Mike (given name) explained
Mike is a masculine given name. It is also encountered as a short form of Michael. Notable people with the name include:
People
- Mike Adenuga, Nigerian billionaire businessman
- Mike Affleck, American football player
- Mike Akiu (born 1962), American football player and coach
- Mike Aldrete, American baseball player and coach
- Mike Alford (born 1943), American football player
- Mike Alstott, American football player
- Mike Ashley (businessman), British businessman
- Mike Ashley (writer) (born 1948), British author and anthology editor
- Mike Atkinson (born 1994), English–Belizean footballer
- Mike Awesome, ring name for American professional wrestler Michael Lee Alfonso (1965–2007)
- Mike Barnett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Baumann, American baseball player
- Mike Beebe, American attorney
- Mike Bercovici, American football player
- Mike Bloomberg, American businessman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
- Mike Bloomfield, American musician
- Mike Boeve (born 2002), American baseball player
- Mike Boone, American football player
- Mike Bossy (1957–2022), Canadian National Hockey League player
- Mike Breen, American sportscaster
- Mike Brosseau, American baseball player
- Mike Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Bryan, American professional tennis player
- Mike Burkhead, American football player
- Mike Cameron, American baseball player
- Mike Carp, American Major League Baseball player
- Michael Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Clevinger, American baseball player
- Mike Clines, American politician
- Mike Conley Jr., American basketball player
- Michael Cox (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Crumb (born 1970), Canadian football player
- Mike Conway (born 1983), British race car driver
- Mike Cernovich (born 1977), American social media personality, writer and conspiracy theorist
- Mike D (born 1965), American musician and founding member of The Beastie Boys
- Mike D'Antoni (born 1951), American basketball coach
- Mike Danna (born 1997), American football player
- James "Mike" DeBardeleben (1940–2011), American rapist and possible serial killer
- Mike DeVault (born 1958), American politician
- Mike DeWine, American politician and 70th Governor of Ohio
- Mike Dibb (born 1940), English documentary filmmaker
- Mike Dickison, New Zealand museum curator, zoologist and Wikipedia editor
- Mike Dirnt (born 1972), bassist for Green Day
- Mike Ditka, American football player and coach
- Mike Dierickx, aka M.I.K.E., Belgian progressive trance DJ/producer
- Mike Eghan, Ghanaian radio broadcaster
- Mike Enriquez (1951–2023), Filipino journalist
- Mike Enzi, American politician
- Mike Epstein, American Major League Baseball first baseman
- Mike Fetters, American baseball player and coach
- Mike Fisher (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Ford (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Franks (tennis), American tennis player
- Mike Friede, American football player
- Mike Gartner (born 1959), Canadian National Hockey League player
- Mike George (radio presenter), British radio presenter
- Mike Gesicki, American football player
- Mike Gibbins (1949–2005), Welsh drummer, member of the rock band Badfinger
- Mike Glennon, American football player
- Mike Green (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Harkey, American baseball player and coach
- Mike Harley Jr. (born 1997), American football player
- Mike Hartman, American National Hockey League player
- Mike Hibler, American football player
- Mike Hubbard (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Huckabee, American politician
- Mike Hughes (American football) (born 1997), American football player
- Mike Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Ilitch, American entrepreneur
- Mike Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Joyce (musician) (born 1963), English drummer for The Smiths
- Mike Judge (born 1962), American cartoonist, animator, voice actor and comedian
- Mike Kellogg (American football), American football player
- Mike Kennerty, guitarist of the band The All-American Rejects
- Mike Kirkland (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Kreger, former drummer for Michigan heavy metal band Battlecross
- Mike Krüger (born 1951), German comedian and singer
- Mike Largey (born 1960), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Mike Lenzly, British basketball player
- Mike Levenseller, American football player
- Mike Lieberthal, American Major League Baseball catcher
- Mike Little, British web developer, co-founder of WordPress
- Mike Love, American singer and songwriter who co-founded The Beach Boys
- Mike Love (American football) (born 1994), American football player
- Mike Lynn (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball player
- Mike Markuson (born 1961), American football coach
- Mike Mayers, American baseball player
- Mike McCarthy (born 1963), American football coach
- Mike McCready, guitarist of the band Pearl Jam
- Mike McGlinchey (offensive lineman), American football player
- Mike McLaughlin (born 1956), American racing driver
- Mike McRoberts, New Zealand television journalist
- Mike Miles (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Minor (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Mizanin, American professional wrestler who is better known by his ring name "The Miz"
- Mike Modano (born 1970), American National Hockey League player
- Mike Morris (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Morrison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Moser (born 1990), American basketball player
- Mike Moura, Portuguese footballer
- Mike Moustakas, American baseball player
- Mike Mucitelli, American mixed martial artist
- Mike Muscala (born 1991), American basketball player
- Mike Myers, Canadian-British-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and film producer
- Mike Napoli, American baseball player and coach
- Mike Nifong (born 1950), American district attorney disbarred for misconduct in the Duke lacrosse case
- Mike Nott, American football player
- Mike Novitsky (born 1999), American football player
- Mike Oldfield, English multi-instrumentalist, known for his 1973 album Tubular Bells
- Mike Oliveira, Brazilian professional boxer
- Mike Oliver (disability advocate), British sociologist and disability advocate
- Mike Oliver (field hockey) (born 1973), Canadian hockey player
- Mike O'Malley, American game show host
- Mike Ozdowski, American football player
- Mike Parson, American politician
- Mike Pence, American politician and 48th Vice President of the United States
- Mike Polk, American comedian
- Mike Pollock (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s
- Mike Pollock (voice actor), American voice actor
- Mike Pompeo (born 1963), American politician and former Secretary of State of the United States
- Mike Porcaro (1955–2015), American bassist, member of the rock band Toto
- Mike Portnoy, drummer for Neal Morse band and former drummer and founding member of Dream Theater
- Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
- Mike Purcell, American football player
- Mike Rabelo, American baseball player and coach
- Mike Rawlings, American politician
- Mike Redmond, American baseball player and coach
- Mike Rhodes (American football), American football player
- Mike Rose (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Passenger, English singer-songwriter and musician
- Mike Rosenthal (born 1977), American football player
- Mike Rossman (Michael Albert DiPiano) (born 1955), American world champion light heavyweight boxer
- Mike Rowe (born 1962), American television personality
- Mike Rowe (ice hockey) (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mike Rowe (racing driver), American racing driver
- Mike Rutherford (born 1950), British progressive rock guitarist
- Mike Sainristil (born 2000), Haitian American football player
- Mike Sanders (basketball) (born 1960), American basketball player and coach
- Mike Sarbaugh, American baseball coach
- Mike Schwartz, multiple people; see Michael Schwartz (disambiguation)
- Mike Schmidt, American professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Mike Seidman, American football player
- Mike Shinoda, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the band Linkin Park
- Mike Shooter, British psychiatrist
- Mike Siani (baseball), American baseball player
- Mike Skinner (musician) (born 1979), British rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
- Mike Skinner (racing driver) (born 1957), American racing driver
- Michael Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Stefanik (1958–2019), American racing driver
- Mike Strachan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Tan (born 1986), Filipino actor
- Mike Taylor (basketball coach), American basketball coach
- Mike Torres, Dominican basketball player
- Mike Townsend, American football player
- Mike Trainor, American comedian
- Mike Trigg, American football player
- Mike Trout, Major League Baseball player
- Mike Tsang (born 1993), Hong Kong singer
- Mike Tyson, American world champion heavyweight boxer
- Mike Tyson (American football) (born 1993), American football player
- Mike Veisor (born 1952), Canadian National Hockey League player
- Mike Vick (born 1980), American football player
- Mike Walker (tennis) (born 1966), former professional tennis player from Wales
- Mike Wallace (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Weber (American football) (born 1997), American football player
- Mike Wenstrup, American politician
- Mike White (quarterback) (born 1995), American football player
- Mike Whitmarsh (1962–2009), American volleyball and basketball player
- Mike Whitney (born 1959), Australian television personality and former cricketer
- Mike Whitwell, American football player
- Mike Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Will Made It, American music producer and rapper
- Mike Witteck, American football player
- Mike Yastrzemski, American baseball player
- Mike Young (American football), American football player
- Mike Zambidis, Greek kickboxing wrestler notable for the high number of KO wins
- Mike Zunino, American baseball player
- Mike (Brazilian footballer) (born 1993), full name Mike dos Santos Nenatarvicius, Brazilian football forward
Fictional characters
- Mike, a character in the 1993 American romantic comedy-drama movie Benny & Joon
- Mike, a character in 1993 action/martial arts movie Showdown
- Mike, the main character in the Nintendo video games such as the StarTropics Series, Uniracers and Battle Clash/
- Mike, in the animated television series and Total Drama All-Stars
- Mike, a blue karaoke robot in the WarioWare series
- Mike, the titular character in the animated preschool TV series Mike the Knight
- Mike Asparagus, a character and Junior's dad in VeggieTales
- Mike Banning, the main character in Has Fallen film series
- Mike Bison, the Japanese name of Balrog (Street Fighter)
- Michael "Mike" Robert Chang, Jr, a character from the American musical comedy drama TV series Glee
- Mike Donovan, a character in the American TV miniseries V (1983 miniseries)
- Mike Ehrmantraut, a supporting character from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul
- Mike Fernandez, the Green Ranger in Power Rangers Samurai
- Michael "Mike" Fulton, a character in the television sitcom Punky Brewster
- MIKE, a character from Twin Peaks
- Mike Mazinsky, character in Mike, Lu & Og
- Michael "Mike" Corbett/Magna Defender, in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
- Mike Dallas in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Mike Hammer (character), a private detective created by Mickey Spillane
- Mike Harper, a character from the game
- Mike Lane (Magic Mike), male stripper
- Mike Morton, a survivor in the video game Identity V
- Michael "Mike" Munroe, one of the primary protagonists in the video game Until Dawn
- Mike Newton, a character in the novel series Twilight
- Mike O'Donnell/Mark Gold, a character in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie 17 Again
- Michael "Mike" Ross, a main character in the television series Suits
- Mike, a small red Arlesdale Railway engine, in The Railway Series by the Rev W. Awdry and the spin-off television series Thomas and Friends
- Mike Schmidt, protagonist of the horror game Five Nights at Freddy's
- Michael Aaron "Mike" Seaver, a character in the American television sitcom Growing Pains
- Mike Teavee, a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character
- Mike Todwell, a character in the 1987 American teen movie Adventures in Babysitting
- Mike Wazowski, a green, one-eyed monster, a main character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise
- Mike Watson, a character in 100 Feet
- Mike Wheeler, a main character in the television series Stranger Things
- Mike Zacharias, character of the anime Attack on Titan
See also
