Mickey is a given name and nickname, almost always masculine and often a short form (hypocorism) of Michael, and occasionally a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name or nickname Men Mickey Andrews (born 1942), American retired college football coach Mickey Appleman (born 1945), American poker player and sports bettor and handicapper Michael Barron (born 1974), English former football player and coach Mickey Cochrane (1903–1962), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player, manager and coach Michael Cochrane (musician) (born 1948), American jazz pianist Mickey Cohen (1913–1976), American gangster Mickey Curry (born 1956), American drummer Michael Devine (hunger striker) (1954–1981), a founding member of the Irish National Liberation Army Mickey Drexler (born 1944), chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group and former CEO of Gap Inc. Mickey Fisher (1904/05–1963), American basketball coach Mickey Gilley (born 1936), American country music artist Mickey Gorka (born 1972), Israeli basketball player and coach Michael (Mickey) Gubitosi, birth name of Robert Blake (actor) (born 1933), American actor Mickey Guidry (born 1966), American football quarterback Mickey Hamill (1889–1943), Northern Irish footballer Mickey Hargitay (1926–2006), Hungarian-American actor and 1955 Mr. Universe, husband of Jayne Mansfield Mickey Hart (born 1943), American drummer with The Grateful Dead Mickey Harte (), Gaelic football manager Mickey He (born 1976), Chinese television actor and singer Mickey Higham (born 1980), English rugby league player Mickey Hole (1892–1969), National Football League player Mickie James (born 1979), American professional wrestler Mickey Jones (born 1941), American musician and actor Mickey Katz (1909–1985), American musician and comedian Mickey Kantor (born 1939), American politician and lawyer Mickey Kearns (born 1943), Gaelic footballer Mickey Kuhn (born 1932), American former child actor Mickey Levy (born 1951), Israeli politician Mickey Lolich (born 1940), American former Major League Baseball player Mickey Loomis (born 1956), general manager of the NFL's New Orleans Saints since 2002 Mickey Madden (born 1979), American musician, bassist for the pop rock band Maroon 5 Mickey Mantle (1931–1995), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player Mickey Marvin (born 1955), American former National Football League player Mickey Melchiondo (born 1970), guitarist for Ween under the stage name Dean Ween Mickey Michaux (born 1930), American politician Mickey Moniak (born 1998), American baseball player Mickey Muennig (1935 –2021), American architect Mickey Newbury (1940–2002), American singer and songwriter Mickey Perz (born 1984), Filipino-Swiss actor and dancer Mickey Redmond (born 1947), Canadian former National Hockey League player Mickey Rivers (born 1948), American former