List of people with given name Michael explained
This is a list of people and characters with the given name Michael.
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
Bulgarian rulers
Other rulers and noblemen
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 Angarano, American rapper
- 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 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 Bani (born 1984), Australian Indigenous former 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 former football defensive tackle and offensive guard
- Michael Batiste (born 1977), American professional basketball coach and former player
- Michael Bay, American filmmaker
- Michael Beach (born 1963), American actor
- Michael Bean, Canadian actor, author, acting coach
- Michael Beattie, Canadian-American actor
- Michael Beattie (born 1960), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
- Michael Beauchamp (born 1981), Australian former professional footballer
- Michael Beavis (1929–2020), Royal Air Force officer
- Michael Been (1950–2010), American rock musician
- Michael Behenna (born 1983), former 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), shooter who attacked the Canadian Parliament Buildings Centre Block
- 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 former 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 Bublé, Canadian singer
- Michael Buckley (born 1975), American former 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 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 (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 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 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 former 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 Charlton (born 1927), Australian-born Gold Logie winning former 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 Chisholm (born 1948), Canadian provincial politician
- 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), former NASA astronaut
- Michael Coe (American football) (born 1983), former 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 Cyril Creighton, American actor
- Michael Crichton, American writer and director
- Michael Cristofer (born 1945), American actor
- Michael Cross, 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 leading post-Byzantine Cretan painter
- Michael Ben David (born 1996), Israeli singer
- Michael Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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 former 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 Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer
- 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 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 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 former 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 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 Fuller (born 1959), British chief constable
- Michael Fulmer (born 1993), American baseball player
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 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 Gonzales (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 & TV actor
- Michael Greer (1938–2002), American actor, comedian and cabaret performer
- Michael Greis (born 1976), former German biathlete
- Michael Grieve (1932–1995), Scottish journalist and political activist
- Michael Griffin (American football), American football player
- Michael Grimm (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Gross (disambiguation), several people
- 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 former 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 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 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 Ulrich Hensel, German architect, researcher and writer
- Michael Hepburn (born 1991), Australian track and road cyclist
- Michael Hermosillo (born 1995), American baseball player
- Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, the 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), Conservative Party politician
- Michael Jackson (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Jacobs (art and travel writer) (1952–2014), European 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 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), military officer
- Michael Katleman (born 1960), American film, television director and producer
- Michael Keaton, American 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 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 former 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 former politician
- Michael-Leon Wooley, American theatre, film, television and voice actor
- Michael C. Lerner (1941–2023), American actor
- Michael Leshner and Michael Stark (m. 2003), the first married gay couple in Canada
- Michael Lewis (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Abraham Levy (born 1944), British businessman
- 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 Navy
- Michael Lombardi (American football) (born 1959), American football executive and media analyst
- 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
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 McDowell, American professional stock car racing driver
- Michael McElhatton (born 1963), Irish actor and writer
- Michael McElhatton (footballer) (born 1975), Irish former 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 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), former 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 former 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 Morpurgo (born 1943), English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist
- Michael Mosley (1957–2024), British television journalist, producer, presenter, and writer
- 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
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 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 former 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 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, 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 Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Parkinson (disambiguation), several people
- 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 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
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 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 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 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, a murderer from the UK
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 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 (educator), American YouTuber and educator, AKA VSauce
- Michael Stich (born 1968), former 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 Sumpter (1947–2001), American serial killer and rapist
- Michael Sundin (1961–1989), English television presenter, actor, dancer and trampolinist
- Michael Swango (born 1954), American serial killer and former physician
- Michael Sym (died 1577), Scottish goldsmith
T
- Michael A. Taylor, American baseball player
- Michael Tarry, Canadian singer
- Michael Terry (disambiguation), several people
- 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 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 former 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), Polk Award-winning 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
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 former professional ice hockey centre
- Michael Zimmerman (disambiguation), several people
- 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 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
- 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 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 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 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 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
See also
