Michael
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"
Michael (archangel), first of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions
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

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
Mikhail of Vladimir (d. 1176), eldest son of Yuri Dolgoruky by his second marriage
Mikhail of Tver (1271–1318), second son of Yaroslav III
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
Boris-Michael (d. 907), knyaz of Bulgaria
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
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640–1673), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Mikhail, Prince of Abkhazia (died 1866)
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 (release date TBC), 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

Ships
Great Michael, also called Michael, a 16th-century carrack of the Kingdom of Scotland
SS Michael, a Greek cargo ship in service from 1959
SS Michael E, a CAM Ship sunk on her maiden voyage in 1941

Other uses
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

All pages with titles beginning with Michael
All pages with titles containing Michael
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)