Michael Explained

Michael may refer to:

People

• Michael (given name), a given name
• Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael

Given name

• Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect
• Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
• Michael Donnellan (1915 - 1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael"
• Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer
• Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer
• Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer
• Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer
• Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer
• Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer

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

Russian rulers

• 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

• 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
• Michael I of Romania (1921-2017)
• Michael the Brave (1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania for a year.
• Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (born 1939)
• Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (born 1946)

Arts and entertainment

Film

• Michael (1924 film), a German silent film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
• Michael (1996 film), an American fantasy film directed by Nora Ephron
• Michael (2011 Austrian film), a drama film directed by Markus Schleinzer
• Michael (2011 Indian film), a psychological thriller film directed by Ribhu Dasgupta
• Mikhael (film), a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film
• I Am Michael (working title Michael), a 2015 American film by Justin Kelly
• Michael (2025 film), a biopic based on the life and career of Michael Jackson

Literature

• Michael (novel), a 1929 semi-autobiographical novel by Joseph Goebbels
• "Michael" (poem), an 1880 poem by William Wordsworth

Music

• Michael (Michael Jackson album), by Michael Jackson, 2010
• Michael (Killer Mike album), 2023
• "Michael" (Franz Ferdinand song), 2004
• "Michael (the Lover)", a song by the C.O.D.'s, 1965; covered by Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band, 1967
• "Michael", a song by Rob Zombie from Hellbilly Deluxe 2, 2010
• "Michael", a song by Suzi Quatro from Your Mamma Won't Like Me, 1975

Television

• "Michael" (Glee), a 2012 episode
• "Michael" (Stargate Atlantis), a 2006 episode

Other uses

• Michael (archangel), first of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions
• Michael (ship), a list of ships
• Michael (gorilla), the first male gorilla to use American Sign Language
• Michael, Isle of Man, an administrative sheading (district)
• MICHAEL, a message integrity check used in the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
• Operation Michael, a German attack in the Spring Offensive of World War I

See also

• • List of hurricanes named Michael
  • Hurricane Michael, an especially severe storm in 2018
• Michaels (disambiguation), variant of Michael, often a surname
• Mickey (disambiguation), common name derived from Michael
• Mike (disambiguation), common name derived from Michael, with other meanings
• Micheal, Gaelic name
• Michel (disambiguation), French language variant of Michael
• Michele (given name), Italian language variant (male given name)
• Miguel (disambiguation), Spanish and Portuguese language variant of Michael
• Mikhail (disambiguation)