Michel (name)

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Michel is a name used today in France, Canada, Belgium and other French-speaking countries. It can be both a given name and a surname of Hebrew origin, derived from , meaning Who Is Like God? The name is particularly common in French (from where the standard English pronunciation is derived), German (already in Middle High German), Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael, although in Dutch the name Michaël is also common. Mitxel is the Basque form 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.

Persons with the surname

Alain Michel (disambiguation), several people
Ambroise Michel (born 1982), French actor, director and writer
André Michel (disambiguation), several people
Anette Michel (born 1971), Mexican actress
Anneliese Michel (1952–1976), a German woman said to be possessed by demons
Annett Wagner-Michel (born 1955), German chess master
Augustin Michel (1855–1931), a Belgian World War I general
Chantal Michel (born 1968), Swiss artist
Charles Michel (disambiguation), several people
Christopher Michel (born 1967), American investor, entrepreneur and photographer
Claude Michel (known as Clodion; 1738–1814), French sculptor
Claude Michel (footballer) (born 1971), French football player
Claude Michel (politician) (born 1938), French politician
Curt Michel (1934 - 2015), American academic and astrophysicist
Danny Michel (born 1970), Canadian songwriter & producer
David Michel (1735 - 1805), United Kingdom deputy
Hartmut Michel (born 1948), German biochemist
Henri Michel (historian) (1907–1986), a French historian
Hermann Michel (1912–1984), a German Nazi SS officer
James Michel (born 1944), Seychellois politician
Jaydy Michel (born 1975), Mexican actress and fashion model
Jean Michel (disambiguation), several people
Jean-Louis Michel (disambiguation), several people
Jessica Michel (born 1982), French dressage rider
Joffrey Michel (born 1987), French rugby union player
John B. Michel (1917 - 1964), science fiction author
Joseph Michel (disambiguation), several people
Jules Michel (born 1931), French artist
Kathrin Michel (born 1963), German politician
Lilia Michel (1926 - 2011), Mexican television and film actress
Luc Michel (1958–2025), Belgian political activist
Luis Ernesto Michel (born 1979), a Mexican professional footballer
Majid Michel (born 1980), Ghanaian actor
Mario Michel (born 1960), Saint Lucian lawyer, politician and judge
Marken Michel (born 1993), American football wide receiver
Martín Michel (disambiguation), several people
Michel Georges-Michel (1883 - 1985), French painter, journalist, novelist, and translator
Mike Michel (born 1954), former NFL football player
Milton Scott Michel (1916 - 1992), American crime fiction writer and playwright
Nettie Leila Michel (1863–1912), American business woman, author, magazine editor
Paul Michel (disambiguation), several people
Philippe Michel (disambiguation), several people
Pierre Michel (born 1942), a French literary scholar
Pierre Michel (cyclist) (1929–2023), French cyclist
Pras Michel (born 1972), an American musician
Robert H. Michel (1928–2017), a United States politician
Rolf Michel (born 1945), a German physicist
Sandro Michel (born 1996), Swiss bobsledder
Serge Michel (born 1988), German boxer
Sia Michel (born 1967), deputy culture editor of The New York Times
Sony Michel (born 1995), NFL football player
Sylvia Michel (disambiguation), several people
Thiago Michel (born 1984), Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Thomas Michel (born 1955), Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Thomas Michel (basketball) (born 1995), German basketball player
Wilhelm Michel (1877 - 1942), German writer, Georg Büchner Prize in 1925
Yvon Michel (born 1953), French Canadian boxing promoter

Persons with the given name

Michel Aflaq (1910–1989), Syrian founder of the Ba'ath ideology
Michel Américo dos Santos (born 2002), Brazilian footballer
Michel Aoun (born 1933), Lebanese Army Commander and president of Lebanon
Michel Bakhoum (1913–1981), Egyptian civil engineer, professor
Michel Barrera (born 1980), American fugitive
Michel Bécot (born 1939), French politician
Michel Bernanos (1923–1964), French poet and fantasy writer
Michel Billout (born 1958), French politician
Michel Brunet (disambiguation), several persons
Michel Cadotte (1764–1837), Canadian Métis fur trader
Michel Camilo (born 1954), Dominican Republic pianist and composer
Michel de Certeau (1925–1986), French Jesuit and scholar
Michel das Chagas Henrique (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Michel Chiha (1891–1954), Lebanese 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 Danino (born 1950), French-born Indian Hindutva author
Michel Devoret (born 1953), French-American physicist
Michel Djotodia, Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2013 to 2014
Michel dos Reis Santana (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
Michel Doukeris (born 1973), Brazilian businessman, CEO of AB InBev
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 Friedman (born 1956), German politician and TV host
Michel Galabru (1922–2016), French actor
Michel Garbini Pereira (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
Michel Godard (musician) (born 1960), French tuba player and jazz musician
Michel Godbout, Canadian news anchor
Michel Goma (1932–2022), French fashion designer
Michel Gondry (born 1963), French screenwriter, and director
Michel Guerry (born 1932), French politician
Michel Hamaide (1936–2017), French politician
Michel Henry (1922–2002), French philosopher and novelist
Michel Houellebecq (born 1958), French writer
Michel Joachim Marie Raymond (1755–1798), French general
Michel Kaplan (born 1946), French Byzantinist
Michel Klein (designer) (born 1958), French fashion designer
Michel El Khoury (born 1926), Lebanese politician
Michel Lajoie (fl. 2014), American politician
Michel Legrand (1932–2019), French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist
Michel Macquet (1932–2002), French javelin thrower
Michel Moffatt, American politician
Michel Moore, LAPD chief
Michel Murr (1932–2021), Lebanese politician
Michel Ney (1769–1815), French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, Marshal of the Empire
Michel de Nostredame (1503–1566), French astrologer, physician and reputed seer
Michel van Oostrum (born 1966), Dutch footballer
Michel von Tell (born 1980), Swiss artist
Michel Otañez (born 1997), Dominican baseball player
Michel Pastor (1944–2014), Monagasque businessman and art collector
Michel Pereira (disambiguation), several people
Michel Petrucciani (1962–1999), French jazz pianist
Michel Pezet (born 1942), French politician
Michel Polnareff (born 1944), French singer
Michel Platini (born 1955), French football manager and player, president of UEFA
Michel Rabagliati, Canadian cartoonist
Michel Randrianekena, Malagasy politician
Michel Rocard (1930–2016), French politician
Michel Rojkind (born 1969), Mexican architect
Michel Samaha (born 1948), Lebanese politician
Michel Georges Sassine (1927–2014), Lebanese politician
Michel Sebastiani, French fencing master
Michel Sikyea (1901–2002), Canadian aboriginal rights activist
Michel Soymié (1924–2002), French sinologist
Michel Sulaiman (born 1948), commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
Michel Tabachnik (born 1942), Swiss musician
Michel Tapié (1909–1987), French critic, curator, and art collector
Michel Teló (born 1981), Brazilian singer
Michel Temer (born 1940), Brazilian politician and former President
Michel Therrien (born 1963), Canadian hockey coach
Michel Thomas, language teacher
Michel Tremblay (disambiguation), several persons
Michel Tromont (1937–2018), Belgian politician
Michel Trudeau, young son of Pierre Trudeau
Michel Vaxès (1940–2016), French politician.
Michel Verne (1861–1925), French writer; son of Jules Verne
Michel Vialay (born 1960), French politician

Middle name

Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), American artist
Yechiel Michel Epstein (1829–1908), Lithuanian Rabbi, author of Aruch Hashulchan
Yechiel Michel Feinstein (1906–2003), Rabbi, Haredi rosh yeshiva in Israel
Jean Michel Jarre (born 1948), French composer, performer and music producer
Jean-Michel Pilc (born 1960), French-born jazz pianist

Fictional characters

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
Michel Desjardins from The Kane Chronicles series by Rick Riordan
Michel Starzynski from a novel Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Eikichi “Michel” Mishina from the video game, Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Michel, a titular character from the 2003 South Korean animated series Guardian Fairy Michel
Michel Mouse, the full name of anthropomorphic cartoon mascot Mickey Mouse

References

"Michel Name Meaning and History". [[Ancestry.com]].

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