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First name Michael
December 18, 2025 to January 7, 2026

#1

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

American singer | songwriter | dancer | and philanthropist (1958–2009)

Top 500 #137 Initials MJ #1

#2

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

English actor (born 1933)

Top 500 #245 Initials MC #3 Interstellar

#3

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

Top 500 #375 Initials MJ #2

#4

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

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

Top 500 #487 Initials MF #1 Back to the Future

#5

Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan

American actor (born 1987)

Initials MJ #3 Untitled Ryan Coogler film

#6

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

#7

Michael Irvin

Michael Irvin

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

#8

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

American retired actor | producer and activist (born 1944)

Initials MD #3 Avengers: Endgame

#9

Michael Bublé

Michael Bublé

Canadian singer | songwriter and actor

#10

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

American actor and comedian (born 1947)

Initials MM #10 This Is Spinal Tap

#11

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Initials MS #9 Knives Out

#12

Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan

American actor (1957–2012)

Initials MD #5 The Green Mile

#13

Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

American actor (1957–2025)

Initials MM #15 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

#14

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Initials MK #5 Spider-Man: Homecoming

#15

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

German-Irish actor (born 1979)

Initials MF #5 Inglourious Basterds

#16

Michael Mando

Michael Mando

Initials MM #20 Spider-Man: Homecoming

#17

Michael Landon

Michael Landon

American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991)

#18

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Initials MS #19 Kingdom of Heaven

#19

Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford

British actor and singer

Initials MC #13

#20

Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen

Dutch darts player (born 1989)

Initials MG #12

#21

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

Initials MG #14 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

#22

Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Irish singer-songwriter | actor and record producer

Initials MG #16

#23

Michael Cera

Michael Cera

Initials MC #17 The Running Man

#24

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Initials MP #8 The Martian

#25

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Initials MI #2 Song Sung Blue

#26

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

American actor (1952–2003)

Initials MJ #9 The Polar Express

#27

Michael Weatherly

Michael Weatherly

American actor and director

Initials MW #12

#28

Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence

Australian singer (1960–1997)

#29

Michael Strahan

Michael Strahan

American football player and media personality (born 1971)

Initials MS #27

#30

Michael Bay

Michael Bay

American film director and producer (born 1965)

Initials MB #22 Armageddon

#31

Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

#32

Michael Vick

Michael Vick

American football player (born 1980)

#33

Michael K. Williams

Michael K. Williams

American actor (1966–2021)

Initials MW #14 12 Years a Slave

#34

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

American actor (born 1970)

Initials MR #24

#35

Michael Burry

Michael Burry

American hedge fund manager

Initials MB #28 The Big Short

#36

Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn

Initials MB #29 The Terminator

#37

Michael Nesmith

Michael Nesmith

American musician | songwriter | actor (1942–2021)

#38

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

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

Initials MB #30

#39

Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton

American singer-songwriter

Initials MB #31

#40

Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton

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

Initials MC #26 Jurassic Park

#41

Michael Polansky

Michael Polansky

American businessperson

Initials MP #14

#42

Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

Initials MP #15

#43

Michael Jai White

Michael Jai White

Initials MW #17 The Dark Knight

#44

Michael Richards

Michael Richards

American actor and comedian

Initials MR #27

#45

Michael Owen

Michael Owen

English association football player

#46

Michael Mann

Michael Mann

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

Initials MM #45 Heat 2

#47

Michael Neser

Michael Neser

#48

Michael Underwood

Michael Underwood

British television presenter

#49

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

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

Initials MP #17 Brazil

#50

Michael Emerson

Michael Emerson

American actor (born 1954)

#51

Michael Oher

Michael Oher

American football player

#52

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Initials MS #38 After the Hunt

#53

Michael Dell

Michael Dell

American businessman and CEO (born 1965)

Initials MD #19

#54

Michael Flatley

Michael Flatley

American step dancer

Initials MF #15

#55

Michael Farmer, Baron Farmer

Michael Farmer, Baron Farmer

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

Initials MF #16

#56

Michael Rockefeller

Michael Rockefeller

American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)

Initials MR #32

#57

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

British actor (1935–2001)

Initials MW #21

#58

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

English darts player (born 1990)

Initials MS #48

#59

Michael Annett

Michael Annett

American racing driver (1986–2025)

Initials MA #23

#60

Michael Gandolfini

Michael Gandolfini

Initials MG #33 Warfare

#61

Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald

American singer and keyboardist

Initials MM #57

#62

Michael Olise

Michael Olise

French-English footballer (born 2001)

Initials MO #13

#63

Michael Porter

Michael Porter

American basketball player

Initials MP #26

#64

Michael Franzese

Michael Franzese

American former mobster

Initials MF #23

#65

Michael Angarano

Michael Angarano

Initials MA #26 Oppenheimer

#66

Michael Boulos

Michael Boulos

American business executive (born 1997)

Initials MB #51

#67

Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe

American musician

Initials MS #54

#68

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Initials MR #38 Fast X

#69

Michael Penix Jr.

Michael Penix Jr.

American football player (born 2000)

Initials MJ #17

#70

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

American actor | model and musician

Initials MP #33

#71

Michael Schur

Michael Schur

American television producer and writer

Initials MS #61

#72

Michael Waltz

Michael Waltz

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations since 2025

Initials MW #32

#73

Michael Che

Michael Che

American comedian

Initials MC #46

#74

Michael Jolley

Michael Jolley

English football coach (born 1977)

Initials MJ #18

#75

Michael Urie

Michael Urie

American actor (born 1980)

#76

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Irish revolutionary and politician (1890–1922)

Initials MC #48

#77

Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff

American author | essayist | and journalist

Initials MW #34

#78

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Initials MI #5 Nobody 2

#79

Michael York

Michael York

#80

Michael Gargiulo

Michael Gargiulo

American serial killer

Initials MG #42

#81

Michael Lockwood

Michael Lockwood

American guitarist and producer

Initials ML #32

#82

Michael Penn

Michael Penn

American musician (born 1958)

Initials MP #43 Boogie Nights

#83

Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn

Initials MD #29 The Santa Clause

#84

Michael Barrymore

Michael Barrymore

Comedian | actor | television presenter | broadcaster

Initials MB #66

#85

Michael Cristofer

Michael Cristofer

American actor and director

Initials MC #59 Die Hard

#86

Michael Carrick

Michael Carrick

English footballer and manager (born 1981)

Initials MC #60

#87

Michael Aspel

Michael Aspel

English newsreader and television presenter

Initials MA #37

#88

Michael Dukakis

Michael Dukakis

American politician

Initials MD #31

#89

Michael McIntyre

Michael McIntyre

British comedian

Initials MM #99

#90

Michael Beach

Michael Beach

Initials MB #73 Tulsa King

#91

Michael Alig

Michael Alig

American club promoter | murderer and socialite

Initials MA #41

#92

Michael Edwards

Michael Edwards

Initials ME #13 Terminator 2: Judgment Day

#93

Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan

Cricket player of England. (born 1974)

Initials MV #12

#94

Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday

British scientist (1791–1867)

Initials MF #35

#95

Michael Attenborough

Michael Attenborough

British theatre director

Initials MA #42

#96

Michael of Romania

Michael of Romania

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

Initials MR #51

#97

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

American filmmaker and author (born 1954)

Initials MM #107

#98

Michael J. Pollard

Michael J. Pollard

American actor (1939–2019)

Initials MP #48 Scrooged

#99

Michael Badgley

Michael Badgley

American football player (born 1995)

Initials MB #82

#100

Michael Shuman

Michael Shuman

American musician

Initials MS #96

#101

Michael Clarke

Australian Cricketer

Initials MC #69

#102

Michael Chandler

American mixed martial artist (born 1986)

Initials MC #70

#103

Michael Barrett

American cinematographer

Initials MB #83

#104

Michael Learned

American actress

Initials ML #45

#105

Michael Misa

Canadian ice hockey player (born 2007)

Initials MM #114

#106

Michael Bisping

English mixed martial arts fighter and actor

Initials MB #85 Red Sonja

#107

Michael Lewis

American writer

Initials ML #46

#108

Michael Wincott

Initials MW #49 Nope

#109

Michael Gross

Initials MG #52

#110

Michael Rosenbaum

American actor (born 1972)

Initials MR #58 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

#111

Michael Connelly

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

Initials MC #73

#112

Michael Morales

Hombre araña negro

Initials MM #122

#113

Michael Corcoran

American singer-songwriter

Initials MC #74

#114

Michael Warren

American basketball player and actor

Initials MW #52

#115

Michael Ealy

Initials ME #16

#116

Michael Chiklis

Initials MC #75 Don't Look Up

#117

Michael Chaplin

Initials MC #76

#118

Michael Collins

American astronaut (1930–2021)

Initials MC #77

#119

Michael Ballack

German association football player (born 1976)

Initials MB #89

#120

Michael Parkinson

English television and radio personality

Initials MP #53

#121

Michael Lerner

Initials ML #49 Elf

#122

Michael Gladis

Initials MG #54 Lucifer

#123

Michael Shanks

Canadian actor (born 1970)

Initials MS #107

#124

Michael O'Keefe

Initials MO #24 Ghosts of Mississippi

#125

Michael Hordern

English actor | radio personality

Initials MH #66 Scrooge

#126

Michael Vartan

French-American actor

Initials MV #16

#127

Michael Redgrave

English actor (1908-1985)

Initials MR #64

#128

Michael Kovach

American voice actor

Initials MK #44

#129

Michael Kitchen

English actor and television producer

Initials MK #45 GoldenEye

#130

Michael Thomas (wide receiver)

American football player (born 1993)

Initials MR #65

#131

Michael Parenti

American academic

Initials MP #59

#132

Michael Flynn

U.S. Army general and former U.S. National Security Advisor (born 1958)

Initials MF #45

#133

Michael Ansara

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

Initials MA #57 The Ten Commandments

#134

Michael Hussey

Initials MH #70

#135

Michael Eisner

American business executive

Initials ME #20

#136

Michael Stone

British murderer

Initials MS #118

#137

Michael O'Hearn

American bodybuilder

Initials MO #26

#138

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

Initials MP #63 Kill Bill Volume 1

#139

Michael Schoeffling

American actor-model

Initials MS #129

#140

Michael Sorrentino

American television personality

Initials MS #131

#141

Michael Mosley

Initials MM #155

#142

Michael Rispoli

Initials MR #77 While You Were Sleeping

#143

Michael Wayne

American film producer (1934-2003)

Initials MW #61

#144

Michael Chernus

Initials MC #46 A Complete Unknown

#145

Michael Essien

Ghanaian footballer

Initials ME #23

#146

Michael Wilson

American football player (born 2000)

Initials MW #63

#147

Michael Moriarty

American-Canadian actor and musician

Initials MM #161

#148

Michael Cudlitz

Initials MC #92

#149

Michael Malice

American anarchist

Initials MM #166

#150

Michael Nouri

Initials MN #20 The Terminal

#151

Michael Giacchino

American music composer

Initials MG #65 Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

#152

Michael Fielding

Initials MF #54

#153

Michael Paré

Initials MP #69

#154

Michael Byrne

Initials MB #113 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

#155

Michael Voltaggio

Initials MV #19

#156

Michael Nyqvist

Swedish actor (1960–2017)

Initials MN #21 John Wick

#157

Michael D. Higgins

President of Ireland (2011–2018; 2018–2025)

Initials MH #75

#158

Michael Durant

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Initials MD #52

#159

Michael Milken

American investor

Initials MM #172

#160

Michael Whitehall

British producer | talent agent | author and television personality

Initials MW #67

#161

Michael Haneke

Austrian film director and screenwriter

Initials MH #76

#162

Michael Kelly

Initials MK #58 Now You See Me

#163

Michael Wittmann

Recipient of the Knight's Cross

Initials MW #68

#164

Michael Murphy

American film and television actor

Initials MM #175 Magnolia

#165

Michael Jace

Initials MJ #32 Forrest Gump

#166

Michael Spinks

Initials MS #152

#167

Michael Michele

American actress

Initials MM #181 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

#168

Michael Steele

American bass guitarist

Initials MS #154

#169

Michael Cimino

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

Initials MC #99

#170

Michael Gough

English actor (1916–2011)

Initials MG #73 Batman Returns

#171

Michael Gaston

Initials MG #74 Inception

#172

Michael Trucco

Initials MT #49 The Electric State

#173

Michael Curtiz

American director

Initials MC #103

#174

Michael Sloan

American-Canadian television producer and writer (1946–2025)

Initials MS #160

#175

Michael Kors

American fashion designer

Initials MK #74

#176

Michael Hitchcock

American actor and producer

Initials MH #87

#177

Michael Ma

Canadian politician

Initials MM #193

#178

Michael Buffer

American ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches

Initials MB #125

#179

Michael Reagan

American television personality and journalist

Initials MR #91

#180

Michael Laudrup

Danish association football player and coach

Initials ML #67

#181

Michael M. Baden

American pathologist

Initials MB #128

#182

Michael Ontkean

Initials MO #33 The Descendants

#183

Michael Paul Chan

Initials MC #109 The Goonies

#184

Michael Beasley

American basketball player (born 1989)

Initials MB #129

#185

Michael Landon, Jr.

American television director

Initials MJ #39

#186

Michael Portillo

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

Initials MP #79

#187

Michael Cimino

American actor and musician (born 1999)

Initials MC #99 Until Dawn

#188

Michael Yeadon

UK researcher & conspiracy theorist (1960-)

Initials MY #11

#189

Michael P. Murphy

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

Initials MM #201

#190

Michael Olowokandi

British basketball player

Initials MO #34

#191

Michael Cohen

American former attorney and former Republican official

Initials MC #111

#192

Michael Showalter

American comedian

Initials MS #166

#193

Michael Hyatt

American actress

Initials MH #93 Where the Crawdads Sing

#194

Michael Esper

Initials ME #25

#195

Michael Bond

British writer (1926–2017)

Initials MB #136 Paddington

#196

Michael Rainey Jr

Jamaican-American actor

Initials MJ #44

#197

Michael Winslow

American actor | comedian and beatboxer

Initials MW #77 Gremlins

#198

Michael J. Saylor

American business executive | entrepreneur | and philanthropist (born 1965)

Initials MS #171

#199

Michael Mancuso

American mobster / Boss of the Bonanno Crime Family

Initials MM #193

#200

Michael Dorman

New Zealand actor

Initials MD #70 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales