Misha (name)
Name list
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Misha (Миша) is a diminutive of the Russian name Mikhail (Михаил).[1] A hypocoristic of Michael, its English-language equivalent would be Mike and Mick. It is sometimes used as a female name, mostly by non-Russians; the feminine Russian name Mikhaila exists but is rare. The spelling Mischa also exists, originating from German.
People
- Misha (singer) (born 1975), Slovak R&B musician
- Misha (writer) (born 1955), American science fiction writer
- Misha Alperin, Ukrainian jazz musician
- Misha Aster, Canadian producer, director, writer and educator
- Misha B (born 1992), British singer and X Factor 2011 finalist
- Mischa Barton (born 1986), British-American actress
- Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), nicknamed "Misha", Russian dancer, choreographer and actor
- Sir Misha Black (1910–1977), British architect
- Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995), Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster
- Misha Calvin, Serbian rock guitarist
- Misha Cirkunov (born 1987), Latvian-Canadian mixed martial artist
- Misha Collins (born 1974), American actor
- Misha Defonseca, Belgian-born imposter
- Misha Dichter (born 1945), American pianist
- Misha Gabriel (born 1987), American dancer, choreographer, and actor
- Misha Ge (born 1991), Uzbekestani figure skater
- Meesha Ghoshal, Indian actress
- Misha Glenny (born 1958), British journalist
- Misha Green (born 1984), American screenwriter, director, and producer
- Misha Gromov (born 1943), Russian-French mathematician
- Misha Japanwala, Pakistani visual artist and fashion designer
- Misha Kahn (born 1989), American designer and sculptor
- Misha Kilmer, American mathematician
- Misha Malyshev, founder and CEO of Teza Group
- Misha Mengelberg (1935-2018), Dutch jazz pianist and composer
- Misha Mansoor (born 1984), guitarist of progressive metal band Periphery
- Misha Marvin (born 1989), Ukrainian singer, composer and songwriter
- Misha Mengelberg (1935–2017), Dutch jazz pianist
- Misha Miller (born 1995), Moldovan singer
- Mykhailo Mudryk (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer
- Misha Nonoo, fashion designer
- Misha Omar, Malaysian singer
- Misha Osherovich, American actor, filmmaker, and activist
- Misha Rachlevsky (born 1946), Russian conductor
- Misha Radovic (born 1961), Serbian footballer and manager
- Misha Reznikoff (1905–1971), American-Ukrainian artist
- Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967), nicknamed "Misha", former President of Georgia
- Misha Sawdagor (born 1966), Bangladeshi film actor
- Misha Schubert (born 1973), Australian journalist
- Misha Segal (born 1943), Israeli film producer and composer
- Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), Soviet-Latvian chess player
- Misha Timmins (born 1987), English actress
- Misha Verbitsky (born 1969), Russian mathematician
- Misha Zilberman (born 1989), Israeli Olympic badminton player
- Mischa Zverev (born 1987), Russian-German tennis player
Characters
- Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Olympic Games
- Misha (Pita-ten), a character from the anime and manga Pita-ten
- Misha Arsellec Lune, a character in the PlayStation 2 game Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
- Misha, a character from the visual novel Katawa Shoujo
- Misha Milanich, a character from the video game series Mercenaries
- Misha, a penguin from Andrey Kurkov's books Death and the Penguin and Penguin Lost
- Misha Milgrom, the main character of the book Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
- Misha Miramond, a female character from the anime series Transformers: Energon
- Misha, the canonical first name of the Heavy Weapons Guy class in Team Fortress 2
- Misha, a male playable character from the game Honkai: Star Rail
