Famous People with Name Mihail

Mihail Manoilescu            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Mihail Manoilescu: was a Romanian journalist, engineer, economist, politician and memoirist, who served as Foreign Minister of Romania during the summer of 1940. His corporatist ideas on economics were very popular and applied in South America.

Mihail Sadoveanu            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Mihail Sadoveanu: was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as republican head of state under the communist regime (1947-1948 and 1958). One of the most prolific Romanian-language writers, he is remembered mostly for his historical and adventure novels, as well as for his nature writing. An author whose career spanned five decades, Sadoveanu was an early associate of the traditionalist magazine Samanatorul, before becoming known as a Realist writer and an adherent to the Poporanist current represented by Viata Româneasca journal. Critically acclaimed for their visions of ancient solitude and natural abundance, his books are generally set in the historical region of Moldavia and build on themes from the country's medieval and early modern history. Among them are Neamul Soimarestilor ("The Soimaresti Family"), Fratii Jderi ("The Jderi Brothers") and Zodia Cancerului ("The Sign of the Cancer"), while, with Baltagul ("The Hatchet") and other works of fiction, Sadoveanu extends his fresco to contemporary history and adopts his style to the psychological novel, Naturalism and Social realism.

Mihail Sebastian            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Mihail Sebastian: was a Romanian playwright, essayist, journalist and novelist.

Mihail Marin            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Mihail Marin: is a Romanian chess Grandmaster. As of March 2008, his FIDE rating is 2551. Marin's first major success in international chess was in qualifying for the Interzonal in 1987. He has won the Romanian Championship twice and has played in the Chess Olympiads seven times. For several years he was editor of the magazine Chess Extrapress.

Mihail Aleksandrov            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Mihail Aleksandrov: is a Bulgarian footballer playing for Borussia Dortmund II as a midfielder. Although primarily a reserves player, Aleksandrov has featured in three A PFG matches for the PFC CSKA (Sofia) for the first team. Following the final of the Bulgarian Youth Championship he was transferred to Borussia Dortmund.