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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Mike Smith (pitcher, born 1961)

1961–

Michael Anthony Smith (born February 23, 1961) is an American former professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who worked in 33 Major League games over five seasons (1984–1986; 1988–1989) for the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos and Pittsburgh…

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Smith (pitcher, born 1963)

1963–

Michael Anthony Smith (born October 31, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles from 1989 to 1990. During Smith's rookie season in Major League Baseball, he was one of…

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Tomlin

1972–

Michael Pettaway Tomlin (born March 15, 1972) is an American former professional football coach who was the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 2007 to 2025. During his 19 seasons as head coach, Tomlin never…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Mike Tyson

2009; printed 2019

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A black-and-white photograph of Mike Tyson’s fist, by Platon. Tyson’s proper right fist is held upright in a Black power fist gesture. His fist, wrist, and the cuff of his shirt are visible. The hand is held palm out with his fingers curled into a fist.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.62
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Mike Tyson

2009; printed 2019

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A black-and-white photograph of Mike Tyson, by Platon. The close-up of Tyson depicts him from the shoulders up. His torso and face are turned in a three-quarters pose towards the left edge of the photograph but his eyes are looking towards center at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.63
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Mike Tyson

1966–

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is widely…

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Mike Walker (Canadian football)

1958–

Mike Walker (born July 5, 1958) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a CFL All-Star three times. He was a part of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1986 Grey Cup winning…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Mike Wedderburn

1964–

Michael Anthony Wedderburn (born 28 March 1964) is an English sports presenter for Sky Sports, primarily on Sky Sports News' Good Morning Sports Fans since 1998.

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Sports & Achievement

Mike White (defensive lineman)

1957–

James Michael White (born August 11, 1957) is an American college football coach and former professional player. He served as head football coach at Albany State University (ASU) in Albany, Georgia from 2000 to 2014 and Benedict College in Columbia, South…

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Sports

Mike Williams

1962–

Michael Anthony Williams (born June 16, 1962) is an American actor and former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2000. In the 1990 film Rocky V, he played the role of boxer Union Cane.

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Wilson (outfielder)

1983–

Michael LaDon Wilson (born June 29, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. His most recent team was the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the Can-Am League in 2015. He played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners in 2011.

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Woodard (baseball)

1960–

Michael Cary Woodard (born March 2, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1985 through 1988, for the San Francisco Giants (1985–87) and Chicago White Sox (1988),…

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Woodson

1958–

Michael Dean Woodson (born March 24, 1958) is an American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player who is the associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). With coach Bob Knight's…

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Sports

Mike Young

1960–2023

Michael Darren Young (March 20, 1960 – May 28, 2023) was an American professional baseball player.

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Sports

Mikele Barber

1980–

Mikele "Miki" Ronisse Barber (born October 4, 1980) is an American sprinter who won gold at the 4 × 100 meters relay event in 2007 World Championships in Athletics, in Osaka, Japan, and an individual gold medal at the 100 meters in 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Mikele Leigertwood

1982–

Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood (born 12 November 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in England, he represented the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level. He is currently a first team coach…

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Miki Turner

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Miki Turner is a professor and photojournalist, and the first regularly-featured African-American female sports columnist at a major metropolitan daily newspaper.

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Sports

Mikiah Brisco

1996–

Mikiah Janee Brisco (born July 14, 1996) is an American female track and field sprinter. She holds personal records of 10.96 seconds for the 100-meter dash and 22.59 seconds for the 200-meter dash. She also previously competed in the 100-meter hurdles,…

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Sports

Mikyla Grant-Mentis

1998–

Mikyla Grant-Mentis (born July 15, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is the all-time leading scorer of the Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey team and made…

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Milan Bolden-Morris

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Milan "Mimi" Bolden-Morris is a former basketball player for the Boston College Eagles and Georgetown Hoyas, and a former graduate assistant football coach for the Michigan Wolverines.

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Sports

Milan Tiff

1949–

Milan Tiff (born July 5, 1949) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the triple jump. He earned a bronze medal in the event at the 1975 Pan American Games. A contemporary of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at UCLA, Tiff was ranked in the…

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Mildred McDaniel

1933–2004

Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton (née McDaniel, November 4, 1933 – September 30, 2004) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she attended David T. Howard High…

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Sports

Miles Aiken

1941–

Miles Aiken (born December 27, 1941) is an American former professional basketball player, coach of the British Olympic basketball team, and sportscaster of basketball and American football. He was a center in college for St. Bonaventure University in the…

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Miles Benjamin

1988–

Miles Benjamin (born 11 May 1988 in Solihull, West Midlands, England) is a retired rugby union player who played at Wing for the Leicester Tigers & the Worcester Warriors in the English Aviva Premiership. He also played several other sports in his youth,…

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