Misha (name)
Misha is a diminutive of the Russian name Mikhail. A hypocoristic of Michael, its English-language equivalent would be Mike and Mick. Sometimes it is used as a female name, mostly by non-Russians; the feminine Russian name Mikhaila exists but is rare. The spelling Mischa also exists, originating from German.
People
- Misha (singer), Slovak R&B musician
- Misha (writer), American science fiction writer
- Misha Alperin, Ukrainian jazz musician
- Misha Aster, Canadian producer, director, writer and educator
- Misha B, British singer and X Factor 2011 finalist
- Mischa Barton, British-American actress
- Mikhail Baryshnikov, nicknamed "Misha", Russian dancer, choreographer and actor
- Sir Misha Black, British architect
- Mikhail Botvinnik, Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster
- Misha Calvin, Serbian rock guitarist
- Misha Cirkunov, Latvian-Canadian mixed martial artist
- Misha Collins, American actor
- Misha Defonseca, Belgian-born imposter
- Misha Dichter, American pianist
- Misha Gabriel, American dancer, choreographer, and actor
- Misha Ge, Uzbekestani figure skater
- Meesha Ghoshal, Indian actress
- Misha Glenny, British journalist
- Misha Green, American screenwriter, director, and producer
- Misha Gromov, Russian-French mathematician
- Misha Japanwala, Pakistani visual artist and fashion designer
- Misha Kahn, American designer and sculptor
- Misha Kilmer, American mathematician
- Misha Malyshev, founder and CEO of Teza Group
- Misha Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist and composer
- Misha Mansoor, guitarist of progressive metal band Periphery
- Misha Marvin, Ukrainian singer, composer and songwriter
- Misha Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist
- Misha Miller, Moldovan singer
- Mykhailo Mudryk, Ukrainian footballer
- Misha Nonoo, fashion designer
- Misha Omar, Malaysian singer
- Misha Osherovich, American actor, filmmaker, and activist
- Misha Rachlevsky, Russian conductor
- Misha Radovic, Serbian footballer and manager
- Misha Reznikoff, American-Ukrainian artist
- Mikheil Saakashvili, nicknamed "Misha", former President of Georgia
- Misha Sawdagor, Bangladeshi film actor
- Misha Schubert, Australian journalist
- Misha Segal, Israeli film producer and composer
- Mikhail Tal, Soviet-Latvian chess player
- Misha Timmins, English actress
- Misha Verbitsky, Russian mathematician
- Misha Zilberman, Israeli Olympic badminton player
Characters
- Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Olympic Games
- Misha (Pita-ten), a character from the anime and manga Pita-ten
- Misha Arsellec Lune, a character in the PlayStation 2 game Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
- Misha, a character from the visual novel Katawa Shoujo
- Misha Milanich, a character from the video game series Mercenaries
- Misha, a penguin from Andrey Kurkov's books Death and the Penguin and Penguin Lost
- Misha Milgrom, the main character of the book Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
- Misha Miramond, a female character from the anime series Transformers: Energon
- Misha, the canonical first name of the Heavy Weapons Guy class in Team Fortress 2
- Misha, a male playable character from the game ''Honkai: Star Rail''