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 Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (fashion designer), Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer

Rulers

=Byzantine emperors

= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Michael II (770–829), called "the Stammerer" and "the Amorian" *Michael III (840–867), called "the Drunkard", youngest child of Theophilos *Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010–1041), husband of Zoë, came from a peasant family *Michael V Kalaphates (1015–1042), or "the Caulker", nephew of Michael IV *Michael VI Bringas (d. 1059), called "Stratiotikos", chosen by Theodora *Michael VII Doukas (c. 1050–1078), called "Parapinakes", eldest son of Constantine X *Michael VIII Palaiologos (1223–1282), founder of the Palaeologan dynasty *Michael IX Palaiologos (1277–1320), eldest son of Andronikos II

=Portuguese rulers

= * Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal, Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias (1498–1500), son of King Manuel I of Portugal * Miguel de Bragança, 1st Duke of Lafões (1699–1724), illegitimate son of King Pedro II of Portugal, drowned * Miguel I of Portugal (1802–1866), forced to abdicate in 1834 * Prince Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853–1927), claimant to the throne in exile * Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu (1878–1923), eldest son of Miguel, Duke of Braganza

=Russian rulers

= * Mikhail of Vladimir (d. 1176), eldest son of Yuri Dolgoruky by his second marriage * Mikhail of Tver (1271–1318), second son of Yaroslav III * Michael of Russia (1596–1645), first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov * Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (1878–1918), the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II

=Bulgarian rulers

= * Boris I of Bulgaria, Boris-Michael (d. 907), knyaz of Bulgaria * Michael II Asen (1238/41–1256), tsar of Bulgaria, son of Ivan Asen II * Michael (Bulgarian pretender), Michael (1270–after 1302), only known son of Constantine Tikh * Michael Shishman of Bulgaria, Michael III Shishman (after 1280–1330), tsar founder of the House of Shishman

=Other rulers and noblemen

= * Michael (son of Anastasios the logothete) (fl. 1042–58), Byzantine general and governor * Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640–1673), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth * Mikhail, Prince of Abkhazia (died 1866) * Michael I of Romania (1921-2017) * Michael the Brave (1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania for a year. * Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (born 1939) * Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (born 1946)

Arts and entertainment

Film

* Michael (1924 film), ''Michael'' (1924 film), a German silent film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer * Michael (1996 film), ''Michael'' (1996 film), an American fantasy film directed by Nora Ephron * Michael (2011 Austrian film), ''Michael'' (2011 Austrian film), a drama film directed by Markus Schleinzer * Michael (2011 Indian film), ''Michael'' (2011 Indian film), a psychological thriller film directed by Ribhu Dasgupta * Mikhael (film), ''Mikhael'' (film), a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film * ''I Am Michael'' (working title ''Michael''), a 2015 American film by Justin Kelly

Literature

* Michael (novel), ''Michael'' (novel), a 1929 semi-autobiographical novel by Joseph Goebbels * Michael (poem), "Michael" (poem), an 1880 poem by William Wordsworth

Music

* Michael (album), ''Michael'' (album), by Michael Jackson, 2010 * Michael (Franz Ferdinand song), "Michael" (Franz Ferdinand song), 2004 * "Michael (the Lover)", a song by the C.O.D.'s, 1965; covered by Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band, 1967 * "Michael", a song by Rob Zombie from ''Hellbilly Deluxe 2'', 2010 * "Michael", a song by Suzi Quatro from ''Your Mamma Won't Like Me'', 1975

Television

* Michael (Glee), "Michael" (''Glee''), a 2012 episode * Michael (Stargate Atlantis), "Michael" (''Stargate Atlantis''), a 2006 episode

Ships

*''Great Michael'', also called ''Michael'', a 16th-century carrack of the Kingdom of Scotland *, a Greek cargo ship in service from 1959 *, a CAM Ship sunk on her maiden voyage in 1941

Other uses

*Michael (gorilla), the first male gorilla to use American Sign Language *Michael, Isle of Man, an administrative sheading (district) *MICHAEL, a message integrity check used in the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol#Technical details, Temporal Key Integrity Protocol *Operation Michael, a German attack in the Spring Offensive of World War I