Michelson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Michel". The prefix Michel-, a variant of Michael, comes from the (mee-KHA-el), meaning "Who is like God?". A common English language surname, there are other English and Scandinavian spellings. It is rare as a given name. People with the name Michelson include:
Albert Abraham Michelson (1852–1931), American physicist, Nobel Prize winner Frida Michelson (1906–1982), Latvian jew, Holocaust survivor, writer Gary K. Michelson (born 1949), American orthopedic spinal surgeon and inventor Harold Michelson (1920–2007), American illustrator Ivan Ivanovich Michelson (1740–1807) Baltic-German military commander, general in the Russian Imperial Army Leo Michelson (1887–1978), Latvian-American artist Lisa Michelson (1958–1991), American actress Miriam Michelson (1870–1942), journalist, writer, and feminist Peter Michelson, American physicist Richard Michelson (born 1953), American writer and poet Robert C. Michelson (born 1951), American researcher, progenitor of the field of aerial robotics Truman Michelson (1879–1938), American Indo-Europeanist
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