Mitch is a short form of the masculine given name
Mitchell
Mitchell may refer to:
People
*Mitchell (surname)
*Mitchell (given name)
Places Australia
* Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate
* Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst
* Mitchell, Northern Territo ...
. It is also sometimes a nickname, usually for a person with the surname
Mitchell
Mitchell may refer to:
People
*Mitchell (surname)
*Mitchell (given name)
Places Australia
* Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate
* Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst
* Mitchell, Northern Territo ...
. It may refer to:
People
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Mitch Altman
Mitch Altman (born December 22, 1956) is a Berlin-based hacker and inventor, best known for inventing TV-B-Gone, as featured speaker at hacker conferences, as international expert on the hackerspace movement, and for teaching introductory electr ...
(born 1956), hacker and inventor
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Mitch Apau
Mitch Apau (born 27 April 1990) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right back.
Club career
He played for Veendam and Waalwijk before moving abroad to join Belgian side Westerlo in summer 2014.
In March 2015 Chelsea was rumoured to be intere ...
(born 1990), Dutch footballer
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Mitch Austin
Mitchell Gregory Reginald Austin (born 3 April 1991) is a professional association football player who plays as a winger.
Born in England to an Australian father, Austin began his senior career at Stalybridge Celtic in 2010. Three years later, ...
(born 1991), Australian footballer
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Mitch Benn
Mitchell John Benn (born 20 January 1970) is an English comedian, author and musician known for his comedy rock songs performed on BBC radio. He was, until 2016, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's satirical programme ''The Now Show'', and ha ...
(born 1970), English comedian and satirist, known for his musical parodies
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Mitch Berger
Mitchell Shannon Berger (born June 24, 1972) is a Canadian former American football punter. He played college football at Colorado and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft.
Berger has also been a memb ...
(born 1972), Canadian former National Football League punter
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Mitch Brown (disambiguation) Mitch Brown, Mitchell Brown or Mitchel Brown may refer to:
*Mitch Brown (rugby league) (born 1987), Australian rugby league player
*Mitch Brown (snowboarder) (born 1987), New Zealand Olympic snowboarder
*Mitchell Brown (rugby union) (born 1993), ...
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Mitch Clark (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
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Mitch Clarke
Mitchell Bradley Clarke (born November 24, 1985) is a Canadian professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He fought as a Lightweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and is the head coach at Complete Fitness & Martial Arts, St ...
(born 1985), Canadian mixed martial artist
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Mitch Cornish (born 1993), Australian rugby league player
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Mitch Creek
Mitchell Creek (born 27 April 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He began his NBL career with the Adelaide 36ers in 2010 and spent eight seasons w ...
(born 1992), Australian basketball player
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Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. (born April 7, 1949) is an American academic administrator, businessman, author, and retired politician. A Republican, Daniels served as the 49th governor of Indiana from 2005 to 2013. Since 2013, Daniels has been pr ...
(born 1949), American academic administrator, businessman, author and retired politician, 49th Governor of Indiana
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Mitch English
Mitch English (born October 2, 1969) is an American morning talk show host, comedian, actor, reporter and weatherman. He is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated morning television show, '' The Daily Buzz'', and was the last r ...
, American morning talk show host, comedian, actor, reporter and weatherman
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Mitch Epstein
Mitchell Epstein (born 1952) is an American fine-art photographer, among the first to make significant use of color. His books include ''Property Rights'' (2021), ''In India'' (2021), ''Sunshine Hotel'' (2019), ''Rocks and Clouds'' (2018), ''Ne ...
(born 1952), American art photographer
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Mitch Evans
Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He currently drives for the Jaguar TCS Racing team in Formula E. In 2012, he won the GP3 Series and he raced in the GP2 Series for four years, achieving ...
(born 1994), New Zealander racing driver
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Mitch Garver
Mitchell Lynn Garver (born January 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins.
Early life
Garver was born on January 15, 19 ...
(born 1991), American baseball player
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Mitch Gaylord
Mitchell Jay Gaylord (born March 10, 1961) is an American gymnast, actor, and Olympic gold medalist.
Early life
Gaylord was born in Van Nuys, California, the son of Fred and Linda Gaylord, and is Jewish. Gaylord graduated from Grant High Schoo ...
(born 1961), American Olympic champion gymnast
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Mitch Glasser
Mitchell Emri Glasser (born October 15, 1989) is an American-Israeli baseball player who is a free agent. He also plays for the Israel National Baseball Team.
In high school, Glasser was Illinois Independent School League MVP as a senior. At ...
(born 1989), American-Israeli baseball player
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Mitch Golby
Mitchell "Mitch" Golby (born 3 October 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with their first selection and si ...
(born 1991), Australian rules footballer
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Mitch Grassi
Mitchell Coby Michael Grassi (born July 24, 1992) is an American singer, musician and songwriter from Arlington, Texas. Known for his high tenor voice, Grassi came to international attention as the founder and performer of two groups—the quint ...
(born 1992), American musician, YouTube personality, and member of a capella band
Pentatonix
Pentatonix (abbreviated PTX) is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, currently consisting of vocalists Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, and Matt Sallee. Characterized by their pop-style arrangements ...
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Mitch Haniger
Mitchell Evan Haniger (born December 23, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners.
A coll ...
(born 1990), American baseball player
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Mitch Harris
Mitch Harris (born October 31, 1969) is an American guitarist. He started his career in the grindcore band Righteous Pigs. He did a side project with Mick Harris – then the drummer of grindcore band Napalm Death – called Defecation. Shortly ...
(born 1970), American guitarist and member of England-based grindcore band
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in 1981 in Meriden, West Midlands. None of the band's original members has been in the group since 1986. But since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch ...
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Mitch Hedberg
Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and deadpan delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes mixed with absurd elements and non seq ...
(1968–2005), American stand-up comedian
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Mitch Hewer
Mitchell Scott Hewer (born 1 July 1989) is an English actor, best known for the role of Maxxie Oliver in the E4 teen drama '' Skins''. He has also starred in'' Britannia High'' as the all-round talent Danny Miller.
Career
In 2007, Hewer was ca ...
(born 1989), British actor
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Mitchell Hurwitz
Mitchell Donald "Mitch" Hurwitz (born May 29, 1963) is an American television writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom ''Arrested Development'' as well as the co-creator of ''The Ellen Show''. He is a ...
(born 1963), American television writer, producer and actor
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Mitch Hyatt
Mitch Hyatt (born February 6, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Clemson.
Early years
A native of Sugar Hill, Georgia, Hyatt attended North Gwinnett High School, where ...
(born 1997), American football player
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Mitch Kapor
Mitchell David Kapor ( ; born November 1, 1950) is an American entrepreneur best known for his work as an application developer in the early days of the personal computer software industry, later founding Lotus, where he was instrumental in deve ...
(born 1950), American entrepreneur
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Mitch Keller
Mitch Thomas Keller (born April 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
Keller was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2014 Major Lea ...
(born 1996), American baseball player
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Mitch Kupchak
Mitchell Kupchak (born May 24, 1954) is an American professional basketball executive and retired player. He is the current president of basketball operations and general manager of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NB ...
(born 1954), American National Basketball Association player and general manager
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Mitch Landrieu
Mitchell Joseph Landrieu ( ; born August 16, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 2004 to ...
(born 1960), American politician and lawyer
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Mitch Lucker
Mitchell Adam Lucker (October 20, 1984 – November 1, 2012) was an American vocalist best known as the lead singer for the deathcore band Suicide Silence.
Career
Mitch Lucker first started performing music in the year 2000 with the band Breaka ...
(1984–2012), American vocalist of extreme metal band
Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence is an American deathcore band from Riverside, California. The band was established in 2002, and has released six studio albums, three EPs, and nineteen music videos. They were awarded the ''Revolver'' Golden God award for "Best ...
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Mitch Marner
Mitchell Marner (born May 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected fourth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2015 NHL Entry ...
(born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player for the
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
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Mitch McConnell
Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConne ...
(born 1942), American politician and Senate Minority Leader
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Mitch Merrett
Mitch Merrett is a record producer, music manager, and country musician from Langley, British Columbia, Canada. He plays a Gibson Robot Guitar. He studied music at Selkirk College in Nelson, graduating from the Contemporary Music and Technology p ...
, Canadian record producer
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Mitch Miller
Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor ...
(1911–2010), American oboist, conductor, recording producer and recording industry executive
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Mitch Mitchell
John Graham "Mitch" Mitchell (9 July 194612 November 2008)In his book about the Experience, Mitchell states he celebrated his 21st birthday while on tour on 9 July 1967, which makes his birth year 1946.Mitchell's obituaries in ''Billboard' ''T ...
(1946–2008), English drummer with The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Mitch Mustain
Mitchell Stewart Mustain (born February 27, 1988) is a former professional football player. He played high school football and baseball at Springdale High School in Springdale, Arkansas. Mustain played his first year of college football at the U ...
(born 1988), American college football player
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Mitch Nilsson
Mitchell Caine Nilsson (born 24 May 1991) is an Australian professional baseball third baseman for the Heidenheim Heideköpfe of the Bundesliga (baseball), Baseball Bundesliga and the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League (ABL).
M ...
(born 1991), Australian professional baseball player
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Mitch Pileggi
Mitch Pileggi (born April 5, 1952) is an American actor. He played Horace Pinker in '' Shocker'', Walter Skinner on ''The X-Files'', Colonel Steven Caldwell on ''Stargate Atlantis'', Ernest Darby in ''Sons of Anarchy'', and Harris Ryland in th ...
(born 1952), American actor best known for his role in ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
''
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Mitch Potter
Mitchell "Mitch" Potter (born September 16, 1980) is a male American track and field athlete, who competes in the sprints events, primarily the 400 metres. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games in ...
(born 1980), American track and field athlete
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Mitch Richmond
Mitchell James Richmond III (born June 30, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Moberly Area Community College and Kansas State University. He was a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Tea ...
(born 1965), American basketball player
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Mitch Robinson (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
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Mitchell Trubisky
Mitchell David Trubisky (born August 20, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina and was drafted second overall by the Chicago ...
(born 1994), American National Football League quarterback
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Mitch Ward
Mitchum David "Mitch" Ward (born 19 June 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League and Premier League for Sheffield United, Crewe Alexandra, Everton, Barnsley and York City.
Career
Born in Sheffield, ...
(born 1971), English footballer
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Mitch White (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
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Mitch White (footballer, born 1996)
Mitch White (born 10 April 1996) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, tall and weighing , White plays primarily as a half-back fl ...
, Australian rules footballer
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Mitch Williams
Mitchell Steven Williams (born November 17, 1964), nicknamed "Wild Thing", is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1986 to 1997. He was also a studio analyst for the MLB Network from 2009 to ...
(born 1964), American retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher
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Mitch Williams (politician)
Michael Richard "Mitch" Williams (born 27 June 1953) is a farmer and former deputy leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division), South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia. He resigned from the Liberals a ...
(born 1953), Australian politician and farmer
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Mitch Wishnowsky
Mitchell Wishnowsky (born 3 March 1992) is an Australian professional American football punter for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft after a college caree ...
(born 1992), American football player
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Mitch Young
Mitchell Young (born July 18, 1961) is a former American football defensive end who played one season with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He first enrolled at Northwest Mississippi Community College before transferring to Ar ...
(born 1961), American football player
Stage or ring name
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Mitch Ryder
Mitch Ryder (born William Sherille Levise, Jr.; February 26, 1945) is an American musician who has recorded more than 25 albums over more than four decades.
Career
Ryder formed his first band, Tempest, when he was at Warren High School, and th ...
, stage name of American musician William S. Levise, Jr. (born 1945)
* Mitch, ring name of wrestler
Nick Mitchell
Nicholas Cole Mitchell (born November 9, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist and retired professional wrestler who is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Mitch of the Spirit Squad.
Mitchell played football fo ...
Fictional characters
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Mitch Buchannon
Mitch Buchannon is a fictional character from the television series ''Baywatch''. He was played by David Hasselhoff in every season of ''Baywatch'' and ''Baywatch Nights'' plus in the first season of ''Baywatch Hawaii''. He also appeared in three ...
, main character of the TV series ''Baywatch'', played by David Hasselhoff
* "Mitch", the self-given nickname of Mitsuhiro Higa, The Ultimate Soccer Player, from ''
Danganronpa
is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each other ...
'' ''Another: Another Despair Academy''
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Mitch Laurence
Mitch Laurence is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera '' One Life to Live''. He was portrayed by Roscoe Born from 1985 to 1987 and again from 2002 to 2003. Born returned from November 9, 2009, to April 6, 2010. Born reappeared ...
, in the soap opera ''One Life to Live''
* Mitch Mitchelson, a villain in
The Powerpuff Girls
''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Televi ...
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Mitch Rapp
Mitch Rapp is a fictional character in a series of novel by Vince Flynn and in the film adaptation of '' American Assassin''. Since Flynn's death in 2013, the series has been continued by Kyle Mills.
Character introduction
Rapp is a counter-ter ...
, the main character in a series of novels by Vince Flynn
* Mitch Szalinski, in the movie ''
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' is a 1997 American science fiction comedy film, and the third installment in the ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' film series. The film marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Dean Cundey and was released throu ...
''
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Mitch Williams (General Hospital)
''General Hospital'' is the longest running American television serial drama, airing on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a District General Hospital, general hospital (hence the titl ...
, in the soap opera ''General Hospital''
* "Mitch", nickname of Harold Mitchell, one of the principal characters in ''
A Streetcar Named Desire
''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of person ...
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* Mitch, the main character in the movie ''
City Slickers
''City Slickers'' is a 1991 American comedy film, directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, and Noble Willingham with Jake Gyllen ...
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* Mitch, a character in
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
* Mitch, in the movie ''
Old School'', played by Luke Wilson
* Mitch Blake, a character in the soap opera ''
Another World''
* Mitch "Muscle Man" Sorenstein, a fictional character in the Cartoon Network animated series ''
Regular Show
''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the course of eight seasons a ...
''
*Detective Mitch Kelloway, detective in the 1994 movie,
Mask
A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment and often they have been employed for rituals and rights. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practic ...
Animals
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Mitch (''Meerkat Manor''), a meerkat in the television series ''Meerkat Manor''
See also
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Colin Mitchell (1925–1996), British Army lieutenant colonel nicknamed "Mad Mitch"
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English-language masculine given names
Hypocorisms
English masculine given names