Michel (name)

For other uses, see Michel.

Michel
Pronunciation	/ˈmaɪkəl/ French: [miˈʃɛl] Dutch: [mɪˈxɛl]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ [ˌmixäˈʔel]
Meaning	Who Is Like God?
Region of origin	France, South Africa , Netherlands, Germany
Other names
Related names	Michael, Michelle

Michel is originally a French name. It can be both a given name and a surname of Hebrew origin, derived from Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל‎ [ˌmixäˈʔel], meaning Who Is Like God? The name is particularly common in French (from where the standard English pronunciation is derived), German, Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael. Mitxel which is also an equivalent 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

• Anneliese Michel (1952–1976), a German woman said to be possessed by demons
• Carl Michel (physician) (1890-1946), Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service
• Charles Michel (politician) (born 1975), Belgian politician and current Prime Minister of Belgium
• Charles D. Michel (born 1963), Vice Admiral and 30th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
• Hartmut Michel (born 1948), German biochemist
• Henri Michel (historian) (1907–1986), a French historian
• Hermann Michel (born 1912), a German Nazi SS officer
• Jean Michel (poet) (died 1501), 15th-century French dramatic poet
• Jean Michel (politician) (born 1949), French politician
• Luis Ernesto Michel (born 1979), a Mexican professional footballer
• Paul Redmond Michel (born 1941), an American former federal judge
• Pierre Michel (born 1942), a French literary scholar
• Pras Michel (born 1972), an American musician
• Robert H. Michel (born 1928), a United States politician
• Rolf Michel (born 1945), a German physicist
• Thomas Michel (basketball) (born 1995), a German basketball player

Persons with the given name

• Carlos Michel Lopes Vargas known as just Michel (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
• Jean-Michel Basquiat (born 1960), Visual Artist from New York
• Jean Michel Jarre (born 1948), French composer, performer and music producer
• Jean-Michel Pilc (born 1960), French-born jazz pianist
• Michel Aflaq (1910–1989), Syrian founder of the Ba'ath ideology
• Michel Aoun, (born 1935), former Lebanese Army Commander and currently political leader of the Free Patriotic Movement
• Michel Bernanos (1923–1964), French poet and fantasy writer
• Michel Bakhoum (1913–1981), Egyptian consulting civil engineer, university professor, and a researcher in concrete structures
• Michel Brunet (disambiguation), several persons
• Michel Cadotte (1764–1837), Canadian Métis fur trader
• Michel Camilo (born 1954), pianist and composer from Dominican Republic
• Michel Chiha (1891–1954), Lebanese thinker, 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 de Certeau (1925–1986), French Jesuit and scholar
• Michel Drucker (born 1942), French journalist and TV host
• Michel Ferrari (born 1954), Swiss neurologist
• Michel Foucault (1926–1984), French philosopher, historian and sociologist.
• Michel Galabru (1922-2016), French actor.
• Michel Godard (born 1960), French tuba player and jazz musician
• Michel Godbout, Canadian news anchor
• Michel Gondry (born 1963), French Academy Award winning screenwriter, film, commercial and music video director
• Michel Hamaide (born 1936), French politician.
• Michel Henry (1922–2002), French philosopher and novelist
• Michel Houellebecq (b. 1958), a French writer
• Michel Joachim Marie Raymond (1755–1798), French General
• Michel Legrand (born 1932), French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist
• Michel Macquet (1932–2002), French javelin thrower
• Michel Ney (1769–1815), French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars
• Michel van Oostrum (b. 1966), Dutch footballer
• Michel Pastor (1944-2014), businessman and art collector from Monaco.
• Michel Petrucciani (1962–1999), French Jazz pianist
• Michel Pezet (born 1942), French politician
• Michel Polnareff (born 1944), French singer
• Michel Platini (born 1955), is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
• Michel Rabagliati, Canadian cartoonist
• Michel Rocard (born 1930), French politician
• Michel Rojkind (born 1969), Mexican architect
• Michel Samaha (born 1948), Lebanese politician
• Michel Sikyea (1901–2002), Canadian, respected Dene elder from the Yellowknife area who fought for aboriginal rights
• Michel Sulaiman (born 1948), General, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
• Michel Tapié (1909–1987), French critic, curator, and collector of art
• Michel Teló (born 1981), Brazilian singer
• Michel Temer (born 1940), Brazilian politician
• Michel Therrien (born 1963), Canadian, head coach of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens, former head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Michel Thomas, language teacher
• Michel Tremblay (disambiguation), several persons
• Michel Verne (1861–1925), French writer; son of Jules Verne
• Taylor Momsen (born 1993), American musician, actress, model (middle name)
• Yechiel Michel Feinstein (1906–2003), Rabbi, Haredi rosh yeshiva in Israel

Fictional characters

• Michel Gerard, a concierge from the TV series Gilmore Girls

See also

• Saint-Michel (disambiguation)