Mikey is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of Michael. It may also refer to:

People

Mikey Ambrose Michael Ambrose (born October 5, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender. Career Youth, college and amateur Ambrose spent four seasons with the FC Dallas Development Academy before signing a letter of intent to ...

(born 1993), American Major League Soccer player *

Mikey Arroyo Juan Miguel "Mikey" Macapagal Arroyo (; born April 26, 1969), is a Filipino politician and former actor serving as the Representative of Pampanga's 2nd district since 2019, and previously from 2004 to 2010. He previously served as the vice go ...

(born 1969), Filipino actor and politician, son of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo * Mikey Boyle, Irish hurler *

Mikey Chung Michael Chung (1950 – 28 December 2021) also known as Mao Chung, was a Jamaican musician who played keyboards, guitar and percussion instruments. He was also an arranger and record producer of Jamaican music, and worked with a wide array of m ...

(born 1954), Jamaican musician, arranger and record producer * Mikey Coppola (born 1946), American mobster also known as "Mikey Cigars" * Mikey Craig (born 1960), English musician, bassist of the 1980s band Culture Club *

Mikey Day Michael William Day (born March 20, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host of the Netflix show '' Is It Cake?'' He joined ''Saturday Night Live'' as a writer in its 39th season, became a featured player in i ...

(born 1980), American actor, comedian, writer, cast member of

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. ...

Mikey Mileos Mikey Mileos (born 6 December 1980) is a stand up comedian and comedy writer from Sydney, Australia who lives in Los Angeles, United States. In April 2009, Mileos was a national finalist in Triple J radio's Raw Comedy competition, a nationally ...

(born 1980), Australian stand-up comedian *

Mikey Garcia Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez (born December 15, 1987), best known as Mikey Garcia, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2021. He held multiple world championships in four weight classes from featherweight to light w ...

(born 1987), American boxer, world champion in three weight classes *

Michael Graham (singer) Michael Christopher Charles "Mikey" Graham (born 15 August 1972) is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and record producer, best known as a member of boy band Boyzone. Early life The youngest of seven children, Graham was born to housewife Shei ...

(born 1972), Irish singer, songwriter and record producer * Mikey Lee (born 1993), Irish hurler * Mikey Lopez (born 1993), American Major League Soccer player *

Mikey Maher Michael "Mikey" Maher (15 July 1869 – 18 May 1947) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team. Born in Tubberadora, County Tipperary, Maher first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty- ...

(1870–1947), Irish hurler * Mikey McCleary (born 1969), Indian-born New Zealand songwriter, composer, performer, producer and director *

Mikey Nicholls Michael Nicholls (born 20 August 1985), better known by his ring name Mikey Nicholls, is an Australian professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He is best known for his work in Pro Wrestling Noah, where, as part of Th ...

(born 1985), Australian professional wrestler *

Mikey North Michael "Mikey" North (born 27 September 1986) is an English actor best known for his role as Gary Windass in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' since 2008. Early life North was born in the Cayton area of Scarborough and began acting ...

(born 1986), English actor *

Mikey Robins Mikel Mason "Mikey" Robins (born 8 December 1961) is an Australian media personality, comedian and writer. He is best known for the satirical game show ''Good News Week'', which ran on the ABC and Network Ten between 1996 and 2000, and returned ...

(born 1961), Australian media personality, game show host, comedian and writer *

Mikey Smith Michael Smith, usually referred to as Mikey Smith (14 September 1954 – 17 August 1983), was a Jamaican dub poet. Along with Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Mutabaruka, he was one of the best-known dub poets. In 1978, Smith represented Jamaica at ...

(1954-1983), Jamaican dub poet *

Mikey Way Michael James Way (born September 10, 1980) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He is also the multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist of rock duo Electric Century. Mikey ...

(born 1980), American musician, bassist of

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist ...

Mikey Walsh Mikey Walsh (born 22 September 1980) is a British writer and columnist. Biography Walsh was brought up to be a bare-knuckle fighter in the Romany community, but being gay, he was forced to leave his family and culture in 1996. Walsh's ear ...

(born 1980), British writer, columnist and LGBT activist *

Mikey Welsh Michael Edward Welsh (April 20, 1971 – October 8, 2011) was an American artist and musician who played bass for several bands, including the rock band Weezer. During Weezer's hiatus, he played with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo in the band Homi ...

(1971-2011), American musician, former bassist of Weezer * Mikey Wood (born 1996), rugby league player *

Mikey Dangerous Mikey Dangerous is a Jamaican/Canadian reggae artist. Dangerous was presented with a Juno Award for best Reggae Recording by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for his single "Don’t Go Pretending" (MBoss Records). Early life Da ...

, Jamaican/Canadian reggae artist *

Mikey Dread Michael George Campbell (4 June 1954 – 15 March 2008), better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music. Biography Born in Port Anton ...

, Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster *

Mikey Spice Michael Theophilus Johnson (born 21 July 1965), better known as Mikey Spice, is a Jamaican reggae singer. Biography Spice sang in his father's church from age seven and learned to play guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, piano, saxophone, flute, and ...

, Jamaican reggae singer * Cho Myung-ik (born 1980), member of the South Korean band Turbo * Mikey or

Mike Mondo Michael Brendli (born March 26, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE as Mike Mondo and Mikey as a member of The Spirit Squad. He also appeared in Major League Wrestling (MLW) in a tag team with fellow ...

, ring names of American professional wrestler Michael Brendli (born 1983) *

Mikey Whipwreck John Michael Watson (born June 4, 1973), better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a trainer, and global ambassador. He is best known for his career ...

, ring name of American retired professional wrestler John Michael Watson (born 1973) * Chancellor, formerly Mikey, American singer-songwriter and record producer born Kim Jung-seung (born 1986)

Fictional characters

* Little Mikey, in a commercial for Life cereal * Michelangelo ''(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)'', nicknamed "Mikey" * Mikey, a character in '' Little Secrets'' * Mikey, main character in '' Pig City'' * Mikey Blumberg, main character of '' Recess'' * Mikey Fuccon, main character of '' The Fuccons'' * Mikey Munroe, main character of ''

Bunsen Is a Beast ''Bunsen Is a Beast'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It revolves around a small eccentric monster named Bunsen who begins attending a middle school that previously only admitted humans. In spit ...

'' * Mikey Palmice, a character in ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

'' * Mikey Simon, main character of ''

Kappa Mikey ''Kappa Mikey'' is an American animated television series created by Larry Schwarz. The show was created by Schwarz's studio Animation Collective. The series premiered on February 25, 2006 and ended on September 20, 2008. 52 episodes were produced ...

'' * Mikey Walsh, main character of ''

The Goonies ''The Goonies'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. In the film, kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astor ...

'' * Mikey Waters, one of the two main characters of ''

My Own Private Idaho ''My Own Private Idaho'' is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare's ''Henry IV, Part 1'', '' Henry IV, Part 2'', and ''Henry V''. The story follows two friends, Mike ...

'' * Mikey Ubriacco, main character of

Look Who's Talking ''Look Who's Talking'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling, and starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Bruce Willis plays the voice of Mollie's son, Mikey. The film features George Segal as Albert ...

People

Fictional characters

See also