Michael may refer to:
People
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Michael (given name)
Michael is a usually masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase ''mī kāʼēl'', 'Who slike-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (''Mīkhāʼēl'' ). The theophoric name is a rhetorical question – "Who slike he Hebrew God
He or HE may refer to:
Language
* He (pronoun), an English pronoun
* He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ
* He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets
* He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' in ...
El (deit ...
, a given name
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Michael (surname) Michael is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alan Michael (born 1967), Scottish artist
* Ali Michael (born 1990), American fashion model
* Alun Michael (born 1943), British politician
* Andrew Michael (entrepreneur) (born 198 ...
, including a list of people with the surname Michael
Given name "Michael"
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Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions
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Michael (bishop elect)
Michael was a medieval Bishop of Hereford elect. He was a Canon (priest), canon of Lichfield Cathedral before being elected by the cathedral chapter of Hereford Cathedral to succeed Ralph de Maidstone, but the election was quashed in August 1240.B ...
, English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect
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Michael (Khoroshy) Metropolitan Michael, (secular name Theodot Nykyforovych Khoroshy; 10 July 1885, in , near Chigirin, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine) – May 5, 1977, in Toronto) was a bishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada from 1951–1977, and the Churc ...
(1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
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Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael"
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Michael (footballer, born 1982)
Michael Jefferson Nascimento (born 21 January 1982), known as Michael, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of EC São Bernardo. He played as a midfielder from 1997 until 2015, notably for Japan ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Michael (footballer, born 1983)
Michael Anderson Pereira da Silva (born February 16, 1983 in São Caetano do Sul) better known as simply Michael, is a professional Brazilian football player.
Career
Michael started his professional career in Santo André, and soon moved to C ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Michael (footballer, born 1993)
Michael Vinícius Silva de Morais (born 19 April 1993), simply known as Michael, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rahmatganj.
Career
In April 2019, Michael went on a trial at FC Linköping City in Sweden. The ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Michael (footballer, born February 1996)
Michael Santos Silva Alves (born February 16, 1996) is a Brazilian football player. He plays for J2 League club FC Gifu
Football Club Gifu, abbreviated as is a Japanese football club based in Gifu, Japan. They play in the J3 League, the thi ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer
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Michael (footballer, born 1999)
Michael Rangel dos Santos de Almeida (born 27 May 1999), commonly known as Michael, is a Brazilian association football, footballer who currently plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C., Bnei Yehuda.
Ca ...
, Brazilian footballer
Rulers
=Byzantine emperors
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Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I
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Michael II
Michael II ( gr, Μιχαὴλ, , translit=Michaēl; 770–829), called the Amorian ( gr, ὁ ἐξ Ἀμορίου, ho ex Amoríou) and the Stammerer (, ''ho Travlós'' or , ''ho Psellós''), reigned as Byzantine Emperor from 25 December 820 to ...
(770–829), called "the Stammerer" and "the Amorian"
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Michael III
Michael III ( grc-gre, Μιχαήλ; 9 January 840 – 24 September 867), also known as Michael the Drunkard, was Byzantine Emperor from 842 to 867. Michael III was the third and traditionally last member of the Amorian (or Phrygian) dynasty. ...
(840–867), called "the Drunkard", youngest child of Theophilos
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Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010–1041), husband of Zoë, came from a peasant family
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Michael V Kalaphates
Michael V Kalaphates ( grc-gre, Μιχαήλ Καλαφάτης) was Byzantine emperor for four months in 1041–1042. He was the nephew and successor of Michael IV and the adoptive son of Michael IV's wife Empress Zoe. He was popularly called " ...
(1015–1042), or "the Caulker", nephew of Michael IV
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Michael VI Bringas
Michael VI Bringas ( el, Μιχαήλ Βρίγγας), called Stratiotikos or Stratioticus ("the Military One", "the Warlike", or "the Bellicose") or Gerontas ("the Old"), reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1056 to 1057.
Career
Apparently a ...
(d. 1059), called "Stratiotikos", chosen by Theodora
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Michael VII Doukas (c. 1050–1078), called "Parapinakes", eldest son of Constantine X
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Michael VIII Palaiologos (1223–1282), founder of the Palaeologan dynasty
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Michael IX Palaiologos (1277–1320), eldest son of Andronikos II
=Portuguese rulers
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Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias (1498–1500), son of King Manuel I of Portugal
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Miguel de Bragança, 1st Duke of Lafões
''Dom'' Michael of Braganza () was a Portuguese infante, illegitimate son of King Pedro II of Portugal and of the French lady Anne Armande Pastre de Verger (sometimes called ''du Vergé''). He was born in Lisbon on 15 October 1699 and died drown ...
(1699–1724), illegitimate son of King Pedro II of Portugal, drowned
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Miguel I of Portugal (1802–1866), forced to abdicate in 1834
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Prince Miguel, Duke of Braganza
Prince Miguel Januário of Braganza (; full name Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário de Bragança; 19 September 1853 – 11 October 1927) was the Miguelist claimant to the throne ...
(1853–1927), claimant to the throne in exile
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Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu
Prince Miguel of Braganza, Duke of Viseu (22 September 1878 – 21 February 1923) was a member of the exiled branch of the House of Braganza. The eldest son of the Miguelist pretender to the throne of Portugal he married an American heiress in ...
(1878–1923), eldest son of Miguel, Duke of Braganza
=Russian rulers
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Mikhail of Vladimir Mikhalko Yuryevich (russian: Михалко (Михаил) Юрьевич; uk, Михайло Юрійович) (died June 20, 1176), Prince of Torchesk (mid-1160s–1173), Vladimir and Suzdal (1175–1176) and Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1171).
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(d. 1176), eldest son of Yuri Dolgoruky by his second marriage
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Mikhail of Tver
Mikhail Yaroslavich (russian: Михаил Ярославич) (1271 – 22 November 1318), also known as Michael of Tver, was a Prince of Tver (from 1285) who ruled as Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1304 until 1314 and again from 1315–1318. ...
(1271–1318), second son of
Yaroslav III
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Michael of Russia
Michael I (Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Романов, ''Mikhaíl Fyódorovich Románov'') () became the first Russian tsar of the House of Romanov after the Zemskiy Sobor of 1613 elected him to rule the Tsardom of Russia.
He w ...
(1596–1645), first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov
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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович, r=Mikhail Aleksandrovich; 13 June 1918) was the youngest son and fifth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and youngest brother of Nicholas ...
(1878–1918), the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II
=Bulgarian rulers
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Boris-Michael (d. 907),
knyaz
, or ( Old Church Slavonic: Кнѧзь) is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times of history and different ancient Slavic lands. It is usually translated into English as prince or duke, dependi ...
of Bulgaria
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Michael II Asen (1238/41–1256),
tsar
Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East Slavs, East and South Slavs, South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''Caesar (title), caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" i ...
of Bulgaria, son of
Ivan Asen II
Ivan Asen II, also known as John Asen II ( bg, Иван Асен II, ; 1190s – May/June 1241), was Emperor (Tsar) of Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241. He was still a child when his father Ivan Asen I one of the founders of the Second Bulgarian Empi ...
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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 an ...
(1270–after 1302), only known son of
Constantine Tikh
Konstantin Tih ( bg, Константин Тих Асен) or Constantine I Tikh (Константин I), was the tsar of Bulgaria from 1257 to 1277, he was offered the throne from Mitso Asen of Bulgaria, Mitso Asen. He led the Second Bulgarian E ...
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Michael III Shishman
Michael Asen III ( bg, Михаил Асен III, ''Mihail Asen III'', commonly called Michael Shishman (Михаил Шишман, ''Mihail Šišman'')), ruled as tsar of Bulgaria from 1323 to 1330. The exact year of his birth is unknown but it w ...
(after 1280–1330), tsar founder of the
House of Shishman
The House of Shishman ( bg, Шишман), also Shishmanids or Shishmanovtsi ( bg, Шишмановци), was a medieval Bulgarian royal dynasty of Cumans, Cuman (or partial Cuman) origin.
The Shishman dynasty consecutively ruled the Second Bulga ...
=Other rulers and noblemen
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Michael (son of Anastasios the logothete) Michael ( 1042–1058) was a Byzantine ''patrikios'', ''magistros'' and '' doux'' of the Theme of Dyrrhachium. He was sent in 1042 by Emperor Constantine IX to attack the Serbian rebel Stefan Vojislav, but was defeated. In 1048, he was the ''doux'' ...
(fl. 1042–58), Byzantine general and governor
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Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640–1673), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Mikhail, Prince of Abkhazia
Mikhail, or Hamud Bey, from the House of Shervashidze, or Chachba (died 1866) was the head of state of the Principality of Abkhazia and reigned from 1823 to 1864.
Mikhail, who was Orthodox Christian, came to power at a time when Abkhazia had on ...
(died 1866)
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Michael I of Romania (1921-2017)
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Michael the Brave (1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania for a year.
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Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (born 1939)
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Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (born 1946)
Arts and entertainment
Film
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''Michael'' (1924 film), a German silent film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
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''Michael'' (1996 film), an American fantasy film directed by Nora Ephron
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''Michael'' (2011 Austrian film), a drama film directed by Markus Schleinzer
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''Michael'' (2011 Indian film), a psychological thriller film directed by Ribhu Dasgupta
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''Mikhael'' (film), a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film
* ''
I Am Michael
''I Am Michael'' is a 2015 American biographical drama film written and directed by Justin Kelly. Based on the journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis' ''New York Times Magazine'' article "My Ex-Gay Friend", the film stars James Franco, Zachary Quinto, E ...
'' (working title ''Michael''), a 2015 American film by Justin Kelly
Literature
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''Michael'' (novel), a 1929 semi-autobiographical novel by Joseph Goebbels
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"Michael" (poem), an 1880 poem by William Wordsworth
Music
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''Michael'' (album), by Michael Jackson, 2010
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"Michael" (Franz Ferdinand song), 2004
* "
Michael (the Lover)
"Michael (the Lover)"Sometimes written "Michael the Lover" or simply "Michael" (on the original C.O.D.'s single release). is a soul song originally performed by American Chicago soul group the C.O.D.'s.
The song was written by the group's lead si ...
", 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
''Your Mamma Won't Like Me'' is the third studio album by Suzi Quatro. Released in May 1975 by record label Rak in most countries, in the US the album was released through Arista Records, the label that had recently succeeded Bell Records whi ...
'', 1975
Television
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"Michael" (''Glee''), a 2012 episode
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"Michael" (''Stargate Atlantis''), a 2006 episode
Ships
*''
Great Michael'', also called ''Michael'', a 16th-century carrack of the Kingdom of Scotland
*, a Greek cargo ship in service from 1959
*, a CAM Ship sunk on her maiden voyage in 1941
Other uses
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Michael (gorilla), the first male gorilla to use American Sign Language
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Michael, Isle of Man
Michael ( gv, Maayl) is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man. It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) and consists of the three historic parishes of Ballaugh, Jurby and Michael.
Hist ...
, an administrative sheading (district)
*MICHAEL, a message integrity check used in the
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP ) is a security protocol used in the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard. TKIP was designed by the IEEE 802.11i task group and the Wi-Fi Alliance as an interim solution to replace WEP without requiring ...
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Operation Michael, a German attack in the Spring Offensive of World War I
See also
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List of hurricanes named Michael The name Michael was used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
* Hurricane Michael (2000) – Category 2 hurricane that caused moderate damage in Canada.
* Hurricane Michael (2012) – Category 3 hurricane that did not affect land.
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Hurricane Michael, an especially severe storm in 2018
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Michaels (disambiguation) Michaels is the largest arts and crafts retail chain in the United States. It is part of The Michaels Companies.
Michaels may also refer to:
* Michaels (surname)
* Michaels, California, the former name of Coarsegold, California
* Michaels Park (E ...
, variant of Michael, often a surname
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Mickey (disambiguation) Mickey is a given name, nickname and surname.
Mickey may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Mickey (1918 film), ''Mickey'' (1918 film), a silent film by F. Richard Jones
* Mickey (1948 film), ''Mickey'' (1948 film), based on the novel ''Cle ...
, common name derived from Michael
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Mike (disambiguation), common name derived from Michael, with other meanings
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Micheal, Gaelic name
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Michel (disambiguation), French language variant of Michael
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Michele (given name)
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael.
Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically ...
, Italian language variant (male given name)
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Miguel (disambiguation), Spanish and Portuguese language variant of Michael
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Mikhail (disambiguation)
Mikhail is a given name.
Mikhail may also refer to:
* List of people with given name Mikhail
* Mikhail of Vladimir (died in 1176), Grand Prince of Kyiv and of Vladimir
* Mikhail of Chernigov (c. 1185–1246), grand prince of Kiev and prince ...
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