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Mike Perry (fighter)
Mike "Platinum" Perry (born 1991, Flint, Michigan), American fighter; 15-9 MMA, 7-8 UFC welterweight, then 6-0 in BKFC bare knuckle with the first King of Violence belt; beat Diaz in 2026, lost to Jake Paul in boxing.
Mike Pettine
Mike Pettine (born 1966) is an NFL coach, former Browns head coach (2014-15, 10-22) and defensive coordinator of the Jets, Bills, and Packers, now senior defensive assistant with the Dallas Cowboys.
Mike Phelan
Mike Phelan (Michael Christopher Phelan, born 1962, Nelson, England) is an English football coach and former player, Manchester United player 1989-94, Ferguson's assistant 2008-13, Hull City manager 2016, and Solskjaer's assistant from 2018.
Mike Phillips (basketball, born 2002)
Mike Phillips (Michael Phillips, born 2002) is a Filipino-American 6'8" forward-center, two-time UAAP champion and 2025 Finals MVP with De La Salle, Gilas Pilipinas debutant in FIBA 2027 qualifiers, now with Kyoto Hannaryz in Japan's B.League.
Mike Piazza
Mike Piazza, Michael Joseph Piazza, Hall of Fame catcher (2016) for the Dodgers and Mets; record 396 home runs as a catcher among 427, career .308/.377/.545, 12-time All-Star, later managed Team Italy.
Mike Pickering
Mike Pickering is an English DJ, songwriter, and A&R executive who pioneered house music at Manchester's Haçienda, signed Happy Mondays and James to Factory Records, and founded M People.
Mike Pinder
Mike Pinder (1941–2024), co-founder and original keyboardist of the Moody Blues and pioneer of the Mellotron in rock; last surviving original member, key figure on Days of Future Passed, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 2018.
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo, American Republican politician, 70th U.S. Secretary of State (2018-2021) and sixth-listed CIA director (2017-2018) under Trump, after four terms representing Kansas's 4th congressional district.
Mike Pondsmith
Mike Pondsmith, nicknamed Maximum Mike, is the American game designer who created the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG (1988) and founded R. Talsorian Games; he also designed Mekton and Castle Falkenstein and consulted on CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077.
Mike Porcaro
Mike Porcaro (Michael Joseph Porcaro, 1955–2015), American bassist, longtime bass player of rock band Toto from 1982, replacing David Hungate; brother of Jeff and Steve Porcaro; died of ALS in 2015.
Mike Porfirio
Mike Porfirio is an American Democratic politician and US Navy Reserve commander who represents Illinois's 11th Senate district, chairs the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and is a Naval Academy graduate.
Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy (Michael Stephen Portnoy, born 1967, Long Beach, New York) is an American progressive metal drummer who co-founded Dream Theater in 1985, left in 2010, rejoined in 2023, and also plays in Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, and Liquid Tension Experiment.
Mike Posner
Mike Posner, Detroit-born singer-songwriter (born 1988 or 1989), known for "Cooler Than Me" and "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (2017 Grammy Song of the Year nomination), who walked across America in 2019 and summited Everest in 2021.
Mike Post
Mike Post (Michael Postil, born 1944 or 1945) is an American composer of TV themes, including The Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Magnum P.I., and Law & Order; five Grammys, one Emmy, and 2025 Television Academy Hall of Fame induction.
Mike Pouncey
Mike Pouncey (James Michael Pouncey), NFL center drafted 15th overall by Miami in 2011, highest drafted center since 1993; four Pro Bowls, 114 games, retired 2021, twin of Maurkice Pouncey.
Mike Pound
Mike Pound, or Michael P. Pound, is a computer scientist at the University of Nottingham known for computer vision research on plant phenotyping and for presenting on Computerphile.
Mike Powell
Mike Powell, American long jumper born 1963, set the still-standing men's world record of 8.95 m at the 1991 Tokyo World Championships, beating Carl Lewis; two-time world champion, two-time Olympic silver medalist.
Mike Pratt (actor)
Mike Pratt (Michael John Pratt, 1931-1976) was an English actor, musician and screenwriter; Jeff Randall in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 1969-70; not Lord Michael Pratt the writer or the namesake cricketer.
Mike Quigley
Mike Quigley, born in 1958, is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Illinois's 5th district since 2009, after serving as a Cook County Commissioner from 1998 to 2009.
Mike Ramsey
Mike Ramsey (Michael Allen Ramsey, born 1960, Minneapolis) is an American defenseman, youngest member of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic gold-medal hockey team, and an 18-season NHL player, 14 with the Buffalo Sabres; distinct from two same-named baseball players.
Mike Read
Mike Read (Michael David Kenneth Read, born 1947) is an English DJ, TV presenter, and writer known for the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show 1981–1986, the 1984 Relax ban, Pop Quiz, Saturday Superstore, and the withdrawn 2014 Ukip Calypso.
Mike Redondo
Mike Redondo is an American politician and attorney serving as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 118th district, elected in a 2023 special election.
Mike Reese (Louisiana politician)
Mike Reese is an American Republican politician and business executive who serves in the Louisiana Senate from District 30 and was named president of McNeese State University in 2026.
Mike Reichenbach (South Carolina politician)
Mike Reichenbach is an American Republican politician and businessman who represents Florence County's District 31 in the South Carolina Senate, elected in a special election after Senator Hugh Leatherman's death.
Mike Reid (actor)
Mike Reid (1940–2007), English comedian and actor, Frank Butcher in EastEnders (1987–2005), host of Runaround, star of The Comedians and Snatch; distinct from Mikey Reid and DJ Mike Read.
Mike Reilly (New York politician)
Michael "Mike" Reilly is an American Republican member of the New York State Assembly representing Staten Island's 62nd district, elected in 2018 after careers in the Army Reserve and NYPD.
Mike Reno
Mike Reno (Joseph Michael Rynoski, born 1955) is the Canadian lead singer of rock band Loverboy, formed in Calgary in 1979; also sang on Moxy's Under the Lights and the 1984 hit duet Almost Paradise with Ann Wilson.
Mike Richards (television personality)
Mike Richards (Michael G. Richards, born 1975, Burbank, California), American game show producer and host; EP of The Price Is Right, Let's Make a Deal, Jeopardy!, and Wheel of Fortune; briefly Jeopardy! host in 2021 before firing; later Daily Wire executive.
Mike Richter
Mike Richter (born 1966, Abington, Pennsylvania), American goaltender, entire 14-year NHL career with the New York Rangers; 666 games, 301 wins, 1994 Stanley Cup, 1996 World Cup MVP, No. 35 retired 2004, not in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Mike Rinder
Mike Rinder, also known as Michael Rinder, was an Australian-born former senior official of the Church of Scientology who left in 2007 and became one of its most prominent critics.