# List of people with given name Michael

This is a list of people and characters with the given name Michael.
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## People
### Rulers
#### Byzantine emperors

* Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I
* Michael II (770–829), called "the Stammerer" and "the Amorian"
* Michael III (840–867), called "the Drunkard", youngest child of Theophilos
* Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010–1041), husband of Zoë, came from a peasant family
* Michael V Kalaphates (1015–1042), or "the Caulker", nephew of Michael IV
* Michael VI Bringas (d. 1059), called "Stratiotikos", chosen by Theodora
* Michael VII Doukas (c. 1050–1078), called "Parapinakes", eldest son of Constantine X
* Michael VIII Palaiologos (1223–1282), founder of the Palaeologan dynasty
* Michael IX Palaiologos (1277–1320), eldest son of Andronikos II

#### Portuguese rulers

* Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias (1498–1500), son of King Manuel I of Portugal
* Miguel de Bragança, 1st Duke of Lafões (1699–1724), illegitimate son of King Pedro II of Portugal, drowned
* Miguel I of Portugal (1802–1866), forced to abdicate in 1834
* Prince Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853–1927), claimant to the throne in exile
* Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu (1878–1923), eldest son of Miguel, Duke of Braganza

#### Russian rulers

* Mikhail of Vladimir (d. 1176), eldest son of Yuri Dolgoruky by his second marriage
* Mikhail of Tver (1271–1318), second son of Yaroslav III
* Michael of Russia (1596–1645), first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov
* Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (1878–1918), the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II

#### Bulgarian rulers

* Boris-Michael (d. 907), knyaz of Bulgaria
* Michael II Asen (1238/41–1256), tsar of Bulgaria, son of Ivan Asen II
* Michael (1270–after 1302), only known son of Constantine Tikh
* Michael III Shishman (after 1280–1330), tsar founder of the House of Shishman

#### Other rulers and noblemen

* Michael (son of Anastasios the logothete) (fl. 1042–58), Byzantine general and governor
* Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640–1673), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
* Mikhail, Prince of Abkhazia (died 1866)
* Michael I of Romania (1921–2017), last king of Romania
* Michael the Brave (1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania for a year
* Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (1939–2024)
* Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (born 1946)

### A

* Michael Abbott Jr. (born 1978), American actor
* Michael Abels (born 1962), American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
* Michael Abraham (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Adams (journalist) (1920–2005), British journalist
* Michael Adamson (born 1971), Canadian painter
* Michael Addamo (born 1994), Australian professional poker player
* Michael Andrew (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Angelis (1944–2020), English actor
* Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Australian novelist
* Michael Aguilar (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Aiken (born 1932), American sociologist and professor
* Michael Alan (born 1977), New York City-based artist
* Michael Aldridge (1920–1994), English actor
* Michael Aldridge (rugby union) (born 1983), Australian rugby union player
* Michael Alfonso (murderer) (born 1969), American former fugitive
* Michael Alig (1966–2020), American club promoter and convicted felon
* Michael Alison (1926–2004), British Conservative politician
* Michael Alldredge (1941–1997), American film and television actor
* Michael Aloni (born 1984), Israeli actor, director, writer and television presenter
* Michael Alvear, American author, columnist, blogger and media personality
* Michael Amadio (born 1996), Canadian professional ice hockey centre
* Michael Ancram (born 1945), British politician
* Michael Andersen (born 1974), Danish basketball player
* Michael P. Anderson (1959–2003), United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut
* Michael Andlauer, Canadian businessman and ice hockey club owner
* Michael Andretti (born 1962), American auto racing driver
* Michael St. Angel (1916–1984), American film actor
* Michael Anania (born 1939), American poet, novelist, and essayist
* Michael Angelakos (born 1987), American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
* Michael Ankeny (born 1991), American alpine skier
* Michael Ansara (1922–2013), American actor
* Michael Antonyuk (1935–1993), Ukraine-born Kazakhstani avant-garde artist
* Michael Archer (born 1974), American singer-songwriter, known by his stage name D'Angelo
* Michael Arbuthnot Ashcroft, British codebreaker
* Michael Arceneaux (born 1984), American writer
* Michael Arden (born 1982), American actor, singer, musician, and theatre director
* Michael Angarano (born 1987), American actor
* Michael Arndt, American screenwriter
* Michael Arnold (born 1979), British novelist who writes historical fiction
* Michael Aronov (born 1976), American actor
* Michael Artin (born 1934), German-American mathematician
* Michael Aspel, English television presenter
* Michael J. Astrue (born 1956), American lawyer
* Michael Atherton (born 1968), English broadcaster, journalist and a former international cricketer
* Michael Atherton (musician) (born 1950), Australian musician, composer, academic and author
* Michael Atiyah (1929–2019), British-Lebanese mathematician
* Michael Atkinson (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Attenborough (born 1950), English theatre director
* Michael Attwell (1943–2006), English film and television actor
* Michael Audley (1913–1995), American film and theatre director, actor, and dialogue advisor
* Mike Auret, Zimbabwean activist and politician
* Michael Austen (born 1964), South African cricketer
* Michael Austin (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Avenatti, American attorney and criminal

### B

* Michael Bailey (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Ballard, American actor
* Michael Ball (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Ballhaus (1935–2017), German cinematographer
* Michael Olasubomi Balogun, Nigerian artist
* Michael Bani (born 1984), Australian Indigenous professional rugby league footballer
* Michael Barbaro (born 1979), American journalist
* Michael Barbiero (born 1949), American record producer, mixer, engineer, and songwriter
* Michael Barnathan, American film producer
* Michael Barnes (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Des Barres (born 1948), English actor and rock singer
* Michael Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Barry (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Barrymore (born 1952), English actor and comedian
* Michael J. Bassett, filmmaker
* Michael Bate (born 1947), Canadian media entrepreneur
* Michael Bates, several people
* Michael Batiste (American football) (born 1970), American football defensive tackle and offensive guard
* Michael Batiste (born 1977), American professional basketball coach and former player
* Michael Bay, American filmmaker
* Michael Beck, American Actor
* Michael Beach (born 1963), American actor
* Michael Bean, Canadian actor, author, acting coach
* Michael Beattie, Canadian-American actor
* Michael Beattie (born 1960), Australian professional rugby league footballer
* Michael Beauchamp (born 1981), Australian professional footballer
* Michael Beavis (1929–2020), Royal Air Force officer
* Michael Been (1950–2010), American rock musician
* Michael Behenna (born 1983), United States Army First Lieutenant
* Michael J. Belton (1934–2018), President of Belton Space Exploration Initiatives and Emeritus Astronomer
* Michael Benedikt (poet) (1935–2007), American poet, editor, and literary critic
* Michael Bennett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael J. Berens, American investigative reporter
* Michael Berk, American television screenwriter
* Michael Berkeley (born 1948), 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 (born 1948), American character actor
* Michael Bethke, American murderer
* Michael Zehaf-Bibeau (1982–2014), Libyan Canadian shooter who attacked the Canadian Parliament Buildings Centre Block
* Michael Bidner (1944–1989), Canadian graphic artist and painter
* Michael Biehn (born 1956), American actor
* Michael Billington, several people
* Michael Bisping (born 1979), 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 (born 1969), American musician
* Michael Blassie (1948–1972), United States Air Force officer
* Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and former mayor of New York City
* Michael Blumlein (1948–2019), American fiction writer and physician
* Michael Botticelli (born 1958), American public health official
* Michael Botticelli (figure skater) (1959–2023), American figure skater
* Michael Bolton, American singer
* Richard Bonney (1947–2017), English historian and priest
* Michael Bowden (baseball), American baseball player
* Michael Bowen (actor) (born 1953), American actor
* Michael Ray Bower (born 1975), American actor
* Michael Bradshaw (1933–2001), 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 (1974–2016), American journalist and songwriter
* Michael Brdar, American baseball coach
* Michael Brecher (1925–2022), Canadian political scientist
* Michael Brecker (1949–2007), American jazz saxophonist and composer
* Michael Briere, Canadian criminal and murderer
* Michael Brooks (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Broyde, American law professor
* Michael Bryan (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Bublé, Canadian singer
* Michael Buckley (born 1975), 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 (born 1955), English author and historian
* Michael Burns (actor), American actor and historian
* Michael Burry (born 1971), American investor, hedge fund manager, and physician
* Michael A. Burstein (born 1970), American writer of science fiction
* Michael Byers (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Byrne (actor) (born 1943), British actor

### C

* Michael T. Cahill, American law professor, Dean of Brooklyn Law School
* Michael Cain (musician) (born 1966), pianist and composer
* Michael Cain (footballer) (born 1994), British footballer
* Michael Caine (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Caines (born 1969), English chef
* Michael Callan (1935–2022), American actor
* Michael Feeney Callan, Irish novelist and poet
* Michael Callen (1955–1993), American singer, songwriter, composer, author, and AIDS activist
* Michael Campbell (disambiguation), multiple people
** Michael Campbell (born 1969), New Zealand golfer
* Michael Campion (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Capponi (born 1972), American businessman
* Michael Carbajal (born 1967), American five-time champion boxer, and 1988 Olympic silver medalist
* Michael Carbonaro, American actor and magician
* Michael Carroll, American writer
* Michael Cashman (born 1950), British actor, politician, and LGBT rights activist
* Michael Cassidy,
* Michael Cavlan (born 1959), Minnesota political activist and registered nurse
* Michael Cera (born 1988), Canadian actor and musician
* Michael Cerveris (born 1960), American actor, singer, and guitarist
* Michael Chambers (born 1967), American dancer and actor
* Michael Chandler (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Chang (born 1972), 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 (born 1967), American dancer and actor
* Michael Chabon (born 1963), American novelist, screenwriter, columnist and short story writer
* Michael Champion (1946–2021), American singer, songwriter and musician
* Michael Chan (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Chandler (disambiguation)
* Michael Chang, American tennis player and businessman
* Michael Charles (born 1956), Australian blues musician
* Michael Charlton (journalist) (born 1927), 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 (born 1936), Director-General of the BBC from 1987 to 1992
* Michael Cheng (disambiguation)
* Michael Cheung, known as MC (born 1996), Hong Kong singer and actor
* Michael Chiarello (1962–2023), American celebrity chef
* Michael Chilaka (born 2000), Israeli football player
* Michael Chisholm (politician) (born 1948), Canadian provincial politician
* Michael Chisholm (geographer) (1931–2024), British geographer
* Michael Cho (died 2007), Korean-American artist
* Michael Cho (illustrator), Canadian illustrator and cartoonist
* Michael Chong (born 1971), Canadian politician
* Michael C. Chorlton (1913–1951), English film editor and occasional director
* Michael Chris-Ike (born 1999), Canadian football player
* Michael Christie (writer) (born 1976), Canadian writer
* Michael Church, Grenadian politician
* Michael Cimino (born 1999), American actor
* Michael Cisco (born 1970), American writer
* Michael Claesson, Swedish officer
* Michael Clayton (golfer), Australian professional golfer
* Michael Clifford (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Coats (born 1946), NASA astronaut
* Michael Coe (American football) (born 1983), American football cornerback
* Michael D. Coe (1929–2019), American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher, and author
* Michael Cognata (born 1988), 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 (1927–2021), American actor
* Michael Cooke (journalist), 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) (born 1967), American lobbyist and fundraiser
* Michael Shawn Crahan (known by his middle name), American musician
* Michael Craig (actor) (born 1929), British actor
* Michael Crawford, English actor
* Michael Crawford, English actor
* Michael Craze (1942–1998), British actor
* Michael Cyril Creighton, American actor
* Michael Crichton, American writer and director
* Michael Cristofer (born 1945), American actor
* Michael Cross (RAF officer) (1942–2022), Royal Air Force officer, Chief of Staff of the Air Cadet Organization
* Michael Cross (painter) (fl. 1633–1660), Anglo-Spanish painter and copyist
* Michael Cuccione (1985–2001), Canadian child actor, singer, dancer, author, and cancer research activist
* Michael Culver (1938–2024), British actor
* Michael A. Cummings (born 1945), American artist and quilter
* Michael Cumpsty (born 1960), British actor
* Michael Currie (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Curry (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Curtiz (1886–1962), Hungarian-American film director

### D

* Michael Daley (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Daly (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Damaskinos (1530/35–1592/93), Greek post-Byzantine Cretan painter
* Michael Ben David (born 1996), Israeli singer
* Michael Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael de Mesa (born 1960), Filipino actor and director
* Michael P. Decker (born 1944), former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
* Michael Deiter, American football player
* Michael DeLorenzo (born 1959), Puerto Rican actor
* Michael DeLuise (born 1969), American actor, film director, and film producer
* Michael J. Devlin (born 1965), American convicted kidnapper
* Michael Dell (born 1965), 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 Dingsdag (born 1982), Dutch professional footballer who played as a central defender
* Michael Dinner (born 1953), American director, producer, and screenwriter for television
* Michael Divinity (born 1997), American football player
* Michael Dobson, several people
* Michael Dogbe, American football player
* Michael Dokes (1958–2012), American professional boxer
* Michael Donald (1961–1981), American murder victim
* Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer
* Michael Doohan (born 1965), Australian motorcycle racer
* Michael Dorn (born 1952), American actor
* Michael Douglas (disambiguation), several people
* Michael J. Dowling (politician) (1866–1921), Minnesota Republican politician
* Michael Drayer (born 1986), American actor
* Michael Drescher, American entrepreneur and philanthropist
* Michael Duhig (1953–2010), Canadian actor and radio host
* Michael Dulin, American pianist and composer
* Michael Dukakis, American politician
* Michael Dunahee (born 1986), Canadian missing person who was last seen in 1991
* Michael Clarke Duncan (1957–2012), American actor
* Michael Dunn (disambiguation), several people
* J. Michael Durnil, former Executive Director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
* Michael Durrell (born 1943), American actor
* Michael Dudikoff (born 1954), American Actor
* Michael Raoul Duval (1936–2001), American investment banker and lawyer

### E

* Michael Ealy (born 1973), American actor
* Michael Easton (born 1967), Irish-American television actor, writer, and director
* Michael Easton (composer) (1954–2004), British-Australian composer, musician, and music critic
* Michael Eisner, American businessman
* Michael Eklund, Canadian television and film actor
* Michael Atingi-Ego, Ugandan economist
* Michael Eitan (born 1944), Israeli politician
* Michael Elgin (born 1986), Canadian professional wrestler and promoter
* Michael Elias (born 1940), American writer, film director and producer
* Michael Ende (1929–1995), German writer of fantasy and children's fiction
* Michael Ensign (born 1944), American actor
* Michael Epstein (disambiguation), several people
* Micheal Eric (born 1988), Nigerian basketball player
* Michael Erlewine, American musician
* Michael Essex (born 1985), British professional Rugby union player
* Michael J. Estocin (1931–1967), United States Navy officer
* Michael Christopher Estes (born 1971), American terrorist
* Michael Eury (born 1957), American editor and writer of comic books, and of reference works

### F

* Michael Fabricant (born 1950), British politician
* Michael Fainstat (1923–2010), Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec
* Michael Fanone, American law enforcement analyst and former police officer
* Michael Fansler (1883–1963), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
* Michael Faraday, English scientist
* Michael Farris (lawyer) (born 1951), American lawyer
* Michael Fassbender, Irish-German actor
* Michael Fay (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Federmann (born 1943), Israeli businessman and billionaire
* Michael Feinstein (born 1956), American pianist, singer and musical revivalist
* Michael Fekete (1886–1957), Hungarian-Israeli mathematician
* Michael Feliz (born 1993), Dominican baseball player
* Michael Felts (1956–1996), American deaf gay activist
* Michael Fennelly (musician) (born 1949), American musician
* Michael Ferguson (1937–2021), British television director and producer
* Michael Findlay (filmmaker) (1937–1977), American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter
* Michael Finley (born 1973), American professional basketball player
* Michael Finnegan (anthropologist), retired Professor of anthropology at Kansas State University
* Michael Fisher (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Fishman (born 1981), American actor, writer, and producer
* Michael Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael J. Fitzpatrick (diplomat), American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Ecuador since 2019
* Michael Patrick Flanagan (born 1962), captain in the United States Army, attorney, and politician from Chicago, Illinois
* Michael Flynn (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Gerald Ford (born 1950), son of US president Gerald Ford
* Michael Fortier (born 1962), Canadian financier, lawyer and former politician
* Michael Frank (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Franks (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Fraser (basketball) (born 1984), Canadian player
* Michael Frayn (born 1933), English playwright and novelist
* Michael Freytag (born 1958), German politician
* Michael J. Fox (born 1961), Canadian-American retired actor, producer, and activist
* Michael Fox (British actor), American Actor
* Michael Fuller (born 1959), British chief constable
* Michael Fulmer (born 1993), American baseball player
* Michael Fürtbauer (born 1972), Austrian politician
* Michael Fury (born 1964), American retired professional wrestler

### G

* Michael Terrence Gabbett, Australian geneticist and academic
* Michael Gallagher (writer), American comic book writer
* Michael Gambon (1940–2023), Irish-English actor
* Michael Gandolfini (born 1999), American actor
* Michael Gargiulo (born 1976), American convicted serial killer and rapist
* Michael Gargiulo (journalist) (born 1960), American television news anchor
* Michael Gaughan (businessman) (born 1943), American businessman, race car driver, race car owner and casino operator
* Michael Gaughan (Irish republican) (1949–1974), Irish republican who died on hunger strike in England
* Michael Gerard Tyson (born 1966), American boxer known as Mike Tyson, became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20
* Michael Carl George (1957–1997), American murderer, kidnapper, child molester and possible serial killer
* Michael St. Gerard (born 1961), American former actor and pastor
* Michael Giacchino, American film composer
* Michael Gibbs (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Gilbert (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Gilden (1962–2006), American actor
* Michael Giles (born 1942), English drummer, percussionist, and vocalist
* Michael Gillis (1949–2007), American academic and writer
* Michael Gira (born 1954), American musician, author, and artist
* Michael Gläser (born 1957), German singer
* Michael Glaser (born 1943), American poet and educator
* Michael Gleason (musician), American musician, singer and songwriter
* Michael Goi (born 1959), American cinematographer and film director
* Michael Goff (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Gonzales (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Gough (disambiguation), several people
* Michael A. Goorjian (born 1971), American actor, filmmaker, and writer
* Michael Gove (born 1967), British politician
* Michael Gover (1913–1987), English actor
* Michael Grade (born 1943), English television executive and businessman
* Michael Del Grande (born 1953), 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 (1933–2020), film and TV actor
* Michael Greer (1938–2002), American actor, comedian and cabaret performer
* Michael Greis (born 1976), German biathlete
* Michael Grieve (1932–1995), Scottish journalist and political activist
* Michael Griffin (American football), American football player
* Michael Grimm (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Greco (actor), British actor and poker player
* Michael Gross (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Gross (actor), (born 1947), American actor
* Michael Gough (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Grove (born 1996), American baseball player
* Michael Gudinski (1952–2021), Australian entrepreneur, business executive, concert promoter and film producer
* Michael Guider (born 1950), Australian paedophile, serial child molester and manslaughterer
* Michael Gunter, professor of political science at Tennessee Technological University

### H

* Michael Haight (died 2023), 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 Harris II (born 2001), American baseball player
* Michael Harrison (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Bambang Hartono (born 1939), Indonesian businessman
* Michael Harding (born 1953), Irish writer
* Michael Harding (soccer) (born 2001), American soccer player
* Michael Harrington (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Kieran Harvey (born 1961), Australian pianist and composer
* Michael Hastings (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Havers, Baron Havers (1923–1992), British barrister and Conservative politician
* Michael Hawkins Jr., American football player
* Michael Hayes (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Hegstrand, real name of American professional wrestler Road Warrior Hawk (1957–2003)
* Michael Heidelberger (1888–1991), American immunologist
* Michael S. Heiser, American biblical Old Testament scholar and Christian author
* Michael Heizer (born 1944), American land artist
* Michael Henley (died 1988), American formerly missing person
* Michael Henley (1939–2014), British bishop
* Michael Hepburn (born 1991), Australian track and road cyclist
* Michael Hermosillo (born 1995), American baseball player
* Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, real name of American retired professional wrestler Shawn Michaels (born 1965)
* Michael Hickson (died 2020), quadriplegic who died of COVID-19
* Michael Hirsh (producer) (born 1948), Belgian-born Canadian producer
* Michael Hite (born 1966), American politician
* Michael Hodgman (1938–2013), Australian politician and lawyer
* Michael A. Hoey (1934–2014), British author and film and television writer, director, and producer
* Michael Hogan (1896–1920) Gaelic Football captain, member of the Irish Volunteers, who is the namesake of Croke Park's 'Hogan Stand'
* Michael Lindsay-Hogg (born 1940), American-born television, film, music video, and theatre director
* Michael Holliday (1924–1963), English singer
* Michael Holton, American basketball player and coach
* Michael Hopper (born 1969), Canadian Forces officer
* Michael Hordern (1911–1995), English actor
* Michael Horton (actor) (born 1952), American actor and voice over artist
* Michael Howard (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Hrebeniak, British academic, author, filmmaker, journalist and ex-jazz musician
* Michael Hui (born 1942), Hong Kong actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director
* Michael Conner Humphreys (born 1985), American actor
* Michael Hutchence, Australian musician
* Michael Hyatt, American actress

### I

* Michael Ibru (1930–2016), Nigerian pioneer industrialist, business magnate, philanthropist, and founder of the Ibru Organization,
* Michael Iceberg, American musician and composer
* Michael Ignatieff (born 1947), Canadian author, academic and former politician
* Michael Imperioli (born 1966), American actor, writer, and musician
* Michael Irby (born 1972), American actor
* Michael Ironside (born 1950), Canadian actor
* Michael Irvin (born 1966), American sports commentator
* Michael Isikoff (born 1952), American investigative journalist
* Michael Isaacson (born 1946), American composer of Jewish synagogue music
* Michael Ivins (born 1963), American musician
* Michael Izen (born 1967), American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church

### J

* Michael Jacquet (born 1997), American football player
* Michael Jace (born 1962), American convicted murderer and former character actor
* Michael Jai White, American actor and martial artist
* Michael Jack (born 1946), British Conservative Party politician
* Michael Jackson (disambiguation), several people
** Michael Jackson (1958–2009), American singer, songwriter and dancer
* Michael Jacobs (art and travel writer) (1952–2014), Italian writer
* Michael Jacobs (economist) (born 1960), English economist
* Michael Jacobs (producer) (born 1955), American television creator, writer, and producer
* Michael Jaffe (born 1945), American TV and film producer
* Michael Jaffé (1923–1997), British art historian and curator
* Michael James (born 1949), American artist, educator, author, and lecturer
* Michael Jerrell (born 1999), American football player
* Michael Jeter, American actor
* Michael Johnson (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Jones (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Jordan (disambiguation), several people
** Michael Jordan (born 1963), American basketball player
** Michael B. Jordan (born 1987), American actor
* Michael Joy (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Jurgens (born 2000), American football player

### K

* Michael Kahn (film editor) (born 1930), American film editor
* Michael Kahn (theatre director), American theatre director
* Michael Kamen (1948–2003), American composer
* Michael Karkoc (1919–2019), Ukrainian military officer
* Michael Katleman (born 1960), American film, television director and producer
* Michael Keaton, American actor
* Michael Keating (actor)
* Michael Kefalianos, Greek bodybuilder
* Michael Kelly (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Keohane (athlete), American Paralympic athlete
* Keegan-Michael Key (born 1971), American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter
* Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
* Michael Kibet (born 1999), Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner
* Michael Kimball (born 1967), American novelist
* Michael A. Kimelman, American entrepreneur
* Michael Kim (pianist) (born 1968), Canadian concert pianist and professor
* Michael King (disambiguation), several people
* Michael J. L. Kirby (born 1941), former Canadian senator and current Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
* Michael Kirby (judge) (born 1939), 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 (1910–1981), Ukrainian painter
* Michael Knickerbocker, American serial killer
* Michael Knight (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Knost (born 1967), American suspense author
* Michael Koomen (1979–2011), Dutch amateur footballer
* Michael Kopech, American baseball player
* Michael Koryta (born 1982), American author
* Michael Korda (born 1933), English-born writer and novelist
* Michael Kors, American fashion designer
* Michael Kosta (born 1979), American stand-up comedian
* Michael Kozoll, American screenwriter
* Michael Krassner (born 1971), American musician and composer
* Michael Krull (1925–1957), one half of a brothers' criminal duo from Pennsylvania
* Michael/Marvin Lee Aday, also known as Meat Loaf, (1948–2022), American singer and actor
* Michael Kutílek (1951–2017), one half of a Czech spree killers duo

### L

* Michael Lamp (born 1977), Danish badminton player
* Michael Landon (1936–1991), American actor
* Michael Laposata, American biochemist and pathologist
* Michael Larsen (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Larson (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Laser (born 1954), American novelist
* Michael Laws (born 1957), New Zealand politician, broadcaster and writer
* Michael Laws (cricketer) (born 1926), English cricketer
* Michael Leahy (died 1826), Irish child who died by drowning
* Michael Leali, American writer and educator
* Michael Learned, American actress
* Michael LeBlanc (born 1987), Canadian track athlete
* Michael C. Lerner (1941–2023), American actor
* Michael Lee (born 1964/1965), Canadian politician
* Michael Leib (1760–1822), American politician
* Michael Leitch, Japanese rugby union player
* Michael Lembeck (born 1948), 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 (m. 2003), the first married gay couple in Canada
* Michael Levey (1927–2008), English art historian
* Michael Lewis (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Levy (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Lindsay (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Lindsey (born 1987), American football player
* Michael Ljunggren (1962–1995), Swedish organized crime figure
* Michael Lockwood, several people
* Michael Lohan (born 1960), American television personality, and father of actress Lindsay Lohan
* Michael F. Lohr (born 1952), 38th Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy
* Michael Lombardi (American football) (born 1959), American football executive and media analyst
* Michael Lombardi (actor) (born 1976), American actor
* Michael Lorenzen, American baseball player
* Michael Lowenthal, American fiction writer
* Michael Luciano (1909–1992), American film and television editor
* Michael Lupo (1953–1995), Italian serial killer
* Michael Lynch (disambiguation), multiple people

### M

* Michael MacLennan (born 1968), Canadian playwright, television writer and television producer
* Michael MacMillan (born 1957), 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 (born 1942), American politician
* Michael Madison (born 1977), 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 (author) (1942–2022), American author and television writer
* Michael Maltese, American writer (Looney Tunes)
* Michael Mann (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Manning (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Mansfield (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 (1927–2008), Israeli mathematician
* Michael Massey, American baseball player
* Michael Mastro (born 1925), American real estate developer
* Michael Mastro (actor) (born 1962), American Broadway and film actor
* Michael McCarron (born 1995), American professional ice hockey player
* Michael McCaul, (born 1962), American attorney and politician
* Michael McConnell (born 1942), one half of the first same-sex couple to be married legally with a license that was never revoked
* Michael J. McCord (born 1959), American government official
* Mike McCord, American professional wrestler known as Austin Idol (born 1949)
* Michael McConnohie, American voice actor, writer and director
* Michael McDonald, multiple people
* Michael McDowell, American professional stock car racing driver
* Michael McElhatton (born 1963), Irish actor and writer
* Michael McElhatton (footballer) (born 1975), Irish footballer
* Michael McFaul (born 1963), American academic and diplomat
* Michael J. McCulley (born 1943), American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot
* Michael McCrea, British financial adviser and convicted killer
* Michael McDonald (disambiguation), several people
** Michael McDonald (musician) (born 1952), American musician (The Doobie Brothers)
* Michael McIntyre (disambiguation), several people
* Michael J. McGivney (1852–1890), Irish-American Catholic priest
* Michael McGrath (actor) (1957–2023), American actor
* Michael Wayne McGray (born 1965), Canadian serial killer
* Michael Andrew McKagan, real name of Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan
* Michael McKean (born 1947), American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician
* Michael Jones McKean (born 1976), American artist and educator
* Michael McLaverty (1904–1992), Irish writer of novels and short stories
* Michael Kenneth McLendon (died 2009), American murderer
* Michael McLendon (born 1963), American politician and insurance producer
* Michael Joseph McNally (1860–1916), United States Marine Sergeant
* Michael McMahon (Scottish politician) (born 1961), Scottish Labour Party politician
* Michael Meenaghan (died 1994), British forensic scientist
* Michael Michele, American actress
* Michael Milhoan (born 1957), American actor
* Michael Milken (born 1946), American convicted felon, financier and philanthropist
* Michael Mizanin (born 1980), American actor and professional wrestler
* Michael Modest (born 1971), American professional wrestler
* Michael "Mike" Mohede (1983–2016), Indonesian singer
* Michael Monroe (born 1962), Finnish rock musician
* Michael Moody, general manager and co-founder of The Grange Festival
* Michael Moore, American documentary filmmaker
* Michael Moorer (born 1967), American professional boxer
* Michael Moran (Tuam) (1890–1920), Irish commandant of the Tuam Battalion of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence
* Michael Morgan (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Morpurgo (born 1943), 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 (1885–1956), Hellenic Army officer
* Michael G. Moye (born 1954), American photographer and a former television writer and producer
* Michael Mulgrew, fifth President of the United Federation of Teachers
* Michael Mullins (serial killer) (born 1961), American serial killer
* Michael "Mick" Mumford, career officer in the Australian Army
* Michael Munnelly (1941–1964), British murder victim
* Michael Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Musto (born 1955), American journalist
* Michael Myers (disambiguation), several people
** Mike Myers (born 1963), Canadian actor

### N

* Michael Negrete (born 1981), American missing person
* Michael Nesmith, American musician
* Michael Netzer (born 1955), American-Israeli artist
* Michael D. Newcomb (1952–2010), American psychologist
* Michael E. Newcomb, American clinical psychologist
* Michael Newman (actor) (1957–2024), American lifeguard and actor
* Michael Nigg (1969–1995), American actor and murder victim
* Michael Noel (born 1947), American politician
* Michael Nolan (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Novak (1933–2017), American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat
* Michael Novak (footballer) (born 1990), Austrian professional footballer
* Michael Norman (sprinter), American sprinter and Olympian, holds indoor 400m and US HS 400m records
* Michael Norton (skier) (1964–1996), Australian Paralympic alpine skier
* Michael Norwood (born 1985), American basketball player
* Michael Nouri (born 1945), American screen and stage actor
* Michael F. Nozzolio (born 1951), American New York State Senator
* Michael Nyman (born 1944), English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker

### O

* Michael O'Farrell (biker) (1949–1989), American outlaw biker and gangster
* Michael Ojemudia (born 1997), American football player
* Michael O'Keefe (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Olai, Finnish bishop
* Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lankan Canadian author and filmmaker
* Michael Onwenu (born 1997), American football player
* Michael O'Rourke (gambler), American fugitive and gambler
* Michael O'Sullivan (actor) (1934–1971), American actor
* Michael Owen (born 1979), 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 (born 1963), American actor, writer, musician and composer
* Michael Pangilinan (born 1995), Filipino singer
* Michael Papajohn (born 1964), American character actor, stuntman and former college baseball player
* Michael Papierski, American baseball player
* Michael Paraskevas (born 1961), American illustrator, cartoonist, and animation producer
* Michael Paré (born 1958), American actor
* Michael Parenti, American political scientist
* Michael Park (actor), American actor
* Michael Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Parkinson (disambiguation), several people
** Michael Parkinson (1935–2023), English broadcaster, journalist and author
** Michaël Parkinson (born 1991), Dutch volleyball player
* Michael Parr (born 1986), British actor
* Michael Parsons (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Patryn, internet entrepreneur and convicted felon
* Michael Paye (born 1983), American wheelchair basketball player
* Michael Pence, American politician, former Vice President of the United States
* Michael Penix Jr. (born 2000), American football player
* Michael Peoples, American baseball player
* Michael Peraza (born 1955), Cuban-American animator, art director, conceptual artist and historian of animation
* Michael Pérez, Puerto Rican baseball player
* Michael Perry (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Pfaff (born 1973), American musician
* Michael Phelps, American Olympic swimmer
* Michael Pineda, Dominican baseball player
* Michael Pittman Jr. (born 1997), American football player
* Michael Plassmeyer, American baseball player
* Michael Player (1960–1986), American serial killer
* Michael Polakovs (1923–2009), Latvian-born American circus clown and actor
* Michael Polanyi (1891–1976), Hungarian-British chemist, economist and philosopher
* Michael Polchlopek, real name of American professional wrestler Bart Gunn (born 1965)
* Michael J. Pollard (1939–2019), American actor
* Michael Pompeo, American politician, Secretary of State of the US
* Michael Portillo (born 1953), British journalist, broadcaster and former politician
* Michael Potts (born 1962), American actor
* Michael Powell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Pratt (disambiguation), multiple people

### Q

* Michael Quatro (born 1943), American keyboard player and songwriter
* Michael Quick (born 1959), American color commentator and former professional football player
* Mike Quigley (politician) (born 1958), American politician
* Michael Quinlan (civil servant) (1930–2009), British defence strategist and former Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence
* Michael R. Quinlan (born 1944), American graduate, and currently the chairman, of Loyola University Chicago
* Michael Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Quintero (born 1980), Colombian professional tennis player

### R

* Michael Radford (born 1946), English film director and screenwriter
* Michael Rady (born 1981), American actor
* Saravanan Michael Ramalingam (1971–1996), Singaporean murder victim
* Michael Randle (born 1933), English peace campaigner and researcher
* Michael Rapaport (born 1970), American actor and comedian
* Michael Rapino, Canadian-American business executive
* Michael Rapoport (born 1948), Austrian mathematician
* Michael Reagan, television personality and journalist
* Michael Reaves (1950–2023), American writer
* Michael Redgrave (1908–1985), English stage/film actor
* 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 (born 1982), American criminal
* Michael Eric Reid, American actor
* Michael Reisser (1946–1988), Israeli politician
* Michael Rennie (1909–1971), British film, television and stage actor
* Michael Trent Reznor (known by his middle name), American musician
* Michael Rice (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Wayne Richard (1959–2007), American murder and rapist
* Michael Richards (disambiguation), several people
* Micheál Richardson (born 1995), Irish actor
* Michael Robison (born 1955), Canadian film and television director
* Michael Rockefeller (1938–1961?), son of U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller
* Michael Roll (basketball), American-Tunisian basketball player
* Michael Angelo Rooker (1743 or 1746–1801), 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 (disappeared 1980), American missing person who is now known to have died
* Michael Ross, multiple people
* Michael Roth (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Roufogalis (1921–2000), Greek Army officer
* Michael Rowse (born 1948), Hong Kong public figure
* Michael Rubbo (born 1938), Australian filmmaker, screenwriter, and publisher
* Michael Rubin (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Rucker (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Ruse (born 1940), British-born Canadian philosopher of science
* Michael Robert Ryan, British murderer

### S

* Michael Sabia (born 1953), Canadian businessman and civil servant
* Michael Sandy (1977–2006), American hit and run victim
* Michael Sarrazin (1940–2011), Canadian actor
* Michael Saunders, Canadian professional baseball player
* Michael Schenker (born 1955), German guitarist
* Michael Scherer (American football) (born 1993), American football player and coach
* Michael Schermick (born 1958), American guitarist
* Michael Schumacher, German racing driver, 7 time Formula 1 World Champion
* Michael Schur (born c. 1975/1976), American television producer, writer, and character actor
* Michael Schiavello (born 1975), Australian sports commentator and journalist
* Michael Schoeffling (born 1960), American former actor and model
* Michael Schwerner (1939–1964), American civil rights activist
* Michael Scot (c. 1175–1232), Scottish astrologer
* Michael Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael M. Sears (born 1947), American executive
* Michael Seater (born 1987), Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
* Michael Seatter (1945–2008), English rugby union, and professional association football (soccer), and rugby league footballer
* Michael Seifert (SS guard) (1924–2010), SS guard in Italy during World War II
* Michael Sela, Israeli immunologist
* Michael Sellers (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Sembello (born 1954), American singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer and producer
* Michael Sessions (born 1987), American former mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan
* Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu (1510–1578), Ottoman Greek magnate
* Michael Abraham Shadid (1882–1966), Lebanese doctor
* Michael Shalhoub (disambiguation), couple people
* Michael Shane (1927–1994), American lawyer and actor
* Michael Shanks (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Shannon (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Eugene Sharp (1954–1997), American serial killer
* Michael William Sharp (1776?–1840), English painter
* Michael Sharpe, several people
* Michael Shaw (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Sheen (born 1969), Welsh actor, television producer and political activist
* Michael Shields (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Shepley (1907–1961), British actor
* Michael Shermer (born 1954), American science writer, and historian of science
* Michael Showalter (born 1970), American director, writer, and producer
* Michael Shrieve (born 1949), American drummer, percussionist, and composer
* Michael Shur (born 1942), Russian and American physicist
* Michael Shure (born 1966), American politician
* Michael Singh (1945–2005), Trinidad and Tobago-born American serial killer
* Michael Silka (1958–1984), American spree killer
* Michael Silver, multiple people
* Michael Silverstein (1945–2020), American linguist
* Michael Slobodian (died 1975), Canadian murderer
* Michael Smith (disambiguation), several people
* Michael J. Socolow (born 1968), American media historian and former broadcast journalist
* Michael Sokolowski (born 1962), Canadian retired sprinter
* Michael Sorvino (born 1977), American actor and producer
* Michael Spavor (born 1976), Canadian consultant
* Michael Spilotro (1944–1986), 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 (musician), American bassist for The Bangles
* Michael Stefanic, American baseball player
* Michael Stevens (YouTuber), American YouTuber and educator, AKA VSauce
* Michael Ray Stevenson (born 1989), better known by his stage name Tyga, American rapper
* Michael Stich (born 1968), professional tennis player from Germany
* Michael Stich (director), American television soap opera director
* Michael Stillman (born 1957), American mathematician
* Michael Stipe, American singer/lyricist for R.E.M.
* Michael Stoyanov (born 1970), American actor
* J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954), American filmmaker and comic book writer
* Michael Strachan (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Strahan, American television personality and former footballer
* Michael Straight (1916–2004), American magazine publisher, novelist, and patron of the arts
* Michael Stuart (physician), American sports physician and orthopedic surgeon
* Michael J. Stull (1949–2002), American songwriter
* Michael Suby, American television and film score composer and music producer
* Michael Suen (born 1944), Acting Chief Secretary for Administration in 2005 and 2012
* Michael Sugrue (1957–2024), American historian and university professor
* Michael Sumpter (1947–2001), American serial killer and rapist
* Michael Sundin (1961–1989), English television presenter, actor, dancer and trampolinist
* Michael Sutton (actor), American actor
* Michael Swango (born 1954), American serial killer and former physician
* Michael Sym (died 1577), Scottish goldsmith

### T

* Michael Taaffe (born 2003), American football player
* Michael A. Taylor, American baseball player
* Michael Tarry, Canadian singer
* Michael Terry (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Thomas (actor) (1952–2019), British theatre actor
* Michael Joseph Teutul (born 1978), American television personality
* Michael Thevis (1932–2013), Greek American millionaire pornographer and convicted murderer
* Michael Thivaios, Belgian-Greek DJ also known by his stage name Like Mike
* Michael Thwaites (1915–2005), Australian academic, poet, and intelligence officer
* Michael Toglia, American baseball player
* Michael Tolkin (born 1950), American filmmaker and novelist
* Michael Roy Toney (1965–2009), American charged and wrongfully convicted in 1999 for a bombing
* Michael Traynor (actor), American actor
* Michael Tree (1934–2018), American violist
* Michael Trucco (born 1970), American actor
* Michel Trudeau (1975–1998), 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 (1948–2021), American actor

### U

* Michael Ungar (born 1963), Canadian researcher
* Michael Urbano (born 1960), American musician, programmer, and record producer
* Michael Urie (born 1980), American actor
* Michael Useem, American academic
* Michael Usher, Australian television presenter and reporter
* Michael Usi (born 1968), Malawian politician
* Michael E. Uslan (born 1951), American lawyer and film producer
* Michael Utley (born 1947), American musician, songwriter, record producer, and musical director

### V

* Michael V. (born 1969), Filipino actor and comedian
* Michael Vale (1922–2005), American character actor
* Michael Van Buren Jr. (born 2004), American football player
* Michael Van Wijk (born 1952), English bodybuilder, professional sportsperson, actor and TV presenter
* Michael Vartan (born 1968), French-American actor
* Michael Vaughn (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Ventura (born 1945), American novelist, film director, and cultural critic
* Michael Venus (entertainer), Canadian artist, actor and producer
* Michael Verhoeven (born 1938), German film director
* Michael Vick, American football player
* Michael Vlamis (born 1990), American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
* Michael Voltaggio (born 1978), American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and author
* Michael Voris, American Catholic author, speaker and apologist
* Michael Vosse (1941–2014), American journalist and A&M Records publicist

### W

* Michael Wacha (born 1991), 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 (born 1958)
* Michael Warren (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Barret Watson (born 1974), known professionally as Barry Watson, American actor
* Michael Waltrip (born 1963), American race car driver and team owner
* Michael Weatherly (born 1968), American actor, producer, director, and musician
* Michael Weir (murderer) (born 1966), British double murderer
* Michael Weiss (journalist), American journalist and author
* Michael Weisskopf (born 1946), American journalist
* Michael J. Weithorn, American writer, director, and producer
* Michael Wendler, German singer
* Michael Wilbon, American sportswriter
* Michael Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Michael Wincott (born 1958), Canadian actor
* Michael Winslow (born 1958), American actor, comedian, and beatboxer
* Michael J. Woodard (born 1997), American singer and actor
* Michael Wong (singer), Malaysian singer based in Taiwan
* Michael-Leon Wooley (born 1971), American actor
* Michael Wright (disambiguation), multiple people

### X

* Michael Xavier (born 1978), English actor and singer

### Y

* Michael Yarmush (born 1982), American actor
* Michael "Mike" Yarwood, English impressionist, comedian and actor
* Michael Yates (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Yeadon, British anti-vaccine activist
* Michael Yeats (1921–2007), Irish politician
* Michael Ying (born 1949), Hong Kong billionaire businessman and philanthropist
* Michael York (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Young, several people
* Michael Youssef (born 1948), Egyptian-American pastor

### Z

* Michael Zager (born 1943), American record producer, composer, and arranger of original music
* Michael Zakian (1957–2020), American art historian and museum curator
* Michael Zaslow (1942–1998), American actor
* Michael Zegen (born 1979), American actor
* Michael Zelniker, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
* Michael Zigomanis (born 1981), Canadian professional ice hockey centre
* Michael Zimmerman (disambiguation), several people
* Michael Zinberg (born 1944), American television director, producer and writer
* Michael Zohary (1898–1983), 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 1983 film Jaws 3-D
* 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 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 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 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 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 "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 Yagoobian, a character from the 2007 animated film Meet the Robinsons