Mikhail Kalashnikov
Inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle
A Russian weapons designer best known for creating the AK-47 assault rifle. His invention became one of the most widely used firearms in the world.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Russian oligarch, Yukos founder, imprisoned by Putin regime
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Principal ballet dancer, defected from USSR, choreographer
Mikhail Gorbachev
Last Soviet leader, ended Cold War, glasnost and perestroika
Mikhail Lomonosov
Polymath, chemist, physicist, founder of Moscow State University
Historical Figure
Russian
1919
2013
Thinking about the name
Mikail
Hebrew origin
“A Slavic or Eastern European form of Michael, derived from Hebrew 'who is like God?' Mikail has a distinctly European, intellectual character that appeals to families with Eastern Orthodox or Slavic heritage. The name maintains the spiritual weight of Michael while offering a more cosmopolitan, worldly quality.”