Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name

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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 Michele Alboreto (; 23 December 1956 – 25 April 2001) was an Italian racing driver. He was runner up to Alain Prost in the 1985 Formula One World Championship, as well as winning the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2001 12 Hours of Sebring spo ...

(1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver *

Michele Amari Michele Amari (7 July 1806 – 16 July 1889) was a Sicilian patriot, historian and orientalist. Biography Born at Palermo son of Ferdinando and Giulia Venturelli, he devoted a great part of his life to the history of Sicily. Amari was also a ...

(1806–1889), Italian politician and historian * Michele Andreolo (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 Michele Emiliano (born 23 July 1959) is an Italian politician and former judge. He is the incumbent president of Apulia Region since June 2015, and he previously served as mayor of Bari from 2004 to 2014. Emiliano has often been considered a popu ...

(born 1959), Italian politician and former judge *

Michele Ferrero Michele Ferrero (; 26 April 1925 – 14 February 2015) was an Italian billionaire businessman. He owned the chocolate manufacturer Ferrero SpA, Europe's second largest confectionery company (at the time of his death), which he developed from t ...

(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 Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco ...

(born 1946), Italian actor *

Michele Rüfenacht Michele Rüfenacht (born September 15, 1959) is a retired decathlete from Switzerland, who finished in tenth place (7924 points) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often ...

(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 Michele Serra (born 10 July 1954) is an Italian writer, journalist, and satirist. Biography Serra was born in Rome, but moved to Milan in 1959. In 1975 he started working for ''L'Unità'', then the official newspaper of the Italian Communist Par ...

(born 1954), Italian writer and journalist *

Michele Sindona Michele Sindona (; 8 May 1920 – 22 March 1986) was an Italian banker and convicted felon. Known in banking circles as "The Shark", Sindona was a member of Propaganda Due (#0501), a secret lodge of Italian Freemasonry, and had clear connectio ...

(1920–1986), Italian banker * Michele Soavi (born 1957), Italian film director

Women with the given name Michele

Michèle Alliot-Marie Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie (; born 10 September 1946), known in France as MAM, is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France. She is a member of the Republicans, part of the Eur ...

(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),

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Michele Baldwin Michele Lenore Frazier Baldwin (October 6, 1966 – February 5, 2012), also known as Lady Ganga, was an American who set a world record in standup paddleboarding by paddling down the Ganges in India after being diagnosed with terminal cervical ...

(1966-2012) also known as Lady Ganga, stand up paddled 700 miles down the Ganges River to raise awareness of Cervical Cancer *

Michele Dotrice Michele Dotrice (born 27 September 1948) is an English actress. She portrayed Betty Spencer, the long-suffering wife of Frank Spencer, portrayed by Michael Crawford, in the BBC sitcom ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'', which ran from 1973 to 1978, ...

(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 Michèle Lalonde (July 28, 1937 – July 22, 2021) was a Canadian dramatist, essayist, playwright and poet for print and radio. She began her career as a writer and publisher while studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Université de Montr ...

(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 Michèle Mouton (born 23 June 1951) is a French former rally driver. Competing in the World Rally Championship for the Audi factory team, she took four victories and finished runner-up in the drivers' world championship in 1982. Mouton debuted ...

(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 Michèle Lazareff Rosier (; 3 June 1930 – 2 April 2017) was a French fashion journalist and designer who founded the V de V sportswear label. In addition to this, she worked as a film director and screenwriter since 1973. Early life and educat ...

(1930–2017), French director, screenwriter, and fashion designer *

Michele Scarabelli Michele Scarabelli (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian actress. She is probably best known for her role as Tenctonese Newcomer Susan Francisco on the Fox Network science fiction series ''Alien Nation'' and the five television movies that followe ...

(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 Michele Tafoya is an American former sportscaster. From 2011 to 2022, she was a reporter for NBC Sports, primarily as a sideline reporter for ''NBC Sunday Night Football''. She currently works as a political advisor and makes television appeara ...

, American sports journalist * Michele Timms (born 1965), Australian basketball player *

Michele Waagaard Michele Waagaard (Thai มิเชล วอกอร์ด, born 1980) is a Norwegian-Thai model, pop star, actress, MTV VJ, and radio host. In 1995 she won the title as Model of the Year for the Thai teen magazine ''The Boy''. Michele studie ...

(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 Alessandro Michele (; born 25 November 1972) is an Italian fashion designer who most recently served as the creative director of Gucci, the Italian fashion luxury house where he had been working since 2002. Known for his maximalist designs, Aless ...

, Italian fashion designer *

Draya Michele Andraya Michele Howard (born January 23, 1985) is an American media personality, model, actress, and fashion designer. Early life Andraya Michele was born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania. She has two children, one with her ex fiancé and Or ...

, American media personality *

Michael Michele Michael Michele Williams (born August 30, 1966) is an American actress and fashion designer. She began her career on stage before appearing opposite Wesley Snipes in the 1991 film ''New Jack City''. In the 1990s, Michele had leading roles in tw ...

, American actress * Riki Michele, American singer

Men with the given name Michele

Women with the given name Michele

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