Famous People with Name Mikel

Mikel John Obi            Origin/Culture/Country: Nigerian

Mikel John Obi: He is a central midfielder who currently plays for Chelsea.Nchekwube" means "hope" and "Obi" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Obinna" (meaning "Father´s heart").[1] Obi was playing top-flight football for Plateau United aged 15 and, by 2003, was gaining headlines for his country at the FIFA Under-17 World Championships held in Finland. After a brief spell in South Africa with Ajax Cape Town, Mikel gained global recognition in 2005 by starring at the FIFA World Youth Championship where Nigeria beat all opponents and made it to the final but lost to Argentina by 2–1.[2]

Mikel Alonso Olano            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Mikel Alonso Olano: a Spanish (Basque) football midfielder who currently plays for Real Sociedad.He is the son of Real Sociedad legend Periko Alonso and the older brother of Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. His first match in Primera División was in 22 April 2001, against Real Valladolid. In 2005–06 season (with José Mari Bakero being Real's manager), he was Real Sociedad's most used footballer, Alonso played 37 matches, followed by the goalkeeper Asier Riesgo and the defender Mikel Labaka.

Mikel Álvaro Salazar            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Mikel Álvaro Salazar: a Spanish football player plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Spanish team UE Lleida. [1]

Mikel Aranburu Eizagirre            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Mikel Aranburu Eizagirre: a Spanish football player who currently plays for Real Sociedad of the Spanish La Liga. His usual position is Midfielder.

Mikel Arce Hualde            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Mikel Arce Hualde: a Spanish football (soccer) forward who currently plays for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.Arce spent the past majority of his career playing at a number of second- and third-tier clubs in his native Spain, including Real Sociedad, CD Numancia, CD Alfaro, CD Logroñés, SD Lemona, CD Calahorra and CD Constancia.

Evgeni Mikeladze            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Evgeni Mikeladze: was a leading Georgian orchestra conductor of the 1930s, executed during the Stalinist Great Purges. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, then part of Imperial Russia, he moved, with his family, to Tbilisi, Georgia in a few years.

Levan Mikeladze            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Levan Mikeladze: was a Georgian diplomat and politician. He was Georgia's Ambassador to Austria (from 1996 to 2002), to USA (from 2002 to 2006) and to Switzerland (from 2006 to 2007). Soon after his resignation, Mikeladze announced his withdrawal into opposition to the Mikheil Saakashvili administration and joined the Alliance for Georgia, party led by Irakli Alasania. On April 26, 2009 he died of a heart attack.

Nikola Mikelini            Origin/Culture/Country: Serbia, Europe

Nikola Mikelini: is a Bosnian-Italian footballer, defender playing for Astra Ploiesti in the Liga I from Romania. He is part of Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.

Arnold Mikelson            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Arnold Mikelson: was a Latvian artist who specialized in wood carvings. Born in Latvia, he fled the country during the Second World War and lived in England before moving to Canada. His most famous works were elaborate wood carvings of birds and animals, as well as more a