Michele () is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name

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מִיכָאֵל, through the Greek Μιχαήλ and the Latin Michael meaning " Who is like God?".

Men with the given name Michele

* Michele (singer) (born 1944), Italian pop singer * Michele Abruzzo (1904–1996), Italian actor *

Michele Alboreto Michele Alboreto (; 23 December 1956 – 25 April 2001) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Alboreto was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari, and won five F ...

(1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver * Michele Amari (1806–1889), Italian politician and historian * Michele Andreolo (1912–1981), Italian footballer *

Michele Bianchi Michele Bianchi (22 July 1883 – 3 February 1930) was an Italian revolutionary syndicalist leader who took a position in the Unione Italiana del Lavoro (UIL). He was among the founding members of the Fascist movement. He was widely seen as ...

(1883–1930), Italian journalist and revolutionary *

Michele Bravi Michele Bravi (born 19 December 1994) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame after winning the X Factor (Italian season 7), seventh season of the X Factor (Italian TV series), Italian ''X Factor''. His coronation song, "La v ...

(born 1994), Italian singer *

Michele Cachia Michele Cachia (; 30 September 1760 – 24 January 1839) was a Maltese people, Maltese architect and military engineer. He is also known for his role during the Siege of Malta (1798–1800), Maltese uprising of 1798–1800. Life Michele Cachia ...

(1760–1839), Maltese architect and military engineer *

Michele Canini Michele Canini (born 5 June 1985) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Cagliari & early career After a loan spell in Serie C1 team Sambenedettese, his first club Atalanta sold him to Cagliari Calcio in co-owner ...

(born 1985), Italian footballer *

Michele Dell'Orco Michele Dell'Orco (born 7 September 1985) is an Italian politician. He was Undersecretary to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport from 2018 to 2019. References Living people 1985 births Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Fi ...

(born 1985), Italian politician *

Michele Emiliano Michele Emiliano (born 23 July 1959) is an Italian politician and former judge. He is the incumbent president of Apulia Region since June 2015, and he previously served as mayor of Bari from 2004 to 2014. Emiliano has often been considered a pop ...

(born 1959), Italian politician and former judge *

Michele Ferrero Michele Ferrero (; 26 April 1925 – 14 February 2015) was an Italian billionaire businessman. He owned the chocolate manufacturer Ferrero SpA, Europe's second-largest confectionery company (at the time of his death), which he developed from th ...

(1925–2015), Italian businessman, owner of chocolate maker

Ferrero SpA Ferrero International SpA ( , ), more commonly known as Ferrero Group or simply Ferrero, is an Italian multinational company with headquarters in Alba. Ferrero is a manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, and the second ...

Michele Greco Michele Greco (; 12 May 1924 – 13 February 2008) was a member of the Sicilian Mafia and a convicted murderer. Greco died in prison while serving multiple life sentences. His nickname was ''Il Papa'' ("The Pope") due to his ability to mediate b ...

(1924–2008), Sicilian mafioso * Mikelangelo (Michele) Loconte (born 1973), Italian musician and author *

Michele Monti Michele Monti (5 June 1970 – 8 December 2018) was an Italian judoka. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded a ...

(1970–2018), Italian judoka * Michele Morrone (born 1990), Italian actor * Michele Paolucci (born 1986), Italian footballer * Michele Pasinato (1969–2021), Italian volleyball player * Michele De Pietro (1884–1967), Italian lawyer and politician *

Michele Placido Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Belloc ...

(born 1946), Italian actor * Michele Rüfenacht (born 1959), Swiss decathlete * Michele Santoro (born 1951), Italian anchorman/journalist * Michele Scarponi (1979–2017), Italian professional bicyclist * Michele Sepe (born 1986), Italian rugby union player * Michele Serra (born 1954), Italian writer and journalist * Michele Sindona (1920–1986), Italian banker *

Michele Soavi Michele Soavi, sometimes known as Michael Soavi (born 3 July 1957)Baldassarre, Angela (1999) "The Great Dictators: Interviews with Filmmakers of Italian Descent", Guernica Editions, is an Italian filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter best known f ...

(born 1957), Italian film director

Women with the given name Michele

Michèle Alliot-Marie Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie (; born 10 September 1946), known in France as MAM, is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France. She is a member of the The Republicans (France), Rep ...

(born 1946), French politician * Michele Amas (1961–2016), New Zealand actress, playwright and poet * Michèle Artigue (born 1946), French mathematics educator * Michèle Audin (born 1954), French mathematician *

Michele Bachmann Michele Marie Bachmann (; née Amble; born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican P ...

(born 1956), former

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* Michele Baldwin (1966–2012) also known as Lady Ganga, stand up paddled 700 miles down the Ganges River to raise awareness of cervical cancer * Michele Beevors, Australian sculptor * Michele Bullock (born 1962/1963), Australian economist * Michele Di Menna (born 1980), Canadian artist *

Michele Dotrice Michele Dotrice (born 27 September 1948) is an English actress. She played Betty Spencer, the long-suffering wife of Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford), Frank Spencer, portrayed by Michael Crawford, in the BBC sitcom ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'', ...

(born 1948), English actress of ''

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC1, created and written by Raymond Allen (scriptwriter), Raymond Allen and starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice. It was first broadcast in 1973 and ran for two series, inc ...

'' fame * Michele Elliott, British author, psychologist, teacher and the founder child protection charity Kidscape * Michele K. Evans, American internist and medical oncologist * Michele Fitzgerald Winner of Survivor: Kaoh Rong and contestant on The Challenge * Michele Gumabao (born 1992), Filipina volleyball player and beauty queen * Michèle Lalonde (1937–2021), Canadian dramatist, essayist, playwright and poet *

Michele Lee Michele Lee (born June 24, 1942) is an American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director. She is known for her role as Karen Fairgate MacKenzie on the prime-time soap opera ''Knots Landing'', for which she was nominated for a 1982 Emmy A ...

(born 1942), American actress * Michele MacNaughton (born 1973), South African field hockey player * Michèle Magny (born 1944), Canadian actress, playwright, and director *

Michele Merkin Michele Merkin (born June 25, 1975) is an American former model (profession), model and television presenter, television host. Early life and beginnings Merkin was born in Santa Clara County, California, of Swedish and Russian Jewish descent a ...

(born 1975), American model and television host * Michele Meyer, American politician *Chrisette Michele Payne, known as

Chrisette Michele Chrisette Michele Payne (born December 8, 1982) is an American R&B and soul singer. She won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2009 for her song " Be OK" (featuring will.i.am). She was previously signed to Motown Recor ...

, American neo-soul singer *Lea Michele Sarfati, known as Lea Michele (born 1986), American actress * Michele Mitchell (born 1962), American diver * Michèle Mouton (born 1951), French former rally driver * Michèle Plomer (born 1965), Canadian writer and translator *

Michèle Renouf Michele Suzanne Renouf ( Mainwaring; born 1946) is an Australian-born British political activist. An article in ''The Sunday Telegraph'' in February 2009 described her as a "one-time actress" and "former model and beauty queen" who since the la ...

(born 1946), Australian socialite and Holocaust denier * Michele Romanow (born 1985), Canadian entrepreneur *

Michèle Rosier Michèle Rosier (; born Michèle Raudnitz, 3 June 1929 – 2 April 2017) was a French fashion journalist and designer who founded the V de V sportswear label. In addition to this, she worked as a film director and screenwriter since 1973. Early ...

(1930–2017), French director, screenwriter, and fashion designer * Michèle Sarde (born 1939), French writer * Michele Scarabelli (born 1955), Canadian actress * Michèle Sebag, French computer scientist *

Michèle Stephenson Michèle Stephenson is a Haitian filmmaker and former human rights attorney. Career With spouse Joe Brewster, Stephenson founded the Rada Film Group. While raising a family in Brooklyn, New York, they directed and produced documentary and fict ...

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

an filmmaker and former human rights attorney *

Michele Tafoya Michele Tafoya (born 1964/1965) is an American reporter and retired sports broadcaster for CBS and NBC. Most notably, from 2011 to 2022, she worked primarily as a sideline reporter for ''NBC Sunday Night Football''. Over the course of her career ...

, American sports journalist * Michele Timms (born 1965), Australian basketball player * Michele Waagaard (born 1980), Thai model, singer and radio host * Michele Zappavigna (born 1978), Australian linguist

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* Alessandro Michele, Italian fashion designer * Draya Michele, American media personality * Lea Michele, American actress, singer and songwriter * Michael Michele, American actress * Riki Michele, American singer * Alicia Michele, Dogaressa of Venice 1117–1130

Men with the given name Michele

Women with the given name Michele

Surname

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