Michael Young may refer to:

Academics

Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington Michael Dunlop Young, Baron Young of Dartington (9 August 1915 – 14 January 2002), was a British sociologist, social activist and politician who coined the term "meritocracy". He was an urbanist of different dimensions such as academic resear ...

(1915–2002), British life peer, sociologist and social activist * Michael Young (educationalist), British educational theorist and sociologist *

Michael K. Young Michael Kent Young (born November 4, 1949) is an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as president of Texas A&M University from 2015 to 2020. Early life and education Young was born and raised in Sacramento, California. He ear ...

(born 1949), former president of Texas A&M University *

Michael W. Young Michael Warren Young (born March 28, 1949) is an American biologist and geneticist. He has dedicated over three decades to research studying genetically controlled patterns of sleep and wakefulness within ''Drosophila melanogaster''. At Rock ...

(born 1949), American geneticist and chrono biologist (Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine) * Michael W. Young (anthropologist) (born 1937), British anthropologist *

Mike Young (economist) Michael "Mike" Denis Young is an Australian economist and water policy expert. He is best known for his work informing the management of the water resources of the Murray-Darling Basin. In 2006 he was listed by ''The Canberra Times'' as one of ...

, Australian economist *

Mike Young (Royal Navy officer) Mike Young MBE (born 19 April 1967) is a Leadership Consultant. Biography Dr Mike Young MBE is a consultant and academic specialising in the fields of leadership, change and systems thinking. He studied Environmental Science at the Univ ...

(born 1967), British consultant and academic

Arts and entertainment

Michael Young (actor) Michael Meredith Young (born March 8, 1952) is an American actor and television host. An Emmy Award winner (recognized for ABC's ''Kids Are People Too!'', ESPN, ''Young Talent Time'' and CBS' Miss Teen USA) he was also part of the launch teams at C ...

(born 1952), host of ''Diaries of a Xenophobe'' and ''How to Make Love to an Immigrant'' *

Michael Young (industrial designer) Michael Young (born 23 August 1966) is a British industrial designer and creative director based in Hong Kong. He works in the areas of product, furniture and interior design with studios in Hong Kong and Brussels. He is known for unconventional ...

(born 1966), British product and furniture designer *

Mike Young (producer) Michael Emlyn Young (born October 13, 1945) is a Welsh Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning producer. He is the founder of two animation companies in both the UK and the US. His company in 2015 changed its name from Mike Young Productions to Splash Entert ...

(born 1945), TV producer and founder of

Mike Young Productions Splash Entertainment, LLC., formerly known as Mike Young Productions, Inc., MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC. and Taffy Entertainment, is an American animation studio that produces children's TV series. Splash also controls the streaming service Kab ...

Mike Young (game designer) Mike Young is an American game designer, author, and founder of the first independent professional Live action role-playing game, LARP publishing house, "Interactivities Ink". Works His works include co-authorship of ''Rules to Live By'' (RTLB ...

, American game designer, author, and entrepreneur * Mike Young (''Misfits''), fictional character on British TV programme * Mike Young (''Neighbours''), Australian soap opera character

Politics

(1915–2002), British life peer, sociologist and social activist * Mike Young (agriculture official), American government official * Michael Young (Canadian politician) (1934–2010), Canadian mayor of Victoria, British Columbia *

Michael Young (businessman) Michael Alan Young is a businessman with a political background. He secretly organised the meetings between the South African government and the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC). Career After graduating from the University of Y ...

, executive who facilitated the political process which led to the end of apartheid in South Africa *

R. Michael Young R. Michael Young is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate, representing the 35th District since his appointment in December 2000. He succeeded Morris Mills. He was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1986. In 1992, Young wa ...

(born 1951), Indiana Senate *

Michael Hughes-Young, 1st Baron St Helens Michael Henry Colin Hughes-Young, 1st Baron St Helens, MC (28 October 1912 – 27 December 1980) was a British army officer and politician. He served as a Government whip for nine years; after being defeated, he was given an hereditary peerage b ...

(1912–1980), British army officer and politician *

Mick Young Michael Jerome Young (9 October 19368 April 1996) was an Australian politician. He rose through the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to become its National Secretary, before serving as a Labor member of the House of Representatives from the 1974 ...

(1936–1996), Australian House of Representatives

Sports

American football

Mike Young (American football) Michael David Young (born February 21, 1962) is a former professional Football Player. He was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, playing for the Los Angeles Rams, the Denver Broncos, the Philadelphia Eagles, ...

(born 1962), American football wide receiver *

Michael Young Jr. Michael Young Jr. (born February 11, 1999) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Notre Dame and Cincinnati Bearcats football, Cincinnati. Early years Michael ...

(born 1999), American football wide receiver

Baseball

Mike Young (cricket) Mike Young (born December 21, 1955) is a former Australian cricket team fielding coach, as well as a former US minor league and Australian baseball manager, player and coach. Playing career Young attended the University of Wisconsin-River Fall ...

(born 1955), Australian cricket coach and baseball manager *

Mike Young (baseball) Michael Darren Young (born March 20, 1960) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1982 to 1989, mostly as an outfielder and designated hitter The designated hitter (DH) ...

(born 1960), American baseball player *

Michael Young (baseball) Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Since 2014, Young has ...

(born 1976), American baseball player

Basketball

Michael Young (basketball, born 1961) Michael Wayne Young (born January 2, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player. He had a 15-year playing career spent in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and overseas. He was most recently the director of basketball ...

, American basketball player *

Michael Young (basketball, born 1994) Michael Young (born September 5, 1994) is an American basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League. Young played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Early years Yo ...

, American basketball player *

Mike Young (basketball) Michael Kent Young (born May 1, 1963) is an American college basketball coach and currently the head men's basketball coach at Virginia Tech. He was hired on April 7, 2019, after a 17-year stint where he went 299–244 () as the head coach at W ...

(born 1963), American basketball coach

Rugby

Michael Young (rugby league) Michael Young (born 11 February 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He played as a and was used as a utility player. Background Young was ...

(born 1984), Australian rugby league player *

Micky Young Michael Young (born 31 December 1988) is a Scrum half for Rugby Union team Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He is a product of West Hartlepool Rugby Club junior academy. Club career He played for the Newcastle Falcons Middlesex ...

(born 1988), English rugby union player

Other sports

Michael Young (bobsleigh) Michael Young (born August 15, 1944) is a Canadian former bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won two medals at the 1965 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz with a gold in the four-man event and a bronze in the two-man event. In 1966, h ...

(born 1944), Canadian bobsledder *

(born 1955), Australian cricket coach and baseball manager *

Michael Young (Australian rules footballer) Michael Young (16 December 1958 – 16 September 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an A ...

(1958–2018), Australian rules footballer *

Michael Young (judoka) Michael Young (born 26 March 1958) is an Australian judoka. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were ...

(born 1958), Australian judoka

Other

Michael Young-Suk Oh Michael Young-Suk Oh (born 19 April 1971) is a Korean American evangelical and the Global Executive Director/CEO of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. Education Oh received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, ...

(born 1971), Korean American evangelical {{hndis, Young, Michael