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) Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr. (born 18 August 1983), known professionally as Mika ( , stylised as MIKA), is a singer-songwriter born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Paris and London. After recording his first extended play, '' Dodgy Holida ...

(born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. *

Mika (footballer, born 1987) Michael da Conceição Figueiredo (born 26 September 1987 in Lyon, France), known as Mika, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Lusitânia F.C. as a central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an out ...

, Portuguese football defender Michael da Conceição Figueiredo * Mika (footballer, born 1991), Portuguese football goalkeeper Michael Simões Domingues * Mika (Armenian singer), Michael Varosyan, who represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 * Mika X, (born 1962), New Zealand Maori performing artist

Fictional characters

* Mika, a character in the horror game '' Ao Oni''

Mika as a given name

Male given name (primarily used in Finland)

* Mika Aaltola (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, Ger ...

(born 1965), Finnish football player *

Mika Brzezinski Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski Scarborough (; pl, Brzezińska; born May 2, 1967) is an American talk show host, liberal political commentator, and author who currently co-hosts MSNBC's weekday morning broadcast show ''Morning Joe''. She was forme ...

(born 1967), American talk-show host * Mika Chunuonsee (born 1989), Thai football player *

Mika Häkkinen Mika Pauli Häkkinen (; born 28 September 1968), nicknamed "The Flying Finn", is a Finnish former racing driver. He won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1998 and 1999, both times driving for McLaren. Häkkinen is one of three Fo ...

(born 1968), Finnish former Formula One double World Champion *

Mika Halvari Mika Kristian Halvari (born February 13, 1970 in Kemi) is a Finland, 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 c ...

(born 1970), Finnish shot putter * Mika Hannula (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 w ...

(born 1978), Finnish football player *

Mika Horiuchi Mika Horiuchi (born April 22, 1986) is an American musician. He is the bassist for the bands Cellador, Falling in Reverse, Rob the Cartel, and NOISE. Early life Horiuchi was born on April 22, 1986, in Seattle, Washington. At nine years old ...

(born 1986), Japanese-American musician *

Mika Immonen Mika Immonen (born 17 December 1972) is a Finnish professional Hall of Fame pool player, nicknamed "The Iceman." Career Immonen won the 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deu ...

(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 Mika Kallio (born 8 November 1982) is a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, currently serving as the lead test and development rider for the Red Bull KTM team in MotoGP. He debuted in the 125cc World Championship with the Finnish rookie team ...

(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 200 ...

(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 Mika Kojonkoski (born April 19, 1964 in Rauma, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumping coach and politician. Kojonkoski was a ski jumper himself in the 1980s, but he never reached the level of the best Finnish jumpers like Matti Nykänen. His best res ...

(born 1963), Finnish ski jumper and politician *

Mika Kuusisto Mika Kuusisto (born 13 December 1967 in Jurva) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and also had his best individual ...

(born 1967), Finnish cross-country skier *

Mika Lahtinen Mika Lahtinen (born 30 April 1985) is a Finnish former footballer. During his career he played for RoPS, JJK and Tampere United in the Veikkausliiga, and for PP-70 and FC Hämeenlinna in the Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' ( Finnish for 'Number One'; ...

(born 1985), Finnish football player *

Mika Laitinen Mika Antero Laitinen (born 5 April 1973) is Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1990 to 2000. Career He won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. His biggest successes were at the F ...

(born 1973), Finnish ski jumper *

Mika Luttinen Mika Kristian Luttinen is a Finnish vocalist who formed the black metal band Impaled Nazarene in 1990. After numerous line-up changes, he remains the only original member. Besides his main project, Mika has been involved in various other bands a ...

(born 1971), Finnish musician *

Mika Muranen Mika Kalevi Muranen (born 1971, Kotka, Finland) is a Finnish murderer who shot three people dead with an assault rifle and a crossbow in April 1994 and was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment. After multiple appeals for parole, he was ...

(born 1971), Finnish prisoner *

Mika Myllylä Mika Kristian Myllylä (12 September 1969 – 5 July 2011) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. He won six medals at the Winter Olympics, earning one gold (1998: 30 km), one silver (1994: 50 km), and four b ...

(1969-2011), Finnish cross-country skier *

Mika Mäkeläinen Mika Mäkeläinen (born 30 May 1965) is a Finnish foreign news journalist and non-fiction writer, who has served as both the United States and Asia correspondent for the Finnish public broadcasting company Yle. Mäkeläinen was stationed in Washi ...

(born 1965), Finnish journalist and nonfiction writer *

Mika Niskanen Mika Niskanen (born July 24, 1973 in Helsinki, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman, currently with Ilves in the Finnish elite league SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquia ...

(born 1973), Finnish ice hockey player *

Mika Noronen Mika Noronen (born 17 June 1979) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 71 games n the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks between 2000 and 2006. The rest of his career, which laste ...

(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. Internatio ...

(born 1971), Finnish football player * Mika-Matti Paatelainen (born 1967), Finnish football manager, better known as Mixu Paatelainen * Mika Peltonen (born 1965), Finnish military officer * Mika Pohjola (born 1971), Finnish jazz pianist * Mikaele Ravalawa (born 1997), Fijian rugby league player * Mika Ronkainen (born 1970), Finnish film director * Mika Salo (born 1966), Finnish auto racer * Mika Sankala (born 1964), Finnish football manager and former footballer * Mika Singh (born 1977), Indian entertainer * Mika Špiljak (1916–2007), Yugoslav politician * Mika Strömberg (born 1970), Finnish ice hockey player * Mika Tauriainen (born 1975), Finnish rock singer * Mika Vainio, member of the Finnish electronic duo Pan Sonic, Pan sonic * Mika Vasara (born 1983), Finnish shot putter * Mika Väyrynen (footballer) (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 1974), Japanese-American singer * Mika Boorem (born 1987), American actress *

(born 1967), American television journalist, co-host of ''Morning Joe'' * Mika Doi (born 1956), Japanese voice actress * Mika Handa, singer with the band Mika Bomb *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Mika Kanai (born 1964), Japanese voice actress * Mika Kato, namesake singer of the Sadistic Mika Band *, Japanese actress * Mika Kawamura (born 1973), Japanese manga artist * Mika Kikuchi (born 1983), Japanese actress * Mika Miyazato (born 1989), Japanese golfer * Mika Nakashima (born 1983), Japanese singer * Mika Newton (born 1986), Ukrainian singer * Mika Reyes (born 1994), Filipina volleyball player * Mika Todd (born 1984), American jazz singer and former Hello! Project member * Mika Urbaniak (born 1980), American pop singer * Mika Yamamoto (1967-2012), Japanese journalist * Mika Yamauchi (born 1969), Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese middle- and long-distance runner

Nickname or stage name

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

Fictional characters

* Mika Ahonen, from the anime/manga ''Strike Witches'' * Mika Grainger, from British school drama series ''Waterloo Road (TV 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'' anime/manga * Mika Nanakawa (R. Mika), 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'' * Mika Tahara, from the manga '' Koizora * Mika Samuels, from the television series ''List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters#Prison Newcomers, The Walking Dead'' * List of Psycho-Pass characters#Mika Shimotsuki, Mika Shimotsuki, from the anime ''Psycho-Pass'' * Mikaela "Mika" Hyakuya, from the anime ''Seraph of the End'' * Mikazuki "Mika" Augus, from ''List of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans characters, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans'' * List of Under Night In-Birth characters#Mika Returna, Mika Returna, a new character in the fighting game ''Under Night In-Birth'' * Mika Kanda, a character in the fighting game ''Gantz'' * Mika Koizumi (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'' * Meekah, character in Moonbug preschool channel Blippi

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

* Arūnas Mika (born 1970), Lithuanian association footballer * Bascha Mika (born 1954), German journalist * Brad Mika (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union player * Constantine Mika (born 1989), Samoan rugby league player * Dylan Mika (1972–2018), New Zealand rugby union player * Eric Mika (born 1995), American basketball player * Jarosław Mika (born 1962), Polish military officer * Mateusz Mika (born 1991), Polish volleyball player * Michael Mika (born 1968), New Zealand Samoan rugby union player and jurist * Miché Mika (born 1996), Congolese association footballer * Setefano Mika, former name of Aunese Curreen (born 1985), Samoan middle-distance runner * Václav Míka (born 2000), Czech association footballer

Fictional characters

* Street Fighter Alpha 3, R. Mika, from the ''Street Fighter'' video game series {{given name, type=both Finnish masculine given names Japanese feminine given names Australian given names Lists of people by nickname Unisex given names