title: Micheal
text: # Micheal
  
  Micheal is a masculine given name. It is sometimes an anglicized form of the Irish names Micheál, Mícheál and Michéal; or the Scottish Gaelic name Mìcheal. It is also a spelling variant of the common masculine given name Michael, and is sometimes considered erroneous.
  
  ## People with the name Micheal
  
  ### Arts and entertainment
  
  * Micheal Flaherty (educator), co-founder and president of Walden Media, a production company which focuses on films that entertain and educate
  * Micheal Kott (born 1961), American actor
  * Micheal O'Siadhail (born 1947), Irish poet. Among his awards are The Marten Toonder Prize and The Irish American Culture Institute Prize for Literature
  * Micheal David Larsen (1981–2010), American musician, rapper and poet; better known as Eyedea
  * Micheal Farrell (1940–2000), Irish painter
  * Micheal Ray Stevenson (born 1989), American rapper; better known as Tyga
  * Micheal Ward (born 1995), English actor
  
  ### Politics
  
  * Micheal Bergstrom, Republican member of the Oklahoma State Senate, representing the 1st district. He was initially elected in November 2016
  * Mike Hudema (born 1976; Micheal Hudema), Canadian activist
  * Micheal R. Williams (born 1955), Tennessee politician who formerly served in the Tennessee State Senate and was elected county mayor of Union County in August 2010
  
  ### Sport
  
  * Micheal Azira (born 1987), Ugandan footballer who currently plays for Montreal Impact
  * Micheal Barrow (born 1970), former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons
  * Micheal Clemons (born 1997), American football player
  * Micheal Eric (born 1988), Nigerian professional basketball player for Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Temple
  * Micheal Ferland (born 1992), Canadian professional ice hockey winger
  * Micheal Haley (born 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently under contract with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL)
  * Micheal Henry (born 1991), Nigerian professional footballer
  * Micheal Luck (born 1982), former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys and the New Zealand Warriors. Micheal Luck's position of choice was lock or second-row
  * Micheal Nakamura (born 1976), Japanese-born Australian former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, Yomiuri Giants and Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)
  * Micheal Ray Richardson (born 1955), American former professional basketball player and head coach
  * Micheal Spurlock (born 1983), American football wide receiver
  * Micheal Williams (born 1966), American professional basketball player
  
  ### Other
  
  * Micheal Ade-Ojo (born 1938), Nigerian business magnate and founder of Elizade University
  * Micheal Barrett (born 1964), 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
  * Micheal Clark, American physical therapist
  * Micheal Oladimeji Faborede (born 1956), Nigerian educational administrator and a professor of Agricultural Engineering
  * Micheal Garing (1988–2019), full name Micheal Anak Garing, a Malaysian who was sentenced to death and executed at the age of 30 in Singapore for murder
  
  ## People with the name Micheál
  
  ### Arts and entertainment
  
  * Micheál de Búrc (c.1800 – 1881), Irish poet
  * Micheál de Búrca (1912–1985), Irish artist from Castlebar; appointed Director of the National College of Art and Design in 1942
  * Micheál Mac Liammóir (1899–1978), British-born Irish actor, dramatist, impresario, writer, poet and painter
  * Micheál Ó Conghaile (fl. 19th century), Irish scribe
  * Micheál Ó Conghaile (writer) (born 1962), Irish writer
  * Micheál Ó Síoda (1909–1951), Irish scribe and folklorist
  
  ### Politics
  
  * Micheál Clery, Irish Fianna Fáil politician, solicitor and teacher
  * Micheál Cranitch (1912–1999), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  * Micheál MacGréil (1931–2023), Irish Jesuit priest, sociologist, writer and activist
  * Micheál Martin (born 1960), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and former Irish Taoiseach (prime minister)
  * Micheál Prendergast (1921–1998), Irish farmer and trader, businessman and company director, and Fine Gael politician
  * Micheál Ryan (born 1978), Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior team
  * Micheál Schlingermann (born 1991), Irish professional footballer and former Gaelic footballer for Mayo
  
  ### Religion
  
  * Micheál Ledwith, Irish former Catholic priest of the Diocese of Ferns in County Wexford from 1967 to 2005
  * Micheál MacGréil (1931–2023), Irish Jesuit priest, sociologist, writer and activist
  * Micheál Ó Mordha (c.1639–1723), Irish priest, philosopher and educationalist
  
  ### Sport
  
  * Micheál Donoghue (born 1974), Irish hurling manager (for Galway) and former player
  * Micheál O'Sullivan (born 1977), Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team
  
  ### Other
  
  * Micheál Lehane (born 1979), Irish journalist. In May 2017, it was announced that he would succeed David Davin-Power as joint-Political Correspondent for RTÉ News
  * Micheál Ó Droigheaín, Irish national school teacher and Brigadier of the South Connemara Brigade, Irish Republican Army, fl. 1916–1922
  
  ## People with the name Mícheál
  
  * Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (born 1930), Irish Gaelic games commentator for the Irish national radio and television, RTÉ
  * Mícheál Ó Móráin (1912–1983), Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served in several Cabinet positions from 1957 until 1970, most notably as Minister for Justice and Minister for the Gaeltacht
  * Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (1950–2018), Irish musician, composer, academic and educationalist
  * Mícheál Ó hEithir (1920–1996; Michael O'Hehir); Irish hurling, football and horse racing commentator and journalist
  