Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 literature, 1 peace
(literature) Mikhail Sholokhov 1965 
(peace) Mikhail Gorbachev 1990
Notable Actors and Actresses:
1 actor
Mikhail Baryshnikov 1948-
Notable Athletes:
2 tennis, 1 chess
(chess) Mikhail Botvinnik 1911-1995
(tennis) Mikhail Youzhny 1982-
(tennis) Mischa Zverev (a.k.a. Mikhail) 1987-
Notable Musicians:
2 composers
Mikhail Glinka 1804-1857
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov 1859-1935
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Mikhail Lomonosov 1711-1765
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Mikhail Lermontov 1814-1841
Mikha'il Na'ima 1889-1988
Olympic Medalists:
5 silver, 4 bronze, 2 gold/bronze, 1 gold
(bronze) Mikhail Ryzhak 1956 water polo
(silver) Mikhail Krivonosov 1956 hammer throw
(bronze) Mikhail Shakhov 1956 freestyle wrestling
(silver) Mikhail Semyonov 1956; 1960 basketball
(silver) Mikhail Studenetsky 1956 basketball
(gold/bronze) Mikheil Korkia (a.k.a. Mikhail) 1972; 1976 basketball
(gold) Mikhail Linge 1980 4x400 m relay
(gold/bronze) Mikhail Ivanov 1980; 1988 water polo
(bronze) Mikhail Giorgadze 1988 water polo
(silver) Mikhail Shchennikov 1996 50 km walk
(silver) Mikhail Polischuk 2008 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Misha Aloyan (a.k.a. Mikhail) 2012 boxing
Other Leaders:
2 prime ministers, 1 general secretary/president
General Secretary/President Mikhail Gorbachev 1985-1991; 1990-1991 Soviet Union
Prime Minister Mikhail Chigir 1994-1996 Belarus
Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich 2010-2014 Belarus
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars:
2 tsars, 1 duke
Duke Mikhail 1174-1176
Tsar Mikhail I 1613-1645
Tsar Mikhail II 1917