Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 - 19 February 1990) was a British film director, renowned for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger which produced a series of classic British films under the aegis of 'The Archers'.

Michael Kevin Powell (born March 23, 1963) is an American Republican politician. He was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by President Bill Clinton on 3 November 1997. President George W. Bush designated him chairman of the commission on January 22, 2001. Powell is the son of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Alma Powell.

Michael Powell (born October 29, 1982) is an American lacrosse player. The all-time Syracuse leading scorer, Mikey is the most decorated player in collegiate lacrosse history. A four time 1st team all-American, he became the first (and only) player to win the Jack Turnbull Award as the top attackman in Division I lacrosse four consecutive times. He was a four time finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy (the lacrosse equivalent of the Heisman Trophy) and is the only player to win the award twice . Both of his older brothers, Casey and Ryan, were also four time all-Americans at Syracuse and he also has a younger brother named Mason. He frequently offers free clinics for underprivileged lacrosse players. Michael Powell was drafted for NLL in the 2004 Entry Draft and currently plays for the Boston Cannons.

The son of Thomas William Powell & Mabel (nee Corbett). Michael Powell was always a self confessed movie addict. He was brought up partly in Canterbury ("The Garden of England") and partly in the South of France (where his parents ran an hotel). Educated at Kings School, Canterbury & Dulwich College he first worked at the National Provincial Bank from 1922 - 1925. In 1925 he joined Rex Ingram (II) making Mare Nostrum (1926). He learnt his craft by working at various jobs in the (then) thriving English studios of Denham & Pinewood, working his way up to producer on a series of "quota quickies" (Short films made to fulfill quota/tariff agreements between Britain & America in between the wars). Very rarely for the times he had a true "world view" and although in the mould of a classic English Gentleman he was always a citizen of the World. It was therefore very fitting that he should team up with an emigree Hungarian Jew Emeric Pressburger, a foreigner who understood the English better than they did themselves. Between them, under the banner of "The Archers" they shared joint credits for an important series of films through the 1940s & 1950s. Powell went alone to make Peeping Tom (1960) which was so slated by the critics at the time, he couldn't work in England, UK for a very long time. He was "re-discovered" in the late 1960s & after Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese tried to set up joint projects with him. In 1980, he lectured at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. He joined was Senior Director in Residence at Zoetrope studio in 1981. He married Thelma Schoonmaker. He died of cancer back in his beloved England in 1990.