List of Famous people named Michael

Michael Kiske is a German singer and lead vocalist for the German power metal band Helloween. Kiske has recorded four solo albums, participated on various metal and rock related projects, such as Avantasia, Place Vendome and Kiske/Somerville, while he also performed with numerous bands as a guest vocalist.

Michael "Michel" Pfeiffer was a German professional football player and manager.

Michael Rzehaczek is a retired German football midfielder. He was forced to retire due to knee injuries.

Michael Wolf was a German born artist and photographer who captured daily life in big cities. His work takes place primarily in Hong Kong and Paris and focuses on architectural patterns and structures, as well as the documentation of human life and interaction in the city. Wolf has published multiple photo books, has had his work exhibited widely around the world, has permanent collections across Germany and the United States, and has won three World Press Photo Awards from 2005 to 2011.

Michael Langer is an Austrian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Schalke 04.

Michael Joseph Anderson was an English film director, best known for directing the World War II film The Dam Busters (1955), the epic Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and the dystopian sci-fi film Logan's Run (1976).

Michael Hüther is a German economist who currently serves as director of the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft. He has previously been the chief economist of DekaBank. Hüther also is an honorary professor at the European Business School International University Schloss Reichartshausen.

Michael Brandon Roll is an American-Tunisian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Born in America, he joined the Tunisia national basketball team after becoming a naturalized citizen in 2015.

Michael Shrieve is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at Woodstock. His drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in the Woodstock film has been described as "electrifying", although he considers his drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in 1970 at Tanglewood as being better.

Michael Roth is a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Since 27 September 1998, he has been member of the German Bundestag. Since 17 December 2013, he has been Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Since January 2014, he has also been Commissioner for Franco-German Cooperation.