# Michele

Michele (pronounced) is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael.
Michele (usually pronounced /mɪˈʃɛl/ mish-EL), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically pronounced) name Michelle. Michele can also be a surname.
The names are ultimately derived from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל, through the Greek Μιχαήλ and the Latin Michael meaning "Who is like God?".

## Men with the given name Michele

* Michele (singer) (born 1944), Italian pop singer
* Michele Abruzzo (1904–1996), Italian actor
* Michele Alboreto (1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver
* Michele Amari (1806–1889), Italian politician and historian
* Michele Andreolo (1912–1981), Italian footballer
* Michele Bianchi (1883–1930), Italian journalist and revolutionary
* Michele Bravi (born 1994), Italian singer
* Michele Cachia (1760–1839), Maltese architect and military engineer
* Michele Canini (born 1985), Italian footballer
* Michele Dell'Orco (born 1985), Italian politician
* Michele Emiliano (born 1959), Italian politician and former judge
* Michele Ferrero (1925–2015), Italian businessman, owner of chocolate maker Ferrero SpA
* Michele Greco (1924–2008), Sicilian mafioso
* Mikelangelo (Michele) Loconte (born 1973), Italian musician and author
* Michele Monti (1970–2018), Italian judoka
* Michele Morrone (born 1990), Italian actor
* Michele Paolucci (born 1986), Italian footballer
* Michele Pasinato (1969–2021), Italian volleyball player
* Michele De Pietro (1884–1967), Italian lawyer and politician
* Michele Placido (born 1946), Italian actor
* Michele Rüfenacht (born 1959), Swiss decathlete
* Michele Santoro (born 1951), Italian anchorman/journalist
* Michele Scarponi (1979–2017), Italian professional bicyclist
* Michele Sepe (born 1986), Italian rugby union player
* Michele Serra (born 1954), Italian writer and journalist
* Michele Sindona (1920–1986), Italian banker
* Michele Soavi (born 1957), Italian film director

## Women with the given name Michele

* Michèle Alliot-Marie (born 1946), French politician
* Michele Amas (1961–2016), New Zealand actress, playwright and poet
* Michèle Artigue (born 1946), French mathematics educator
* Michèle Audin (born 1954), French mathematician
* Michele Bachmann (born 1956), former United States Representative from Minnesota
* Michele Baldwin (1966-2012) also known as Lady Ganga, stand up paddled 700 miles down the Ganges River to raise awareness of cervical cancer
* Michele Beevors, Australian sculptor
* Michele Bullock (born 1962/1963), Australian economist
* Michele Di Menna (born 1980), Canadian artist
* Michele Dotrice (born 1948), English actress of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em fame
* Michele Elliott, British author, psychologist, teacher and the founder child protection charity Kidscape
* Michele K. Evans, American internist and medical oncologist
* Michele Fitzgerald Winner of Survivor: Kaoh Rong and contestant on The Challenge
* Michele Gumabao (born 1992), Filipina volleyball player and beauty queen
* Michèle Lalonde (1937–2021), Canadian dramatist, essayist, playwright and poet
* Michele Lee (born 1942), American actress
* Michele MacNaughton (born 1973), South African field hockey player
* Michèle Magny (born 1944), Canadian actress, playwright, and director
* Michele Merkin (born 1975), American model and television host
* Michele Meyer, American politician
* Chrisette Michele Payne, known as Chrisette Michele, American neo-soul singer
* Lea Michele Sarfati, known as Lea Michele (born 1986), American actress
* Michele Mitchell (born 1962), American diver
* Michèle Mouton (born 1951), French former rally driver
* Michèle Plomer (born 1965), Canadian writer and translator
* Michèle Renouf (born 1946), Australian socialite and Holocaust denier
* Michele Romanow (born 1985), Canadian entrepreneur
* Michèle Rosier (1930–2017), French director, screenwriter, and fashion designer
* Michèle Sarde (born 1939), French writer
* Michele Scarabelli (born 1955), Canadian actress
* Michèle Sebag, French computer scientist
* Michèle Stephenson, Haitian filmmaker and former human rights attorney
* Michele Tafoya, American sports journalist
* Michele Timms (born 1965), Australian basketball player
* Michele Waagaard (born 1980), Thai model, singer and radio host
* Michele Zappavigna (born 1978), Australian linguist

## Surname

* Alessandro Michele, Italian fashion designer
* Draya Michele, American media personality
* Lea Michele, American actress, singer and songwriter
* Michael Michele, American actress
* Riki Michele, American singer
* Alicia Michele, Dogaressa of Venice 1117-1130