Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Russian oligarch, Yukos founder, imprisoned by Putin regime
A Russian oligarch and former oil magnate who was the richest man in Russia before his imprisonment. He founded Yukos, which became one of Russia's largest oil companies.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Principal ballet dancer, defected from USSR, choreographer
Mikhail Gorbachev
Last Soviet leader, ended Cold War, glasnost and perestroika
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle
Mikhail Lomonosov
Polymath, chemist, physicist, founder of Moscow State University
Business & Industry
Russian
1963
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.”