Michael (disambiguation)
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Michael is a common given name.
Michael may also refer to:
Name
- Michael (archangel), archangel in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions.
- Michael (surname)
- Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" or "Michael of Carlos Place"
Rulers
Byzantine emperors
- Michael I Rangabe (unknown-844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I
- Michael II (770–829), also called "the Stammerer"
- Michael III (840–867), also called "the Drunkard", youngest child of Emperor Theophilos
- Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010–1041), came from a peasant family
- Michael V Kalaphates (1015–1042), nephew of Michael IV
- Michael VI Stratiotikos (unknown–1059), chosen by the empress Theodora as her successor
- Michael VII Doukas (c1050–1078), eldest son of Constantine X Doukas
- Michael VIII Palaiologos (1223–1282), founder of the Palaeologan dynasty
- Michael IX Palaiologos (1277–1320), eldest son of Andronikos II Palaiologos
Portuguese rulers
- Miguel da Paz, Prince of Asturias (1498–1500), son of King Manuel I of Portugal
- Miguel de Bragança (1699–1724), illegitimate son of King Pedro II of Portugal, drowned
- Miguel of Portugal (1802–1866), forced to abdicate in 1834
- 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 (unknown–1176), eldest son of Yuri Dolgoruky by his second marriage
- Mikhail Yaroslavich (1271–1318), second son of Yaroslav III
- Michael I 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
Tsars of Bulgaria
- Boris I of Bulgaria (unknown-907), sometimes known as Boris-Mihail
- Michael Asen I of Bulgaria (1238/1241–1256), son of Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
- Michael Asen II of Bulgaria (1270-after 1302), only known son of Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria
- Michael Shishman of Bulgaria (after 1280–1330), also known as Michael Asen III
Other rulers
- Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640–1673), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Mikhail, Prince of Abkhazia (died 1866)
- Michael of Romania (born 1921)
- Michael the Brave (1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania for a year.
Film, television, music, literature
- Michael (1924 film), directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Michael (1996 film), starring John Travolta as the archangel Michael
- Michael (2011 Austrian film), a 2011 Austrian film
- Michael (2011 Indian film), a 2011 Indian film
- Michael (2015 film), an upcoming film
- Michael (novel), an semi-autobiograpical novel by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels
- Michael (album), a 2010 album by Michael Jackson
- "Michael" (Franz Ferdinand song), released in the UK in 2004
- "Michael (the Lover)", or "Michael", a 1960s soul song
- "Michael Row the Boat Ashore", a traditional African-American spiritual and 1961 U.S. number-one song by The Highwaymen
- "Michael" (poem), by William Wordsworth, published in 1800
- "Michael" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of Stargate Atlantis and the recurring character first seen in this episode
- "Michael" (Glee), an episode of Glee that was a tribute to Michael Jackson
- "Michael", a song by Rob Zombie from Hellbilly Deluxe 2
- Michael Clayton, a 2007 film directed by Tony Gilroy
Fiction
- Michael Myers (Halloween), fictional character from the Halloween film series
Places
- Michael, Isle of Man, an administrative sheading (district)
Ships
- Michael (ship), 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, a message integrity check used in the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
- Operation Michael, a German attack in the Spring Offensive of World War I
- Michael (Pokémon), hero of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Michael, one of the protagonists in the computer and videogame Grand Theft Auto V
See also
- 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
- 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
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