# Mitch

Mitch is a short form of the masculine given name Mitchell. It is also sometimes a nickname, usually for a person with the surname Mitchell. It may refer to:

## People

* Mitch Albom (born 1958), American author, journalist, and musician
* Mitch Allan, American record producer, songwriter, and singer
* Mitch Altman (born 1956), American hacker and inventor
* Mitch Apau (born 1990), Dutch footballer
* Mitch Austin (born 1991), Australian footballer
* Mitch Benn (born 1970), English comedian and satirist, known for his musical parodies
* Mitch Berger (born 1972), Canadian National Football League punter
* Mitch Bouyer (1837–1876), American interpreter and guide in the Old West
* Mitch Brown (disambiguation), several people
* Mitch Clark (disambiguation), several people
* Mitch Clarke (born 1985), Canadian mixed martial artist
* Mitch Clarke (basketball) (born 1999), Australian basketball player
* Mitch Cornish (born 1993), Australian rugby league player
* Mitch Creek (born 1992), Australian basketball player
* Mitch Daniels (born 1949), American academic administrator, businessman, author and retired politician, 49th Governor of Indiana
* Mitch Duke (born 1991), Australian professional soccer player
* Mitch English (born 1969), American morning talk show host, comedian, actor, reporter and weatherman
* Mitch Epstein (born 1952), American art photographer
* Mitch Evans (born 1994), New Zealander racing driver
* Mitch Fatel (born 1968), American stand-up comedian
* Mitch Garber (born 1964), Canadian lawyer, investor and business executive
* Mitch Garver (born 1991), American baseball player
* Mitch Gaylord (born 1961), American Olympic champion gymnast
* Mitch Georgiades (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
* Mitch Glasser (born 1989), American-Israeli baseball player
* Mitch Glazer (born 1952/1953), American writer, producer, and actor
* Mitch Glazier (born 1966), American lawyer and lobbyist
* Mitch Golby (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
* Mitch Gore, American politician from Indiana
* Mitch Grassi (born 1992), American musician, YouTube personality, and member of a capella band Pentatonix
* Mitch Green (born 1957), American professional boxer
* Mitch Greenlick (1935–2020), American politician
* Mitch Haniger (born 1990), American baseball player
* Mitch Harris (born 1970), American guitarist and member of England-based grindcore band Napalm Death
* Mitch Hedberg (1968–2005), American stand-up comedian
* Mitch Hewer (born 1989), British actor
* Mitch Hinge (born 1998), professional Australian rules footballer
* Mitch Holleman (born 1994), American actor
* Mitch Horowitz (born 1965), American author, publisher, speaker, and television host
* Mitchell Hurwitz (born 1963), American television writer, producer and actor
* Mitch Hyatt (born 1997), American football player
* Mitch Jebb (born 2002), American baseball player
* Mitch Jones (born 1977), American Major League Baseball outfielder
* Mitch Jones (streamer) (born 1992), American Twitch streamer and musician
* Mitch Kapor (born 1950), American entrepreneur
* Mitch Keller (born 1996), American baseball player
* Mitch Kupchak (born 1954), American National Basketball Association player and general manager
* Mitch Landrieu (born 1960), American politician and lawyer
* Mitch Lasky (born 1962), American businessman
* Mitch Lewis (born 1954), Canadian multi-instrumentalist
* Mitch Little, American politician
* Mitch Lucker (1984–2012), American vocalist of extreme metal band Suicide Silence
* Mitch Margo (1947–2017), American singer and songwriter
* Mitch Marner (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
* Mitchell Marsh (born 1991), Australian cricketer
* Mitch McConnell (born 1942), American politician and Senate Minority Leader
* Mitch Merrett, Canadian record producer
* Mitch Miller (1911–2010), American oboist, conductor, recording producer and recording industry executive
* Mitch Mitchell (1946–2008), English drummer with The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* Mitch Molloy (1965–2024), Canadian ice hockey player
* Mitch Moreland (born 1985), American professional baseball player
* Mitch Morris (born 1979), American actor
* Mitch Mullany (1968–2008), American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and author
* Mitch Murray (born 1940), English songwriter, record producer and author
* Mitch Mustain (born 1988), American college football player
* Mitch Nilsson (born 1991), Australian professional baseball player
* Mitch Pacwa (born 1949), American Jesuit priest
* Mitch Pileggi (born 1952), American actor best known for his role in The X-Files
* Mitch Potter (born 1980), American track and field athlete
* Mitch Richmond (born 1965), American basketball player
* Mitch Robinson (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
* Mitch Schauer (born 1955), American animation professional
* Mitch Seavey (born 1959), American dog musher
* Mitch Singer (born 1955), American lawyer and digital media executive
* Mitch Snyder (1943–1990), American activist
* Mitchell Trubisky (born 1994), American National Football League quarterback
* Mitch Valize (born 1995), Dutch para-cyclist
* Mitch Vogel (born 1956), American child actor, musician and director
* Mitch Ward (born 1971), English footballer
* Mitch White (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
* Mitch White (footballer, born 1996), Australian rules footballer
* Mitch Williams (born 1964), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher
* Mitch Williams (politician) (born 1953), Australian politician and farmer
* Mitch Wishnowsky (born 1992), American football player
* Mitch Young (born 1961), American football player

## Stage or ring name

* Mitch Ryder, stage name of American musician William S. Levise, Jr. (born 1945)
* Mitch, ring name of wrestler Nick Mitchell

## Fictional characters

* Mitch Buchannon, main character of the TV series Baywatch, played by David Hasselhoff
* "Mitch", the self-given nickname of Mitsuhiro Higa, The Ultimate Soccer Player, from Danganronpa Another: Another Despair Academy
* Mitch Laurence, in the soap opera One Life to Live
* Mitch Leery, a character in Dawson's Creek who is Dawson's father
* Mitch Mitchelson, a villain in The Powerpuff Girls
* Mitch Rapp, the main character in a series of novels by Vince Flynn
* Mitch Szalinski, in the movie Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
* Mitch Williams (General Hospital), in the soap opera General Hospital
* "Mitch", nickname of Harold Mitchell, one of the principal characters in A Streetcar Named Desire
* Mitch, the main character in the movie City Slickers
* Mitch, a character in Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
* Mitch, in the movie Old School, played by Luke Wilson
* Mitch Blake, a character in the soap opera Another World
* Mitch "Muscle Man" Sorenstein, a fictional character in the Cartoon Network animated series Regular Show
* Detective Mitch Kellaway, detective in the 1994 movie The Mask

## Animals

* Mitch (Meerkat Manor), a meerkat in the television series Meerkat Manor

## Storms

* Hurricane Mitch, a deadly category 5 hurricane that impacted Central America in 1998.