Mikey is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of Michael. It may also refer to:

People

Mikey Ambrose Michael Ambrose (born October 5, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender. Career Youth, college and amateur Ambrose spent four seasons with the FC Dallas Development Academy before signing a letter of intent to ...

(born 1993), American Major League Soccer player * Mikey Arroyo (born 1969), Filipino actor and politician, son of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo *

Mikey Boyle Mikey Boyle is a hurler who plays with Ballyduff GAA Club, Ballyduff and Kerry GAA, Kerry. Causeway Comprehensive School Boyle played with Causeway Comprehensive School during his school days. He helped the school to win the 2003 All-Irela ...

, Irish hurler *

Mikey Chung Michael Chung (1950 – 28 December 2021) also known as Mao Chung, was a Jamaican musician who played keyboards, guitar and percussion instruments. He was also an arranger and record producer of Jamaican music, and worked with a wide array of m ...

(born 1954), Jamaican musician, arranger and record producer *

Mikey Coppola Michael J. Coppola (born May 18, 1946), also known as "Mikey Cigars", is an American mobster and captain in the Genovese crime family active in their New Jersey faction. He made national headlines when he went into hiding for 11 years to avoid ...

(born 1946), American mobster also known as "Mikey Cigars" *

Mikey Craig Michael Emile "Mikey" Craig (born 15 February 1960) is a British musician and DJ of Jamaican descent, best known as the bassist of the pop/soul/new wave group Culture Club. Craig's group Culture Club became one of the most successful bands of t ...

(born 1960), English musician, bassist of the 1980s band Culture Club *

Mikey Day Michael William Day (born March 20, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host of the Netflix show ''Is It Cake?'' He joined ''Saturday Night Live'' as a writer in its 39th season, became a featured player in it ...

(born 1980), American actor, comedian, writer, cast member of

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...

* Mikey Mileos (born 1980), Australian stand-up comedian * Mikey Garcia (born 1987), American boxer, world champion in three weight classes * Michael Graham (singer) (born 1972), Irish singer, songwriter and record producer * Mikey Lee (born 1993), Irish hurler *

Mikey Lopez Miguel Angel "Mikey" Lopez Jr. (born February 20, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion. Career College and amateur Born in Dallas, Texas, Lopez attended the St. ...

(born 1993), American Major League Soccer player *

Mikey Maher Michael "Mikey" Maher (15 July 1869 – 18 May 1947) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team. Born in Tubberadora, County Tipperary, Maher first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty- ...

(1870–1947), Irish hurler *

Mikey McCleary Michael McCleary is a New Zealand songwriter, composer, performer, producer and director based in Mumbai, India since 2007. He has worked on a large number of advertisements such as for brands like Levi's, Coca-Cola, Vodafone etc. and films su ...

(born 1969), Indian-born New Zealand songwriter, composer, performer, producer and director * Mikey Nicholls (born 1985), Australian professional wrestler * Mikey North (born 1986), English actor * Mikey Robins (born 1961), Australian media personality, game show host, comedian and writer * Mikey Smith (1954-1983), Jamaican dub poet *

Mikey Way Michael James Way (born September 10, 1980) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He is also the multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist of rock duo Electric Century. Mikey c ...

(born 1980), American musician, bassist of

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist Mi ...

* Mikey Walsh (born 1980), British writer, columnist and LGBT activist *

Mikey Welsh Michael Edward Welsh (April 20, 1971 – October 8, 2011) was an American artist and musician who played bass for several bands, including the rock band Weezer. During Weezer's hiatus, he played with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo in the band Homie ...

(1971-2011), American musician, former bassist of Weezer *

Mikey Wood Mikey Wood (born 18 April 1996) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second row forward for the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship. He previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. Wood ha ...

(born 1996), rugby league player * Mikey Dangerous, Jamaican/Canadian reggae artist * Mikey Dread, Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster * Mikey Spice, Jamaican reggae singer * Cho Myung-ik (born 1980), member of the South Korean band Turbo * Mikey or Mike Mondo, ring names of American professional wrestler Michael Brendli (born 1983) *

Mikey Whipwreck John Michael Watson (born June 4, 1973), better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a trainer, and global ambassador. He is best known for his career w ...

, ring name of American retired professional wrestler John Michael Watson (born 1973) *

Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

, formerly Mikey, American singer-songwriter and record producer born Kim Jung-seung (born 1986)

Fictional characters

Little Mikey Little Mikey is a fictional boy played by John Gilchrist (born February 2, 1968) in an American television commercial promoting Quaker Oats' breakfast cereal Life. The ad was created by art director Bob Gage, who also directed the commercial. It f ...

, in a commercial for Life cereal * Michelangelo ''(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)'', nicknamed "Mikey" * Mikey, a character in '' Little Secrets'' * Mikey, main character in '' Pig City'' * Mikey Blumberg, main character of '' Recess'' * Mikey Fuccon, main character of ''

The Fuccons ''The Fuccons'' (), known as in Japan, is a Japanese sketch comedy series created by Yoshimasa Ishibashi. It features the Fuccons, a family of American expatriates living in Japan, with characters played by mannequins filmed at various location ...

'' * Mikey Munroe, main character of ''

Bunsen Is a Beast ''Bunsen Is a Beast'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It revolves around a small eccentric monster named Bunsen who begins attending a middle school that previously only admitted humans. In spite ...

'' * Mikey Palmice, a character in ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...

'' * Mikey Simon, main character of ''

Kappa Mikey ''Kappa Mikey'' is an American animated television series created by Larry Schwarz. The show was created by Schwarz's studio Animation Collective. The series premiered on February 25, 2006 and ended on September 20, 2008. 52 episodes were produced ...

'' * Mikey Walsh, main character of ''

The Goonies ''The Goonies'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. In the film, kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astori ...

'' *

Mikey Waters Michael Waters is a fictional character in Gus Van Sant's ''My Own Private Idaho'', portrayed by River Phoenix. He is a sensitive, homeless teenage hustler who suffers from narcolepsy, directly foiling his best friend, Scott Favor ( Keanu Reeves) ...

, one of the two main characters of '' My Own Private Idaho'' * Mikey Ubriacco, main character of

Look Who's Talking ''Look Who's Talking'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling, and starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Bruce Willis plays the voice of Mollie's son, Mikey. The film features George Segal as Albert. P ...

People

Fictional characters

See also