Famous People with Name Michael

Michael Skapinker            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Michael Skapinker: journalist and an Associate Editor of the Financial Times and a columnist.Skapinker began his career as a Foreign Correspondent in Athens for CBS Radio News and Independent radio News, moving to the London Bureau of McGraw-Hill World News, then on the International Management Magazine as senior editor before joining the Financial Times in 1986 as a management writer. He held several positions at the Financial Times, including aerospace correspondent, leisure industry correspondent and electronics writer. In July 2005 Skapinker was appointed editor of the FT’s weekend edition.

Michael Brimer            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Michael Brimer: is a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, and academic.He continued studies at the University of Cape Town, the Royal College of Music, the Royal School of Church Music in London and at the University of Cambridge. He also studied in Vienna and Australia, where he now lives. He was music master at Brisbane’s Church of England Grammar School in the late 1950s. During that time, he staged Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, the first time an out-of-copyright G&S production had been staged in Queensland.[1] His academic career included appointments at the University of Western Australia, Monash University and the University of Natal as Foundation Professor of Music, the University of Cape Town as Dean of the Faculty of Music. and the University of Melbourne where he was for nine years the Ormond Professor of Music. He was appointed Professor Emeritus on leaving Melbourne and subsequently has been based in Sydney while performing and lecturing.

Michael "Mike" Bernardo            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Michael "Mike" Bernardo: is a retired South African professional kickboxer and boxer. He is from Cape Town, South Africa. Bernardo is known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994. He holds notable wins over Mirko Filipovic, Andy Hug, Gary Goodridge, Branco Cikatic, and 3 straight wins over K-1 legend Peter Aerts.

Michael John Catt            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Michael John Catt: is a South African-born English rugby union footballer who plays for London Irish, having previously played for Bath. He has played at international level for England including the successful 2003 World Cup Final. He also holds the honour of being the oldest ever player to play in the Rugby World Cup final (October 2007), aged 36.[citation needed]Catt joined Bath in 1992 as understudy to Stuart Barnes and made his debut as a 21-year-old against Nottingham R.F.C. later the same year. He had a testimonial year with Bath in 2004, but at the end of the 2003-04 season, Bath decided not to renew his contract and he moved to London Irish.[1] At the start of the 2007-2008 season,

Michael Claassens            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Michael Claassens: is a current rugby union player for Bath Rugby in the Guinness Premiership.