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 pronounced) name

Michelle Michelle may refer to: People * Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottis ...

. It can also be a surname. Both are ultimately derived from the Latin biblical archangel Michael, original Hebrew name מיכאל, meaning " Who is like God?".

Men with the given name Michele

* Michele (singer) (born 1944), Italian pop singer *

Michele Abruzzo Michele Abruzzo (29 December 1904 – 17 November 1996) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Sciacca, Abbruzzo made his debut on stage at 12 years old. Often regarded as the successor of Angelo Musco, he formed his first stage company ...

(1904–1996), Italian actor * Michele Alboreto (1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver * Michele Amari (1806–1889), Italian politician and historian *

Michele Andreolo Miguel Ángel Andreolo Frodella (6 September 1912 – 14 May 1981), known as Michele Andreolo (), was a Uruguayan Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born in Dolores, Uruguay but his family was from Valle dell'Angelo in the pro ...

(1912–1981), Italian footballer * Michele Bianchi (1883–1930), Italian journalist and revolutionary * Michele Bravi (born 1994), Italian singer * Michele Cachia (1760–1839), Maltese architect and military engineer *

Michele Canini Michele Canini (born 5 June 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender. Club career Cagliari & early career After a loan spell in Serie C1 team Sambenedettese, his first club Atalanta sold him to Cagliari Calcio in co-ownership deal ...

(born 1985), Italian footballer *

Michele Dell'Orco Michele Dell'Orco (born 7 September 1985) is an Italian politician. He was Undersecretary to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport from 2018 to 2019. References Living people 1985 births Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Fi ...

(born 1985), Italian politician * Michele Emiliano (born 1959), Italian politician and former judge * Michele Ferrero (1925–2015), Italian businessman, owner of chocolate maker Ferrero SpA * Michele Greco (1924–2008), Sicilian mafioso * Mikelangelo (Michele) Loconte (born 1973), Italian musician and author * Michele Monti (1970–2018), Italian judoka * Michele Morrone (born 1990), Italian actor * Michele Paolucci (born 1986), Italian footballer * Michele Pasinato (1969–2021), Italian volleyball player * Michele De Pietro (1884–1967), Italian lawyer and politician * Michele Placido (born 1946), Italian actor * Michele Rüfenacht (born 1959), Swiss decathlete * Michele Santoro (born 1951), Italian anchorman/journalist * Michele Scarponi (1979–2017), Italian professional bicyclist *

Michele Sepe Michele Sepe (born 8 October 1986) is an Italian rugby union player. Sepe, who is a wing, plays club rugby for Fiamme Oro Rugby. He made his debut for Italy against Japan on 11 June 2006. Biography Sepe began his career at Lazio, with whom he ...

(born 1986), Italian rugby union player * Michele Serra (born 1954), Italian writer and journalist * Michele Sindona (1920–1986), Italian banker * Michele Soavi (born 1957), Italian film director

Women with the given name Michele

* Michèle Alliot-Marie (born 1946), French politician *

Michele Amas Michele Louise Amas (8 October 1961 – 26 December 2016) was a New Zealand actress of stage, screen, television and radio, poet and playwright. She began writing poetry at age 10 and began her professional acting career in 1980. Amas wrote and d ...

(1961–2016), New Zealand actress, playwright and poet * Michèle Artigue (born 1946), French mathematics educator *

Michèle Audin Michèle Audin (Algiers, 3 January, 1954) is a French mathematician, writer, and a former professor. She has worked as a professor at the University of Geneva, the University of Paris-Saclay and most recently at the University of Strasbourg, where ...

(born 1954), French mathematician * Michele Bachmann (born 1956), United States Representative from Minnesota * Michele Baldwin (1966-2012) also known as Lady Ganga, stand up paddled 700 miles down the Ganges River to raise awareness of Cervical Cancer * Michele Dotrice (born 1948), English actress of '' Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' fame *

Michele Elliott Michele Irmiter Elliott OBE is an author, psychologist, teacher and the founder and director of child protection charity Kidscape. She has chaired World Health Organization and Home Office working groups and is a Winston Churchill Memorial Trus ...

, British author, psychologist, teacher and the founder child protection charity

Kidscape Kidscape is a London-based charity established in 1985, by child psychologist Michele Elliott. Its focus is on children's safety, with an emphasis on the prevention of harm by equipping children with techniques and mindsets that help them stay ...

Michele K. Evans Michele Kim Evans is an American internist and medical oncologist. She is a senior investigator and Deputy Scientific Director at the National Institute on Aging. Education Evans graduated from Barnard College in 1977 with an A.B. degree in b ...

, American internist and medical oncologist * Michèle Lalonde (1937–2021), Canadian dramatist, essayist, playwright and poet * Michele Lee (born 1942), American actress *

Michele MacNaughton Michele MacNaughton (born 18 November 1973 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a retired female field hockey player from South Africa, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the st ...

(born 1973), South African field hockey player * Michèle Magny (born 1944), Canadian actress, playwright, and director *

Michele Merkin Michele Merkin (born June 25, 1975) is an American former model and television host. Early life and beginnings Merkin was born in Santa Clara County, California, of Swedish and Russian Jewish descent as the youngest child of four children. She ...

(born 1975), American model and television host * Michele Meyer, American politician *Chrisette Michele Payne, known as Chrisette Michele, American neo-soul singer *Lea Michele Sarfati, known as

Lea Michele Lea Michele Sarfati (; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway (theatre), Broadway, appearing in productions of ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérab ...

(born 1986), American actress * Michele Mitchell (born 1962), American diver * Michèle Mouton (born 1951), French former rally driver * Michèle Renouf (born 1946), Australian socialite and Holocaust denier *

Michele Romanow Michele Romanow (born June 12, 1985) is a Canadian tech entrepreneur, television personality, board director and venture capitalist. She co-founded Clearbanc, a Toronto based provider of revenue sharing solutions to fund new online businesses, ...

(born 1985), Canadian entrepreneur * Michèle Rosier (1930–2017), French director, screenwriter, and fashion designer * Michele Scarabelli (born 1955), Canadian actress *

Michèle Sebag Martine-Michèle Sebag is a French computer scientist, primarily focused on machine learning. She has over 6,000 citations. Biography Sebag studied mathematics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, and later worked in the computer science industry ...

, French computer scientist *

Michèle Stephenson Michèle Stephenson is a Haitian filmmaker and former human rights attorney. Stephenson is known for her commitment to making personal human stories that are often excluded from mainstream media. Career With spouse Joe Brewster, Stephenson fou ...

, Haitian filmmaker and former human rights attorney * Michele Tafoya, American sports journalist * Michele Timms (born 1965), Australian basketball player * Michele Waagaard (born 1980), Thai model, singer and radio host *

Michele Zappavigna Michele Zappavigna is an Australian linguist. She is an associate professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Her major contributions are based on the discourse of social media and ambient affiliation (how people bond online). Her ...

(born 1978), Australian linguist

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* Alessandro Michele, Italian fashion designer * Draya Michele, American media personality * Michael Michele, American actress * Riki Michele, American singer

Men with the given name Michele

Women with the given name Michele

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