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Miho Museum The Miho Museum (Miho Museum) is located near the town of Shigaraki-no-Sato in the Shiga Prefecture of Japan, northeast of Kyoto. The museum was the dream of Mihoko Koyama (after whom it is named), the heiress to the Toyobo textile business, and one of the richest women in Japan.
Mihrab Mihrab (in Persian مهراب or محراب, in Arabic ألمحراب pl. محاريب), sometimes spelled "mehrab" or "mehraab", is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, i.
Mihrimar Princess Mihrimar Sultana (1522 – 1578) was a daughter of Sultan Suleiman I, ruler of the Ottoman Empire, and his fourth wife, Aleksandra Lisowska, a Ukrainian woman better known as Roxelana or Karima, the name she was given upon her marriage. Princess Mihrimar's name is also spelled Mirhumah or Mihri-a-Mah.
Micha Brumlik Micha Brumlik (born 1947 in Davos, Switzerland) is professor of education at the Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. From October 2000 to 2005 he was director of the Fritz Bauer Institute for the Study and Documentation of the History of the Holocaust.
Micha Josef Berdyczewski Micha Josef Berdyczewski (Hebrew מיכה יוסף ברדיצ'בסקי), or Mikhah Yosef Bin-Gorion (1865 – 1921) (surname also written Berdichevsky) was a Ukrainian-born writer of Hebrew, a journalist, and a scholar. He appealed for the Jews to change their way of thinking, freeing themselves from dogmas ruling the Jewish religion, tradition and history, but is also known for his work with pre-modern Jewish myths and legends.
Michaël Dudok De Wit Michael Dudok de Wit (born 1953 in Holland) is an animator, director and illustrator. He studied engraving at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux Arts Genève (Geneva), then animation at the University College for the Creative Arts in Farnham.
Michaël Goossens Michaël Goossens (born November 30, 1973) is a Belgian former football striker who played notably with Standard Liège and FC Schalke 04. As a young player, he wore the shirts of FC Tilleur and FC Sérésien, two clubs from the Liège suburb.
Michabo In Algonquin mythology, Michabo, The Great Hare, (also Manibozho) was a trickster god, and founder of their Mide or peculiar magical wor­ship. He is also regarded, like the Egyptian Thoth, as the inventor of fishing, hieroglyphs, and as the creator of the earth.
Michael & Me (documentary) Michael & Me is an independent, self-financed 2005 DVD documentary created by Los Angeles-based radio and television talk show host Larry Elder, a staunch supporter of the right to keep and bear arms. His documentary targets filmmaker Michael Moore about his stance on guns in America.
Michael (1924 film) Michael (also known as Mikaël, Chained: The Story of the Third Sex, and Heart's Desire) was a movie released in 1924 directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer (director of other notable silents such as The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Master of the House (1925), and Leaves From Satan's Book (1921)).
Michael (1996 film) Michael is the title of an American fantasy motion picture released in 1996. The film stars John Travolta as the Archangel Michael, who is sent to Earth to do various tasks, including mending some wounded hearts.
Michael (archangel) Michael (Hebrew: מיכאל, Micha'el or Mîkhā’ēl; Greek: Μιχαήλ, Mikhaíl; Latin: Michael or Míchaël; Arabic: ميخائيل, Mika'il) is the archangel mentioned in the Book of Revelation 12:7; in the Old Testament Michael is mentioned by name in the Persian context of the post-Exilic Book of Daniel. There Michael appears as "one of the chief princes" (10:13) who in Daniel's vision comes to the angel Gabriel's aid in his contest with the angel of Persia, and is also described there as the advocate of Israel and "great prince who stands up for the children of your (Daniel's) people" (10:21, 12:1).
Michael (Franz Ferdinand song) Michael is a song by Franz Ferdinand and was the fourth single released from their debut self-titled album. The song was notable for its homoerotic lyrics such as "stubble on my sticky lips" and "beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor".
Michael (ship) Michael (later popularly known as Great Michael) was a carrack or great ship of the Royal Scottish Navy. She was too large to be built at any existing Scottish dockyard, so was built at the new dock at Newhaven, constructed in 1504 by order of James IV of Scotland.
Michael 5000 Watts Michael "5000" Watts is a DJ from Houston, Texas (more specifically, the Homestead area on the northeast side of Houston) who specializes in the chopped & screwed technique of southern rap. Michael Watts is also the founder and owner of Swishahouse Records whose artist roster includes Paul Wall.
Michael and the Messengers Michael and the Messengers were originally the Messengers from Minnesota, before moving to Milwaukee and then Chicago where they were given their name by someone from the Motown "Rare Earth" label, even though there was by then no one called "Michael" in the band. The band members took turns at being Michael.
Michael A. Arbib Michael A. Arbib (born 1940 in England) is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science, as well as a Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Southern California (USC).
Michael A. Jackson Professor Michael Anthony Jackson (born 1936) works as an independent consultant in London, England, and also as a part-time researcher at AT&T Research, Florham Park, NJ, USA. He is a visiting research professor at the Open University in the UK.
Michael A. Smith (philosopher) Michael Andrew Smith (born in Melbourne, Australia on 23 July 1954) is an Australian philosopher who teaches at Princeton University. He taught previously at the University of Oxford, Monash University, and was a member of the Philosophy Program at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.
Michael Abbensetts Michael Abbensetts is a writer who was born in British Guiana (now Guyana) on 8 June 1938. He attended Queen's College from 1952 to 1956, then Stanstead College, Quebec, Canada, and Sir George Williams University, in Montreal (1960-1961).
Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun Michael Edward Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (born July 22, 1942) is a British-born Australian rice researcher. Educated at Ampleforth College in England he now lives in Jerilderie, New South Wales, after moving there in the 1960s.
Michael Abrams Mike Abrams (born July 16, 1953) is an American psychologist and co-author with Albert Ellis of several works on Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. He was instrumental in the formalisation of Ellis' model of personality while coauthoring Ellis's only college textbook.
Michael Abrash Michael Abrash is a highly regarded technical writer, and one of the top optimization and 80x86 assembly language programmers, a reputation cemented by his 1990 book Zen of Assembly Language Volume 1: Knowledge. Unfortunately, the original 8086 processor, the focus of the book, was several generations behind the state of the art by the time the book was published.
Michael Absalom Michael Absalom, more commonly known as 'Abs' was a regular presenter on CBBC from 2002 to 2006. Born on 15th April 1980 in Falkirk, Scotland, Absalom has lived in many different areas including Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; Rowlands Castle, Hampshire and the south west counties of Dorset and Somerset.
Michael Adams Michael Adams (born November 17, 1971 in Truro, Cornwall, England) is an International Grandmaster of chess. On the January 2007 FIDE rating list he is number nine in the world with an Elo rating of 2735, making him the English number one.
Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison MA (12 April 1914 - 23 March 1992) was a British peer. The son of Sir Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison he succeeded the Viscountcy on the death of his brother, who died with no male heir.
Michael Agerskov Michael Agerskov, 1870-1933, publisher of Toward the Light, Danish author and secondary school teacher, married in 1899 to Johanne Agerskov, the daughter of the Danish inventor, Rasmus Malling-Hansen. Michael Agerskov's literary production includes poems, novels, and also schoolbooks for the primary school and the secondary school in Denmark.
Michael Ahern (Australian politician) Michael John Ahern (born 2 January 1942-) is a former Queensland National Party politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1987 to September 1989. After a long career in the government of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Ahern became his successor amidst the controversy caused by the Fitzgerald Inquiry into official corruption.
Michael Ainsworth Michael Lionel Yeoward Ainsworth (13 May 1922 - 28 August 1978) was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played his county cricket for Worcestershire but also appeared on a number of occasions for Combined Services and Free Foresters.
Michael Aitkens Michael Aitkens (born 1947) is a British writer of drama scripts for movies, television, and the traditional stage. He is well known in the UK for the BAFTA nominated BBC situation comedy Waiting for God, first shown in 1990.
Michael Akins Michael Akins is a fictional character in DC Comics' Batman comics series. He is a man of African-American descent who was chosen to succeed long-time Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon, who retired shortly after the end of the "No Man's Land" story arc.
Michael Albert Michael Albert (born April 8, 1947) is a longtime activist, speaker, and writer, is co-editor of ZNet, and co-editor and co-founder of Z Magazine. He also co-founded South End Press and has written numerous books and articles.
Michael Alford Michael Alford (1587-11 August 1652) was an English Jesuit missionary. He left two major works, "Britannia Illustrata", "Annales Ecclesiastici et Civiles Britannorum" also known as "Annales Ecclesiae Britannicae"
Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby (born 20 April 1931) is a British politician and hereditary peer, descended from Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (a famous commander during the Second Boer War and World War I).
Michael Allmand Michael Allmand (1924 - June 23, 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Michael Amott Michael Amott (Born July 28,1970 in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, and Carnage, as well as a former member of legendary grindcore band Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott.
Michael An Gof Michael Joseph (better known as Michael An Gof, where An Gof is Cornish for "blacksmith"; died 24 June 1497) and Thomas Flamank (a Bodmin landowner's son and London lawyer) were the leaders of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.
Michael Ancram Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC, MP (born 7 July 1945), known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is Member of Parliament for Devizes, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet.
Michael Anderson (basketball) Michael Levin Anderson (born March 23 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former basketball player for Drexel University, the NBA, the ACB league and the Continental Basketball Association. Anderson was a schoolboy star at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering & Science in Philadelphia and averaged over 19 points per game during his college career.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (December 24, 1761 – May 26, 1818), known in Russia as Mikhail Bogdanovich Barklay de Tolly (Cyrillic: Михаи́л Богда́нович Баркла́й-де-То́лли), was a Russian Field Marshal and Minister of War during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and subsequent campaigns of the Russian army in Europe.
Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System game sponsored by Michael Andretti that feautes Indy car action. There are many modes of play including single race, season mode, and the option to turn of sound and/or music.
Michael Andretti's World GP Michael Andretti's World GP is a video game developed by American Sammy released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. It starred American IndyCar driver Michael Andretti, and featured the full sixteen-race schedule of the FIA Formula One World Championship circuit.
Michael Andrews (artist) Michael Andrews (30 October 1928, Norwich, England – 19 July 1995) studied at the Slade School of Fine Art under William Coldstream and briefly in Italy. From 1959, he taught at the Slade and Chelsea School of Art.
Michael Andrews (musician) Michael Andrews is a Los Angeles musician and film score composer. He is best known for a cover version of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World", which he recorded with Gary Jules for the Donnie Darko soundtrack, and which became a number one single in the UK in Christmas 2003.
Michael Anissimov Michael Anissimov is a transhumanist who has been active in transhumanism-related organizations since late 2001, including the Immortality Institute and the World Transhumanist Association. Currently he serves as Advocacy Director of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Michael Ann Russel Jewish Community Center (MAR-JCC) The Michael Ann Russel Jewish Community Center or the MAR JCC, or as the locals call it "the J", is a Jewish Community Center's in the United States. It is located in North Miami Beach, Florida, a suburb of Miami.
Michael Ansley Michael Ansley (born February 8, 1967 in Birmingham, Alabama), is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. Ansley played three years in the NBA for the Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Hornets.
Michael Anthony (author) Michael Anthony, a famous Caribbean author and historian, was born in Mayaro, Trinidad and Tobago on February 10, 1932 to Nathaniel Anthony and Eva Jones Lazarus. After an unsatisfying job as a young foundry worker in Pointe-Ă -Pierre for five years, he sought to become a journalist, but poems of his were first published by the Trinidad Guardian in 1953.
Michael Anthony (boxer) Michael Anthony (born October 4, 1957) is a retired boxer from Guyana, who competed in the bantamweight (< 54 kg) division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal, after being defeated by Cuba's Juan Hernández in the semifinals.
Michael Anthony Hughes Michael Anthony Hughes (March 21, 1988 - undetermined, possibly 1994) was abducted from Indian Meridian Elementary School in Choctaw, Oklahoma (near Oklahoma City) on September 12, 1994 by Franklin Delano Floyd (who was claiming to be the Hughes father). Hughes has not been seen since and his current whereabouts are unknown.
Michael Anthony Stepovich Michael Anthony Stepovich (born March 12, 1919 in Fairbanks, Alaska) is an American Republican politician who was Governor of Alaska Territory from 1957 to 1958. A Notre Dame Law School graduate, he was the first non-acting native-born Governor of Alaska.
Michael Apple Michael W. Apple is a leading critical educational theorist, recognized for numerous books and scholarly interests, which center on education and power, cultural politics, curriculum theory and research, critical teaching, and the development of democratic schools.
Michael Appleby (New Zealand) Michael Appleby is the leader of the small Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, a political party in New Zealand dedicated to the relaxation or repeal of laws against the use of cannabis. Appleby also stands as his party's candidate in the Wellington Central electorate, and gained approximately two percent of the vote in the most recent election.
Michael Apted Michael Apted (born 10 February 1941 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is an English director, producer, writer and actor. He is one of the most prolific British film directors of his generation but is best known for his work on the Up!
Michael Arata Michael Arata (born February 23, 1966, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American actor and film producer. He began his acting career at age four and has since appeared on stage, in feature films and television programs.
Michael Argyle (lawyer) His Honour Michael Argyle QC MC (31 August 1915 - 4 January 1999) was a judge at the Central Criminal Court of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1988. Educated in law at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was an active member of the Conservative Party in his younger life and fought Belper in the 1950 general election.
Michael Argyle (psychologist) Professor Michael Argyle (August 11, 1925, Nottingham – September 6, 2002) was one of the best known English social psychologists of the twentieth century. He spent most of his career at the University of Oxford, and worked on numerous topics.
Michael Arlen Michael Arlen (November 16, 1895 - June 23, 1956), born Dikran Kouyoumdjian, was an Armenian essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter, who had his greatest successes in the 1920s while living and writing in England. Although Arlen is most famous for his satirical romances set in English smart society, he also wrote gothic horror and psychological thrillers, for instance "The Gentleman from America," which was filmed in 1956 as a television episode for Alfred Hitchcock's TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Michael Arlen in Ararat Writing under his birth name, Dikran Kouyoumdjian, Michael Arlen began his literary career as an essayist and editor for a London-based Armenian periodical Ararat: A Searchlight on Armenia, and soon after as an essayist, book reviewer, and short story writer, for The New Age, a British weekly review of politics, arts, and literature. Arlen’s first essay, “An Appeal to Sense,” published in Ararat in July 1916, was in fact reproduced only a month later in The New Age in August 1916.
Michael Asen I of Bulgaria Michael Asen I of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Михаил Асен I, Mihail Asen I; often inconsistently styled Michael II Asen), ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 1246 to 1256. He was the son of Ivan Asen II and his third wife Eirene (nun Xene), daughter of Theodore I Ducas of the Despotate of Epirus.
Michael Asen II of Bulgaria Michael Asen II (Bulgarian: Михаил Асен II, Mihail Asen II), ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 1277 to 1279. (This minor and ephemeral ruler is often omitted from lists of rulers and the style "Michael Asen II" or "Michael II Asen" is sometimes erroneously employed for Michael Asen I, who had reigned in 1246–1256.
Michael Ashburner Michael Ashburner (born May 23 1942, Sussex, England) is professor of biology in the Department of Genetics at University of Cambridge and is the former joint-head of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).
Michael Asher Michael Asher is a conceptual artist known since the late 1960s for site-specific installations that offer a critique of art institutions. Rather than designing new art objects, Asher typically alters the existing environment, by repositioning or removing artworks, walls, facades, etc.
Michael Aspel Michael Aspel, OBE (Born 12 January 1933) is an English journalist and television presenter, well-known in the United Kingdom since the 1960s. Aspel was born in Battersea, where he attended Emanuel School and secured his first journalistic job working for the Cardiff morning daily, the Western Mail, in the late 1950s.
Michael Atiyah Sir Michael Francis Atiyah, OM, FRS (born 22 April 1929) is a British mathematician, widely considered one of the greatest geometers of the 20th century. His path-breaking work with Isadore Singer led to the proof of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem in the 1960s, a result that has helped to pave the way for the development of several branches of mathematics since that time.
Michael Atkinson Michael Atkinson, Australian politician, is the current South Australian Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister for Multicultural Affairs in the Rann Government. He also represents the electoral district of Croydon in the South Australian House of Assembly and is a member of the Australian Labor Party.
Michael Attaliates Attaliates or Michael Attaliates was a Byzantine statesman and historian, probably a native of Attalia in Pamphylia, whence he seems to have come to Constantinople between 1030 and 1040. He acquired in the royal city both wealth and position and was rapidly advanced, under successive emperors, to the highest offices, among others to that of judge of the supreme court of the empire.
Michael Aubrey Robert Michael Aubrey (born April 15, 1982 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a Major League/Minor League baseball player. He made his debut on a Major League roster as a September 2006 call-up with the Cleveland Indians.
Michael Avallone Michael Avallone (born in New York City, 1924, died 1999) was a prolific American author of mystery and secret agent fiction, as well as many novels based upon various television series and films. His lifetime output is known to have exceeded 1,000 works, including novels, short stories, and articles, published under his own name or numerous pseudonyms.
Michael Avon Oeming Michael Avon Oeming (Pronounced O-Ming) is a Jewish American comic book writer and artist well known for his stark, cartoony art style which is used for telling sophisticated and mature subject matter. He was born in Bordentown, New Jersey, United States.
Michael bross Michael Bross is an American producer/composer/sound designer/audio director who has created music for the videogames Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath and Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee along with a number of other video games dating back to the 1990's. He also released an album in 2006 called "Everything Is Now".
Michael Baigent Michael Baigent, born March 1948 in Christchurch, New Zealand,Speaker biography is an author and conspiracy theorist who co-wrote (with Richard Leigh) a number of books that question mainstream perceptions of history and many commonly-held versions of the life of Jesus. He is best known for co-writing the book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, some of the ideas of which were incorporated in the bestselling American novel The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown.
Michael Bakan Michael Bakan is a professor of ethnomusicology at Florida State University and director of the Balinese gamelan ensemble Sekaa Gong Hanuman Agung ("Gamelan Club of the Great Hanuman"). He wrote Music of Death and New Creation: Experiences in the World of Balinese Gamelan Beleganjur, a book said to have "elevated gamelan beleganjur to the level of the much better known gong kebyar".
Michael Bakewell Michael Bakewell is a British television producer. He is best known for his work during the 1960s, when he was the first Head of Plays at the BBC after Sydney Newman divided the drama department into separate series, serials and plays divisions in 1963.
Michael Balboni Michael Balboni (born May 1959, Long Island, New York) is the New York's Deputy Secretary to the Governor for Public Security. He was appointed to that cabinet-rank position by Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer but previously served in the State Assembly and State Senate as a Republican.
Michael Ball (singer) Michael Ball (born Michael Ashley Ball, on 27 June, 1962 in Bromsgrove, England) is a British actor and singer, best known for musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, and Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Michael Barbiero Michael Barbiero, born June 25 1949, is a record producer. He has worked with a number of artists, such as Metallica, Guns and Roses, Tesla, Cinderella, Blues Traveler, Ziggy Marley, Counting Crows, Scorpions, John Lennon, The Velvet Underground, Alice Cooper, Cypress Hill, Three Doors Down, Thrice, Joe Cocker and Anthrax.
Michael Barker Lieutenant-General Michael George Henry Barker (1884 – 1960), CB, DSO was a British Army general who served as commander of I Corps in 1940, before being replaced by Lieutenant-General Harold Alexander. His performance there was undistinguished; his subordinate Montgomery remarked that "only a madman would give a Corps to Barker.
Michael Barnes (footballer) Michael Barnes (born June 24, 1988 in Chorley) is an English footballer currently playing for Manchester United. Michael was spotted playing for Conference North side Lancaster City during the FA Youth Cup and after a successful six week trial the young winger joined Manchester United's youth academy in January 2006, he has made several appearances for Manchester United's triple trophy winning reserve side.
Michael Barnsley Michael Barnsley is a researcher and an entrepreneur who has worked on fractal compression; he holds several patents on the technology. In 1987 he founded Iterated Systems Incorporated, and in 1988 he published a book entitled Fractals Everywhere.
Michael Barone (pundit) Michael Barone is a political expert and commentator. He is best known for being the principal author of the Almanac of American Politics, billed as a standard reference work of all US governors and federal politicians published every two years by National Journal.
Michael Barr Dr Michael D Barr is an Australian historian specialising in the modern political history of Singapore and Malaysia. Most well-known for his work on Lee Kuan Yew (Lee Kuan Yew: The Beliefs Behind The Man), Barr has also written on the Asian Values debate of the 1990s.
Michael Barton (cricketer) Michael Richard Barton (born October 14, 1914 at East Dereham, Norfolk, England; died July 1, 2006 in England) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, in a first-class career lasting from 1935 to 1955, he scored 5965 runs at 25.
Michael Bartosh Michael Bartosh (September 18, 1977 – June 11, 2006) was president and CTO of 4am Media, Inc, an Apple Authorized Trainer, certified member of the Apple Consultants Network, published author and former systems engineer for Apple Computer. His main focus and expertise was directory services and integration, and was considered by members of the Macintosh support and development community to be one of the foremost experts on the subject, having literally "written the book.
Michael Bastianelli Michael Paul Bastianelli (born 1976, died December 15, 2005 in Los Angeles) was an American football player. He was killed in a car accident along with former University of Southern California teammate Darrell Russell.
Michael Bates (athlete) Michael Bates (born December 19 1969) is an American former two-sport athlete who gained renown both as a sprinter who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 200-meter dash in 1992, and also as a four-time Pro Bowl standout kick returner in the National Football League.
Michael Batiste Michael James Batiste (born November 21 1977 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Panathinaikos in Greece. He played collegiately for Arizona State University.
Michael Bérubé Michael F. Bérubé is the Paterno Family Professor in Literature, teaching cultural studies at Pennsylvania State University, and the author of several books on cultural studies, disability rights, liberal politics, and professional issues of higher education.
Michael Beddow Michael Beddow is a specialist in German literature, who is also a renowned expert in the application of XML technologies to web representations of literary corpora, and who is deeply involved with the work of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).
Michael Bellavia Michael Bellavia is the General Manager of Animax Entertainment, an Emmy Award winning creative studio that produces character driven content for all screens. He earned his BS in Engineering from University of Michigan and his MBA from Columbia Business School.
Michael Bennett (boxer) Michael Bennett (born March 26, 1971 in Chicago) is a former US-American boxer who won the amateur world championships in 1999 and represented the United States at the 2000 Olympic Games in the heavyweight division (limit 201 lbs).
Michael Berenbaum Michael Berenbaum is an American scholar, professor, writer, and film-maker, who specializes in the study of the memorialization of the Holocaust. He is perhaps most famous for his work as Project Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and as such should be considered the creator of the museum.
Michael Berg Michael Berg, a retired teacher and longtime antiwar activist, ran for Congress in the state of Delaware on the Green Party ticket in the 2006 midterm elections. He is most well-known as the father of Nick Berg, one of the first American civilians to be abducted and executed by insurgents in Iraq.
Michael Berg (Kabbalah Centre) Michael Berg is the son of Kabbalah Centre founder Philip Berg, and along with his brother, Yehuda Berg, and mother, Karen Berg, has taken a greater role in the leadership of the Centre in recent years following the illness of his father.
Michael Berk Michael Berk is an American TV scriptwriter and television creator who along with Douglas Schwartz, is most famous for creating and writing the earlier scripts of Baywatch a show which exceeded a global audience of 1 billion people.
Michael Berresse Michael Berresse (born August 15, 1964 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American actor. He has appeared on Broadway in many shows including: Kiss Me, Kate, Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Carousel and Damn Yankees, and most recently appeared in The Light in the Piazza as Giuseppe Naccarelli.
Michael Berryman Michael Berryman (born September 4, 1948 in Los Angeles, California) is an American character actor. He is famous for having a unique physical appearance, the result of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, a rare genetic condition which caused him to fail to develop hair, sweat glands, fingernails or teeth.
Michael Bethke Michael Bethke is an American murderer from Calumet City, Illinois who killed and decapitated Joseph Lesinski, his 49-year old co-worker at the Burnham, Illinois White Hen Pantry grocery store, on June 6, 1991. He reportedly killed Lesinski as he knelt to retrieve a pack of cigarettes.
Michael Bettaney Michael Bettany was an intelligence officer working in the Counter-espionage branch of MI5 who was convicted at the Old Bailey in 1984 of offences under the Official Secrets Act after passing sensitive documents to the Soviet Embassy in London and attempting to act as an agent-in-place for the Soviet Union. His role as a Soviet spy was uncovered by Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB officer turned MI6 agent, who was working inside the KGB residency in the Soviet Embassy in London at the time Bettany offered his services.
Michael Bevan Michael Gwyl Bevan (born 8 May 1970 in the Australian Capital Territory) was a left-handed cricket batsman (LHB) and a slow left arm chinaman (SLC) bowler. He was widely regarded as one of the finest ODI batsman in the world for his ability to see out a match, and his phenomenal average.

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