Michael or Mike White may refer to:

Academics

  • Michael White (criminologist) (born 1951), professor of criminology at Arizona State University
  • Michael White (psychotherapist) (1948–2008), Australian inventor of narrative therapy
  • Michael J. D. White (1910–1983), British zoologist
  • L. Michael White, American theologian

Journalism and literature

  • Michael White (author) (1959–2018), British science writer and novelist
  • Michael White (journalist) (born 1945), associate editor and former political editor of The Guardian newspaper
  • Michael K. White (born 1961), American writer
  • Mike White (journalist), New Zealand investigative journalist, photographer and author
  • Mike White (born 1972), journalist and filmmaker and host of The Projection Booth podcast

Music

  • Michael White (clarinetist) (born 1954), New Orleans jazz musician
  • Michael White (singer), country music artist
  • Michael White (violinist) (1933–2016), jazz musician
  • Michael White & the White, American hard rock combo and occasional Led Zeppelin tribute band
  • Mick White (born 1967), English hard rock singer
  • Trippie Redd (Michael White II, born 1999), American rapper

Sports

American football

  • Mike White (American football coach) (1936–2025), American football coach
  • Mike White (defensive lineman) (born 1957), American football coach and former player
  • Mike White (quarterback) (born 1995), American football quarterback

Other sports

  • Michael White (baseball) (born 1968), first-round pick by the L.A. Dodgers in the 1986 draft
  • Michael White (bobsleigh) (born 1964), Jamaican Olympic bobsledder
  • Michael White (cricketer) (1913–2003), English cricketer
  • Michael White (footballer) (born 1987), Waitakere United player
  • Michael White (snooker player) (born 1991), Welsh snooker player
  • Michael White (rugby union), Irish international rugby union player
  • Mick White (Gaelic footballer) (Gaelic footballer) (born 1941)
  • Mike White (baseball) (1938–2025), American baseball player
  • Mike White (basketball) (born 1977), men's basketball head coach at the University of Georgia
  • Mike White (softball) (born 1967), American softball coach

Theater, television, and film

  • Michael White (producer) (1936–2016), British theatre and film producer
  • Michael Jai White (born 1967), American actor and martial artist
  • Mike White (filmmaker) (born 1970), American film and television writer

Politics and law

  • Michael White (judge) (born 1953), Irish High Court judge
  • Michael D. White (1827–1917), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
  • Michael R. White (politician) (born 1951), former mayor of Cleveland, Ohio

Others

  • Michael White (businessman) (born 1972), owner of the Rite-Hite company
  • Michael White (British Army officer) (1791–1868), British Army general
  • Michael White (chef), American chef
  • Michael R. White (U.S. veteran), U.S. Navy veteran imprisoned in Iran

See also

  • Michael Whyte (disambiguation)
  • Michael Wight (born 1964), cricketer