Michael may refer to:
People
Michael (given name) Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
Mononyms Michael, English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect Michael (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Michael (born 1983), Brazilian footballer Michael (born 1993), Brazilian footballer Michael (born 1996), Brazilian footballer Michael (born 1996), Brazilian footballer Michael (born 1999), Brazilian footballer
Rulers
Bulgarian rulers Michael II Asen (1238/41–1256), tsar of Bulgaria, son of Ivan Asen II Michael (Bulgarian pretender) (1270–after 1302), only known son of Constantine Tikh Michael III Shishman (after 1280–1330), tsar founder of the House of Shishman
Byzantine emperors Michael I Rangabe (), 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 (), called "Stratiotikos", chosen by Theodora Michael VII Doukas (), 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 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
Other rulers and noblemen Michael (son of Anastasios the logothete) (), Byzantine general and governor Michael the Syrian (1166–1199), 12th century chronicler and 79th patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church Michael II the Younger (), nephew of Michael the Syrian and antipatriarch of Antioch 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 (1939-2024) Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ()
Personages, figures, characters Michael, first of God's archangels in the Abrahamic religions Michael (1973–2000), the first male gorilla to use American Sign Language Michael Pemulis, student at the Enfield Tennis Academy in the 1996 novel Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
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 directed by Markus Schleinzer Michael (2011 Indian film), a psychological thriller directed by Ribhu Dasgupta I Am Michael (working title Michael), a 2015 American film by Justin Kelly Mikhael (film), a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film Michael (2023 film), an action film directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi Michael (2026 film), a biopic based on the life of Michael Jackson
Literature Michael (novel), a 1929 semi-autobiographical novel by Joseph Goebbels "Michael" (poem), 1800, by William Wordsworth
Music Michael (Killer Mike album), 2023 Michael (Les Sins album), 2014 Michael (Michael Jackson album), 2010 Michael (soundtrack), 2026 "Michael" (Franz Ferdinand song), 2004 "Michael.", a song by Rebecca Black, 2026 "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
Places Michael, Isle of Man, a sheading (historic district) Michael (parish), on the Isle of Man Michael, Illinois, an unincorporated community in the US
Events Michael (hurricane); see List of hurricanes named Michael Hurricane Michael, an especially severe storm in 2018 Operation Michael, a German attack in the Spring Offensive of World War I
Other uses Michael (ship), a list of ships MICHAEL, a message integrity check used in the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
See also
Saint Michael (disambiguation) 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)