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First name Michael
September 27, 2026

#1

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

American singer | songwriter | record producer | and dancer (1958–2009)

Top 500 #13 Initials MJ #1

#2

Michael Wright

Michael Wright

American actor (1956-2026)

Top 500 #47 Initials MW #1

#3

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

Top 500 #296 Initials MJ #3

#4

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Top 500 #438 Initials MK #2 The Whisper Man

#5

Michael Johnston

Michael Johnston

American actor (born 1996)

Top 500 #496 Initials MJ #4 Obsession

#6

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

American actor | producer and activist (born 1944)

Initials MD #3 Avengers: Endgame

#7

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

German-Irish actor (born 1979)

Initials MF #3 Eden Lake

#8

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

English actor (born 1933)

Initials MC #5 Interstellar

#9

Michael Owen

Michael Owen

English association football player

#10

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Initials MS #8 Kingdom of Heaven

#11

Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan

American actor (born 1987)

Initials MJ #5 Untitled Ryan Coogler film

#12

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Canadian-American actor | comedian | author | film producer | and activist

Initials MF #5 Back to the Future

#13

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver (born 1969)

Initials MS #11

#14

Michael Morales

Michael Morales

Ecuadorian mixed martial artist

Initials MM #12

#15

Michael Mando

Michael Mando

Initials MM #15 Spider-Man: Homecoming

#16

Michael Olise

Michael Olise

French footballer (born 2001)

#17

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Initials MS #15 Buddy

#18

Michael Landon

Michael Landon

American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991)

#19

Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

American actor (1957–2025)

Initials MM #20 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

#20

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

American actor and comedian (born 1947)

Initials MM #22 Clue

#21

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Initials MI #1 The Lovely Bones

#22

Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan

American actor (1957–2012)

Initials MD #7 Green Lantern

#23

Michael Carrick

Michael Carrick

English footballer and manager (born 1981)

Initials MC #12

#24

Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence

Australian singer (1960–1997)

#25

Michael Angarano

Michael Angarano

Initials MA #8 Oppenheimer

#26

Michael K. Williams

Michael K. Williams

American actor (1966–2021)

Initials MW #15 The Incredible Hulk

#27

Michael Cera

Michael Cera

Initials MC #15 The Running Man

#28

Michael Weatherly

Michael Weatherly

American actor and director

Initials MW #16

#29

Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

Initials MP #11

#30

Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

#31

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

Initials MK #11 Man of Steel

#32

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Initials MP #12 Good Luck | Have Fun | Don't Die

#33

Michael Mann

Michael Mann

American film director | screenwriter | and producer (born 1943)

Initials MM #32 Heat 2

#34

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

Initials MG #22 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

#35

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

American novelist convicted of manslaughter

Initials MP #14

#36

Michael Bay

Michael Bay

American film director and producer (born 1965)

Initials MB #21 Transformers

#37

Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton

American author | screenwriter | film director (1942–2008)

Initials MC #19 Jurassic Park

#38

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Initials MR #22 Days of Thunder

#39

Michael Gandolfini

Michael Gandolfini

Initials MG #26 The Many Saints of Newark

#40

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

American actor (born 1970)

Initials MR #24 True Romance

#41

Michael Burry

Michael Burry

American hedge fund manager

Initials MB #26 The Big Short

#42

Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn

Initials MB #29 Terminator 2: Judgment Day

#43

Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald

American singer and keyboardist

Initials MM #46

#44

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Irish revolutionary and politician (1890–1922)

Initials MC #23

#45

Michael Strahan

Michael Strahan

American football player and media personality (born 1971)

Initials MS #40

#46

Michael Richards

Michael Richards

American actor and comedian

Initials MR #29

#47

Michael Polansky

Michael Polansky

American businessperson

Initials MP #17

#48

Michael Vick

Michael Vick

American football player (born 1980)

#49

Michael Franzese

Michael Franzese

American former mobster

Initials MF #14

#50

Michael Jai White

Michael Jai White

Initials MW #27 The Dark Knight

#51

Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett

American cinematographer

Initials MB #39

#52

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

American actor | model and musician

Initials MP #22 The Village

#53

Michael Emerson

Michael Emerson

American actor (born 1954)

#54

Michael Oher

Michael Oher

American football player

Initials MO #12

#55

Michael Nesmith

Michael Nesmith

American musician | songwriter | actor (1942–2021)

#56

Michael Corcoran

Michael Corcoran

American singer-songwriter

Initials MC #29

#57

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

English actor | comedian | writer | and television presenter (born 1943)

Initials MP #23

#58

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

American businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City

Initials MB #42

#59

Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe

American musician

Initials MS #48

#60

Michael Urie

Michael Urie

American actor (born 1980)

#61

Michael Dukakis

Michael Dukakis

American politician

Initials MD #26

#62

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Initials MS #50 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

#63

Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis

Initials MC #38 Don't Look Up

#64

Michael Rockefeller

Michael Rockefeller

American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)

Initials MR #39

#65

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Canadian actor (born 1950)

Initials MI #5 X-Men: First Class

#66

Michael Eisner

Michael Eisner

American business executive

Initials ME #10

#67

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

American actor (1952–2003)

Initials MJ #23 The Green Mile

#68

Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton

American singer-songwriter

Initials MB #55

#69

Michael Bublé

Michael Bublé

Canadian singer | songwriter and actor

Initials MB #58

#70

Michael James Way Lee

Michael James Way Lee

American bassist (born 1980)

Initials ML #30

#71

Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino

American music composer

Initials MG #43 Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

#72

Michael Rosenbaum

Michael Rosenbaum

American actor (born 1972)

Initials MR #49 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

#73

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

American actress

Initials ML #33

#74

Michael Schur

Michael Schur

American television producer and writer

Initials MS #67

#75

Michael York

Michael York

#76

Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe

Initials MO #20

#77

Michael Aspel

Michael Aspel

English newsreader and television presenter

Initials MA #39

#78

Michael Penn

Michael Penn

American musician (born 1958)

Initials MP #41 Boogie Nights

#79

Michael Shuman

Michael Shuman

American musician

Initials MS #76

#80

Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday

British scientist (1791–1867)

Initials MF #32

#81

Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen

American former attorney and former Republican official

Initials MC #51

#82

Michael Cudlitz

Michael Cudlitz

Initials MC #54

#83

Michael Beasley

Michael Beasley

American basketball player (born 1989)

Initials MB #69

#84

Michael O'Hearn

Michael O'Hearn

American bodybuilder

Initials MO #21 Magazine Dreams

#85

Michael Ealy

Michael Ealy

Initials ME #16 Seven Pounds

#86

Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly

American novelist | journalist | crime fiction writer | and screenwriter (born 1956)

Initials MC #60

#87

Michael Dell

Michael Dell

American businessman and CEO (born 1965)

Initials MD #38

#88

Michael Penix Jr.

Michael Penix Jr.

American football player (born 2000)

Initials MJ #26

#89

Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Initials MW #38 Nope

#90

Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping

English mixed martial arts fighter and actor

Initials MB #71

#91

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

American filmmaker and author (born 1954)

Initials MM #117

#92

Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara

American stage | screen | and voice actor (1922–2013)

Initials MA #44

#93

Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

British journalist | broadcaster | and former politician (born 1953)

Initials MP #50

#94

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

British actor (1935–2001)

Initials MW #39

#95

Michael Parks

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

Initials MP #52 Django Unchained

#96

Michael Dorman

Michael Dorman

New Zealand actor

Initials MD #44 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

#97

Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn

Initials MD #45 Rocky

#98

Michael Barrymore

Michael Barrymore

Comedian | actor | television presenter | broadcaster

Initials MB #79

#99

Michael Lockwood

Michael Lockwood

American guitarist and producer

Initials ML #46

#100

Michael Irvin

Michael Irvin

American football player | actor | and sports commentator (born 1966)

Initials MI #12

#101

Michael Boulos

American business executive (born 1997)

Initials MB #83

#102

Michael of Romania

last king of Romania (r. 1927–1930 | 1940–1947)

Initials MR #64

#103

Michael Rispoli

Initials MR #67

#104

Michael Shanks

Canadian actor (born 1970)

Initials MS #98

#105

Michael Whatley

Chair of the Republican National Committee since 2024

Initials MW #52

#106

Michael Vartan

French-American actor

Initials MV #14

#107

Michael Beach

Initials MB #94 Tulsa King

#108

Michael Gross

Initials MG #58

#109

Michael Trucco

Initials MT #41

#110

Michael Sorrentino

American television personality

Initials MS #105

#111

Michael Gargiulo

American serial killer

Initials MG #61

#112

Michael Pfaff

American percussionist and pianist

Initials MP #60

#113

Michael Nouri

Initials MN #16 The Terminal

#114

Michael Wolff

American author | essayist | and journalist

Initials MW #55

#115

Michael Zetterer

German footballer

#116

Michael S. Roth

President of Wesleyen University

Initials MR #75

#117

Michael Kayode

Italian footballer (born 2004)

Initials MK #41

#118

Michael Moorcock

English writer | editor | critic

Initials MM #149

#119

Michael Haneke

Austrian film director and screenwriter

Initials MH #62

#120

Michael Chandler

American mixed martial artist (born 1986)

Initials MC #85

#121

Michael Collins

American astronaut (1930–2021)

Initials MC #87

#122

Michael Nyqvist

Swedish actor (1960–2017)

Initials MN #18 John Wick

#123

Michael Crawford

British actor and singer

Initials MC #91

#124

Michael Attenborough

British theatre director

Initials MA #55

#125

Michael Cimino

American film director | screenwriter | producer and author (1939–2016)

Initials MC #93

#126

Michael Paré

Initials MP #68 Bone Tomahawk

#127

Michael Massee

American actor (1952–2016)

Initials MM #163 Lost Highway

#128

Michael Damian

American actor | recording artist | and producer

Initials MD #57

#129

Michael Chang

American tennis player

Initials MC #97

#130

Michael Buffer

American ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches

Initials MB #105 Rocky

#131

Michael Flatley

American step dancer

Initials MF #49

#132

Michael Waltz

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations since 2025

Initials MW #58

#133

Michael Elphick

Initials ME #21

#134

Michael Lewis

American writer

Initials ML #60

#135

Michael Porter

American basketball player

Initials MP #71

#136

Michael Zheng

American tennis player (born 2004)

Initials MZ #11

#137

Michael Michele

American actress

Initials MM #170 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

#138

Michael Gough

English actor (1916–2011)

Initials MG #70 Batman

#139

Michael Farmer, Baron Farmer

British businessman | former treasurer of the Conservative Party | and life peer in the House of Lords

Initials MF #51

#140

Michael Showalter

American comedian

Initials MS #125 Signs

#141

Michael Kitchen

English actor and television producer

Initials MK #51

#142

Michael Potts

Initials MP #79

#143

Michael Fulmer

professional baseball player

Initials MF #54

#144

Michael Moriarty

American-Canadian actor and musician

Initials MM #185

#145

Michael Redgrave

English actor (1908-1985)

Initials MR #87

#146

Michael Mosley

Initials MM #186

#147

Michael Ballack

German association football player (born 1976)

Initials MB #115

#148

Michael Waldron

American screenwriter

Initials MW #66

#149

Michael J. Pollard

American actor (1939–2019)

Initials MP #81

#150

Michael Mancuso

American mobster / Boss of the Bonanno Crime Family

Initials MM #191

#151

Michael P. Murphy

Naval Special Warfare Operator US Navy SEAL (1976–2005)

Initials MM #193

#152

Michael McIntyre

British comedian

Initials MM #195

#153

Michael Kors

American fashion designer

Initials MK #53

#154

Michael Whitehall

British producer | talent agent | author and television personality

Initials MW #68

#155

Michael Bambang Hartono

Indonesian businessman

Initials MH #73

#156

Michael Reagan

American television personality and journalist (1945–2026)

Initials MR #92

#157

Michael Lonsdale

French actor (1931–2020)

Initials ML #69 Munich

#158

Michael Essien

Ghanaian footballer (born 1982)

Initials ME #24

#159

Michael Morpurgo

British children's writer

Initials MM #203

#160

Michael Milken

American investor

Initials MM #205

#161

Michael DeLuise

American actor and director

Initials MD #68

#162

Michael Gladis

Initials MG #79 Lucifer

#163

Michael Atherton

broadcaster | journalist | and retired England international cricketer (born 1968)

Initials MA #70

#164

Michael Warren

American basketball player and actor

Initials MW #73

#165

Michael G. Rubin

American businessman (born 1972) | founder and CEO of Fanatics

Initials MR #100

#166

Michael Mealor

Initials MM #213

#167

Michael E. Thornton

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

Initials MT #55

#168

Michael Steele

American bass guitarist

Initials MS #158

#169

Michael Pittman Jr.

American football wide receiver

Initials MJ #45

#170

Michael Berryman

Initials MB #131 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

#171

Michael Cleveland

American musician

Initials MC #119

#172

Michael Ontkean

Initials MO #34 The Descendants

#173

Michael McDonald

American stand-up comedian and actor

Initials MM #218

#174

Michael Voltaggio

Initials MV #21

#175

Michael Alig

American club promoter | murderer and socialite

Initials MA #77

#176

Michael Parkinson

English television and radio personality

Initials MP #87

#177

Michael Jace

Initials MJ #47 Forrest Gump

#178

Michael Socha

Initials MS #168

#179

Michael Sarnoski

American film director

Initials MS #169

#180

Michael Bowen

Initials MB #142 Django Unchained

#181

Michael Robert Blakey

Initials MB #144

#182

Michael Chernus

Initials MC #126 Spider-Man: Homecoming

#183

Michael Wayne

American film producer (1934-2003)

Initials MW #76

#184

Michael Healy-Rae

Irish politician

Initials MH #95

#185

Michael Pollan

American author | journalist | activist | and professor of journalism (b. 1955)

Initials MP #93

#186

Michael Harrington

American political writer

Initials MH #96

#187

Michael Thomas (wide receiver)

American football player (born 1993)

Initials MR #109

#188

Michael Fielding

Initials MF #69

#189

Michael Johnson

American sprinter (born 1967)

Initials MJ #49

#190

Michael Anthony

American bassist

Initials MA #81

#191

Michael Apted

Initials MA #82

#192

Michael Schoeffling

American actor-model

Initials MS #178

#193

Michael Tait

American contemporary Christian music artist

Initials MT #66

#194

Michael Spinks

Initials MS #179

#195

Michael Andretti

American racing driver

Initials MA #84

#196

Michael Cimino

American actor and musician (born 1999)

Initials MC #93 Until Dawn

#197

Michael Che

American comedian

Initials MC #132

#198

Michael Gaston

Initials MG #89 Disclosure Day

#199

Michael O'Leary

Irish businessman | CEO of Ryanair Group

Initials MO #41

#200

Michael Byrne

Initials MB #155 Gangs of New York