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/ˈmaɪkəl/
French: [miˈʃɛl]
Dutch: [mɪˈxɛl] Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל [ˌmixäˈʔel] France, South Africa , Netherlands, Germany Michael, Michelle, Mitchell |
Michel is originally a French name. It can be both a given name and a surname of Hebrew origin, derived from Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל [ˌmixäˈʔel], meaning Who Is Like God? The name is particularly common in French (from where the standard English pronunciation is derived), German, Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael. Mitxel which is also an equivalent of Michael. When of Czech, Slovak or Polish origin it is a variant of the personal name Michal. When of Greek origin, the surname Michel is a shortened form of various patronymic derivatives of Michael. Examples of such are Michelakis, Michelakakis, or Michelakos.
Anneliese Michel (1952–1976), a German woman said to be possessed by demons
Carl Michel (physician) (1890-1946), Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service
Charles Michel (politician) (born 1975), Belgian politician and current Prime Minister of Belgium
Charles D. Michel (born 1963), Admiral and 30th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Hartmut Michel (born 1948), German biochemist
Henri Michel (historian) (1907–1986), a French historian
Hermann Michel (born 1912), a German Nazi SS officer
Jean Michel (poet) (died 1501), 15th-century French dramatic poet
Jean Michel (politician) (born 1949), French politician
Luis Ernesto Michel (born 1979), a Mexican professional footballer
Paul Redmond Michel (born 1941), an American former federal judge
Pierre Michel (born 1942), a French literary scholar
Pras Michel (born 1972), an American musician
Robert H. Michel (1928-2017), a United States politician
Rolf Michel (born 1945), a German physicist
Thomas Michel (basketball) (born 1995), a German basketball player
David Francis Michel Jr. (1965-2016), Slain Jefferson Parish detective, Harvey, Louisiana EOW-6/22/2016
Carlos Michel Lopes Vargas known as just Michel (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Jean-Michel Basquiat (born 1960), Visual Artist from New York
Jean Michel Jarre (born 1948), French composer, performer and music producer
Jean-Michel Pilc (born 1960), French-born jazz pianist
Michel Aflaq (1910–1989), Syrian founder of the Ba'ath ideology
Michel Aoun, (born 1935), former Lebanese Army Commander and currently political leader of the Free Patriotic Movement
Michel Bernanos (1923–1964), French poet and fantasy writer
Michel Bakhoum (1913–1981), Egyptian consulting civil engineer, university professor, and a researcher in concrete structures
Michel Brunet (disambiguation), several persons
Michel Cadotte (1764–1837), Canadian Métis fur trader
Michel Camilo (born 1954), pianist and composer from Dominican Republic
Michel Chiha (1891–1954), Lebanese thinker, banker, politician, writer and journalist
Michel Corneille the Younger (1642 – 1708), French painter, etcher and engraver
Michel Corrette (1707–1795) French organist, composer and author of musical method books
Michel de Certeau (1925–1986), French Jesuit and scholar
Michel Drucker (born 1942), French journalist and TV host
Michel Ferrari (born 1954), Swiss neurologist
Michel Field (born 1954), French journalist
Michel Foucault (1926–1984), French philosopher, historian and sociologist.
Michel Galabru (1922-2016), French actor.
Michel Garbini Pereira (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
Michel Godard (born 1960), French tuba player and jazz musician
Michel Godbout, Canadian news anchor
Michel Gondry (born 1963), French Academy Award winning screenwriter, film, commercial and music video director
Michel Hanaki (born 1984), Brazilian, japanese and gay. Works with engineering at Green Yellow.
Michel Hamaide (born 1936), French politician.
Michel Henry (1922–2002), French philosopher and novelist
Michel Houellebecq (b. 1958), a French writer
Michel Joachim Marie Raymond (1755–1798), French General
Michel Legrand (born 1932), French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist
Michel Macquet (1932–2002), French javelin thrower
Michel Ney (1769–1815), French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars
Michel van Oostrum (b. 1966), Dutch footballer
Michel Pastor (1944-2014), businessman and art collector from Monaco.
Michel Petrucciani (1962–1999), French Jazz pianist
Michel Pezet (born 1942), French politician
Michel Polnareff (born 1944), French singer
Michel Platini (born 1955), is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Michel Rabagliati, Canadian cartoonist
Michel Rocard (born 1930), French politician
Michel Rojkind (born 1969), Mexican architect
Michel Samaha (born 1948), Lebanese politician
Michel Sikyea (1901–2002), Canadian, respected Dene elder from the Yellowknife area who fought for aboriginal rights
Michel Sulaiman (born 1948), General, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
Michel Tapié (1909–1987), French critic, curator, and collector of art
Michel Teló (born 1981), Brazilian singer
Michel Temer (born 1940), Brazilian politician
Michel Therrien (born 1963), Canadian, former head coach of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens (twice) and of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Michel Thomas, language teacher
Michel Tremblay (disambiguation), several persons
Michel Vaxès (1940–2016), French politician.
Michel Verne (1861–1925), French writer; son of Jules Verne
Taylor Momsen (born 1993), American musician, actress, model (middle name)
Yechiel Michel Feinstein (1906–2003), Rabbi, Haredi rosh yeshiva in Israel
Deutscher Michel, personification of the German nation, usually depicted wearing a nightcap and nightgown
Michel Bollinger, a character from the visual novel The House in Fata Morgana
Michel Gerard, a concierge from the TV series Gilmore Girls
Michel Vaillant, a French comic book character
Michel Volban de Cabelle, a character from the 2006 anime Glass Fleet
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