Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

People known just as Mika

* Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footballer, born 1987), Portuguese football defender Michael da Conceição Figueiredo *

Mika (footballer, born 1991) Michael Simões Domingues (born 8 March 1991), known as Mika, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland to Portuguese parents, Mika joined U.D. Leiria's youth ranks in ...

, Portuguese football goalkeeper Michael Simões Domingues *

Mika (Armenian singer) Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. On 11 June 2015 it was confirmed that they would use internal selection. Michael Varosyan (Mika) was selected as the Armenian representative on 14 July with his ...

, Michael Varosyan, who represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 *

Mika X Mika X (born Terrance John Pou on 8 February 1962, later renamed Neil Gudsell, also known as Mika and as Mika Haka) is a New Zealand Māori singer, performance artist, actor, filmmaker, TV producer and comedian. He has toured across the worl ...

, (born 1962), New Zealand Maori performing artist

Fictional characters

* Mika, a character in the horror game ''

Ao Oni is a survival horror adventure video game developed under the name of "noprops". It was first released on November 2008 as a Japan-only freeware and adapted into an official English-language version in later versions. It was later acqui ...

Mika as a given name

Male given name (primarily used in Finland)

Mika Aaltola Mika Aaltola (born 1969) is a Finnish political scientist and director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. He has gained media attention during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he follows and regularly comments on. Aaltol ...

(born 1969), Finnish political scientist and director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs *

Mika Aaltonen Mika Aaltonen (born 16 November 1965) is a Finnish former footballer. His position was an attacking central midfielder. He also played for the Finnish national team. During his career (1982–1994) he played in Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Germ ...

(born 1965), Finnish football player * Mika Brzezinski (born 1967), American talk-show host *

Mika Chunuonsee Mika Chunuonsee ( th, มิก้า ชูนวลศรี; ; born 26 March 1989) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right back or a Defender (association football)#C ...

(born 1989), Thai football player * Mika Häkkinen (born 1968), Finnish former Formula One double World Champion *

Mika Halvari Mika Kristian Halvari (born February 13, 1970 in Kemi) is a Finnish former shot putter. When competing, he represented Kemin Kunto and Helsingin Kisa-Veikot. Halvari won the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Barcelona, Spain and came in ...

(born 1970), Finnish shot putter *

Mika Hannula Mika Stefan Hannula (born 2 April 1979) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Playing career Hannula started playing ice hockey with Finnish team TPS. He is a hard-working and quick player with very good skating abiliti ...

(born 1979), Swedish ice hockey player *

Mika Helin Mika Antero Helin (born 7 April 1978) is a Finnish retired footballer. He played a total of 84 games in the Veikkausliiga during a senior career which spanned 1998 to 2012. Helin also played futsal at a high level and competed internationally wi ...

(born 1978), Finnish football player * Mika Horiuchi (born 1986), Japanese-American musician * Mika Immonen (born 1972), Finnish pool player *

Mika Ják Mika (I) from the kindred Ják ( hu, Ják nembeli (I) Mika; died after 1202) was a Hungarian influential lord in the Kingdom of Hungary at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries.Markó 2006, p. 233. Family Mika (also Mike or Michael) belonged to ...

(died after 1202), Hungarian noble * Mika Kallio (born 1982), Finnish motorcycle racer * Mika Karppinen (born 1971), Finnish drummer better known as

Gas Lipstick Mika Kristian Karppinen (born 8 February 1971), better known as Gas Lipstick, is a Swedish-Finnish musician, best known as the previous drummer of the Finnish gothic rock band HIM. He is also a drummer for other bands currently on hiatus, such ...

Mika Kaurismäki Mika Juhani Kaurismäki (; born 21 September 1955) is a Finnish film director. Biography Mika Kaurismäki is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki, and the father of Maria Kaurismäki, who graduated from Tampere School of Art and Media in 2008 ...

(born 1955), Finnish film director *

Mika Koivuniemi Mika Juhani Koivuniemi (born 6 April 1967) is a Finnish bowling coach and semi-retired professional ten-pin bowler. He competed on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour in the United States, and won bowling titles in 21 different countr ...

(born 1967), Finnish ten-pin bowler * Mika Kojonkoski (born 1963), Finnish ski jumper and politician * Mika Kuusisto (born 1967), Finnish cross-country skier * Mika Lahtinen (born 1985), Finnish football player * Mika Laitinen (born 1973), Finnish ski jumper * Mika Luttinen (born 1971), Finnish musician * Mika Muranen (born 1971), Finnish prisoner * Mika Myllylä (1969-2011), Finnish cross-country skier * Mika Mäkeläinen (born 1965), Finnish journalist and nonfiction writer * Mika Niskanen (born 1973), Finnish ice hockey player * Mika Noronen (born 1979), Finnish ice hockey player *

Mika Nurmela Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director of Finnish Ykkönen club AC Oulu. His son Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer. Internation ...

(born 1971), Finnish football player * Mika-Matti Paatelainen (born 1967), Finnish football manager, better known as

Mixu Paatelainen Mika-Matti Petteri Paatelainen (born 3 February 1967) is a Finnish former professional football player and the head coach of Veikkausliiga club HIFK. He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's ...

Mika Peltonen Lieutenant General Mika Peltonen was the Chief of Operations in the Finnish Defense Forces. General Peltonen was born on 23 January 1956 in Tampere, Finland. He was a foreign exchange student taking part in the Youth For Understanding exchange p ...

(born 1965), Finnish military officer *

Mika Pohjola Mika Pohjola ( (born December 1, 1971) is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer who resides in Stockholm. He is one of the most prolific Scandinavian jazz musicians in his generation. Biography Childhood in Helsinki, Finland 1971-87 Mika P ...

(born 1971), Finnish jazz pianist *

Mikaele Ravalawa Mikaele Ravalawa (born 9 November 1997) is a Fijian rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Fiji at the international level. Background Ravalawa was born in Galoa Isla ...

(born 1997), Fijian rugby league player * Mika Ronkainen (born 1970), Finnish film director * Mika Salo (born 1966), Finnish auto racer *

Mika Sankala Mika Sankala (born 16 November 1964) is a Finnish football manager and a former footballer. He is currently the assistant coach for Finland women's national football team. He played three seasons in the Finnish premier league Mestaruussarja f ...

(born 1964), Finnish football manager and former footballer * Mika Singh (born 1977), Indian entertainer * Mika Špiljak (1916–2007), Yugoslav politician *

Mika Strömberg Mika Juhani Strömberg (born February 28, 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques as their eleventh-round pick, #211 overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. After a ten-y ...

(born 1970), Finnish ice hockey player *

Mika Tauriainen Mika Tauriainen (born 5 January 1975 Sweden) is a Finnish vocalist. He is currently a member of gothic metal band Entwine, Frostlit and ex-vocalist of atmospheric rock band ShamRain. Discography With Entwine * Chaotic Nation (2015/Spinefarm Re ...

(born 1975), Finnish rock singer * Mika Vainio, member of the Finnish electronic duo

Pan sonic Pan Sonic was a Finnish electronic music group founded in Turku in 1993. The group consisted of Mika Vainio, Ilpo Väisänen, and Sami Salo. Salo left in 1996 leaving Pan Sonic a duo. The group was originally named Panasonic until 1998. In Dece ...

* Mika Vasara (born 1983), Finnish shot putter *

Mika Väyrynen (footballer) Mika Väyrynen (born 28 December 1981) is a Swedish-born Finnish former footballer. Club career Early career Väyrynen started his career with FC Lahti and joined FC Jokerit for the 2001 season. Heerenveen Midway through that year SC Heerenv ...

(born 1981), Finnish football player * Mika Vukona, (born 1982), Fijian-born New Zealand basketball player * Mika Waltari (1908–1979), Finnish author * Mika Zibanejad, (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player

Female given name (美佳, 美香, etc., primarily used in Japan)

* Mika Akino (born 1973), the Japanese wrestler AKINO *

Mika Arisaka (born June 28, 1974 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese-American singer. Due to her upbringing, she is bilingual and has performed in both English and (more commonly) Japanese. She attended Berklee College ...

(born 1974), Japanese-American singer *

Mika Boorem Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footbal ...

(born 1987), American actress * Mika Brzezinski (born 1967), American television journalist, co-host of ''Morning Joe'' *

Mika Doi is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who was born in Sendai.Doi, Hitoshi. She's also the Japanese voice actor for the charcacter Daisy Duck"Doi Mika" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011. Filmography Te ...

(born 1956), Japanese voice actress * Mika Handa, singer with the band

Mika Bomb Mika Bomb (sometimes spelled Mikabomb) is a London-based, Japanese pop punk band. History Lead singer Mika Handa arrived in London in 1998, with the goal of playing in a punk band. Recruitment for the band began with the arrival in London of t ...

*, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Mika Kanai (born 1964), Japanese voice actress * Mika Kato, namesake singer of the

Sadistic Mika Band was a Japanese rock band formed in 1972. Its name is a parody of the late 60s band Plastic Ono Band. Produced by Masatoshi Hashiba on Toshiba-EMI Records (now EMI Music Japan), the band was led by guitarist Kazuhiko Katō and singer , who were a ...

*, Japanese actress * Mika Kawamura (born 1973), Japanese manga artist *

Mika Kikuchi is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer affiliated with BLACK SHIP. Biography In 2000, Mika made her stage debut as Janet in the Japanese version of the musical Annie. She also had small roles in Suicide Circle and Battle Royale II: ...

(born 1983), Japanese actress * Mika Miyazato (born 1989), Japanese golfer * Mika Nakashima (born 1983), Japanese singer *

Mika Newton Oksana Stefanivna Hrytsay ( uk, Оксана Стефанівна Грицай; born on 5 March 1986), professionally known as Mika Newton ( uk, Міка Ньютон), is a Ukrainian singer and actress from the city of Burshtyn. Born and raised ...

(born 1986), Ukrainian singer *

Mika Reyes Mika Aereen Marcaliñas Reyes (born June 21, 1994) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is a Middle Hitter/Blocker and is currently playing in the PVL Premier Volleyball League in the Philippines. Early life Reyes grew up in Pulilan, Bulacan w ...

(born 1994), Filipina volleyball player * Mika Todd (born 1984), American jazz singer and former Hello! Project member *

Mika Urbaniak Mika Urbaniak (born Michelle Urbaniak in 1980 in New York City) is an American pop singer. She is a daughter of prominent Polish jazz musicians Urszula Dudziak and Michał Urbaniak. Born and raised in the United States, she has lived in Warsaw ...

(born 1980), American pop singer * Mika Yamamoto (1967-2012), Japanese journalist *

Mika Yamauchi Mika Yamauchi (山内美加 ''Yamauchi Mika'', born October 7, 1969) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team. Her nickname is Mika (ミカ). Profile *Birthplace: Yurihonjo, Akita *Height: 1 ...

(born 1969), Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese middle- and long-distance runner

Nickname or stage name

* Miroslav

Mika Antić Miroslav "Mika" Antić ( sr-cyr, Мирослав Мика Антић; 14 March 1932 – 24 June 1986) was a Serbian poet, film director, journalist and painter. He was a major figure of the Yugoslav Black Wave. He had six children. Biography He ...

(1932–1986), Serbian poet * Mika Singh (born 1977), Indian singer born Amrik Singh

Fictional characters

* Mika Ahonen, from the anime/manga ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...

'' * Mika Grainger, from British school drama series '' Waterloo Road'' * Mika Jougasaki, from '' The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' video game * Mika Kamishiro (神代美香), a character in the show '' Kamen Rider Kabuto'' is a older sister of Tsurugi Kamishiro / Kamen Rider Sasword * Mika Kujiin, one of the main characters in the ''

Kanamemo is a Japanese four-panel comic strip written and illustrated by . The strip has been serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Max'' since April 19, 2007. It is about Kana Nakamachi and her growing experience as a n ...

'' anime/manga * Mika Nanakawa (

R. Mika , known as and more commonly as , is a fictional character and professional wrestling, professional wrestler from Capcom's ''Street Fighter (series), Street Fighter'' fighting game series. She was introduced in the 1998 game ''Street Fighter Al ...

), from the fighting video games 'Street Fighter Alpha 3'' and ''Street Fighter V'' * Mika Nogizaka, from the light novel and anime ''

Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu is a Japanese light novel series by Yūsaku Igarashi, with illustrations by Shaa. The series originally started serialization in MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine '' Dengeki hp'' on June 18, 2004. The first novel was released ...

'' * Mika Tahara, from the manga ''

Koizora , or for short, is a 2005 best-selling Japanese coming of age and romance novel written by Mika. Originally posted on the cell phone website "Mahō no iLand", where chapters would be released exclusively for mobile reading, ''Koizora'' rec ...

* Mika Samuels, from the television series '' The Walking Dead'' *

Mika Shimotsuki is a fictional character, introduced in the anime ''Psycho-Pass'' by Production I.G. A minor character in the 2012 series, Shimotsuki's role has gained importance in the sequels, in which she becomes an inspector working in Unit One, an organizat ...

, from the anime ''

Psycho-Pass ''Psycho-Pass'' (stylized as ''PSYCHO-PASS'') is a Japanese cyberpunk psychological thriller anime television series produced by Production I.G. It was co-directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani and Katsuyuki Motohiro and written by Gen Urobuchi, ...

'' * Mikaela "Mika" Hyakuya, from the anime '' Seraph of the End'' * Mikazuki "Mika" Augus, from '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans'' * Mika Returna, a new character in the fighting game ''

Under Night In-Birth is a 2D fighting game co-developed by Ecole Software and French-Bread. It received many updates for adjustments and characters. Gameplay The game has similar mechanics to ''Melty Blood'', ''Guilty Gear'' and ''BlazBlue''. It uses three attac ...

'' * Mika Kanda, a character in the fighting game '' Gantz'' *

Mika Koizumi is Toei Company's eighth installment in the Super Sentai metaseries. Its 51 episodes aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, replacing '' Kagaku Sentai Dynaman'' and was replaced by ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' with a mov ...

(小泉ミカ), a character in the show '' Choudenshi Bioman'' * Mika Yamaguchi (山口美香), a character in the show ''

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger is both the thirteenth entry of Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries and the first title of the Heisei period. it was aired on TV Asahi on February 25, 1989, to February 23, 1990, replacing ''Choujyu Sentai Liveman'' and was replaced by '' ...

'' * Meekah, character in Moonbug preschool channel Blippi

Mika as a surname (primarily used in Polynesia and Poland)

Arūnas Mika Arūnas Mika (born 11 November 1970) is a retired Lithuanian football defender, who last played for Sakalas Siauliai. He obtained a total number of 13 caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring one goal. Honours National Team * ...

(born 1970), Lithuanian association footballer *

Bascha Mika Bascha Mika (born 17 January 1954) is a German journalist and publicist. From 1998 to July 2009, she was editor-in-chief of ''Die Tageszeitung'' and has held the same post at Frankfurt Rundschau since April 2014. At ''Die Tageszeitung'', Mika was ...

(born 1954), German journalist *

Brad Mika Bradley Moni Mika (born 2 June 1981) is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is lock. He was educated at St Peter's College. He made his provincial debut for Auckland in 2000, his Super Rugby debut for Crusaders in 2002, and his intern ...

(born 1981), New Zealand rugby union player *

Constantine Mika Constantine Mika (born 14 September 1989) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, Hull Kingston Rovers i ...

(born 1989), Samoan rugby league player *

Dylan Mika Dylan Gabriel Mika (17 April 1972 – 20 March 2018) was a New Zealand-born rugby union player who represented the national teams of both Samoa and New Zealand. Born in Auckland, Mika was initially educated at Marcellin College, before movi ...

(1972–2018), New Zealand rugby union player * Eric Mika (born 1995), American basketball player *

Jarosław Mika Jarosław Mika (born 31 October 1962) is a Polish Land Forces officer who has served as the general commander of Branches of the Armed Forces since 2017. Biography Mika was born on 31 October 1962, and he joined the Polish military in 1981 when h ...

(born 1962), Polish military officer *

Mateusz Mika Mateusz Włodzimierz Mika (born 21 January 1991) is a Polish professional volleyball player, a former member of the Poland national team. A participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016, 2014 World Champion, and the 2012 Polish Champion with Assec ...

(born 1991), Polish volleyball player * Michael Mika (born 1968), New Zealand Samoan rugby union player and jurist *

Miché Mika Miché Mika (born 16 September 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TP Mazembe and the DR Congo national football team The DR Congo national football team, recognised by FIFA as Congo DR (formerly known ...

(born 1996), Congolese association footballer * Setefano Mika, former name of

Aunese Curreen Aunese Curreen (born Setefano Mika, 23 December 1981) is a Samoan middle distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres. He is currently a member of the North Harbour Bays Athletics Club in Auckland, New Zealand. Curreen represented Samoa at ...

(born 1985), Samoan middle-distance runner *

Václav Míka Václav Míka (born 1 June 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for MFK Chrudim, on loan from Viktoria Plzeň. Club career He made his Czech First League debut for Viktoria Plzeň on 6 February 2021 in a game against Slovan Liberec ...

(born 2000), Czech association footballer

Fictional characters

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