Mike (given name)

Mike is a masculine given name. It is also encountered as a short form of Michael. Notable people with the name include:

People

• Mike Adenuga, Nigerian billionaire businessman
• Mike Affleck, American football player
• Mike Akiu (born 1962), American football player and coach
• Mike Aldrete, American baseball player and coach
• Mike Alford (born 1943), American football player
• Mike Alstott, American football player
• Mike Ashley (businessman), British businessman
• Mike Ashley (writer) (born 1948), British author and anthology editor
• Mike Atkinson (born 1994), English–Belizean footballer
• Mike Awesome, ring name for American professional wrestler Michael Lee Alfonso (1965–2007)
• Mike Barnett (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Baumann, American baseball player
• Mike Beebe, American attorney
• Mike Bercovici, American football player
• Mike Bloomberg, American businessman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
• Mike Bloomfield, American musician
• Mike Boone, American football player
• Mike Bossy (1957–2022), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Mike Breen, American sportscaster
• Mike Brosseau, American baseball player
• Mike Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Bryan, American professional tennis player
• Mike Burkhead, American football player
• Mike Cameron, American baseball player
• Mike Carp, American Major League Baseball player
• Mike Carter, multiple people
• Mike Clevinger, American baseball player
• Mike Conley Jr., American basketball player
• Michael Cox (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Crumb (born 1970), Canadian football player
• Mike Conway (born 1983), British race car driver
• Mike Cernovich (born 1977), American social media personality, writer and conspiracy theorist
• Mike D (born 1965), American musician and founding member of The Beastie Boys
• Mike D'Antoni (born 1951), American basketball coach
• Mike Danna (born 1997), American football player
• James "Mike" DeBardeleben (1940–2011), American rapist and possible serial killer
• Mike DeWine, American politician and 70th Governor of Ohio
• Mike Dibb (born 1940), English documentary filmmaker
• Mike Dirnt (born 1972), bassist for Green Day
• Mike Ditka, American football player and coach
• Mike Dierickx, aka M.I.K.E., Belgian progressive trance DJ/producer
• Mike Eghan, Ghanaian radio broadcaster
• Mike Enriquez (1951-2023), Filipino journalist
• Mike Enzi, American politician
• Mike Epstein, American Major League Baseball first baseman
• Mike Fetters, American baseball player and coach
• Mike Fisher (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Ford (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Franks (tennis), American tennis player
• Mike Friede, American football player
• Mike Gartner (born 1959), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Mike George (radio presenter), British radio presenter
• Mike Gesicki, American football player
• Mike Gibbins (1949–2005), Welsh drummer, member of the rock band Badfinger
• Mike Glennon, American football player
• Mike Green (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Harkey, American baseball player and coach
• Mike Harley Jr. (born 1997), American football player
• Mike Hartman, American National Hockey League player
• Mike Hibler, American football player
• Mike Huckabee, American politician
• Mike Hughes (American football) (born 1997), American football player
• Mike Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Ilitch, American entrepreneur
• Mike Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Joyce (musician) (born 1963), English drummer for The Smiths
• Mike Judge (born 1962), American cartoonist, animator, voice actor and comedian
• Mike Kellogg (American football), American football player
• Mike Kennerty, guitarist of the band The All-American Rejects
• Mike Kirkland, multiple people
• Mike Kreger, former drummer for Michigan heavy metal band Battlecross
• Mike Krüger (born 1951), German comedian and singer
• Mike Largey (born 1960), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Mike Lenzly, British basketball player
• Mike Levenseller, American football player
• Mike Lieberthal, American Major League Baseball catcher
• Mike Little, British web developer, co-founder of WordPress
• Mike Love, American singer and songwriter who co-founded The Beach Boys
• Mike Love (American football) (born 1994), American football player
• Mike Lynn (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball player
• Mike Mayers, American baseball player
• Mike McCarthy (born 1963), American football coach
• Mike McCready, guitarist of the band Pearl Jam
• Mike McGlinchey (offensive lineman), American football player
• Mike McLaughlin (born 1956), American racing driver
• Mike Miles (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Minor (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Mizanin, American professional wrestler who is better known by his ring name "The Miz"
• Mike Modano (born 1970), American National Hockey League player
• Mike Morris (disambiguation), multiple people
• Michael Morrison (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Moser (born 1990), American basketball player
• Mike Moura, Portuguese footballer
• Mike Moustakas, American baseball player
• Mike Mucitelli, American mixed martial artist
• Mike Muscala (born 1991), American basketball player
• Mike Myers, Canadian-British-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and film producer
• Mike Napoli, American baseball player and coach
• Mike Nifong (born 1950), American district attorney disbarred for misconduct in the Duke lacrosse case
• Mike Nott, American football player
• Mike Oldfield, English multi-instrumentalist, known for his 1973 album Tubular Bells
• Mike Oliveira, Brazilian professional boxer
• Mike Oliver (disability advocate), British sociologist and disability advocate
• Mike Oliver (field hockey) (born 1973), Canadian hockey player
• Mike O'Malley, American game show host
• Mike Ozdowski, American football player
• Mike Parson, American politician
• Mike Pence, American politician and 48th Vice President of the United States
• Mike Polk, American comedian
• Mike Pollock (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s
• Mike Pollock (voice actor), American voice actor
• Mike Pompeo (born 1963), American politician and former Secretary of State of the United States
• Mike Porcaro (1955–2015), American bassist, member of the rock band Toto
• Mike Portnoy, drummer for Neal Morse band and former drummer and founding member of Dream Theater
• Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
• Mike Purcell, American football player
• Mike Rabelo, American baseball player and coach
• Mike Rawlings, American politician
• Mike Redmond, American baseball player and coach
• Mike Rhodes (American football), American football player
• Mike Rose (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Passenger, English singer-songwriter and musician
• Mike Rosenthal (born 1977), American football player
• Mike Rossman (Michael Albert DiPiano) (born 1955), American world champion light heavyweight boxer
• Mike Rowe (born 1962), American television personality
• Mike Rowe (ice hockey) (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
• Mike Rowe (racing driver), American racing driver
• Mike Rutherford (born 1950), British progressive rock guitarist
• Mike Sanders (basketball) (born 1960), American basketball player and coach
• Mike Sarbaugh, Baseball coach
• Mike Schwartz, multiple people
• Mike Schmidt, American professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Mike Seidman, American football player
• Mike Shinoda, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the band Linkin Park
• Mike Siani (baseball), American baseball player
• Mike Skinner (musician) (born 1979), British rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
• Mike Skinner (racing driver) (born 1957), American racing driver
• Mike Smith, multiple people
• Mike Stefanik (1958–2019), American racing driver
• Mike Strachan (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Tan (born 1986), Filipino actor
• Mike Taylor (basketball coach), American basketball coach
• Mike Torres, Dominican basketball player
• Mike Townsend, American football player
• Mike Trainor, American comedian
• Mike Trigg, American football player
• Mike Trout, Major League Baseball player
• Mike Tyson, American world champion heavyweight boxer
• Mike Tyson (American football) (born 1993), American football player
• Mike Veisor (born 1952), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Mike Vick (born 1980), American football player
• Mike Wallace (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Weber (American football) (born 1997), American football player
• Mike White (quarterback) (born 1995), American football player
• Mike Whitmarsh (1962–2009), American volleyball and basketball player
• Mike Whitney (born 1959), Australian television personality and former cricketer
• Mike Whitwell, American football player
• Mike Williams (wide receiver, born 1994) (born 1994), American football player
• Mike Will Made It, American music producer and rapper
• Mike Witteck, American football player
• Mike Yastrzemski, American baseball player
• Mike Young (American football), American football player
• Mike Zambidis, Greek kickboxing wrestler notable for the high number of KO wins
• Mike Zunino, American baseball player
• Mike (Brazilian footballer) (born 1993), full name Mike dos Santos Nenatarvicius, Brazilian football forward

Maidhc

• Maidhc Ó Flaithearta, Irish Fenian and Land-Leaguer
• Maidhc Ó Sé, Irish sportsman

Fictional characters

• Mike, a character in the 1993 American romantic comedy-drama movie Benny & Joon
• Mike, a character in 1993 action/martial arts movie Showdown
• Mike, the main character in the Nintendo video games such as the StarTropics Series, Uniracers and Battle Clash/Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
• Mike, in the animated television series Total Drama: Revenge of the Island and Total Drama All-Stars
• Mike, a blue karaoke robot in the WarioWare series
• Mike, the titular character in the computer-animated preschool TV series Mike the Knight
• Mike Asparagus, a character and Junior's dad in VeggieTales
• Mike Banning, the main character in Has Fallen film series
• Mike Bison, the Japanese name of Balrog (Street Fighter)
• Michael "Mike" Robert Chang, Jr, a character from the American musical comedy drama TV series Glee
• Mike Donovan, a character in the American TV miniseries V (1983 miniseries)
• Mike Ehrmantraut, a supporting character from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul
• Mike Fernandez, the Green Ranger in Power Rangers Samurai
• Michael "Mike" Fulton, a character in the television sitcom Punky Brewster
• MIKE, a character from Twin Peaks

• Mike Mazinsky, character in Mike, Lu & Og
• Michael "Mike" Corbett/Magna Defender, in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
• Mike Dallas in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Mike Hammer (character), a private detective created by Mickey Spillane
• Mike Harper, a character from the game Call of Duty: Black Ops II
• Mike Lane (Magic Mike), male stripper
• Mike Morton, a survivor in the video game Identity V
• Michael "Mike" Munroe, one of the primary protagonists in the video game Until Dawn
• Mike Newton, a character in the novel series Twilight
• Mike O'Donnell/Mark Gold, a character in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie 17 Again
• Michael "Mike" Ross, a main character in the television series Suits
• Mike, a small red Arlesdale Railway engine, in The Railway Series by the Rev W. Awdry and the spin-off television series Thomas and Friends
• Mike Schmidt, protagonist of the horror game Five Nights at Freddy's
• Mike Teavee, a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character
• Mike Wazowski, a green, one-eyed monster, a main character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise
• Mike Watson, a character in 100 Feet
• Mike Wheeler, a main character in the television series Stranger Things
• Mike Zacharias, character of the anime Attack on Titan

See also

• Big Mike (nickname)
• List of people with given name Michael