List of Famous people named Michael

Michael Henke is a German football coach and a former player. His most notable post was managing 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2005–06 season for 14 games. He has spent much of his career working as assistant to Ottmar Hitzfeld. After spending the 2009 season with Köln, Henke moved to Iran in order to become Esteghlal's coach for the 2011–12 season. He was reunited with his former player, Ferydoon Zandi, whom he signed to 1. FC Kaiserslautern back in 2005. On 15 August 2012, he became Aston Villa's Head of European scouting.

Michael Greis is a former German biathlete.

Michael "Mike" Kurt is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2016.

Michael Otto, is the head of Germany's Otto Group, the world's largest mail order company, with US$24 billion in sales in fiscal year 2003.

Michael Tregor is a German television actor. He resides in Munich.

Michael Joseph Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Connelly is the bestselling author of 31 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 foreign languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004.

Michael William Dugdale Mills Richey MBE was an English sailor and navigator, and an author and editor of books and journals about navigation. His first publication, an article about his experiences in a shipwreck, was awarded the first John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1942.

Michael Bogdanov was a Welsh theatre director known for his work with new plays, modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare, musicals and work for young people.

Michael V Kalaphates was Byzantine emperor for four months in 1041–1042. He was the nephew and successor of Michael IV and the adoptive son of his wife Empress Zoe. He was popularly called "the Caulker" in accordance with his father's original occupation.

Michael Poliza is a German photographer and entrepreneur specializing in wildlife and nature photography.