Namesakes for MICHAEL:
Australian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Frank Forde (a.k.a. Michael) 1945 
Kevin Rudd (a.k.a. Michael) 2007-2010
Biblical Characters:
10 characters
Michael (m) Dan. 10:13
Michael (m) Num. 13:13
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 7:3
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 8:16
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 5:13
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 12:20
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 6:40
Michael (m) 1 Chr. 27:18
Michael (m) 2 Chr. 21:2
Michael (m) Ezra 8:8
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars:
3 tsars
Tsar Mihail Asen I (a.k.a. Michael) 1246-1256
Tsar Mihail Asen II (a.k.a. Michael) 1277-1279
Tsar Mihail Asen III (a.k.a. Michael) 1323-1330
Emmy Award Winners:
2 actors, 1 actress
(actress) Michael Learned 1973; 1974; 1976; 1982 The Waltons; Nurse
(actor) Michael J. Fox 1986; 1987; 1988; 2000 Family Ties; Spin City
(actor) Michael Chiklis 2002 The Shield
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Michael Scott 2005 The Office
German Chancellors:
2 chancellors
Franz von Papen (a.k.a. Michael) 1932
Helmut Kohl (a.k.a. Michael) 1982-1998
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball, 1 football
(football) Michael Irvin 2007
(basketball) Michael Jordan 2009
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
2 hurricanes
Hurricane Michael 2000
Hurricane Michael 2012
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 medicine, 1 chemistry, 1 economics, 1 peace
(peace) Tobias Michael Carel Asser 1911
(medicine) Michael S. Brown 1985
(medicine) J. Michael Bishop 1989
(chemistry) Michael Smith 1993
(economics) A. Michael Spence 2001
Notable Actors and Actresses:
26 actors, 1 actress, 1 comedian/actor
Michael Caine 1933-
Michael Landon 1936-1991
Michael Learned 1939-
Michael Gambon 1940-
Paul Michael Glaser 1943-
Michael Palin 1943-
Michael Douglas 1944-
Michael Tylo 1948-
Michael Kitchen 1948-
Michael Keaton 1951-
Michael Emerson 1954-
Michael Badalucco 1954-
Michael Madsen 1957-
Michael Clarke Duncan 1957-2012
Michael Cerveris 1960-
Michael J. Fox 1961-
Michael Chiklis 1963-
Anthony Michael Hall 1968-
Michael Weatherly 1968-
Michael Vartan 1968-
Michael Sheen 1969-
Michael C. Hall 1971-
Michael Ealy 1973-
Michael Fassbender 1977-
Michael Urie 1980-
Michael Pitt 1981-
Chad Michael Murray 1981-
Michael Cera 1988-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Michael Eisner 1942-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Miguel López de Legazpi (a.k.a. Michael) 1502-1572
Notable Filmmakers:
6 directors
Michael Curtiz 1886-1962
Mike Nichols (a.k.a. Michael) 1931-
Michael Cimino 1939-
Michael Mann 1943-
Michael Moore 1954-
Michael Bay 1965-
Notable Musicians:
2 composers, 2 musicians, 1 singer
Mick Jagger (a.k.a. Michael) 1943-
Michael Nyman 1944-
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Michael Cerveris 1960-
Michael Giacchino 1967-
Notable Professional Athletes:
2 soccer, 1 basketball, 1 football
(football) Michael Irvin
(basketball) Michael Jordan 1963-
(soccer) Michael Laudrup 1964-
(soccer) Michael Reiziger 1973-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Michael Faraday 1791-1867
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 essayist
Michel de Montaigne (a.k.a. Michael) 1533-1592
Miguel de Cervantes (a.k.a. Michael) 1547-1616
Oscar Award Winners:
3 directors, 2 actors
(director) Michael Curtiz 1943 Casablanca
(director) Mike Nichols (a.k.a. Michael) 1967 The Graduate
(director) Michael Cimino 1978 The Deer Hunter
(actor) Michael Caine 1986; 1999 Hannah and Her Sisters; The Cider House Rules
(actor) Michael Douglas 1987 Wall Street
Other Leaders:
1 president
President Michael D. Higgins Ireland
Polish High Dukes and Kings:
1 king
King Michał Korybut (a.k.a. Michael) 1669-1673
Portuguese Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Miguel (a.k.a. Michael) 1828-1834
Pulitzer Award Winners:
4 winners
Conrad Richter (a.k.a. Michael) 1951 The Town
Michael Shaara 1975 The Killer Angels
Michael Cunningham 1999 The Hours
Michael Chabon 2001 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Roman and Byzantine Emperors:
9 emperors
Emperor Michael Rangabe 811-813
Emperor Michael 820-829
Emperor Michael 842-867
Emperor Michael 1034-1041
Emperor Michael 1041-1042
Emperor Michael Bringas 1056-1057
Emperor Michael Ducas 1071-1078
Emperor Michael Palaeologus 1259-1282
Emperor Michael Palaeologus 1293-1320
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars:
2 tsars, 1 duke
Duke Mikhail (a.k.a. Michael) 1174-1176
Tsar Mikhail I (a.k.a. Michael) 1613-1645
Tsar Mikhail II (a.k.a. Michael) 1917
Saints:
17 blessed, 9 saints
Saint Michael the Archangel
Saint Michael the Confessor ?-818
Blessed Michele Pini (a.k.a. Michael) 1450-1522
Blessed Michael Giedroyc ?-1485
Blessed Miguel Carvalho (a.k.a. Michael) 1577-1624
Saint Miguel de Sanctis (a.k.a. Michael) 1591-1625
Blessed Michael Takeshita 1594-1619
Saint Miguel Kozaki (a.k.a. Michael) ?-1597
Blessed Michael Diaz ?-1622
Blessed Michael Shumpo ?-1622
Blessed Michael Yamiki ?-1622
Blessed Michael Tozo ?-1626
Blessed Michael Kiraiemon ?-1627
Blessed Michael Fimonaya ?-1628
Blessed Michael Jamada ?-1628
Blessed Michael Nakeshima ?-1628
Blessed Michael Tomaki ?-1628
Blessed Michael Kinoshi ?-1630
Saint Michael Kurobioye ?-1633
Blessed Michele Fasoli (a.k.a. Michael) ?-1716
Saint Michael Garicoïts 1797-1863
Saint Michael Hy-Dinh-Ho 1808-1857
Saint Michael My ?-1838
Saint Miguel Febres Cordero (a.k.a. Michael) 1854-1910
Blessed Michael Ghebre ?-1855
Blessed Miguel Pro (a.k.a. Michael) 1891-1927
Serbian Kings, Tsars and Princes:
1 prince
Prince Mihailo III Obrenović (a.k.a. Michael) 1839-1842; 1860-1868
Shakespearian Characters:
3 characters
Sir Michael Henry IV (1)
Michael Cassio Othello
Michael Williams Henry V
Tony Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Mike Nichols (a.k.a. Michael) 1964 Barefoot in the Park
