Michels is a surname, derived from

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, which in turn is derived from the given name

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. Notable people with the surname include: *

Birgit Michels Birgit Michels ( Overzier; born 28 September 1984) is a German badminton player. She competed for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London ...

(born 1984), German badminton player * David Michels, British businessman * Jan Michels, Dutch footballer * Jeff Michels, American weight lifter * Mareno Michels, Dutch darts player *

Pete Michels Peter John Michels (born December 15, 1964) is an American animation director who is the supervising director on "Krapopolis" on Fox. Prior, he was a supervising director on seasons 1 and 2 of ''Rick and Morty'', an animation and supervising dire ...

, American television director *

Rinus Michels Marinus Jacobus Hendricus "Rinus" Michels (; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch Association football, football player and coach. He list of one-club men in association football, played his entire career for AFC Ajax, Ajax, which he ...

, Dutch association football player and coach *

Robert Michels Robert Michels (; 9 January 1876 – 3 May 1936) was a German-born Italian sociologist who contributed to elite theory by describing the political behavior of intellectual elites. He belonged to the Italian school of elitism. He is best kno ...

, German sociologist *

Robert Michels (physician) Robert Michels (born 1936) is a Professor of Medicine and of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and a training and supervising psychoanalyst at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. A native of Chicago ...

, physician and professor of Medicine and of Psychiatry * Tim Michels, American businessperson

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