List of Famous people named Michael

Philip Michael Ondaatje, is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist, novelist, editor, and filmmaker. He is the recipient of multiple literary awards such as the Governor General's Award, the Giller Prize, the Booker Prize, and the Prix Médicis étranger. Ondaatje is also an Officer of the Order of Canada, recognizing him as one of Canada's most renowned living authors.

Michael Gogl is an Austrian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Qhubeka Assos. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.

Michael Valgren Hundahl is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo. In 2018, Valgren won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Amstel Gold Race.

Michael Arnold Kamen was an American composer, orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter, and session musician.

Michael George Haynes, known professionally as Michael Prophet, was a Jamaican roots reggae singer known for his "crying" tenor vocal style, whose recording career began in 1977. Prophet was one of Jamaica’s most popular roots reggae singers and had several prominent hits during his 40-year career.

Michael Francis Eden, 7th Baron Henley and 5th Baron Northington, was a British peer active in Liberal Party politics.

Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk, 1st Baron de la Pole, of Wingfield Castle in Suffolk, was an English financier and Lord Chancellor of England. His contemporary Froissart portrays de la Pole as a devious and ineffectual counsellor who dissuaded King Richard II from pursuing a certain victory against French and Scottish forces in Cumberland, and fomented undue suspicion of that king's uncle John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster.

Michael Thomas Bass, DL was an English brewer and a member of Parliament. Under his leadership, the Bass Brewery became the largest brewery in the world, and Bass the best known brand of beer in England. Bass represented Derby in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party between 1848 and 1883 where he was an effective advocate for the brewing industry. He was a generous benefactor both in Derby, and in Burton-on-Trent where his company was based.

Michael Francis Middleton is a British businessman. He is the father of Catherine, Princess of Wales, Philippa Matthews and James Middleton.