Mischa is a diminutive form of the name Mikhail. It can be used for both men and women.
Men Mischa Auer (1905–1967), Russian actor born Mikhail Semyonovich Unskovsky Mikhail Mischa Bakaleinikoff (1890–1960), Russian-born musical director, Hollywood film composer and conductor Mischa Berlinski (born 1973), American writer Mischa Boelens (born 1995), Curaçaoan footballer Mischa Cotlar (1913–2007), Ukrainian mathematician Mischa Daniels, Dutch music producer Mischa Dohler (born 1975), Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Royal Society of Arts Mikhail Mischa Elman (1891–1967), Ukrainian-born Jewish-American violinist Mischa Hausserman (1941–2021), Austrian-American actor Mischa Hiller (born 1962), British novelist Mischa Maisky (born 1948), Soviet-born Israeli cellist Mischa Markow (1854–1934), pioneering Mormon missionary in Europe Mischa Mischakoff (1895–1981), Ukrainian-born American violinist and concertmaster Mischa Portnoff (1901–1979), German-born American composer and teacher Mischa Richter (1910–2001), American cartoonist best known for his work in The New Yorker Mischa Schwartz (born 1926), professor emeritus of electrical engineering at Columbia University Mischa Spoliansky (1898–1985), Russian-born composer Markus Wolf (1923–2006), East German spymaster Mikhail Mischa Zverev (born 1987), German tennis player
Women Mischa Barton (born 1986), British-American actress and former child model Mischa Bredewold (born 2000), Dutch professional cyclist Mischa Ginns (born 1981), Australian para-badminton player Mischa Merz (born 1981), Australian boxer, painter and journalist Mischa Finch (born 1970), American singer, actress and writer
Fictional characters Mischa, a tomcat in the 1996 Japanese anime TV series The Story of Cinderella by Hiroshi Sasagawa Mischa Fox, in the 1956 novel The Flight from the Enchanter by Iris Murdoch Mischa Lecter, in the novel Hannibal, sister of Hannibal Lecter Mischa Bachinski, in the Canadian musical Ride the Cyclone with music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell.
See also Misha (disambiguation) Micha, a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname Measha Brueggergosman (born 1977), a Canadian soprano