Michel (name)

Michel is a male first name and family name .

Origin and meaning

The name is a form of Michael . The name is widespread with different pronunciation in both the German and French-speaking areas.

Name bearer

First name

Michel Abdollahi (* 1981), German-Iranian artist
Michel Abt (* 1990), German handball player
Michel Aoun (* 1935), Lebanese officer and politician
Michel Arcand (* 1949), Canadian film editor
Michel Bartol (* 1992), Croatian pool player
Michel Birbaek (* 1962), Danish writer
Michel Brault (1928–2013), Canadian cameraman and director
Michel Butor (1926-2016), French writer
Michel Caillaud (* 1957), French chess composer
Michel Côté (born 1950), Canadian actor
Michel Cusson (* 1957), Canadian composer
Michel Debré (1912–1996), French politician
Michel Delpech (1946–2016), French chansonnier
Michel Doré , French racing car driver
Michel Fabrizio (* 1984), Italian motorcycle racer
Michel Foucault (1926–1984), French sociologist and philosopher
Michel Friedman (* 1956), German lawyer, politician and television presenter
Michel Fugain (* 1942), French singer and composer
Michel Galabru (1922–2016), French actor and comedian
Michel Gueu , Ivorian military
Michel Guillaume (* 1967), German actor and director
Michel Houellebecq (* 1956 or 1958), French writer
Michel Lévy (1809–1872), French military doctor and hygienist
Michel Martelly (* 1961), Haitian President
Michel Muller (born 1966), French actor
Michel Niemeyer (* 1995), German soccer player
Michel Piccoli (1925-2020), French actor
Michel Placidi (* 1945), French civil engineer and bridge builder
Michel Platini (* 1955), French football player, coach and official
Michél Puljic (* 1989), German rapper
Michel Quillé , French police officer
Michel Reimon (* 1971), Austrian politician
Michel Rocard (1930–2016), French politician, Prime Minister
Michel Sarach (1909–2000), Russian-French lawyer, entrepreneur and folklorist
Michel Scheuer (1927–2015), German Olympic champion in kayaking
Michel Serres (1930–2019), French philosopher
Michel Stolker (1933–2018), Dutch racing cyclist
Michel Teló (* 1981), Brazilian Latin pop singer
Michel Tournier (1924-2016), French writer

family name

A.

Adalbert Theodor Michel (1821–1877), Austrian legal scholar, politician and university professor
Adolphe-Frédéric Michel (* around 1839–1841; † 1891), French publicist
Alain Michel (* 1953), French motorcycle racer
Alfonso Michel Martínez (1897–1957), Mexican artist
Anais Michel (* 1988), French weightlifter
André Michel (art historian) (1853–1925), French art historian
André Michel (director) (1910–1989), French film director and screenwriter
Andreas Michel (dentist) (1861–1921), German dentist
Andreas Michel , real name of Andino (magician) (* 1961), German magician, educator and author
Andreas Michel (theologian) (* 1963), German Roman Catholic theologian
Anneliese Michel (1952–1976), German religious educator and victim of exorcism
Annett Wagner-Michel (* 1955), German chess player
Artur Michel (1883–1946), German dance journalist
Auguste Michel-Lévy (1844–1911), French petrographer, mineralogist and geologist

B.

Babette Michel (* 1965), German journalist
Balthasar Michel (* 1576; † before 1604), Swiss sculptor
Bernard Toublanc-Michel (* 1927), French director
Bernd Michel (* 1947), German soccer player
Bernhard Michel (* 1939), German painter and graphic artist
Björn Michel (* 1975), German hockey player
Brigitta Michel-Schwartze (* 1947), German university professor for social pedagogy and social work science

C.

Carl Michel (painter, 1851) (1851–1931), German painter and draftsman
Carl Michel (1885–1966), German painter, see Karl Michel (painter)
Carl Michel (musician) , American guitarist and composer
Charles Michel (* 1975), Belgian politician
Christiane Michel-Ostertun (* 1964), German organist
Ciara Michel (* 1985), British volleyball player
Claudia Lücking-Michel (* 1962), German theologian
Claude Michel (* 1971), French football player
Claude-Étienne Michel (1772–1815), French general

D.

Daniel Michel (* 1987), German actor and musician
David Michel (* 1975), French television and film producer
Detlef Michel (author) (* 1944), German writer
Detlef Michel (athlete) (* 1955), German javelin thrower

E.

Ed Michel (* 1936), American music producer
Ella Bergmann-Michel (1895–1971), German photographer and filmmaker
Ellinor Michel (1939–2007), German graphic artist and painter
Elmar Michel (1897–1977), German civil servant and economic functionary
Elvezia Michel-Baldini (1887–1963), Swiss painter, draftsman, book illustrator and art weaver
Emil Michel (1891–1972), German politician (SPD), member of the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament
Éphraïm Mikhaël (pseudonym of Éphraïm-Georges Michel; 1866–1890), French symbolist
Eric Michel (born 1962), French artist
Ernest Michel (1923–2016), journalist in Germany and Israel
Ernst Michel (1889–1964), Catholic social and cultural philosopher and psychotherapist
Ernst Michel-Engel (1903–1980), Swiss painter
Eugen Michel (1873–1946), German architect and room acoustician

F.

Felix Michel (* 1984), German canoe slalom driver
Felix Michel (soccer player) (* 1994), Swedish soccer player
Ferdinand Michel (* 1959), German basketball player and coach
Francisque Michel (1809–1887), French Romanist
Frannie Michel (born 1961), American actress
Franz Michel (1908–1989), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
Franz Ludwig Michel (1675 – around 1717), Swiss explorer and colonialist
Freek Michel (* 1987), Dutch volleyball player
Friedrich Michel (politician, 1825) (1825–1889), Swiss politician
Friedrich Michel (politician, 1843) (1843–1925), German lawyer and politician, MdL Bavaria
Friedrich Michel (composer) (1877– ??), German composer
Friedrich Michel (entrepreneur) (1891–1945), German paint manufacturer
Fritz Michel (1877–1966), German physician, politician, historian and art historian
Fritz William Michel (* 1980), Haitian politician

G

Georg Michel (politician, 1804) (1804–1867), Swiss politician and judge
Georg Michel (politician, 1828) (1828–1894), German farmer and politician
Georg Michel (linguist) (1926–1999), German linguist
Georg I. Michel-Supersaxo (1550-1625 / 26), a. a. from 1593 to 1595 governor of the Valais
Georg II. Michel-Supersaxo (1601–1676), a. a. from 1664 to 1670 governor of the Valais
Georges Michel (1763–1843), French landscape painter
Gerhard Michel (* 1960), German lawyer and judge at the Federal Fiscal Court
Gert Michel (1932–2013), German hydro-geologist
Günther Michel (1928–2017), German veterinarian

H

Hans Michel (sculptor) (mentioned from 1574 to around 1587), Alsatian-Swiss sculptor

Hans Michel (politician) (1889–1958), German craftsman and politician (FDP)

Hans Michel (graphic artist) (1920–1996), German graphic artist

Hans Michel (librarian) (1924–1989), Swiss librarian

Hans Michel (soccer player) (* 1936), German soccer player and coach

Hans-Christoph Michel (* 1964), German actor

Harald Michel (1949-2017), German politician (CDU)

Harry Michel , German sports official

Hartmut Michel (* 1948), German biochemist, Nobel Prize winner

Heinrich Michel (politician) (1842–1909), German local politician and member of parliament

Heinrich Michel (pedagogue) (1861–1938), German pedagogue

Henri Michel (journalist) (1899 / 1900–1976), Belgian journalist, editor -in- chief of Grenz-Echo

Henri Michel (historian) (1907–1986), French historian

Henri Michel (soccer player) (1947-2018), French soccer player and coach

Herbert Michel (1934–2002), German Roman Catholic prelate

Hermann Michel (mineralogist) (1888–1965), Austrian mineralogist

Hermann Michel (soccer player) (1935–2015), German soccer player

Hildegund von Cosel-Michel (Hildegund Michel; 1908–2002), German artist, wall painter, illustrator, lecturer and art teacher

Horst Michel (1904–1989), German industrial designer and professor at the Bauhaus University in Weimar

Hugo Michel (1872–1944), German collector, stamp dealer, publisher of the MICHEL stamp catalog

J

James Alix Michel (* 1944), Seychellois politician, President since 2004
Jan Michel (* 1964), German soccer player
Janet Fowler-Michel (born 1965), Canadian basketball player and coach
Jannis Michel (* 1998), German child actor
Jean Michel (Bishop) († 1468), Swiss clergyman, Bishop of Lausanne
Jean Michel (playwright) (around 1435–1501), French playwright
Jean Michel (entrepreneur) (1929–2009), French entrepreneur and politician (UDF – RPR)
Jean Michel (politician) (* 1949), French politician (PS)
Jean-Christian Michel , French composer and clarinetist
Jean François Michel (1697–1772), Flemish writer
Jean-Louis Michel (fencer) (1785–1865), French fencer
Jean-Louis Michel (photographer) (* 1926), French photographer
Jean-Louis Michel (engineer) , French engineer
Jens Michel (* 1967), German politician (CDU), MdL Saxony
Johann Balthasar Michel (1755–1818), German wine and horse trader
Johann Friedrich Michel (1856–1940), Swiss officer and politician
Johannes Michel (* 1863), notary and politician
Johannes Matthias Michel (* 1962), German composer, church musician and organist
Jonathan Michel (* ≈1990), American jazz musician
Josef Michel (1928–2002), German church musician and composer
Joseph Michel (composer) (1679–1736), French organist and composer
Joseph Michel (politician) (1925-2016), Belgian writer and politician
Julius von Michel (1843–1911), German ophthalmologist
Julius Michel (1859–1929), Bohemian-Austrian teacher, naturalist, taxidermist, illustrator and publicist
Justin Michel (* 1995), football player from Bonaire

K

Karl Michel (brewer) (1836–1922), German beer brewer

Karl Michel (actor) (1843–1930), German doctor, actor and writer

Karl Michel (painter) (1885–1966), German painter, graphic artist and wood cutter

Karl Michel (officer) (1904–1945), German officer

Karl Michel (business lawyer ) (1909–1980), German lawyer, author and officer

Karl Michel von Tüßling (1907–1991), German SS Sturmbannführer

Karl-Heinz Michel (1946–2006), German theologian

Karl Markus Michel (1929–2000), German writer

Karl-Wilhelm Michel (* 1950), German politician (CDU)

Kaspar Michel (* 1970), Swiss politician (FDP) of the Canton of Schwyz

Katarina Michel (* 1964), Slovak author and television presenter

Katharina Michel (* 1988), Swiss pop singer

L.

Lara Michel (* 1991), Swiss tennis player
Lothar Michel (1929–1996), German psychologist and expert on manuscripts
Louis Michel (physicist) (1923-1999), French physicist
Louis Michel (politician) (* 1947), Belgian politician
Louis-Charles Michel (1761–1845), French Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop
Louise Michel (1830–1905), French author
Ľuboš Micheľ (* 1968), Slovak football referee, teacher and manager
Luis Ernesto Michel (* 1979), Mexican soccer goalkeeper
Luzi Michel (1841–1876), Swiss Reformed clergyman

M.

Manfred Michel (* 1953), German politician
Manfred Michel (scientist) , professor of electrical engineering at the TU Berlin
Manfred Michel (Artistic Director) (1929–2014), German theater director
Marco Michel (* 1984), Swiss actor
Maria-Elisabeth Michel-Beyerle (* 1935), German physical chemist
Mark Michel (* 1975), German filmmaker and author
Matthias Michel (* 1963), Swiss politician
Matthieu Michel (* 1963), Swiss jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player
Max Michel (politician) (1888–1941), German lawyer, economist and politician (SPD)
Max Michel (actor) (1910–1988), actor, film director and film editor
Max Michel (marksman) (* 1981), American marksman
Miriam Michel (* 1979), German director, dramaturge, documentary filmmaker and performance artist
Monika Jachmann-Michel (* 1963), German lawyer and university professor

N

Nicolas Michel (* 1949), Swiss lawyer
Noah Michel (* 1995), German soccer player

O

Ossi Michel (1927–2016), German table tennis player
Otto Michel (1903–1993), German theologian

P

Paul Michel (architect) (1877–1938), German architect
Paul Michel (manufacturer) (1894–1942), German paint manufacturer
Paul Michel (soccer player) ( bl. 1910s), German soccer player
Paul Michel (chess player) (1905–1977), German chess player
Paul Michel (Germanist) (* 1947), Swiss Germanist
Peggy Michel (* 1949), American tennis player
Peter Michel , pseudonym of Hans Raithel (1864–1939), German local poet and writer
Peter Michel (art historian) (* 1938), German art historian and journalist
Peter Michel (writer) (* 1953), German writer and publisher
Peter Michel (actor) (born 1970), Belgian actor
Philipp Michel (politician) (1845–1922), German lawyer and politician, Lord Mayor of Würzburg
Philipp Michel (engineer) (1874–1942), German engineer, designer and university professor
Philipp Adalbert Michel (1814–1883), Bohemian-Austrian manufacturer
Philippe Michel (* 1969), French mathematician
Phillipe Michel (* 1965), French boxer
Pierre Michel (* 1942), French professor of literature
Pierre-Yves Michel (* 1960), French clergyman, Bishop of Valence
Pras Michel (* 1972), American rapper and songwriter
Primo Villa Michel (1893–1970), Mexican ambassador

R.

Rainer Michel (* 1955), German cameraman
Richard Freiherr von Michel-Raulino (1864–1926), German lawyer, newspaper publisher, entrepreneur and councilor
Robert Michel (writer) (1876–1957), Austrian writer
Robert Michel (artist) (1897–1983), German artist and architect
Robert Michel, known as Rob Vegas (* 1984), German internet show host
Robert H. Michel (1923–2017), American politician
Rolf Michel (* 1945), German physicist
Rosmarie Michel (* 1931), Swiss entrepreneur
Rudi Michel (1921–2008), German sports journalist
Rudolf Michel (1870 – after 1938), Austrian forensic doctor, psychiatrist and university professor

S.

Sandro Michel (* 1996), Swiss bobsleigh driver
Serge Michel (* 1988), German boxer
Simon Michel (* 1977), Swiss entrepreneur and politician
Simone Michel (* 1965), German classical archaeologist
Simone Michel-Lévy (1906–1945), French resistance fighter
Sina Michel (* 2003), German child actress on television
Smarck Michel (1937–2012), Haitian politician
Sony Michel (born 1995), American football player
Stefan Karl Michel (1839–1906), German businessman and politician
Steffen Michel (* 1972), German ice hockey player
Stenia Michel (* 1987), Swiss soccer player
Susanne Michel (* 1965), Austrian actress
Sven Michel (curler) (* 1988), Swiss curler
Sven Michel (soccer player) (* 1990), German soccer player
Sylvia Michel (pastor) (* 1935), Swiss pastor
Sylvia Michel (soccer player) (* 1972), German soccer player
Sylvia Michel (presenter) (* 1972), Swiss presenter

T

Theresa Grillo Michel (1855–1944), Italian blessed and founder of the order
Thomas Michel (* 1946/1947), German ethnologist and museum director
Torsten Michel (* 1978), German chef

U

Uwe Michel (* 1962), German soccer player

V

Victor Michel, pseudonym of Wiktor Michałowski (1895–1967), Polish officer and cryptanalyst
Victor-Constant Michel (1850–1937), French general
Volker Michel (* 1973), German handball player

W.

Walter Michel (1918–1992), German author
Walter S. Michel (1922–2017), American engineer and art historian of German origin
Werner Michel (* 1921), German musician (trombonist) and composer
Wilhelm Michel (1877–1942), German writer
Willy Michel (politician) (1885–1951), German politician (SPD)
Willy Michel (entrepreneur) (* 1947), Swiss entrepreneur
Winfried Michel (* 1948), German recorder player and composer
Wolf-Rüdiger Michel (* 1958), German local politician
Wolfgang Michel (Japanologist) (* 1946), German linguist and cultural scientist
Wolfgang Michel (musician) (* 1960), German conductor

stage name

Míchel (soccer player, 1963) ( José Miguel González Martín del Campo ; * 1963), Spanish soccer player and coach
Míchel (soccer player, 1975) ( Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz ; * 1975), Spanish soccer player and coach
Míchel (soccer player, 1985) ( Miguel Marcos Madera ; * 1985), Spanish soccer player

Fictional people

German Michel , one resulting in the early modern national personification of the Germans, who almost exclusively in today's cartoon is used
Holländer-Michel , the Black Forest spirit in Wilhelm Hauff's legendary tale, The Cold Heart
Michel from Lönneberga , figure by Astrid Lindgren
Michel Vaillant , cartoon character by Jean Graton

Web links

Wiktionary: Michel - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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