Mihai () is a

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

for males or a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. It is equivalent to the English name

Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * he He ..., a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect)">Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given nam ...

. A variant of the name is Mihail. Its female form is Mihaela. Notable people with these names include:

Given name

Mihai Timofti Mihai Timofti (19 September 1948 – 10 November 2023) was a Moldovan theatre and film director, actor, multi-instrumentalist musician, professor, screenwriter, writer and composer. Held an honorary title of "Master of Arts". Biography In 1965 ...

(1948–2023), Moldovan theatre and film director, actor, multi-instrumentalist musician, professor, screenwriter, writer, and composer * Mihai I of Romania (1921–2017), King of Romania until 1947 *

Mihai Antonescu Mihai Antonescu (18 November 1904 – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during World War II, executed in 1946 as a war criminal. Early career Born in Nucet, Dâmbovița County, he ...

(1904–1946), Romanian politician *

Mihai Balan Mihai Balan (born 15 February 1954) is a Moldovan diplomat. He was the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Israel in January–October 2012, and prior to this was ambassador of Moldova to Greece and Cyprus (2010 – 2011). Bălan was the For ...

(born 1954), Moldavian diplomat; father of

Dan Balan Dan Bălan (born 6 February 1979) is a Moldovan musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the founder of Moldovan Eurodance band O-Zone, and wrote their international hit single "Dragostea Din Tei", which topped the charts in 32 ...

Mihai Beniuc Mihai Beniuc (; 20 November 1907 – 24 June 1988) was a Romanian socialist realist poet, dramatist, and novelist. Biography He was born in 1907 in Sebiș, Arad County (at the time in Austria-Hungary), the son of Athanasie and Vaseline Beniuc. H ...

(1907–1988), Romanian poet *

Mihail G. Boiagi Mihail George Boiagi (3 February 1780 – 1828, 1842 or 1843) was an Aromanian grammarian and professor in the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empire. He was born on 3 February 1780 in Buda, today Budapest in Hungary. Boiagi was one of the f ...

(1780–1828 or 1842/1843), Aromanian grammarian and professor * Mihai Brediceanu (1920–2005), Romanian composer, conductor, and musicologist *

Mihail Celarianu Mihail Celarianu or Celerianu (August 1, 1893 December 5, 1985) was a Romanian poet and novelist. Though he wrote his first poems at the age of twelve, and had them published at thirteen, he was initially trained as a musician at the Bucharest Co ...

(1893–1985), Romanian poet and novelist *

Mihai Ciucă Mihai Ciucă (18 August 1883–20 February 1969) was a Romanian bacteriologist and parasitologist. Biography He was born into a family of teachers in Săveni, Dorohoi County, in the Moldavia region, and spent his childhood in his native vil ...

(1883–1969), Romanian bacteriologist and parasitologist *

Mihai Constantinescu Mihai Constantinescu (; born 20 August 1932) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenw ...

(born 1932), Romanian film director *

Mihail Cruceanu Mihail Cruceanu (December 13, 1887 – July 7, 1988) was a Romanian poet. He was born in Iași to Mihail Cruceanu, a doctor, and his wife Ecaterina (''née'' Petrovanu). He attended high school in Ploiești and Pitești, earning his degree in ...

(1887–1988), Romanian poet *

Mihail Davidoglu Mihail Davidoglu (November 11, 1910 – August 17, 1987) was a Romanian playwright. Born into a History of the Jews in Romania, Jewish family in Hârlău, his parents were Mihail Davidoglu, a port worker, and his wife Clara (''née'' Kochen) ...

(1910–1987), Romanian playwright * Mihail Dimonie (1870–1935), Aromanian botanist and teacher *

Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu (; born Mihail Eminovici; 15 January 1850 – 15 June 1889) was a Romanians, Romanian Romanticism, Romantic poet, novelist, and journalist from Moldavia, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Emin ...

(1850–1889), Romanian poet * Mihail Etropolski (born 1984), American fencer *

Mihail Gherasimencov Mihail Gherasimencov (born 25 March 2005) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC on loan from Whitecaps FC 2 of MLS Next Pro and the Moldova national U21 team. Early life G ...

(born 2005), Moldovan footballer *

Mihail Kogălniceanu Mihail Kogălniceanu (; also known as Mihail Cogâlniceanu, Michel de Kogalnitchan; September 6, 1817 – July 1, 1891) was a Romanian Liberalism, liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania on Octo ...

(1817–1891), Romanian statesman, lawyer, historian, and publicist *

Mihail Lascăr Mihail Lascăr (; November 8, 1889 – July 24, 1959) was a Romanian general during World War II and Romania's Minister of Defense from 1946 to 1947. He was born in Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, Kingdom of Romania, and graduated from the Infantry ...

(1889–1959), Romanian WWII general *

Mihai Leu Mihai Leu also known as Michael Löwe (born 13 February 1968, in Hunedoara) is a Romanian former professional boxer who competed between 1991 and 1997. He held the WBO welterweight title in 1997. Leu retired after one title defense, against Mich ...

(born 1969), Romanian boxer *

Mihai Magdei Mihai Magdei (born 3 October 1945) is a Moldovan epidemiologist physician and former politician. He served as the Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting pu ...

(born 1945), Moldovan Minister of Health *

Mihail Manoilescu Mihail Manoilescu (; December 9, 1891 – December 30, 1950) was a Romanian journalist, engineer, economist, politician and memoirist, who served as Foreign Minister of Romania during the summer of 1940. An active promoter of and contributor to ...

(1891–1950), Romanian journalist, engineer, economist, politician, and memoirist *

Mihail Moxa Mihail Moxa (, Cyrillic: Михаил Мoѯа; also known as Moxalie,Ioana Cristache Panait, "Pravila de la Tîrgoviște 1652), document al unității românești", in ''Revista Muzeelor și Monumentelor'', Issue 1/1980, p. 14 and originally named ...

(after 1550–before 1650), Wallachian historiographer *

Mihai Nadin Mihai Nadin (born February 2, 1938, in Braşov, Romania) is a scholar and researcher in electrical engineering, computer science, aesthetics, semiotics, human-computer interaction (HCI), computational design, post-industrial society, and anticipa ...

(born 1938), Romanian scholar and researcher *

Mihai Nechita Mihai Nechita-Burculeț (born 5 February 1949, Sarca, Romania) is a Romanian painter. He studied Plastic Arts at the Art Academy of Iași, History of Arts at the ''Nicolae Grigorescu'' Art Academy of Bucharest. His professors include: Dan Hatm ...

(born 1949), Romanian painter *

Mihai Paul Mihail-Octavian Paul (born May 12, 1982) is a Romanian professional basketball player, currently with CSA Steaua București of the Romanian Liga Națională and the FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club bas ...

(born 1982), Romanian basketball player * Mihai Pelin (1940–2007), Romanian historian *

Mihail Sadoveanu Mihail Sadoveanu (; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; 5 November 1880 – 19 October 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting President of Romania, head of st ...

(1880–1961), Romanian novelist *

Mihail Sebastian Mihail Sebastian (; born Iosif Mendel Hechter; October 18, 1907 – May 29, 1945) was a Romanian playwright, essayist, journalist and novelist. Life Sebastian was born to a Jewish family in Brăila, the son of Mendel and Clara Hechter (née We ...

(1907–1945), Romanian playwright * Mihail Șerban (disambiguation), several people *

Mihai Silvășan Mihai Vlad Silvășan (born 20 January 1985) is a Romanian basketball coach, and former professional player. He is currently the manager of U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională (men's basketball), Liga Națională, the top tier of Romanian ba ...

(born 1985), Romanian basketball coach *

Mihail Sturdza Prince Mihail Sturdza (24 April 1794 – 8 May 1884), sometimes anglicized as Michael Stourdza, was prince ruler of Moldavia from 1834 to 1849. He was cousin of Princess Roxandra Sturdza and Prince Alexandru Sturdza. Early life He was born a ...

(1794–1884), Prince of Romania (1834–1849) *

Mihai Trăistariu Mihai Trăistariu (; born on 16 December 1976 in Piatra Neamț, Romania), also known as simply Mihai (stylized as M I H A I or MIHAI), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. He is best known for representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest ...

(born 1976), Romanian singer *

Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (; born 22 September 1968) is a Romanian historian, politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania in 2012. He was the foreign minister of Romania from 28 December 2004 to 12 March 2007, and he was appointed as Directo ...

(born 1968), Romanian historian and former Prime Minister *

Mihai Viteazul Michael the Brave ( or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593–1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Transylvania (1599–1600). He is considered one of Rom ...

(1558–1601), Michael the Brave, ruler of Transylvania

Surname

Angela Mihai Loredana Angela Mihai is an applied mathematician and numerical analyst. Originally from Romania, she is Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cardiff University, and Director of Research and Innovation for the Cardiff University School of Mathem ...

, Romanian-British applied mathematician * Constantin Mihail *

Florența Mihai Florența Mihai (; 2 September 1955 – 14 October 2015) was a professional tennis player from Romania. She was the runner-up in two events at the 1977 French Open. She lost in the singles final to Mima Jaušovec in three sets, and with partn ...

* Gheorghe Mihail *

Liviu Mihai Liviu Mihai (born 17 May 1977) is a retired Romanian professional Association football, football player who played as a Forward (association football), striker mainly for Liga I side FCV Farul Constanța, Farul Constanța. References Externa ...

Given name

Surname

See also