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: 1 chess, 1 tennis

      (chess) Mikhail Botvinnik   1911-1995  
      (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, 3 bronze, 2 gold/bronze, 1 gold

      (bronze) Mikhail Ryzhak   1956   water polo  
      (silver) Mikhail Krivonosov   1956   hammer throw  
      (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