Michael or Mike White may refer to:

Academics

Michael White (criminologist) Michael Douglas White (born January 25, 1951) is a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University, where he is also the associate director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety and dire ...

(born 1951), professor of criminology at Arizona State University *

Michael White (psychotherapist) Michael White (29 December 1948 – 4 April 2008) was an Australian social worker and family therapist. He is known as the founder of narrative therapy, and for his significant contribution to psychotherapy and family therapy, which have ...

(1948–2008), inventor of narrative therapy *

Michael J. D. White Michael James Denham White FRS (London, 20 August 1910 – Canberra, 16 December 1983) was a zoologist and cytologist. White grew up in Tuscany, Italy, where he was home-schooled, before beginning undergraduate studies at University College Lo ...

(1910–1983), British zoologist *

L. Michael White L. Michael White is an American Biblical scholar. He is Ronald Nelson Smith Chair in Classics and Christian Origins, and director of the Institute for the Study of Antiquity and Christian Origins, at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the ...

, American theologian

Journalism and literature

Michael White (author) Michael White (1959 – 6 February 2018) was a British writer who was based in Perth, Australia. He studied at King's College London (1977–1982) and was a chemistry lecturer at d'Overbroeck's College, Oxford (1984–1991). He was a science edi ...

(1959–2018), British science writer and novelist *

Michael White (journalist) Michael White (born 21 October 1945) is a British journalist who was until 2016 an associate editor of ''The Guardian''. He is the paper's former political editor. Early and personal life White was raised in Wadebridge, Cornwall. He was educ ...

(born 1945), associate editor and former political editor of ''The Guardian'' newspaper * Michael K. White (born 1961), American writer * Mike White (journalist), New Zealand investigative journalist, photographer and author * Mike White (born 1972), journalist and filmmaker and host of ''

The Projection Booth ''The Projection Booth'' is a podcast featuring discussions of films from a variety of genres with critical analysis. , more than 500 episodes had been released. The show is hosted by Mike White, the director of ''Who Do You Think You're Fooling ...

'' podcast

Music

Michael White (clarinetist) Michael White (born November 29, 1954 in New Orleans) is a jazz clarinetist, bandleader, composer, jazz historian and musical educator. Jazz critic Scott Yanow said in a review that White "displays the feel and spirit of the best New Orleans cl ...

(born 1954), New Orleans jazz musician *

Michael White (singer) Larry Michael White is an American country music artist. The son of songwriter L. E. White, who has written for Conway Twitty, Michael had a song he wrote recorded when he was still a teenager. "You Make It Hard To Take The Easy Way Out" appe ...

, country music artist *

Michael White (violinist) Michael Walter White (24 May 1930 – 6 December 2016) was an American jazz violinist. White born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in Oakland, California, taking up the violin when he was six years old. His initial career break occurred in 1965 ...

(1933–2016), jazz musician * Michael White & the White, American hard rock combo and occasional Led Zeppelin tribute band *

Mick White Samson were a British heavy metal band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstic ...

(born 1967), English hard rock singer *

Trippie Redd Michael Lamar White II (born June 18, 1999), known professionally as Trippie Redd, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is one of the most prominent members of the SoundCloud rap scene, which gained mainstream acclaim in the late ...

(Michael White IV, born 1999), rap artist from Canton, Ohio

Sports

* Michael White (baseball) (born 1968), first-round pick by the L.A. Dodgers in the 1986 draft * Michael White (bobsleigh) (born 1964), Jamaican Olympic bobsledder * Michael White (cricketer) (1913–2003), English cricketer *

Michael White (footballer) Michael White (born 8 January 1987) is a Welsh-born New Zealand footballer, currently playing for ASB Premiership side Canterbury United FC. Career White started his football with Richmond Athletic and played for Canterbury United during th ...

(born 1987), Waitakere United player *

Michael White (snooker player) Michael White (born 5 July 1991) is a Welsh professional snooker player from Neath, Glamorgan. Nicknamed ‘Lightning’ due to his fast playing style, White is a former top 16 player and two-time ranking event winner. A highly rated junior, ...

(born 1991), Welsh snooker player * Mick White (Gaelic footballer) (Gaelic footballer) (born 1941) *

Mike White (American football coach) Michael Kavanaugh White (born January 4, 1936) is former American football player and coach. He has 16 years experience as a head coach, including stints at the University of California, Berkeley (1972–1977), the University of Illinois (1980� ...

(born 1936), American football coach and former head coach *

Mike White (baseball) Joyner Michael White (born December 18, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player. Primarily an outfielder, White appeared in Major League Baseball for all or parts of three seasons (1963–65) for the Houston Colt .45s / Astros. H ...

(born 1938), American baseball player *

Mike White (basketball) Michael Emerson White (born March 2, 1977) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach of the University of Georgia men's basketball team. Prior to accepting the job at Georgia, White was the head coach of th ...

(born 1977), men's basketball head coach at the University of Georgia *

Mike White (defensive lineman) James Michael White (born August 11, 1957) is an American college football coach and former professional player. He served as head football coach at Albany State University (ASU) in Albany, Georgia from 2000 to 2014 and Benedict College in Columb ...

(born 1957), former American football player *

Mike White (quarterback) Michael White (born March 25, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played his first two years of college football at South Florida and his last two at Western Kentucky. White wa ...

(born 1995), American football quarterback *

Mike White (softball) Mike White is a New Zealand-born American softball coach who is the current head coach at Texas. Early life A native of New Zealand's capital of Wellington, White grew up playing multiple sports, most notably soccer and softball. In a 2023 inte ...

(born 1967), American softball coach

Theater, television, and film

Michael White (producer) Michael Simon White (16 January 1936 – 7 March 2016) was a British theatrical impresario and film producer. White was responsible for 101 stage productions and 27 films over 50 years. Early life Michael White was born in Glasgow, Scotland, ...

(1936–2016), British theatre and film producer *

Michael Jai White Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) is an American actor, director and martial artist. He was the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, starring as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 ...

(born 1967), American actor and martial artist *

Mike White (filmmaker) Michael Christopher White (born June 28, 1970) is an American writer, actor, producer, and director for television and film, and reality television show contestant. He has won numerous awards, including the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Awar ...

(born 1970), film and television writer

Politics and law

Michael White (judge) Michael White (born 1953) is an Irish judge who served as a judge of the High Court between 2011 and 2021 and a judge of the Circuit Court between 1996 and 2011. He was formerly a politician and solicitor and was one of the first solicitors t ...

(born 1953), Irish High Court judge *

Michael D. White Michael Doherty White (September 8, 1827 – February 6, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1877 to 1879. Biography Born in Clark County, Ohio, White moved with his ...

(1827–1917), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana * Michael R. White (politician) (born 1951), former mayor of Cleveland, Ohio

Others

* Michael White (businessman), owner of the Rite-Hite company * Michael White (British Army officer) (1791–1868), British Army general *

Michael White (chef) Michael White is the former Head Chef and Owner of the Altamarea Group, which is composed of the restaurants Marea, Ai Fiori, Vaucluse, Osteria Morini, Nicoletta, Costata, and The Butterfly in New York, Osteria Morini and Due Mari in New Jersey, ...

, American chef * Michael R. White (U.S. veteran), U.S. Navy veteran imprisoned in Iran