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Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

, and occasionally a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include:

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Men

Mickey Andrews Mickey Andrews (born May 20, 1942) is a former American football coach. He is most known for his tenure as the defensive coordinator at Florida State for 26 seasons, from 1984 to 2009, under head coach Bobby Bowden. Andrews also served as the h ...

(born 1942), American retired college football coach *

Mickey Appleman Mark "Mickey" Appleman (born July 15, 1945) is an American professional poker player, sports bettor, and sports handicapper now living in Fort Lee, New Jersey. His poker accomplishments include winning four WSOP bracelets, all in different var ...

(born 1945), American poker player and sports bettor and handicapper * Michael Barron (born 1974), English former football player and coach *

Mickey Cochrane Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane (April 6, 1903 – June 28, 1962), nicknamed "Black Mike", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detro ...

(1903–1962), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player, manager and coach *

Michael Cochrane (musician) Michael Cochrane (born September 4, 1948 in Peekskill, New York) is an American jazz pianist who has recorded extensively for SteepleChase Records, as well as Soul Note and Landmark Records. As a sideman, he has recorded with Marvin Peterson, Oli ...

(born 1948), American jazz pianist *

Mickey Cohen Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen (September 4, 1913 – July 29, 1976) was an American gangster, boxer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles during the mid-20th century. Early life Mickey Cohen was born on September 4, 1913, in New York City to Je ...

(1913–1976), American gangster * Mickey Curry (born 1956), American drummer *

Michael Devine (hunger striker) Michael James "Mickey" Devine ( ga, Mícheál Ó Daimhín; 26 May 1954 – 20 August 1981) was a volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). He was the last hunger striker to die in prison during the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Backgr ...

(1954–1981), a founding member of the Irish National Liberation Army * Mickey Drexler (born 1944), chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group and former CEO of Gap Inc. * Mickey Fisher (1904/05–1963), American basketball coach *

Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936 – May 7, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 19 ...

(born 1936), American country music artist *

Mickey Gorka Michael "Mickey" Gorka ( he, מיקי גורקה; born November 15, 1972) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former professional player. Early life and playing career Gorka was born in Haifa, Israel. He played college basketball for ...

(born 1972), Israeli basketball player and coach * Michael (Mickey) Gubitosi, birth name of

Robert Blake (actor) Robert Blake (born Michael James Gubitosi; September 18, 1933) is an American retired actor known for his roles in the 1967 film ''In Cold Blood'' and the 1970s U.S. television series '' Baretta''. Blake began acting as a child, with a lead ...

(born 1933), American actor *

Mickey Guidry Mickey Guidry (born August 9, 1966) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons with the New Orleans Night of the Arena Football League. He played college football at Louisiana State University. He was also a member of the S ...

(born 1966), American football quarterback *

Mickey Hamill Michael Hamill (19 January 1889 – 23 July 1943) was an Irish association football wing half who played professionally in Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States. A native of West Belfast, he learned to play Gaelic football before turn ...

(1889–1943), Northern Irish footballer * Mickey Hargitay (1926–2006), Hungarian-American actor and 1955 Mr. Universe, husband of Jayne Mansfield *

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

(born 1943), American drummer with The Grateful Dead * Mickey Harte (), Gaelic football manager *

Mickey He He Shengming (born He Min on July 9, 1976) is a Chinese actor and singer. Born in Xiantao, Hubei, He moved to Guangzhou, Guangdong in the early 1990s to pursue a music career. Along with Peng Liang and Yang Guang, they formed the boy band China P ...

(born 1976), Chinese television actor and singer *

Mickey Higham Mickey Higham (born 18 September 1980) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. He played for the Leigh Centurions in three separate spells in the Super League and Betfred Champi ...

(born 1980), English rugby league player *

Mickey Hole Ernest Bradford "Mick" Hole (September 2, 1900 – March 11, 1969), also recorded as "Mickey Hole", was an American football Back who played two seasons in the American Professional Football Association with the Muncie Flyers The Muncie Flye ...

(1892–1969), National Football League player *

Mickie James Mickie Laree James (born August 31, 1979) Additional January 6, 2017. is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Country music, country singer. She is currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She has also had tenures in WWE a ...

(born 1979), American professional wrestler * Mickey Jones (born 1941), American musician and actor *

Mickey Katz Meyer Myron "Mickey" Katz (June 15, 1909 – April 30, 1985) was an American musician and comedian. He was the father of actor Joel Grey and paternal grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey. Early life Meyer Myron Katz was born on Sawtell Court in ...

(1909–1985), American musician and comedian * Mickey Kantor (born 1939), American politician and lawyer * Mickey Kearns (born 1943), Gaelic footballer *

Mickey Kuhn Theodore Matthew Michael Kuhn Jr. (September 21, 1932 – November 20, 2022) was an American actor. He started his career as a child actor, active on-screen during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1930s until the early 1950s. He is noted fo ...

(born 1932), American former child actor *

Mickey Levy Mickey Levy ( he, מִיקִי לֵוִי, born 21 June 1951) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid and is a former Speaker of the Knesset. He served as Deputy Minister of Finance between 2013 an ...

(born 1951), Israeli politician *

Mickey Lolich Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1963 until 1979, almost entirely for the Detroit Tigers. A three-time All-St ...

(born 1940), American former Major League Baseball player * Mickey Loomis (born 1956), general manager of the NFL's New Orleans Saints since 2002 *

Mickey Madden Michael Allen Madden (born May 13, 1979) is an American musician and a former bassist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. Life and music career Madden was born in Austin, Texas. He began playing in junior high school at the Brentwood School in L ...

(born 1979), American musician, bassist for the pop rock band Maroon 5 *

Mickey Mantle Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" and "the Mick", was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York ...

(1931–1995), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player *

Mickey Marvin Phillip Michael "Mickey" Marvin (October 5, 1955 – March 6, 2017) was a professional American football player. Career After attending the University of Tennessee, Marvin played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, from 1977 t ...

(born 1955), American former National Football League player * Mickey Melchiondo (born 1970), guitarist for Ween under the stage name

Dean Ween Michael Melchiondo Jr. (born September 25, 1970), better known by his stage name Dean Ween, is an American guitarist, singer and a founding member of the alternative rock group Ween. He is currently active in the groups Ween, Moistboyz and The ...

Mickey Michaux Henry McKinley "Mickey" Michaux Jr. (born September 4, 1930) is an American civil rights activist and Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the state's thirty-first House district from 1983 to 2019 and prev ...

(born 1930), American politician *

Mickey Moniak McKenzie Matthew "Mickey" Moniak (born May 13, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Moniak was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the first overall pick of the ...

(born 1998), American baseball player * Mickey Muennig (1935 –2021), American architect *

Mickey Newbury Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury Jr. (May 19, 1940 – September 29, 2002) was an American songwriter, recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Early life and career Newbury was born in Houston, Texas, on May 19, ...

(1940–2002), American singer and songwriter *

Mickey Perz Michael Richard Perz is a Filipino-Swiss dancer and occasional actor. He is under contract with ABS-CBN and Star Magic. Biography Mickey Perz was born in Vienna, Austria to an Austrian father and a Filipino mother. His mother is from Alcala, ...

(born 1984), Filipino-Swiss actor and dancer *

Mickey Redmond Michael Edward Redmond (born December 27, 1947) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He is currently a color commentator for Detroit Red Wings games on television for Bally Sports Detroit. Playing career Redmond played right win ...

(born 1947), Canadian former National Hockey League player *

Mickey Rivers John Milton "Mickey" Rivers (born October 30, 1948) is an American former baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1984 for the California Angels, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. As a member of the Yankees, he was pa ...

(born 1948), American former Major League Baseball player *

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...

(1920–2014), American film actor *

Mickey Rosenthal Moshe Michael "Mickey" Rosenthal ( he, משה מיכאל "מיקי" רוזנטל, born 4 February 1955) is an Israeli investigative journalist and politician. He is a member of the Labor Party and was placed twelfth on the party's list for the 2 ...

(born 1955), Israeli investigative journalist and politician *

Mickey Rourke Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles i ...

(born 1952), American film actor *

Mickey Russell Mickey Russell is a former American football quarterback who played on season with the Dallas Texans of the Arena Football League. He played college football at Angelo State University Angelo State University is a public university in San An ...

, American football player *

Mickey Shaughnessy Joseph C. Shaughnessy (August 5, 1920 – July 23, 1985), better known as Mickey Shaughnessy, was an American actor and comedian. Early life Joseph C. Shaughnessy was born in New York City. He began in show business working as a singer at res ...

(1920–1985), American actor *

Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane (; March 9, 1918July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have ...

(1918–2006), American detective fiction author *

Mickey Stanley Mitchell Jack "Mickey" Stanley (born July 20, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Stanley signed with the Detroit Tigers organization in 1960. After four years in the Tigers' minor league ...

(born 1942), American former Major League Baseball player *

William "Mickey" Stevenson William "Mickey" Stevenson (born January 4, 1937) is an American former songwriter and record producer for the Motown group of labels from the early days of Berry Gordy's company until 1967. Life and career He was born William Stevenson and, a ...

(born c. 1940), American songwriter and record producer *

Mickey Tettleton Mickey Lee Tettleton (born September 16, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers. Although Tettleton played most ...

(born 1960), American Major League Baseball player *

Mickey Vernon James Barton "Mickey" Vernon (April 22, 1918 – September 24, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Washington Senators (1939–1948, 1950–1955), Cleveland Indians (1949–1950, 1958), Boston Red ...

(1918–2008), American Major League Baseball player, manager and coach *

Mickey Walsh Michael Anthony Walsh (born 13 August 1954) is a former professional footballer who works as a football agent. A striker, he spent his club career in England and Portugal. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland national team ...

(born 1954), English footballer *

Mickey Washington Mickey Lin Washington (born July 8, 1968) is a former professional American football player who played cornerback in the National Football League for eight seasons for the New England Patriots (1990–1991), Washington Redskins (1992), Buffalo Bil ...

(born 1968), American former National Football League player *

Mickey Weintraub Philip Weintraub (October 12, 1907 – June 21, 1987) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. Weintraub played for 13 minor league teams, for whom he had an aggregate batting average of .337, as well as for the New Yor ...

(1907–1987), American Major League Baseball player *

Mickey Welch Michael Francis Welch (July 4, 1859 – July 30, 1941), nicknamed "Smiling Mickey", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He stood tall and weighed . He was the third pitcher to accumulate 300 career victories. Welch was born in Brooklyn, New Y ...

(1859–1941), American Major League pitcher

Women

* Emily "Mickey" Hahn (1905–1997), American writer *

Mickey Sumner Brigitte Michael "Mickey" Sumner (born 19 January 1984) is an English actress best known for her film roles as Sophie Levee in ''Frances Ha'' (2012) and Farrah in '' The Mend'' (2014) and her television roles as Katia on '' Low Winter Sun'' (20 ...

(born 1984), English actress *

Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright (February 14, 1935 – February 17, 2020) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She became a member of the tour in 1955 and won 82 LPGA Tour career events including 13 major champion ...

(born 1935), American Hall-of-Fame golfer *

Mickey Zucker Reichert Mickey Zucker Reichert (born as Miriam Susan Zucker in 1962) is an American fantasy fiction author of several best selling novels. Personal life Reichert is a pediatrician, and holds a Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.). She is from a town in Iowa. ...

(born 1962), American fantasy fiction author

Surname

* Joey Mickey (born 1970), American former football player *

John H. Mickey John Hopwood Mickey (September 30, 1845 – June 2, 1910) was an American banker and Republican politician who served as the 13th Governor of Nebraska from 1903 to 1907. Life and career Early life and ancestors He was born near Burlington, ...

(1845–1910), American politician, 13th governor of Nebraska *

Jordan Mickey Jordan Grayson Mickey (born July 9, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Louisiana State University before being selec ...

(born 1994), American basketball player *

Ruth Mickey Ruth Mary Mickey (born 1954) is a retired American statistician known for her research on feature selection to control the effects of confounding on statistical inference, and on the applications of statistics to issues of public health and natu ...

(born 1954), American statistician

Fictional characters

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

, a Disney animated character * A character in '' Man Down'' * Big Mickey, a dockside crane from the children's television series ''

TUGS A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, suc ...

'' *

Mickey Abbott This is a list of characters who appeared on ''Seinfeld''. This list features only characters who appeared in multiple episodes; those that appeared in only one are not included here. Primary characters Jerry Seinfeld George Costanza Elaine ...

, a recurring side character in ''Seinfeld'' * Mickey, a criminal and friend in the FOX animated show ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob and Linda and their three children, Tina, Gene, and Louise—wh ...

'' * Michael "Mickey" Bunce, in the 1991 black comedy movie ''

Drop Dead Fred ''Drop Dead Fred'' is a 1991 black comedy fantasy film directed by Ate de Jong, produced by PolyGram and Working Title Films and released and distributed by New Line Cinema, starring Phoebe Cates as a young woman named Elizabeth Cronin and Rik Ma ...

'' * Mickey Goldmill, in the ''Rocky'' franchise *

Mickey Horton Mickey Horton is a fictional character from the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', played from the show's debut episode in 1965 until January 2004 by John Clarke, spanning 3,500 episodes. The role was briefly played in 2004 by Richard Voigts, the ...

, in the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *

Mickey Milkovich A variety of fictional characters appear in the American comedy-drama television series '' Shameless'', created by Paul Abbott. First broadcast on Showtime on January 9, 2011, it is based on the British series of the same name, and features man ...

, a recurring character in the American television series ''Shameless'' * Margaret "Mickey" Dawson, played by

Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Since her career ...

in the 2013 American black comedy crime film '' Life of Crime'' * Mickey Miller, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Mickey Morelli, in the 1985 American adventure comedy film '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' *

Mickey Smith Mickey Smith is a fictional character portrayed by Noel Clarke in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The character is introduced as the ordinary, working class boyfriend of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), a London shopgirl ...

, in the British science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'' * The killer in the 1997 American slasher movie ''

Scream 2 ''Scream 2'' is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O'Connell, Elise Neal, ...

'' * The protagonist of ''

Mickey One ''Mickey One'' is a 1965 American neo noir crime film starring Warren Beatty and directed by Arthur Penn from a script by Alan Surgal. Plot After incurring the wrath of the Mafia, a stand-up comic (Warren Beatty) flees Detroit for Chicago, taki ...

'', a 1965 film starring Warren Beatty in the title role * The title character of ''

Mickey Mickey is a given name and nickname, almost always masculine and often a short form (hypocorism) of Michael, and occasionally a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name or nickname Men * Mickey Andrews (bor ...

'', starring Mabel Normand * The title character of ''

'', a coming-of-age film about a tomboy named Mickey * Mickey O'Neill, a main character in Snatch

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