# Misha (name)

Misha (Миша) is a diminutive of the Russian name Mikhail (Михаил). 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) (born 1975), Slovak R&B musician
* Misha (writer) (born 1955), American science fiction writer
* Misha Alperin, Ukrainian jazz musician
* Misha Aster, Canadian producer, director, writer and educator
* Misha B (born 1992), British singer and X Factor 2011 finalist
* Mischa Barton (born 1986), British-American actress
* Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), nicknamed "Misha", Russian dancer, choreographer and actor
* Sir Misha Black (1910–1977), British architect
* Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995), Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster
* Misha Calvin, Serbian rock guitarist
* Misha Cirkunov (born 1987), Latvian-Canadian mixed martial artist
* Misha Collins (born 1974), American actor
* Misha Defonseca, Belgian-born imposter
* Misha Dichter (born 1945), American pianist
* Misha Gabriel (born 1987), American dancer, choreographer, and actor
* Misha Ge (born 1991), Uzbekestani figure skater
* Meesha Ghoshal, Indian actress
* Misha Glenny (born 1958), British journalist
* Misha Green (born 1984), American screenwriter, director, and producer
* Misha Gromov (born 1943), Russian-French mathematician
* Misha Japanwala, Pakastani visual artist and fashion designer
* Misha Kahn (born 1989), American designer and sculptor
* Misha Kilmer, American mathematician
* Misha Malyshev, founder and CEO of Teza Group
* Misha Mengelberg (1935-2018), Dutch jazz pianist and composer
* Misha Mansoor (born 1984), guitarist of progressive metal band Periphery
* Misha Marvin (born 1989), Ukrainian singer, composer and songwriter
* Misha Mengelberg (1935–2017), Dutch jazz pianist
* Mykhailo Mudryk (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer
* Misha Nonoo, fashion designer
* Misha Osherovich, American actor, filmmaker, and activist
* Misha Rachlevsky (born 1946), Russian conductor
* Misha Radovic (born 1961), Serbian footballer and manager
* Misha Reznikoff (1905–1971), American-Ukrainian artist
* Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967), nicknamed "Misha", former President of Georgia
* Misha Sawdagor (born 1966), Bangladeshi film actor
* Misha Schubert (born 1973), Australian journalist
* Misha Segal (born 1943), Israeli film producer and composer
* Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), Soviet-Latvian chess player
* Misha Timmins (born 1987), English actress
* Misha Verbitsky (born 1969), Russian mathematician
* Misha Zilberman (born 1989), 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