List of Famous people named Michael

Michael Lantieri went to school in Los Angeles, California with actor-director Ron Howard, wanting to be in films from an early age though as a director. However, he went to work in the special effects department of Universal Studios, staying for ten years and working on television series such as Buck Rogers and Battlestar Galactica before branching out on his own. Lantieri also worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland and has provided effects for video games. He directed his own film, called Komodo, and has worked on numerous films with Steven Spielberg. One of his most famous films was Mars Attacks! where he had the job of creating lifelike animations. In addition, Lantieri developed special effects for Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, as well as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. He was also part of the destruction of the Steve Bartman baseball.

Michael IV the Paphlagonian was Byzantine Emperor from 11 April 1034 to his death on 10 December 1041.

Michael Heinz Kaufmann is a German politician from the AfD. He has been Member of the German Bundestag for Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis since 2021.

Michael Sladek is a German doctor and bearer of the Bundesverdienstkreuz.

Michael Manasseri is an American actor and film director.

Michael Woods is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Government Chief Whip from July 1979 to December 1979, Minister for Social Welfare from 1979 to 1981, 1987 to 1991, March 1982 to December 1982 and 1993 to 1994, Minister for Health from 1979 to 1981, March 1982 to December 1982 and November 1994 to December 1994, Minister for Agriculture and Food from 1991 to 1992, Minister for the Marine from 1992 to 1993, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources from 1997 to 2000 and Minister for Education and Science from 2000 to 2002. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 2011.

Franz Michael Bohnen was a German bass baritone opera singer and actor.