Mitch Explained

Mitch is a short form of the masculine given name Mitchell. It is also sometimes a nickname, usually for a person with the surname Mitchell. It may refer to:

People

• Mitch Albom (born 1958), American author, journalist, and musician
• Mitch Allan, American record producer, songwriter, and singer
• Mitch Altman (born 1956), American hacker and inventor
• Mitch Anderson (director) (born 1967), Romanian-American film director, producer, writer, researcher and editor
• Mitch Apau (born 1990), Dutch footballer
• Mitch Austin (born 1991), Australian footballer
• Mitch Benn (born 1970), English comedian and satirist, known for his musical parodies
• Mitch Berger (born 1972), Canadian National Football League punter
• Mitch Bouyer (1837–1876), American interpreter and guide in the Old West
• Mitch Brown (disambiguation), several people
• Mitch Clark (disambiguation), several people
• Mitch Clarke (born 1985), Canadian mixed martial artist
• Mitch Clarke (basketball) (born 1999), Australian basketball player
• Mitch Cornish (born 1993), Australian rugby league player
• Mitch Creek (born 1992), Australian basketball player
• Mitch Daniels (born 1949), American academic administrator, businessman, author and retired politician, 49th Governor of Indiana
• Mitch Duke (born 1991), Australian professional soccer player
• Mitch English (born 1969), American morning talk show host, comedian, actor, reporter and weatherman
• Mitch Epstein (born 1952), American art photographer
• Mitch Evans (born 1994), New Zealander racing driver
• Mitch Fatel (born 1968), American stand-up comedian
• Mitch Garber (born 1964), Canadian lawyer, investor and business executive
• Mitch Garver (born 1991), American baseball player
• Mitch Gaylord (born 1961), American Olympic champion gymnast
• Mitch Georgiades (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
• Mitch Glasser (born 1989), American-Israeli baseball player
• Mitch Glazer (born 1952/1953), American writer, producer, and actor
• Mitch Glazier (born 1966), American lawyer and lobbyist
• Mitch Golby (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
• Mitch Gore, American politician from Indiana
• Mitch Grassi (born 1992), American musician, YouTube personality, and member of a capella band Pentatonix
• Mitch Green (born 1957), American professional boxer
• Mitch Greenlick (1935–2020), American politician
• Mitch Haniger (born 1990), American baseball player
• Mitch Harris (born 1970), American guitarist and member of England-based grindcore band Napalm Death
• Mitch Hedberg (1968–2005), American stand-up comedian
• Mitch Hewer (born 1989), British actor
• Mitch Hinge (born 1998), professional Australian rules footballer
• Mitch Holleman (born 1994), American actor
• Mitch Horowitz (born 1965), American author, publisher, speaker, and television host
• Mitchell Hurwitz (born 1963), American television writer, producer and actor
• Mitch Hyatt (born 1997), American football player
• Mitch Jebb (born 2002), American baseball player
• Mitch Jones (born 1977), American Major League Baseball outfielder
• Mitch Jones (streamer) (born 1992), American Twitch streamer and musician
• Mitch Kapor (born 1950), American entrepreneur
• Mitch Keller (born 1996), American baseball player
• Mitch Kupchak (born 1954), American National Basketball Association player and general manager
• Mitch Landrieu (born 1960), American politician and lawyer
• Mitch Lasky (born 1962), American businessman
• Mitch Lewis (born 1954), Canadian multi-instrumentalist
• Mitch Lucker (1984–2012), American vocalist of extreme metal band Suicide Silence
• Mitch Margo (1947–2017), American singer and songwriter
• Mitch Marner (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
• Mitchell Marsh (born 1991), Australian cricketer
• Mitch McConnell (born 1942), American politician and Senate Minority Leader
• Mitch Merrett, Canadian record producer
• Mitch Miller (1911–2010), American oboist, conductor, recording producer and recording industry executive
• Mitch Mitchell (1946–2008), English drummer with The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Mitch Molloy (1965–2024), Canadian ice hockey player
• Mitch Moreland (born 1985), American professional baseball player
• Mitch Morris (born 1979), American actor
• Mitch Mullany (1968–2008), American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and author
• Mitch Murray (born 1940), English songwriter, record producer and author
• Mitch Mustain (born 1988), American college football player
• Mitch Nilsson (born 1991), Australian professional baseball player
• Mitch Pacwa (born 1949), American Jesuit priest
• Mitch Pileggi (born 1952), American actor best known for his role in The X-Files
• Mitch Potter (born 1980), American track and field athlete
• Mitch Richmond (born 1965), American basketball player
• Mitch Robinson (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
• Mitch Schauer (born 1955), American animation professional
• Mitch Seavey (born 1959), American dog musher
• Mitch Singer (born 1955), American lawyer and digital media executive
• Mitch Snyder (1943–1990), American activist
• Mitchell Trubisky (born 1994), American National Football League quarterback
• Mitch Valize (born 1995), Dutch para-cyclist
• Mitch Vogel (born 1956), American child actor, musician and director
• Mitch Ward (born 1971), English footballer
• Mitch White (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
• Mitch White (footballer, born 1996), Australian rules footballer
• Mitch Williams (born 1964), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher
• Mitch Williams (politician) (born 1953), Australian politician and farmer
• Mitch Wishnowsky (born 1992), American football player
• Mitch Young (born 1961), American football player

Stage or ring name

• Mitch Ryder, stage name of American musician William S. Levise, Jr. (born 1945)
• Mitch, ring name of wrestler Nick Mitchell

Fictional characters

• Mitch Buchannon, main character of the TV series Baywatch, played by David Hasselhoff
• "Mitch", the self-given nickname of Mitsuhiro Higa, The Ultimate Soccer Player, from Danganronpa Another: Another Despair Academy
• Mitch Laurence, in the soap opera One Life to Live
• Mitch Leery, a character in Dawson's Creek who is Dawson's father
• Mitch Mitchelson, a villain in The Powerpuff Girls
• Mitch Rapp, the main character in a series of novels by Vince Flynn
• Mitch Szalinski, in the movie Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
• Mitch Williams (General Hospital), in the soap opera General Hospital
• "Mitch", nickname of Harold Mitchell, one of the principal characters in A Streetcar Named Desire
• Mitch, the main character in the movie City Slickers
• Mitch, a character in Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
• Mitch, in the movie Old School, played by Luke Wilson
• Mitch Blake, a character in the soap opera Another World
• Mitch "Muscle Man" Sorenstein, a fictional character in the Cartoon Network animated series Regular Show
• Detective Mitch Kellaway, detective in the 1994 movie The Mask

Animals

• Mitch (Meerkat Manor), a meerkat in the television series Meerkat Manor

See also

• Colin Mitchell (1925–1996), British Army lieutenant colonel nicknamed "Mad Mitch"