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) Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

, ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect *

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 * 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) 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 *

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 *

Michael (footballer, born March 1996) Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira (born 12 March 1996), simply known as Michael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Al Hilal as a forward. Club career Early career Born in Poxoréu, Mato Grosso, Michael started his career with hometow ...

, Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer

Rulers

=Byzantine emperors

= *

Michael I Rangabe Michael I Rhangabe ( gr, Μιχαὴλ Ῥαγγαβέ; ''c''. 770 – 11 January 844) was Byzantine emperor from 811 to 813. Michael was the son of the patrician Theophylact Rhangabe, the admiral of the Aegean fleet. He married Prokopia, th ...

(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 Michael IV the Paphlagonian ( el, , ''Mikhaēl ho Paphlagōn''; c. 1010 – 10 December 1041) was Byzantine Emperor from 11 April 1034 to his death on 10 December 1041. The son of a peasant, Michael worked as a money changer until he was fou ...

(1010–1041), husband of Zoë, came from a peasant family *

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 "t ...

(1015–1042), or "the Caulker", nephew of Michael IV * Michael VI Bringas (d. 1059), called "Stratiotikos", chosen by Theodora *

Michael VII Doukas Michael VII Doukas or Ducas ( gr, Μιχαήλ Δούκας), nicknamed Parapinakes ( gr, Παραπινάκης, lit. "minus a quarter", with reference to the devaluation of the Byzantine currency under his rule), was the senior Byzantine e ...

(c. 1050–1078), called "Parapinakes", eldest son of Constantine X *

Michael VIII Palaiologos Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( el, Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as the co-emperor of the Empire ...

(1223–1282), founder of the Palaeologan dynasty *

Michael IX Palaiologos , image = 154 - Michael IX Palaiologos (Mutinensis - color).png , caption = 15th-century portrait of Michael IX (from a 15th-century codex containing a copy of the ''Extracts of History'' by Joannes Zonaras) , succession ...

(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 Yaroslav III Yaroslavich (1230–1271) ( Russian: Ярослав Ярославич) was the first Prince of Tver and the tenth Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1264 to 1271. Yaroslav and his son Mikhail Yaroslavich presided over Tver's tran ...

* 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 Michael II Asen ( bg, Михаил II Асен; 1239 – December 1256/January 1257) was emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 1246 to 1256 or 1257. He was the son of Ivan Asen II and Irene Komnene Doukaina. He succeeded his half-brother, Kaliman I ...

(1238/41–1256),

tsar Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East and South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" in the European medieval sense of the ter ...

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 Empir ...

* Michael (1270–after 1302), only known son of Constantine Tikh * Michael III Shishman (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 Cuman (or partial Cuman) origin. The Shishman dynasty consecutively ruled the Second Bulgarian Em ...

=Other rulers and noblemen

= * Michael (son of Anastasios the logothete) (fl. 1042–58), Byzantine general and governor *

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Michael I ( pl, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, lt, Mykolas I Kaributas Višnioveckis; 31 May 1640 – 10 November 1673) was the ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 29 September 1669 un ...

(1640–1673), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth * Mikhail, Prince of Abkhazia (died 1866) *

Michael I of Romania Michael I ( ro, Mihai I ; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last King of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947. Shortly after Michael's ...

(1921-2017) *

Michael the Brave Michael the Brave ( ro, Mihai Viteazul or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593 – 1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Transylvania (1599 – 1600). ...

(1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania for a year. *

Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, (born 7 January 1939) is a Greek prince, historian, and author. He has written several historical books and biographies of Greek and other European figures, Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. " Burke’s Royal F ...

(born 1939) *

Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (german: Michael Prinz von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach; born 15 November 1946) is the current head of the Grand Ducal House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, as well as the most senior agnate of the entire House of Wet ...

(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

Literature

* ''Michael'' (novel), a 1929 semi-autobiographical novel by Joseph Goebbels * "Michael" (poem), an 1880 poem by William Wordsworth

Music

* ''Michael'' (album), by Michael Jackson, 2010 * "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 ''Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool'' is the fourth solo studio album by former White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie. The album is a sequel to his debut album ''Hellbilly Deluxe''. It was ...

'', 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

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Great Michael ''Michael'', popularly known as ''Great Michael'', was a carrack or great ship of the Royal Scottish Navy. She was the largest ship built by King James IV of Scotland James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland fr ...

'', 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

Michael (gorilla) Michael (March 17, 1973, Cameroon – April 19, 2000) was the first male 'talking' gorilla. He had a working vocabulary of over 600 signs in American Sign Language, taught to him by Koko, a female gorilla; Dr. Francine Patterson (to whom the go ...

, the first male gorilla to use American Sign Language *

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 *

Operation Michael Operation Michael was a major German military offensive during the First World War that began the German Spring Offensive on 21 March 1918. It was launched from the Hindenburg Line, in the vicinity of Saint-Quentin, France. Its goal was t ...

, a German attack in the Spring Offensive of World War I