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Mike Stapleton Mike Stapleton (born May 5, 1966 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is a retired National Hockey League hockey player who played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, Atlanta Thrashers, New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks. He is the son of former NHL defenseman and 1972 Summit Series Team Canada member Pat Stapleton.
Mike Starr (musician) Michael Christopher Starr (born April 4, 1966 in Honolulu, Hawaii), better known as Mike Starr, is an American musician, and was Alice in Chains' original bassist from the group's formation in 1987 to 1993. He played bass for albums Facelift, Sap, and Dirt and left the group in the middle of the Dirt tour.
Mike Stephenson Mike Stephenson is the popular Sky Sports rugby league presenter. Nicknamed Stevo, Stephenson is an ex-Great Britain international who played at club level for English club Dewsbury and Australian side Penrith.
Mike Stern Mike Stern (born January 10 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. A major player on the scene since his breakthrough days with Miles Davis' comeback band, circa 1981, Stern's sideman credits include work with such jazz icons as saxophonists Stan Getz and Joe Henderson, bassist Jaco Pastorius, guitarists Jim Hall and Pat Martino, trumpeters Tom Harrell, Arturo Sandoval and Tiger Okoshi and saxophonists Michael Brecker, Bob Berg and David Sanborn as well as Steps Ahead and the Brecker Brothers Band.
Mike Stock (football coach) Mike Stock (born September 29, 1949) is one of the most experienced coaches in National Football League history. With 41 combined seasons on coaching staffs at the pro and college levels, he joins the Packers from the St.
Mike Stone (musician) Mike Stone (born November 30, 1969) is a guitarist for the progressive metal band QueensrĂżche. He joined the band for their 2003 Tribe tour, and made his first appearance on a studio album on 2006's Operation: Mindcrime II.
Mike Stott Mike Stott is currently (2006) Professor of Interaction Design at Umea Institute of Design, Sweden. He is an industrial designer trained at Leeds College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London where He graduated with a Masters degree in 1968.
Mike Stowell Mike Stowell is a former professional footballer, and now a full time professional goalkeeping coach and assistant manager for Leicester City. During his playing career, Stowell played over 400 times for Wolves and also for Bristol City.
Mike Sweeney (DJ) Mike Sweeney - a native of Salford, UK - was a Disc Jockey for Piccadilly 1152, Manchester and also the lead singer of a rock group called the Salford Jets during the late 70's and early 80's who had one hit that reached #75 in the UK charts in 1980. He has since become a DJ on Capital Gold.
Mike the Headless Chicken Mike (The Headless Chicken) (April 1945 – March 1947) was a Wyandotte rooster (cockerel) that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off.Mike the Headless Chicken's Amazing Story Thought by many to be a hoax, its owner took it to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and had it examined, which confirmed that it was legitimate.
Mike the Tiger Mike the Tiger, a live Bengal tiger, is the official mascot of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and serves as the graphic image of LSU sports. Mike V is the fifth and current live tiger since 1936 to act as the university's mascot.
Mike Teavee Mike Teavee is a character in the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its subsequent films. He is, as his last name implies, an avid television fan and, in the 2005 movie adaptation of the book, a video game fan as well.
Mike Tenay Mike Tenay (born February 28, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a professional wrestling play-by-play announcer. He is best known for his time working with World Championship Wrestling, but currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Mike Thompson C. Michael "Mike" Thompson (born January 24, 1951), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 1st District of California (map), which includes Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties as well as parts of Yolo and Sonoma Counties.
Mike Thurman Michael Richard Thurman (born July 22, 1973, in Corvallis, Oregon) is a former professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos from 1997-2001 and for the New York Yankees in 2002. Thurman is currently a scout for the New York Yankees, in the Pacific Northwest.
Mike Tiernan Michael Joseph Tiernan (January 21 1867 - November 7 1918), nicknamed "Silent Mike", was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played exclusively for the New York Giants from 1887 to 1899. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, his debut game was on April 30 1887.
Mike Todd Michael Todd (June 22, 1907 or 19091–March 22, 1958) was an American theatre and film producer best known for his 1956 production of Around the World in Eighty Days, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Mike Tomlinson Sir Mike Tomlinson CBE is the chair of the Working Group for 14-19 Reform which has been commissioned by the British Government to look into reform of the syllabus and qualifications structure for 14–19 year-olds in the English education system.
Mike Toolan Mike Toolan is a DJ on Manchester's Key 103 radio station, where he is host of the Breakfast Show with his co-anchor Chelsea Norris. Other members of the morning show are news reader Paul ('Locko') Lockitt and sports editor Hugh Ferris.
Mike Torchia Mike Torchia (born February 23, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey goalie who played six games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars during the 1994-95 NHL season.
Mike Tournier Michael James Tournier (Mike Tournier) (born May 24, 1963, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England)BBC Radio One, Peel Sessions Artist Page: Fluke (link). is an English electronic musician and one of the co-founders of the electronic music group Fluke along with Mike Bryant and Jon Fugler.
Mike Tramp's White Lion The name given to Glam Metal band White Lion since their chief songwriter Vito Bratta left. The name comes form lead singer Mike Tramp who felt it disrepectful to use the exact same name without Bratta in the band but didn't want fans to become confused and think it was a different band, which could've been the result of changing the name completely.
Mike Trebilcock Michael Trebilcock (born November 29, 1944 in Gunnislake, Cornwall) is an English former professional footballer. He played primarily as a winger and is most famous for scoring twice in an FA Cup final for Everton.
Mike Treder Mike Treder is a professional writer, speaker, and policy advocate with a background in media and communications. In 2002, Treder and Chris Phoenix co-founded the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN), a non-profit research and advocacy organization.
Mike Tucker Mike Tucker (born South Wales) is a special effects expert who worked for many years at the BBC Television Visual Effects Department, and now works as a freelance Effects Supervisor. He is also the author of a variety of spin-offs relating to the television series Doctor Who.
Mike Turner (footballer) Michael George Elliott Turner (born September 20, 1938 in Bridport was an English professional footballer, playing as a goalkeeper. He was capped by England at youth level, but had to wait until December 1961 to turn professional when he joined Swindon Town from non-league Dorchester Town.
Mike Turnesa Michael C. Turnesa (June 9, 1907 - October 31, 2000) was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil (1896-1897), Frank (1898-1949), Joe (1901-1991), Mike (1907-2000), Doug (1909-1972), Jim (1912-1971), and Willie (1914-2001).
Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson, born June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, USA, is a former World Heavyweight Champion often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all-time. The youngest man to win a heavyweight title belt, he was rated in 1999 by Ring magazine as the fourteenth greatest heavyweight of all time.
Mike Vance Mike Vance is an American Poet whose style has been called "harsh realizations" of everyday life. He has been published in numerous magazines and until recently would put new works on his MySpace page.
Mike Vellucci Mike Vellucci (born August 11, 1966 in Farmington, Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey player and the current head coach and general manager of the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League. His NHL career was mostly spent in the minors, playing only two games in the 1987-88 NHL season for the Hartford Whalers.
Mike Venezia Memorial Award Mike Venezia Memorial Award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually by the New York Racing Association to honor a jockeys who exemplifies extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship. The award was created in 1989 to honor the memory of jockey Mike Venezia, who was killed in a racing accident in October, 1988 at Belmont Park.
Mike Vento Michael Vento (born May 25, 1978 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a major league outfielder for the Washington Nationals, first activated to the majors by the New York Yankees on September 6 2005. He signed with the Nationals in 2006, is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Mike Vernon (ice hockey) Michael "Mike" Vernon (born 24 February 1963 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Throughout his 21-year National Hockey League career, he played as a goaltender for the Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks and the Florida Panthers.
Mike Vernon (producer) Mike Vernon was a British record producer. He produced albums for a leading British blues artists and groups during the late 1960s, working with the Bluesbreakers, David Bowie, Duster Brown, Savoy Brown, Chicken Shack, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John Mayall, Christine McVie and Ten Years After among others.
Mike Vickers Michael Vickers (born 18 April, 1940 - not 1941, as is often stated - in Southampton, England), was a guitarist and saxophonist with the 1960s band, Manfred Mann. He originally played flute and saxophone but with the increasing popularity of guitars in bands it was decided that Manfred Mann should have another guitarist in its line-up.
Mike Virus Mike Virus (born January 8, 1974 in Philadelphia PA) is currently the vocalist of the San Diego-based hardcore punk band Cheap Sex. Before Cheap Sex was formed, he was the singer of another punk band named The Virus, and years ago, in the suburbs of his hometown of Philadelphia he sang for a band called Unwholesome Aggression.
Mike Vitar Michael Anthony Vitar (Born December 21, 1978) is an American child actor most notably appearing in The Sandlot as Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez. At the end of that film, the older version of his character was played by his brother, Pablo.
Mike Vrabel Michael George Vrabel (born August 14, 1975 in Akron, Ohio) is an American football player. He has been a linebacker for the NFL's New England Patriots since 2001, after spending four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Mike watts michael Watts is a Graffiti Artist who is revoulutionizing the art of Graffiti in the streets of new york. He is famed for writing his Tag Push and has become well knows for "catching tags" with obscure instuments such as vasaline and has also began Bombing all city he hopes to one day be called the True million dollar vandal such as the famed Graffiti artist desa From the mta crew.
Mike Walker (columnist) Mike Walker is a gossip columnist for the National Enquirer, and hosted the magazine's 1999-2001 MGM-produced newsmagazine, National Enquirer TV. He is also the author of the 2005 book Rather Dumb: A Top Tabloid Reporter Tells CBS How to Do News.
Mike Walker (radio dramatist) Mike Walker is a radio dramatist whose plays include Alpha - BBC World Service, Omega - BBC World Service, Tide Race - BBC World Service, D Day Project - BBC Radio 4, The Dark House - BBC Radio 4, Uncertainty - BBC Radio 4, The Patrick Nicholls Story - Radio 4, Buried By Glass - BBC Radio 4, Three Divided By Two - Radio 4, Silvertown -Radio 4, The Making Of Napoleon - Radio 4, Act or Die - Radio 4, The Sound of Fury - Radio 4, Orphens - Radio 4, Something Happened - Radio 4, Texas and the Poppy Fields - Radio 4 and Different States - Radio 4.
Mike Walker Fart On Friday, June 16, 2006, after demands from listeners for Richard Christy's prank calls to cable public access programs, the Howard Stern Show played the infamous 'Mike Walker fart" clip for the first time.
Mike Ward (Quebec) Mike Ward (September 14, 1973- ) is a Quebec comedian, known as host of the Mike Ward show and comedian on the "Gros Show" from 2004 to 2005 on MusiquePlus. He has also participated in the Just for Laughs festival and Le Grand Rire Bleu.
Mike Warnke Michael Alfred "Mike" Warnke (born November 19, 1946 in Evansville, Indiana) was a Christian evangelist and comedian who became one of evangelical Christianity's best-known experts on the subject of Satanism until an investigation revealed his testimony of having been a reformed ex-Satanist was a hoax.
Mike Watkinson Mike Watkinson (born 1 August 1961 in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire) was an English cricketer who played four Test matches and one One-Day International in the mid-1990s. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler of either medium-pace or off-spin, he was instrumental in Lancashire's successes in the 1990s, and is now the county's cricket manager.
Mike Watson Michael Goodall Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie, known as Mike Watson, (born 1 May, 1949) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. He was expelled from his party on 22 September 2005 following his conviction and imprisionment for fire-raising.
Mike Watt Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a bass guitarist, singer and songwriter, best-known for co-founding the punk rock bands The Minutemen and fIREHOSE; as of 2003, he is also the bassist for the reunited Iggy Pop & The Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen projects.
Mike Wead Mike Wead (real name Mikael Wikström) is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. Wead contributed to many heavy metal bands, including Hexenhaus, Memento Mori, Abstrakt Algebra, The Haunted, Edge of Sanity, Witch, Maninnya Blade, Firegod, Candlemass and Memory Garden.
Mike Webster Michael Lewis Webster (March 18, 1952 - September 24, 2002) was an American football player who played center in the National Football League from 1974 to 1990. He is best known for his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, though he played two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs towards the end of his career.
Mike Wegener Michael Denis Wegener (born October 8, 1946, in Denver, Colorado) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was signed by the Baltimore Orioles before the 1964 season, drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Orioles in the 1964 first-year draft (November 30), and later drafted by the Montreal Expos from the Phillies as the 15th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Mike West Mike West (born August 31, 1964 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, and the bronze medal in the 100m Backstroke.
Mike Whitby Mike Whitby is a Conservative Party politician and current leader of Birmingham City Council, a post he has held since June 2004. He is one of three Conservative councillors representing the Harborne ward in the west of the city.
Mike White (football coach) Mike White is an American football coach. He has 16 years experience as a head coach, including stints at the University of California (1972-1977), the University of Illinois (1980-1987) and the Oakland Raiders (1995-1996).
Mike Wieringo Michael "Mike" Wieringo (born June 24, 1963 in Vicenza, ItalyThe Engine Creators' Introducions) is an American comic book artist. He first came to prominence in the comic book industry for his work on DC Comics' The Flash with writer Mark Waid in the early 1990s.
Mike Wilkinson Mike Wilkinson (born October 1, 1981 in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin), is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for Aris BC in Thessaloniki, Greece. Wilkinson went to Wisconsin Heights High School and played basketball for the Vanguards.
Mike Wilks (author) Mike Wilks (b. 1947, London, UK) is an artist, illustrator and author of nine books including the global bestseller The Ultimate Alphabet (Pavilion Books, 1987), which was New York Times bestseller and Sunday Times bestseller for 57 weeks with over 750 000 copies sold worldwide.
Mike Williams (baseball player) Mike Williams (born July 29, 1969 in Radford, Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who had a 12 year career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1992 to 2003.
Mike Wilson (CEO) Mike Wilson, aka Michael S. Wilson as a filmmaker, has been a computer and video game executive since 1995, when he worked at DWANGO as VP of Development for 6 months before being hired by id Software to handle marketing and start up their own self-publishing.
Mike Winters Michael John Winters (born November 19 1958 in Oceanside, California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League from 1988 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He umpired in the minor leagues from 1982 to 1989 before joining the NL's regular staff in 1990.
Mike Wood Michael Roy Wood (born March 3, 1946, Crewe) is a British politician, and Labour Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen, first elected in 1997. He is opposed to Tony Blair, and is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group, and is considered one of the most rebellious Labour MPs.
Mike Woodcock Michael Woodcock (born 10 April 1943) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament for Ellesmere Port and Neston. He was first elected at the 1983 general election, and was re-elected at the 1987 general election.
Mike Woodin Cllr Dr Michael Edward Woodin (November 61965 - July 82004) was the Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales and a city councillor for Oxford from 1994 to 2004. He was Principal Speaker for 6 of the 8 years between 1998 and 2004, firstly alongside Jean Lambert before her election as an MEP, then alongside Margaret Wright, and lastly with Caroline Lucas MEP.
Mike Wrathell Michael Robert Wrathell, (born June 13 1961 in Detroit) is an American artist and writer. Wrathell founded The Ultra-Renaissance Art Movement in 1981, which includes other Michigan artists Tom Marchione, Glen Perice (sometimes Glen Paris); Toledo, Ohio artist Roy Zornow; Minnesota artist Brently Comstock (sometimes known as B.
Mike Wright Mike Wright is a defensive lineman who wears number 99 for the New England Patriots, who signed him as an undrafted free agent after the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati.
Mike Yurosek Mike Yurosek is a California farmer who is known as the "father of the baby carrot". Many people are surprised to learn that the "baby carrot" that is popular in the US is not a separate breed but a way of processing regular full sized carrots to increase utilization and decrease waste.
Mike's Place Mike's Place is the shared name of two bars in Israel that are popular with expats, and before the rise of the second intifada, frequented by people of all religions and ethnicities, as well. The first branch was opened in downtown Jerusalem by Mike Vigodda, a retired photojournalist in 1993.
Mike's Song Mike's Song is a widely popular song by the jam band Phish. Originally written in 1985, and debuting that year on October 17, bass player Mike Gordon's song was played a total of 378 times (appearing in 31% of all of Phish live shows).
Mike's Super Short Show Mike's Super Short Show (also known as Super Short Show in some countries) was a two-minute promotional segment starring Michael Alan Johnson and Alyson Stoner that promoted upcoming Disney DVDs through clips and interviews with the stars. It aired on Disney Channel and Toon Disney in various time slots from February 2003 until January 2007, when it was replaced by Disney's Really Short Report.
Mike, from Canmore Mike, known as Mike from Canmore, is a retired fictional character from the 1993 sketch comedy series Royal Canadian Air Farce. He was portrayed by British actor John Morgan from 1994 until Morgan's retirement from the program in 2001.
Mikel Aranburu Mikel Aranburu Eizagirre aka Aranburu (born 18 February 1979 in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa-Basque Country) is Spanish football player who currently plays for Real Sociedad of the Spanish La Liga. His usual demarcation is Midfielder.
Mikel Lasa Mikel Lasa Goicoechea (born September 9, 1971 in Legorreta, Guipuscoa) is a former football player from Spain, who was a member of the Spanish side that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Mikel Rouse Mikel Rouse (born Michael Rouse in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, January 26, 1957) is an American composer. He has been associated with a Downtown New York movement known as totalism, and is best known for his operas, including Dennis Cleveland, about a television talk show host, which Rouse wrote and starred in.
Mikelle Biggs Mikelle Dianne Biggs (born May 31, 1987) made headline news nationally in the United States when she disappeared early in 1999, after having left her house to buy ice cream. Her disappearance was never solved, and her family held a funeral service five years later.
Miketz Miketz or Mikeitz (מקץ – Hebrew for “at the end,” the second word – and first distinctive word – of the parshah) is the tenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 41:1–44:17.
Mikey Fresh Mikey Fresh is the most popular handle of Michael Files, a visual, conceptual, and performing artist based in Honolulu, HI. Mikey Fresh is a kind of public alter ego of Michael Files the artist, and could be said to be an artist in his own right.
Mikey Green Mikey Green (born 24 September 1980 in Stockport, England) is an English singer and former model, who sang with the boy band Phixx. In 2004, he appeared in the reality television shows, Celebrity Wrestling and The Farm.
Mikey Robins Mikey Robins (born December 8 1961) is an Australian media personality. He is most well known for being one of the team captains in the satirical game show Good News Week, which ran on the ABC and Network Ten between 1996 and 2000.
Mikey's Blues Bike Mikey's Bike was a motorcycle built by Orange County Choppers on the American reality television show American Chopper. Mike Teutul made his entrance into the world of custom bike building with this blues themed chopper.
Mikeyla Mikeyla (full name Mikaela Pettersson) is a Swedish singer, who participated in the 2005 Fame Factory. She has so far released one album, "Something Like That", and a single with Metal Forces, called "Glorious".
Mikha'il Mishaqah Mikha'il Mishaqah (1800-1889) of Lebanon was the first theorist to propose a division of the octave into roughly twenty-four equal intervals (24-tone equal temperament, quarter tone scale), this being the current basis of the Arab tone system. (Touma 1996, p.
Mikhail Alekseev Mikhail Vasiliyevich Alekseev (Russian: Алексеев, Михаил Васильевич) (November 3, 1857 — September 25, 1918) was a Russian military officer before and during World War I, and one of the leaders of anti-Bolshevik forces in 1917-1918.
Mikhail Annenkov General Mikhail Nikolayevich Annenkov (1835-1899) was an important figure in the history of the Russian conquest of Turkestan in the 19th Century. He was the builder of the strategic Transcaspian Railway in its initial stages through what is now Turkmenistan, which made possible the bloody defeat of the Turkmen at Geok-Tepe in 1881.
Mikhail Artamonov Mikhail Illarionovich Artamonov (Михаил Илларионович Артамонов in Russian) (1898-1972) was a Soviet historian and archaeologist, who came to be recognized as the founding father of Khazar studies.
Mikhail Artsybashev Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev ( October 24 Old Style 1878- March 3 1927) was a leading exponent of Naturalism in the Russian literature. He scandalized the Victorian tastes of Russian public with his novel Sanin (novel) (1907), whose depraved and promiscuous protagonist practices seducing innocent country girls.
Mikhail Bakhtin Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Бахти́н pronounced: ) (November 17, 1895 – March 7, 1975) was a Russian philosopher and literary critic and scholar, who wrote influential works of literary and rhetorical theory and criticism. His works, dealing with a variety of subjects, have inspired groups of thinkers such as Neo-Marxists, Structuralists, and Semioticians, who have all incorporated Bakhtinian ideas into theories of their own (Clark and Holquist 3).
Mikhail Borodin Mikhail Markovich Borodin (Михаи́л Mapkóвич Бороди́н) (July 9 1884, Yanovich, modern Belarus—May 29 1951, somewhere in Siberia) was the alias of Mikhail Gruzenberg; he was a Comintern agent.
Mikhail Burla Mikhail Burla is a politician in Transnistria and the chairman of the country's main opposition partyBritish Helsinki Human Rights Group: Transnistria 2006 report, Renewal (Obnovleniye, sometimes translated as Renovation).Renewal, Pridnestrovie's reformist opposition party
Mikhail Butkevich Mikhail Butkevich (1926-1995) – theatre director and professor of drama in the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts GITIS. Mikhail Butkevich was the teacher of many award-winning contemporary Russian directors and actors and an author of a recently published book on the methodology of theatre education titled Towards the Fictional Theatre.
Mikhail Davidovich Mashkovsky Mikhail Davidovich Mashkovsky (Russian: Михаил Давыдович Машковский) (March 1, 1908 - June 5, 2002) was a famous Russian pharmacologist, and Academician of the Russian Academy of Science, the author of the famous Soviet and later on Russian pharmacopoeia "Medical compounds", which had 15 successful editions (the last 15th edition was published after his death in 2005 in RussiaЛекарственные средства, Машковский М.Д.
Mikhail Devjatiarov Mikhail Talgatovich Devjatiarov () (born February 25 1959 in Chusovoy) is a former Soviet/Russian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1992, training at Armed Forces sports society in Perm. He took the gold medal in the 15 km classical and the silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Mikhail Devyatayev Mikhail Petrovich Devyatayev (), (8 July 1917 in Torbeyevo, Mordovia, USSR – 24 November 2002, Kazan, Russian Federation) was a Soviet fighter pilot known for his incredible escape from a Nazi concentration camp on the island of Usedom, in the Baltic Sea.
Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky Mikhail Osipovich Dolivo-Dobrovolsky (; in Saint-Petersburg — ), was a Russian engineer, electrician, inventor, developed the first three-phase generator and three-phase motor (1888) in the world, studied star and delta connections. The triumph of his three-phase system fell at the Frankfurt Electrician Show of 1891, where Dolivo-Dobrovolsky used this system to transmit electric power at the distance of 175 km.
Mikhail Doroshevich Mikhail Doroshevich (Belarusian language:Міхаіл Дарашэвіч) is a founder of e-belarus.ORG, a Minsk-based news and analytical site covering developments in ICT in Belarus and Information Policy Blog, which provides daily news about information policy.
Mikhail Drozdovsky Mikhail Gordeevich Drozdovsky (Russian: Михаил Гордеевич Дроздовский) (October 7, 1881- January 1, 1919). Russian army officer and one of the military leaders of the anti-Bolshevik White movement during the Russian Civil War.
Mikhail Franzevich Kerzelli Mikhail Franzevich Kerzelli (born c1740 [or 1750, or 1755], Vienna – died end of December 1818, Moscow) was a pianist, violinist, teacher and composer of string quartets, violin duets, orchestral and liturgical compositions. There are some operas attributed to him:
Mikhail Frinovsky Mikhail Petrovich Frinovsky (Russian: Михаил Петрович Фриновский) (January of 1898 - February 4, 1940 served as a deputy head of the NKVD in the years of the Great Purge and, along with Nikolai Yezhov was responsible for setting in motion Stalin's mass-represions.
Mikhail Frunze Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze (Russian: Михаил Васильевич Фрунзе, Romanian: Mihail Frunză; also known as Арсений Трифоныч - Arseniy Trifonych; – October 31, 1925) was a Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Mikhail Gerasimov Mikhail Mikhailovich Gerasimov (September 2, 1907 - July 21, 1970) was a renowned Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist who developed the forst technique forensic sculpture based on findings of anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, and forensic science. He studied the skulls and meticulously reconstructed the faces of more than 200 people, including Yaroslav the Wise, Ivan the Terrible, Friedrich Schiller and, most famously, Tamerlane.
Mikhail Gerasimov (poet) Mikhail Prokof’evich Gerasimov (Михаил Прокофьевич Герасимов) was one of the most widely-read working-class poets in early twentieth century Russia. Initially embracing the Bolshevik revolution as a liberating event and participating in the effort to create a new "proletarian culture," by the Stalinist 1930s he was disillusioned and imprisoned.
Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny Cantor Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny (also title Mu'allim, which is Arabic for "teacher") was an expert in Coptic music, and knowledgeable in church rites, in addition to being skilled in the languages of Coptic and Arabic.

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