Michael Young may refer to:

Academics

Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington Michael Dunlop Young, Baron Young of Dartington (9 August 1915 – 14 January 2002), was a British sociologist, social activist and politician who coined the term "meritocracy". He was an urbanist of different dimensions such as academic resear ...

(1915–2002), British life peer, sociologist and social activist *

Michael Young (educationalist) Emeritus Professor Michael FD Young is a British educational theorist and sociologist, at the UCL Institute of Education. Young's research investigates the nature of knowledge and the curriculum implications this investigation gives rise to. He ...

, British educational theorist and sociologist * Michael K. Young (born 1949), former president of Texas A&M University *

Michael W. Young Michael Warren Young (born March 28, 1949) is an American biologist and geneticist. He has dedicated over three decades to research studying genetically controlled patterns of sleep and wakefulness within ''Drosophila melanogaster''. At Rock ...

(born 1949), American geneticist and chrono biologist (Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine) * Michael W. Young (anthropologist) (born 1937), British anthropologist *

Mike Young (economist) Michael "Mike" Denis Young is an Australian economist and water policy expert. He is best known for his work informing the management of the water resources of the Murray-Darling Basin. In 2006 he was listed by ''The Canberra Times'' as one of ...

, Australian economist * Mike Young (Royal Navy officer) (born 1967), British consultant and academic

Arts and entertainment

* Michael Young (actor) (born 1952), host of ''Diaries of a Xenophobe'' and ''How to Make Love to an Immigrant'' *

Michael Young (industrial designer) Michael Young (born 23 August 1966) is a British industrial designer and creative director based in Hong Kong. He works in the areas of product, furniture and interior design with studios in Hong Kong and Brussels. He is known for unconventi ...

(born 1966), British product and furniture designer *

Mike Young (producer) Michael Emlyn Young (born October 13, 1945) is a Welsh Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning producer. He is the founder of two animation companies in both the UK and the US. His company in 2015 changed its name from Mike Young Productions to Splash Enter ...

(born 1945), TV producer and founder of Mike Young Productions * Mike Young (game designer), American game designer, author, and entrepreneur * Mike Young (''Misfits''), fictional character on British TV programme * Mike Young (''Neighbours''), Australian soap opera character

Politics

(1915–2002), British life peer, sociologist and social activist * Mike Young (agriculture official), American government official *

Michael Young (Canadian politician) Michael Dalway Watson Young (August 2, 1934 – January 11, 2010) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician from British Columbia who was the mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1975 to 1979. Born in Scotland in 1934, Young emigrated to Can ...

(1934–2010), Canadian mayor of Victoria, British Columbia *

Michael Young (businessman) Michael Alan Young is a businessman with a political background. He secretly organised the meetings between the South African government and the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC). Career After graduating from the University of Y ...

, executive who facilitated the political process which led to the end of apartheid in South Africa * R. Michael Young (born 1951), Indiana Senate * Michael Hughes-Young, 1st Baron St Helens (1912–1980), British army officer and politician *

Mick Young Michael Jerome Young (9 October 19368 April 1996) was an Australian politician. He rose through the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to become its National Secretary, before serving as a Labor member of the House of Representatives from the 1974 ...

(1936–1996), Australian House of Representatives

Sports

American football

Mike Young (American football) Michael David Young (born February 21, 1962) is a former professional Football Player. He was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, playing for the Los Angeles Rams, the Denver Broncos, the Philadelphia Eagles ...

(born 1962), American football wide receiver *

Michael Young Jr. Michael Young Jr. (born February 11, 1999) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Notre Dame and Cincinnati. Early years Michael Young Jr was a 3-star recruit from St. Rose, Louisiana. He pla ...

(born 1999), American football wide receiver

Baseball

* Mike Young (cricket) (born 1955), Australian cricket coach and baseball manager * Mike Young (baseball) (born 1960), American baseball player *

Michael Young (baseball) Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Since 2014, Young ...

(born 1976), American baseball player

Basketball

Michael Young (basketball, born 1961) Michael Wayne Young (born January 2, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player. He had a 15-year playing career spent in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and overseas. He was most recently the director of basketball ...

, American basketball player * Michael Young (basketball, born 1994), American basketball player * Mike Young (basketball) (born 1963), American basketball coach

Rugby

* Michael Young (rugby league) (born 1984), Australian rugby league player *

Micky Young Michael Young (born 31 December 1988) is a Scrum half for Rugby Union team Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He is a product of West Hartlepool Rugby Club junior academy. Club career He played for the Newcastle Falcons Middlesex ...

(born 1988), English rugby union player

Other sports

Michael Young (bobsleigh) Michael Young (born August 15, 1944) is a Canadian former bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won two medals at the 1965 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz with a gold in the four-man event and a bronze in the two-man event. In 1966, ...

(born 1944), Canadian bobsledder * Mike Young (cricket) (born 1955), Australian cricket coach and baseball manager *

Michael Young (Australian rules footballer) Michael Young (16 December 1958 – 16 September 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also listed at the Essendon Footbal ...

(1958–2018), Australian rules footballer *

Michael Young (judoka) Michael Young (born 26 March 1958) is an Australian judoka. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were ...

(born 1958), Australian judoka

Other

Michael Young-Suk Oh Michael Young-Suk Oh (born 19 April 1971) is a Korean American evangelical and the Global Executive Director/CEO of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. Education Oh received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvani ...

(born 1971), Korean American evangelical {{hndis, Young, Michael