List of Famous people named Michael

Michael Badgley, nicknamed "The Money Badger", is an American football placekicker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2018.

Michael Campanaro is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Wake Forest and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Sir Michael John Cullen was a New Zealand politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, also Minister of Finance, Minister of Tertiary Education, and Attorney-General. He was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1996 until November 2008, when he resigned following a defeat in the general election. He resigned from Parliament in April 2009, to become the deputy chairman of New Zealand Post from 1 November 2009 and chairman from 1 November 2010 until leaving the role in 2016. On 6 March 2020 he announced that he had resigned from the Lakes and Bay of Plenty district health boards, respectively. At the same time he also announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 small-cell lung cancer, which had also spread to his liver.

Michael DeWayne Brown served as the first undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response, a division of the Department of Homeland Security. This position is generally referred to as the director or administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He was appointed in January 2003 by President George W. Bush and resigned following his controversial handling of Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. Brown first had been appointed as general counsel at FEMA. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks President Bush nominated Brown to become deputy director of FEMA. Brown currently hosts a radio talk show on 850 KOA in Denver, Colorado.

Michael Niavarani is an Austrian-Persian stand-up comedian in the tradition of Austrian cabaret, an author and a TV and movie actor. Niavarani, whose comedic work often draws on his inter-cultural upbringing, is a central figure of the Austrian cabaret scene. Since 1992, he has been director of the Kabarett Simpl, a famous Viennese cabaret that opened its doors in 1912. In 2010, Niavarani won the Austrian Kabarett Award. He is also a three times winner of the Romy award.

Michael "Mimi" Kraus is a German handballer who currently plays for TVB 1898 Stuttgart.

Michael Blackson, is a Ghanaian/Liberian-American actor and comedian.

Michael Christopher Charles "Mikey" Graham is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and record producer, best known as a member of boy band Boyzone. In 2010 he was a contestant on Dancing on Ice.

Michael Gallup is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado State University.

Michael Ware is an Australian journalist formerly with CNN and was for several years based in their Baghdad bureau. He joined CNN in May 2006, after five years with sister publication Time. His last on-air appearance for the network was in December 2009.