Mikhail Lomonosov
Polymath, chemist, physicist, founder of Moscow State University
An 18th-century Russian polymath who made significant contributions to literature, chemistry, physics, and astronomy. He founded Moscow State University.
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 Kalashnikov
Inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle
Science & Technology
Russian
1711
1765
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.”