-American actor
- Michael Vaughn (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Ventura, American novelist, film director, and cultural critic
- Michael Venus, Canadian artist, actor and producer
- Michael Verhoeven, German film director
- Michael Vick, American football player
- Michael Vickers (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Vincent (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Vlamis, American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
- Michael Voltaggio, American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and author
- Michael Voris, American Catholic author, speaker and apologist
- Michael Vosse, American journalist and A&M Records publicist
W
- Michael Wacha, American baseball player
- Michael Wachter, American professor
- Michael Waldron, American screenwriter and producer
- Michael Walker (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Wallstreet, later stage name for American retired professional wrestler Mike Rotunda
- Michael Waltrip, American race car driver and team owner
- Michael Warren (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Barret Watson, known professionally as Barry Watson, American actor
- Michael Weatherly, American actor, producer, director, and musician
- Michael Weir, British double murderer
- Michael Weiss, American journalist and author
- Michael Weisskopf, American journalist
- Michael J. Weithorn, American writer, director, and producer
- Michael Wendler, German singer
- Michael Wilbon, American sportswriter
- Michael Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Wincott, Canadian actor
- Michael Winslow, American actor, comedian, and beatboxer
- Michael J. Woodard, American singer and actor
- Michael Wong, Malaysian singer based in Taiwan
- Michael-Leon Wooley, American actor
- Michael Wright (disambiguation), multiple people
X
- Michael X, self-styled black revolutionary, convicted murderer, and civil rights activist
- Michael Xavier, English actor and singer
Y
- Michael Yarmush, American actor
- Michael "Mike" Yarwood, English impressionist, comedian and actor
- Michael Yates (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Yeadon, British anti-vaccine activist
- Michael Yeats, Irish politician
- Michael Ying, Hong Kong billionaire businessman and philanthropist
- Michael York (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Young, several people
- Michael Youssef, Egyptian-American pastor
Z
- Michael Zager, American record producer, composer, and arranger of original music
- Michael Zakian, American art historian and museum curator
- Michael Zaslow, American actor
- Michael Zegen, American actor
- Michael Zelniker, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
- Michael Zigomanis, Canadian professional ice hockey centre
- Michael Zimmerman (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Zinberg, American television director, producer and writer
- Michael Zohary, Israeli botanist
- Michael Zorek, American film and television actor
Fictional characters
- Krombopulos Michael, a character from the animated series Rick and Morty and its franchise
- Michael, a character in the 1984 American 3D slasher movie Silent Madness
- Michael, the main character in the 1990 American animated drug-abuse prevention television special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
- Michael, a character in the 1998 romantic comedy-drama movie L.A. Without a Map
- Michael, a character in the 2005 American romantic comedy movie Adam & Steve
- Michael, a character played by Christian Tessier in the 2020 movie Welcome to the Circle
- Michael, a character in the 2023 independent movie Close to You
- Michael, a character in Barney and the Backyard Gang and Barney & Friends
- Michael, the immortal afterlife architect from The Good Place
- Michael Abraham, character from Australian television soap opera Home and Away
- Michael Afton, a major recurring character in the survival horror video game series Five Nights at Freddy's
- Michael Anthony, a recurring fictional character in the American television series The Millionaire
- Michael Atwood, a character from the 1997 American television sitcom Arsenio
- Michael Bailey, a character from British soap opera Coronation Street
- Michael Banks, a character from the Mary Poppins book series and its franchise
- Michael Barret, a character from the 2008 short comedy Zoey 101: Behind the Scenes
- Michael Baxter, a character from the TV series Last Man Standing
- Michael "Mickey" Bunce, from 1991 black comedy movie Drop Dead Fred
- Michael Bluth, a character and protagonist from the American TV sitcom Arrested Development
- Michael Bower, a recurring character in the American sitcom television series Who's the Boss?
- Michael "Mike" Brody, a character from the Jaws Franchise
- Michael Burnham, a character from Star Trek: Discovery
- Michael Cambias, a character in the American daytime drama All My Children
- Michael "Mike" Robert Chang, Jr, a character from the American musical comedy drama TV series Glee
- Michael Clayton, the main character in the self-titled 2007 film
- Michael Comeau, from Scott Pilgrim
- Michael Corinthos, a character in the American daytime drama General Hospital
- Michael Corleone, from The Godfather
- Michael Cruise, a character in the 1988 American science fiction movie Mac and Me
- Michael Culhane, a character from the 1981 American prime time television soap opera Dynasty
- Michael Darling, one of the Darling children and the main character in the 1953 Walt Disney's animated film Peter Pan
- Michael Dawson, from the American TV series Lost
- Officer Michael Deacon, a character in the 2006 first direct-to-video horror movie Rest Stop
- Michael "Crocodile" Dundee, the main character and protagonist from the Crocodile Dundee film series
- Michael "Tum-Tum" Douglas, a character in the 1992 American martial arts comedy movie 3 Ninjas
- Michael De Santa, one of the three main protagonists in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V
- Michael Eckman, a character in the 1999 American teen romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You
- Michael "Tank" Ellis, in the Canadian-American science fiction-action television series Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
- Michael Emerson, a character from the TV series The Lost Boys
- Michael Erhmentraut, a character in Breaking Bad who plays Walter White's enforcer.
- Michael Essex, a character in the 1988 American comedy-drama movie Beaches
- Michael Fancher, a character in the 1983 American made-for-television drama movie Baby Sister
- Michael "Mike" Fulton, a character in the television sitcom Punky Brewster
- Michael Green, a character in the 1974 American made-for-television comedy movie The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped
- Michael Guerin, one of the four main protagonists of the American TV series Roswell as well as the rebooted series Roswell, New Mexico
- Michael Hamilton, character in The Cloverfield Paradox
- Michael "Mike" Hanlon, a character from the 1986 novel IT and its adaptions
- Michael "Mike" Hannigan, a recurring character in NBC sitcom Friends and Phoebe Buffay's husband
- Michael Harper, in the British sitcom My Family
- Michael Hayes, the main character in the self titled American television drama series
- Mike Heck, from the TV series The Middle
- Michael Hogan, in the American sitcom television series The Hogan Family
- Michael Holden (character), character from the Lifetime television series Army Wives
- Michael Hunsaker, in the 1987 American buddy cop action movie Lethal Weapon
- Michael Kelso, a character from the American TV series That '70s Show
- Michael Kitz, a character in the 1997 American science fiction drama movie Contact
- Michael Knight, originally Michael Long, from American TV series Knight Rider
- Michael Lam, character in Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service
- Michael Lee in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
- Michael Lee, character on the HBO drama The Wire
- Michael Lobrin, a character from the 2022 Filipino drama series Abot-Kamay na Pangarap
- Michael Mallory, a character from the television series Sliders
- Michael McBain, character from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live
- Michael McDonnell, a character in the 1998 slasher movie Urban Legend
- Father Michael McKinnon, a character in the 1998 American drama movie The Proposition
- Michael "Mike" McLintock, a character in Veep, portrayed by Matt Walsh
- Michael Monroe, protagonist in the novel SOS Adventures
- Michael Moon, character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Michael Myers, from the Halloween franchise
- Michael 'Squints' Palledorous, a character from the 1993 film The Sandlot
- Michael Parker, a character in the American science fiction horror film Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys
- Michael "Mike" O'Donnell, main character in 17 Again, played by Zac Efron and Matthew Perry
- Michael Ross, fictional character from the television series Home and Away
- Michael Ross, a character from the TV series Suits
- Michael Scofield, one of the two main protagonists of the American TV series Prison Break
- Michael Scott, from American TV series The Office
- Michael Aaron "Mike" Seaver, a character in the American television sitcom Growing Pains
- Michael Shayne, private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer Brett Halliday
- Michael Spence, character from the BBC medical drama Holby City
- Michael Stivic, a character played by Rob Reiner, in the 1970s American television sitcom All in the Family
- Michael Sullivan, a character in the 1996 American legal crime drama movie Sleepers
- Michael Taylor, a character in the American television sitcom My Two Dads
- Michael Vaughn, a character on the ABC television action drama Alias
- Michael "Mikey" Walsh, a character in the 1985 American adventure comedy The Goonies
- Michael "Mike" Wazowski, a character from the animated Monsters, Inc. film franchise
- Michael "Mike" Wheeler, a character from the Netflix Sci-fi drama series Stranger Things
- Michael Beckenbauer, a character from the manga and anime series MF Ghost
- Michael Yagoobian, a character from the 2007 animated film ''Meet the Robinsons''