Michael Wood may refer to:
- Sir Michael Wood (1918–1987), British doctor in East Africa
- Michael Wood (academic), former chair of the Princeton University English Department
- Michael Wood (historian) (born 1948), British historian and television presenter
- Michael Wood (cryptographer), American author The Jesus Secret 2010
- Michael M. Wood, U.S. diplomat and ambassador
- Michael Wood (lawyer), British lawyer and former chief advisor to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Mick Wood (born 1952), English association footballer
- Mike Wood (politician) (born 1946), British MP for Batley and Spen
- Mike Wood (curler) (born 1968), Canadian curler
- Mike Wood (baseball) (born 1980), American baseball player
Famous quotes containing the words michael and/or wood:
“Lisa Fremont: Surprise is the most important element of attack. And besides, you’re not up on your private eye literature. When they’re in trouble it’s always their girl Friday who gets them out of it.
L.B. Jeffries: Well, is she the girl who saves him from the clutches of the seductive show girls and the over passionate daughters of the rich?
Lisa Fremont: The same.
L.B. Jeffries: That’s the one, huh? But he never ends up marrying her, does he? That’s strange.”
—John Michael Hayes (b. 1919)
“Old Abe is much better looking than I expected & younger looking. He shook hands like a good fellow—working hard at it like a man sawing wood at so much per cord.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)