Mitch is a short form of the masculine given name
Mitchell. It is also sometimes a nickname, usually for a person with the surname
Mitchell. It may refer to:
People
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Mitch Albom (born 1958), American author, journalist, and musician
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Mitch Allan, American record producer, songwriter, and singer
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Mitch Altman (born 1956), American hacker and inventor
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Mitch Apau (born 1990), Dutch footballer
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Mitch Austin (born 1991), Australian footballer
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Mitch Benn (born 1970), English comedian and satirist, known for his musical parodies
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Mitch Berger (born 1972), Canadian National Football League punter
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Mitch Bouyer (1837–1876), American interpreter and guide in the Old West
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Mitch Brown (disambiguation), several people
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Mitch Clark (disambiguation), several people
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Mitch Clarke (born 1985), Canadian mixed martial artist
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Mitch Clarke (basketball) (born 1999), Australian basketball player
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Mitch Cornish (born 1993), Australian rugby league player
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Mitch Creek (born 1992), Australian basketball player
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Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. (born April 7, 1949) is an American Academic administration, academic administrator, businessman, author, and retired politician who served as the 49th governor of Indiana from 2005 to 2013. A Republican Party (United ...
(born 1949), American academic administrator, businessman, author and retired politician, 49th Governor of Indiana
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Mitch Duke (born 1991), Australian professional soccer player
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Mitch English (born 1969), American morning talk show host, comedian, actor, reporter and weatherman
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Mitch Epstein (born 1952), American art photographer
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Mitch Evans (born 1994), New Zealander racing driver
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Mitch Fatel (born 1968), American stand-up comedian
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Mitch Garber (born 1964), Canadian lawyer, investor and business executive
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Mitch Garver (born 1991), American baseball player
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Mitch Gaylord (born 1961), American Olympic champion gymnast
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Mitch Georgiades (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
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Mitch Glasser (born 1989), American-Israeli baseball player
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Mitch Glazer (born 1952/1953), American writer, producer, and actor
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Mitch Glazier (born 1966), American lawyer and lobbyist
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Mitch Golby (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
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Mitch Gore, American politician from Indiana
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Mitch Grassi (born 1992), American musician, YouTube personality, and member of a capella band
Pentatonix
Pentatonix (abbreviated PTX) are an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, consisting of vocalists Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Matt Sallee, and Kevin Olusola. Characterized by their pop-style arrangements wit ...
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Mitch Green
Mitch Green (born January 13, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. He is best known for having gone the distance with Mike Tyson in 1986, who was undefeated at the time. Two years later, in 1988, Green ...
(born 1957), American professional boxer
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Mitch Greenlick (1935–2020), American politician
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Mitch Haniger (born 1990), American baseball player
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Mitch Harris (born 1970), American guitarist and member of England-based grindcore band
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in Meriden, West Midlands, in 1981. None of the band's original members have been in the group since 1986, but since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mi ...
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Mitch Hedberg (1968–2005), American stand-up comedian
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Mitch Hewer (born 1989), British actor
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Mitch Hinge (born 1998), professional Australian rules footballer
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Mitch Holleman (born 1994), American actor
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Mitch Horowitz (born 1965), American author, publisher, speaker, and television host
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Mitchell Hurwitz (born 1963), American television writer, producer and actor
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Mitch Hyatt (born 1997), American football player
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Mitch Jebb (born 2002), American baseball player
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Mitch Jones (born 1977), American Major League Baseball outfielder
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Mitch Jones (streamer) (born 1992), American Twitch streamer and musician
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Mitch Kapor
Mitchell David Kapor ( ; born November 1, 1950) is an American entrepreneur best known for his work as an application developer in the early days of the personal computer software industry, later founding Lotus Software, Lotus, where he was instr ...
(born 1950), American entrepreneur
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Mitch Keller (born 1996), American baseball player
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Mitch Kupchak (born 1954), American National Basketball Association player and general manager
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Mitch Landrieu (born 1960), American politician and lawyer
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Mitch Lasky (born 1962), American businessman
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Mitch Lewis (born 1954), Canadian multi-instrumentalist
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Mitch Little, American politician
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Mitch Lucker (1984–2012), American vocalist of extreme metal band
Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence is an American deathcore band from Riverside, California, Riverside, California. The band was established in 2002, and has released seven studio albums, three EPs, and nineteen music videos. They were awarded the ''Revolver (ma ...
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Mitch Margo (1947–2017), American singer and songwriter
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Mitch Marner (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
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Mitchell Marsh (born 1991), Australian cricketer
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Mitch McConnell
Addison Mitchell McConnell III (; born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985. McConnell is in his seventh Senate term and is the long ...
(born 1942), American politician and Senate Minority Leader
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Mitch Merrett
Mitch Merrett is a record producer, music manager, and country musician from Langley, British Columbia, Canada. He plays a Gibson Robot Guitar. He studied music at Selkirk College in Nelson, graduating from the Contemporary Music and Technol ...
, Canadian record producer
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Mitch Miller
Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor ...
(1911–2010), American oboist, conductor, recording producer and recording industry executive
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Mitch Mitchell (1946–2008), English drummer with The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Mitch Molloy (1965–2024), Canadian ice hockey player
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Mitch Moreland (born 1985), American professional baseball player
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Mitch Morris (born 1979), American actor
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Mitch Mullany (1968–2008), American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and author
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Mitch Murray (born 1940), English songwriter, record producer and author
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Mitch Mustain (born 1988), American college football player
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Mitch Nilsson (born 1991), Australian professional baseball player
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Mitch Pacwa (born 1949), American Jesuit priest
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Mitch Pileggi
Mitch Pileggi (; born April 5, 1952) is an American actor. He played Horace Pinker in '' Shocker'', Walter Skinner on ''The X-Files'', Colonel Steven Caldwell on ''Stargate Atlantis'', Ernest Darby in '' Sons of Anarchy'', and Harris Ryland i ...
(born 1952), American actor best known for his role in ''The X-Files''
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Mitch Potter (born 1980), American track and field athlete
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Mitch Richmond (born 1965), American basketball player
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Mitch Robinson (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
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Mitch Schauer (born 1955), American animation professional
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Mitch Seavey (born 1959), American dog musher
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Mitch Singer (born 1955), American lawyer and digital media executive
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Mitch Snyder (1943–1990), American activist
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Mitchell Trubisky (born 1994), American National Football League quarterback
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Mitch Valize (born 1995), Dutch para-cyclist
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Mitch Vogel (born 1956), American child actor, musician and director
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Mitch Ward (born 1971), English footballer
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Mitch White (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
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Mitch White (footballer, born 1996), Australian rules footballer
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Mitch Williams (born 1964), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher
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Mitch Williams (politician) (born 1953), Australian politician and farmer
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Mitch Wishnowsky (born 1992), American football player
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Mitch Young (born 1961), American football player
Stage or ring name
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Mitch Ryder, stage name of American musician William S. Levise, Jr. (born 1945)
* Mitch, ring name of wrestler
Nick Mitchell
Fictional characters
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Mitch Buchannon
Mitch Buchannon is a fictional character from the television series ''Baywatch''. He was played by David Hasselhoff in every season of ''Baywatch'' and ''Baywatch Nights'' plus in the first season of ''Baywatch Hawaii''. He also appeared in three ...
, main character of the TV series ''Baywatch'', played by David Hasselhoff
* "Mitch", the self-given nickname of Mitsuhiro Higa, The Ultimate Soccer Player, from ''
Danganronpa
is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high-school students who are forced into murdering each oth ...
'' ''Another: Another Despair Academy''
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Mitch Laurence, in the soap opera ''One Life to Live''
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Mitch Leery, a character in
Dawson's Creek
''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college. It aired from January 20, 19 ...
who is
Dawson's father
* Mitch Mitchelson, a villain in
The Powerpuff Girls
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Mitch Rapp, the main character in a series of novels by Vince Flynn
* Mitch Szalinski, in the movie ''
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves''
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Mitch Williams (General Hospital), in the soap opera ''General Hospital''
* "Mitch", nickname of Harold Mitchell, one of the principal characters in ''
A Streetcar Named Desire
''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pe ...
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* Mitch, the main character in the movie ''
City Slickers''
* Mitch, a character in
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
* Mitch, in the movie ''
Old School'', played by Luke Wilson
* Mitch Blake, a character in the soap opera ''
Another World''
* Mitch "Muscle Man" Sorenstein, a fictional character in the Cartoon Network animated series ''
Regular Show
''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its Regular Show season 8, eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the cours ...
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* Detective Mitch Kellaway, detective in the 1994 movie
The Mask
Animals
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Mitch (''Meerkat Manor''), a meerkat in the television series ''Meerkat Manor''
Storms
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Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch was an extremely deadly and catastrophic Atlantic hurricane, which became the second-deadliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin on record. Mitch caused 11,374 fatalities in Central America in 1998, including approximately ...
, a deadly category 5 hurricane that impacted Central America in 1998.
See also
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Colin Mitchell (1925–1996), British Army lieutenant colonel nicknamed "Mad Mitch"
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