Michell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Anthony Michell (1870–1959), Australian mechanical engineer
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Bert S. Michell (c.1882–1938), American horse racing trainer
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Charles Collier Michell (1793–1851), British soldier and South African public servant
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Chris Michell (born 1951), English flautist and composer
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Edith Michell (1872–1951), English chess master
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Edward Michell (1843–1926), English rower and barrister
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Edward Michell (cricketer) (1853–1900), English batsman
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Frederick Thomas Michell (1788–1873) Royal Navy admiral and mayor of Totnes
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Helena Michell (born 1963), Australian actress
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Howard Michell (1913–2012), Australian wool merchant, industrialist and philanthropist
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John Michell (disambiguation)
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John Michell
John Michell (; 25 December 1724 – 21 April 1793) was an English natural philosopher and clergyman who provided pioneering insights into a wide range of scientific fields including astronomy, geology, optics, and gravitation. Considered "on ...
(1724–1793), English natural philosopher and geologist
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John Michell (writer)
John Frederick Carden Michell (9 February 1933 – 24 April 2009) was an English author and esotericist who was a prominent figure in the development of the pseudoscientific Earth mysteries movement. Over the course of his life he publishe ...
(1933–2009), English author on esotericism
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John Henry Michell (1863–1940), Australian mathematician
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Keith Michell (1928–2015), Australian actor
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Matthew Michell (1705–1752), English politician
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Nicholas Michell (1807–1880), Cornish writer
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Reginald Pryce Michell (1873–1938), English chess master
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Richard Rooke Michell (1810–1872), Cornish mining proprietor
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Robert Michell (disambiguation), several people
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Robert Michell (MP for Norwich) (died 1563), English politician
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Robert Michell (MP for Petersfield) (1653–1729), English politician
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Robert Michell (diplomat) (1876–1956), British minister to Bolivia and Uruguay and ambassador to Chile
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Robert Williams Michell (1863–1916), British surgeon
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Roger Michell (1956–2021), English theatre, television and film director
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Tony Michell (born 1947), British businessman, entrepreneur, and pioneer for Korean development
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Sampson Michell (1755–1809) British admiral of Portuguese navy, father of Charles and Frederick
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Tris Vonna Michell (born 1982), British artist
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William Michell (1796–1872), British physician and Member of Parliament
See also
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Michell solution, a general solution to the elasticity equations in polar coordinates
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Michell turbine, a water turbine
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Mitchell (surname)
Mitchell or Mitchel is an English, Scottish and Irish surname with three etymological origins. In some cases, the name is derived from the Middle English and Old French (and Anglo-Norman language">Norman French) name , a vernacular form of the n ...
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English-language surnames
Surnames of English origin
Patronymic surnames