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Michael Baer
Michael Baer is an Israeli theoretical chemist and physicist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, known for wave-packet scattering methods and diabatization after nearly 40 years at Soreq.
Michael Bailey Smith
Michael Bailey Smith (born 1957, Alpena, Michigan) is an American actor, a former 82nd Airborne paratrooper and Dallas Cowboys free agent, known for Super Freddy, Belthazor and Shax on Charmed, and Ben Grimm in the unreleased 1994 Fantastic Four.
Michael Balcon
Sir Michael Balcon (1896–1977), English film producer, head of Ealing Studios 1938–59, producer of the Ealing Comedies, founder of Gainsborough Pictures and Bryanston Films, and the man who gave Alfred Hitchcock his first directing job.
Michael Ball
Michael Ball (Michael Ashley Ball, born 1962) is an English musical theatre actor, singer, and broadcaster, OBE. Known for Marius in Les Misérables, two Olivier Awards, and Ball & Boe albums; distinct from composer Michael Ball and Michael Ballam.
Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack, German midfielder born 1976 in Görlitz, "Capitano" of Germany (98 caps, 42 goals, 55 as captain); starred for Kaiserslautern, Leverkusen, Bayern and Chelsea, runner-up in the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2008.
Michael Bambang Hartono (Djarum)
Michael Bambang Hartono, also known as Michael Hartono, was an Indonesian billionaire who co-owned Djarum, Indonesia's clove-cigarette maker turned conglomerate, and Bank Central Asia with his brother Budi.
Michael Barbaro
Michael Barbaro (Michael Christopher Barbaro), born 1979, is an American journalist who hosts The Daily, the New York Times news podcast whose downloads grew from 5.8 million to 48 million between 2017 and 2019.
Michael Barnsley
Michael Barnsley is a mathematician who introduced iterated function systems with Steven Demko, proved fractals arise as their attractors, and commercialized fractal image compression through Iterated Systems, Inc., founded in 1987.
Michael Barrett (American football)
Michael Barrett, American football linebacker from Valdosta, Georgia; Michigan Wolverines record holder for most career wins; 2023 national champion; drafted 240th overall in round seven of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.
Michael Barrymore
Michael Barrymore (Michael Ciaran Parker, born 1952), English comedian and presenter of Strike It Lucky and Barrymore; career collapsed after Stuart Lubbock's 2001 pool death; now a TikTok creator.
Michael Bate
Michael Bate is a British developmental neurobiologist at Cambridge, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1997, known for studying how the fruit fly nervous system develops.
Michael Bates (actor)
Michael Hammond Bates (1920-1978), British actor born in Jhansi, India; Gurkha major in WWII; known for Patton's Montgomery, A Clockwork Orange's Chief Guard, Last of the Summer Wine's Blamire, and Rangi Ram in It Ain't Half Hot Mum; distinct from Alan Bates.
Michael Baum (surgeon)
Michael Baum (born 1937) is a British breast surgeon and emeritus professor of surgery at University College London, known for the tamoxifen trials and pioneering single-dose targeted intraoperative radiotherapy.
Michael Baumgartner
Michael Baumgartner, born in 1975, is an American Republican politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district since 2025, after serving as a Washington State Senator.
Michael Bay
Michael Bay (born 1965), American director and producer of Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, and five Transformers films; known as "Bayhem" style, $6.5 billion worldwide gross, Platinum Dunes founder.
Michael Bay filmography
Michael Bay filmography: record of films directed or produced by Michael Bay (born 1965), from Bad Boys (1995) and The Rock to five Transformers films and Ambulance (2022), with $6.5 billion grossed via his production companies.
Michael Beach
Michael Anthony Beach, American actor born 1963 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Juilliard graduate known for Al Boulet on ER, Doc Parker on Third Watch, Waiting to Exhale, Soul Food, Mayor of Kingstown, and Tulsa King.
Michael Beale (football coach)
Michael Beale, English football coach from Bromley, ex-Chelsea and Liverpool academy coach, Steven Gerrard's assistant at Rangers and Aston Villa, later manager of QPR, Rangers, Sunderland, and Zulte Waregem.
Michael Bear Carson and Suzan Carson
Michael Bear Carson (James Clifford Carson, born 1950) and Suzan Carson (Susan Barnes Carson) are the married "San Francisco Witch Killers," convicted of three 1981–1983 California murders of people they deemed witches, sentenced to 25-years-to-life terms, and repeatedly denied parole.
Michael Beasley
Michael Beasley, born 1989, American basketball forward, second overall pick of the 2008 NBA Draft by Miami Heat; Kansas State All-American; 11-season NBA career averaging 12.4 points per game.
Michael Beck
Michael Beck (John Michael Beck Taylor, born 1949) is an American actor known as Swan in The Warriors (1979) and Sonny Malone in Xanadu (1980), later a TV and audiobook narrator.
Michael Bell (actor)
Michael Bell (born 1938, Brooklyn) is an American voice and screen actor known for Duke on G.I. Joe, Prowl on The Transformers, Zan on Super Friends, Drew Pickles on Rugrats, Raziel in Legacy of Kain, and Groppler Zorn in Star Trek TNG. Not the animator Mike Bell born 1967.
Michael Bell (atmospheric scientist)
Michael M. Bell is an American atmospheric scientist and professor at Colorado State University known for the VORTRAC hurricane tracking tool and Hurricane Patricia rapid-intensification research.
Michael Ben-Gad
Michael Ben-Gad is an Israeli macroeconomist and professor of economics at City St George's, University of London, whose dynamic modeling research covers immigration, taxation, and public debt.
Michael Benedetto
Michael Benedetto (born 1947) is an American Democratic politician who has represented the East Bronx's 82nd district in the New York State Assembly since 2005 and chairs its Education Committee.
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet (born 1964, New Delhi) is the Democratic U.S. senator from Colorado since 2009, former Denver Public Schools superintendent, 2020 presidential candidate, and 2026 Colorado gubernatorial candidate.
Michael Bennett (defensive lineman, born 1985)
Michael Bennett (born 1985, Avondale, LA) is a former NFL defensive end, Texas A&M undrafted free agent; 3x Pro Bowl, Super Bowl XLVIII champion with Seattle; 69.5 career sacks; distinct from other players named Michael Bennett.
Michael Bennett (theater)
Michael Bennett (Michael Bennett DiFiglia, 1943-1987) was an American Broadway dancer, choreographer, director, and producer, creator of A Chorus Line (1975), winner of seven Tony Awards, and director-choreographer of Dreamgirls.
Michael Bentine
Michael Bentine (born Michael James Bentin, 1922–1996), British comedian and founding Goon Show member; creator of It's a Square World, The Bumblies, and Potty Time; CBE 1995.
Michael Bentt
Michael Bentt, British-born American heavyweight boxer, WBO heavyweight champion 1993-1994 after a 93-second TKO of Tommy Morrison; lost title to Herbie Hide, retired on medical advice, became an actor.