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Michael

Hebrew
"who is like God?"
Madison Dresler
By Madison Dresler
Updated Wed Oct 15 2025

Michael Origin and Meaning

Variation of Micheál
# 18 in the US

Michael Rank in US Top 1000

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Michael Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Michael

20 Names Similar to Michael

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Famous People Named Michael

  • Michael I
    IX, Byzantine emperors
  • Michael I
    King of Romania
  • Michael Asen I
    III, Tsars of Bulgaria
  • Michael
    grandson of Uzzi, great,grandson of patriarch Issachar (1 Chr. 7:3)
  • Michael
    Biblical archangel
  • Michael
    descendant of patriarch Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:16)
  • Michael
    son of Judean King Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 21:2)
  • Michael Alexandrovich
    Grand Duke of Russia
  • Michael Nikolaevich
    Grand Duke of Russia
  • Michael the Brave
    Prince of Wallachia
  • Michael Joseph Jackson
    American singer, dancer and songwriter
  • Michael Jeffrey Jordan
    American basketball player
  • Michael Collins
    American astronaut
  • Michael Collins
    Irish revolutionary leader
  • Michael Kirk Douglas
    American actor
  • Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger
    lead singer of English band The Rolling Stones
  • Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz)
    American actor
  • Michael Mario Andretti
    American racing driver
  • Michael Stanley Dukakis
    American politician, governor of Massachusetts
  • Michael Steven Buble
    Canadian singer
  • Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee
    American politician, former governor of Arkansas
  • Michael Richard "Mike" Pence
    48th Vice President of the United States
  • Michael Rubens Bloomberg
    American politician, former mayor of New York City
  • Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite)
    English actor
  • Michael John Burkett aka Fat Mike
    lead singer of American band NOFX
  • Michael John Clarke
    Australian cricketer
  • Michael Francis Moore
    American documentary filmmaker
  • Michael Llodra
    French tennis player
  • Michael Clarke Duncan
    American actor
  • Michael Crabtree
    American football player
  • Michael John "Mike" Myers
    Canadian,American actor/comedian
  • Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan
    American tennis player
  • Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson
    American boxer
  • Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield
    English musician
  • Michael Deane "Mike" Harris
    Canadian politician, former premier of Ontario
  • Michael Scudamore Redgrave
    English actor
  • (Robert) Michael Nesmith
    American musician of The Monkees
  • Michael Keaton (born Michael John Douglas)
    American actor
  • Michael Ealy
    American actor
  • Michael Emerson
    American actor
  • Michael Fassbender
    German,Irish actor
  • Michael J. (Andrew) Fox
    Canadian,American actor
  • Michael John Gambon
    Irish actor
  • Michael Carlyle Hall
    American actor
  • Michael Soren Madsen
    American actor
  • Michael J. Harney
    American actor
  • Michael Jones
    American YouTuber
  • Michael David Kors (born Karl Anderson Jr.)
    American fashion designer
  • Michael Omartian
    American singer,songwriter and producer
  • Michael Manning Weatherly Jr
    American actor
  • Michael Hazen James McIntyre
    English comedian
  • Michael Morpurgo (born Michael Andrew Bridge)
    English children's author
  • Michael John Nelson
    American comedian
  • Michael Edward Killeen Hussey
    Australian cricketer
  • Michael Nigro
    American actor
  • Michael Fred Phelps
    American Olympic swimmer
  • Michael "Mike" Pilavachi
    British evangelist
  • Michael Rooker
    American actor
  • Michael Schumacher
    German racing driver
  • Michael Scott
    Irish author
  • Michael Anthony Strahan
    American NFL football player and talk show host
  • Michael Dwayne Vick
    American NFL football player
  • Michael McDonald
    American singer of The Doobie Brothers
  • Michael Mackintosh Foot
    British MP
  • Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr
    13th Marquess of Lothian, Baron Kerr of Monteviot, British MP
  • Michael Terry Weiss
    American actor
  • Michael Austin Cera
    American actor
  • (John) Michael Stipe
    lead singer of American band R.E.M.
  • Michael Anthony Beach
    American actor
  • Michael Ian Black
    American actor/comedian
  • Michael Willy Schenker
    German guitarist of band UFO
  • Michael James Owen
    English footballer
  • Michael Medved
    American radio host
  • Michael Donald Kirby
    former Australian High Court justice
  • Michael Leonard Brecker
    American jazz saxophonist
  • Michael Rex Giles
    drummer of English band King Crimson
  • Michael Laudrup
    Danish footballer
  • Michael Grant
    American novelist
  • (George) Michael Sinclair Kennedy
    English biographer and music critic
  • Michael Ryan Pritchard
    birth name of Mike Dirnt, bassist for American band Green DayDa
  • Michael James "Mikey" Way
    bassist for American rock band My Chemical Romance
  • Michael Gordon Clifford
    musician of Australian band 5 Seconds Of Summer
  • Michael Raymond
    James, American actor
  • Michael Whitaker Smith
    American Christian Musician
  • Michael Stevens
    American vlogger & creator of science channel brand Vsauce
  • Michael Daniel Higgins
    9th President of Ireland
  • Michael Parsons
    American ice dancer
  • Michael Jung
    German horse rider
  • Michael Dorn
    American actor and voice artist
  • Michael Richards
    American actor, writer, television producer and comedian
  • Michael Bay
    American filmmaker
  • Michael Chertoff
    2nd United States Secretary of Homeland Security
  • Michael Buffer
    American ring announcer for boxing and proffesional wrestling
  • Michael Zazarino
    actor
  • Johann Michael Haydn
    Austrian composer
  • Michael "Mike" Christopher Fuentes
    drummer of band Pierce the Veil
  • Michael Bakari Jordan
    American actor
  • Michael Robert Wahlberg
    son of American actor Mark Wahlberg
  • Michael Richard Wayans
    son of actor Damon Wayans
  • Michael James Duggar (b. 2011)
    son of reality TV personalities Josh and Anna Duggar
  • Michael "Mike" Shinoda
    of band Linkin Park
  • Michael Kucharski
    Australian YouTuber, also known as Slazo
  • Michael "Mike" Zapcic
    star of AMC's Comic Book Men
  • Michael Campion
    American actor

The name Michael in Pop Culture

  • Michael Poole
    a character in Stephen Baxter's "Xeelee Sequence"
  • Michael Corleone
    main character in "The Godfather" trilogy
  • Michael Langdon
    character in "American Horror Story"
  • Ponyboy Michael Curtis
    main character in S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders"
  • Michael "Mike" Wazowski
    main character in Pixar's "Monsters, Inc."
  • Michael Scott
    character on American TV's version of "The Office"
  • Michael Bluth
    character on TV's "Arrested Development"
  • Michael Kelso
    character on TV's "That '70s Show"
  • Michael Weaver
    character in Myra McEntire's Hourglass series
  • Michael Samuelle
    character on TV's "La Femme Nikita"
  • Michael James "Mike" Ross
    character on TV's "Suits"
  • Michael gray
    character on bbc’s Peaky blinders
  • Michael Glass
    character in "Morganville Vampires" series
  • Michael Aaron "Mike" Seaver
    character on TV's "Growing Pains"
  • Michael Scofield
    main character on TV's "Prison Break"
  • Michael Vaughn
    character on TV's "Alias" played by Michael Vartan
  • Michael Moscovitz
    character in "The Princess Diaries" series
  • Michael De Santa
    character in video game "Grand Theft Auto 5"
  • Michael J. Caboose
    character in web series "Red vs Blue"
  • Michael
    archangel on TV's "Supernatural"
  • Michael Hobbs
    character in movie "Elf"
  • Michael Roberts
    character in movie "Small Island"
  • Michael Tietjens
    character in movie "Parade's End"
  • Michael Newman
    character in movie "Click"
  • Michael Edward Moon
    character on British soap "EastEnders"
  • Michael Dawson
    character on TV's "Lost"
  • Michael Zhang
    character in video game "The Sims"
  • Michael Bachelor
    character in video game "The Sims"
  • Michael McCarthy
    character in video game "The Sims"
  • Michael "Mick" Taylor
    character in "Wolf Creek"
  • Michael Vey
    main character Richard Paul Evans' book series
  • Michael Becket
    character in the video game series "F.E.A.R."
  • Michael "Mike" Rollins / Steel
    character in the book "After the Hole" and it's film adaptation "The Hole"
  • Michael Corinthos III
    character on soap "General Hospital"
  • Michael Myers
    main character in the "Halloween" movie series
  • Michael
    character in Barney's Backyard Gang
  • Michael "Mike" Munroe
    character in video game "Until Dawn"
  • Michael Jon Carter aka Booster Gold
    character in DC Unierse
  • Michael Patterson
    character in comic strip "For Better or for Worse"
  • Michael "Mike" Wheeler
    character in "Stranger Things"
  • Michael Deets
    character in "South Park"
  • Michael
    character in "South Park"
  • "Michael
    " movie about the angel starring John Travolta
  • "Michael
    Row the Boat Ashore," gospel song
  • "Michael
    " song by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand
  • Michael King
    pseudonym used early in the career of real life
  • Brooklyn Born Political Leader Rabbi Meir Kahane (1932
    90)
  • Michael "Mike" Crew
    character on "The Magnus Archives"
  • Michael
    a different character on "The Magnus Archives"

International Variations of the name Michael

  • Michele
    Italian
  • Miguel
    Portuguese/Spanish
  • Mikhail
    Russian
  • Michel
    French

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