Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.

Notable people

Notable people named Matthias include the following:

Religion

* Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * Matthias of Trakai (–1453), Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius *

Matthias Flacius Matthias Flacius Illyricus (Latin; ) or Francovich () (3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575) was a Lutheran reformer from Istria, present-day Croatia. He was notable as a theologian, sometimes dissenting strongly with his fellow Lutherans, and as a sch ...

, Lutheran reformer * Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening * Matthias F. Cowley, Latter-day Saint apostle

Arts

* Matthias Bamert (born 1942), Swiss composer * Matthias Barr (1831-1911), Scottish poet *

Matthias Grünewald Matthias Grünewald ( – 31 August 1528; also known as Mathis Gothart Nithart) was a German Renaissance painter of religious works who ignored Renaissance classicism to continue the style of late medieval Central European art into the 16th cent ...

, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance * Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter * Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet * Matthias Lechner, German film art director *

Matthias Menck Matthias Menck (also known as Double M or Toxilogic) is a German Audio engineering, audio engineer, house and trance producer and DJ. A resident of Hamburg, he is most famous for being a part of Brooklyn Bounce. Producer and DJ Matthias Menck ...

, German audio engineer, electronic music producer and DJ * Matthias Paul (actor), German actor * Matthias Paul (DJ), German Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer known by his stage name ''Paul van Dyk'' * Matthias Pfenninger, Swiss artist * Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor *

Matthias Weckmann Matthias Weckmann (''Weckman'') (''c''.1616 24 February 1674) was a German musician and composer of the Baroque period. He was born in Niederdorla (Thuringia) and died in Hamburg. Life His musical training took place in Dresden (as a chorister ...

, North German musician and composer of the Baroque period

Nobility and politicians

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor MatthiasMátyás II of Hungary and BohemiaMatija II of Croatia (24 February 1557 – 20 March 1619) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 to 1619, Archduke of Austria from 1608 to 1619, King of Hungary and List of rulers of Croatia, Croatia from 1608 ...

, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty) * Matthias Attwood (1779–1851), British politician * Matthias Bartke (born 1959), German politician * Matthias Berger (born 1968), German politician * Matthias Birkwald (born 1961), German politician * Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary * Matthias Fekl (born 1977), French politician *

Matthias Platzeck Matthias Platzeck (born 29 December 1953) is a German politician. He was Minister-President, Minister President of Brandenburg from 2002 to 2013 and party chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD from November 2005 to April 2006. ...

, German politician *

Matthias Rentzsch Matthias Rentzsch (born 1977) is a German politician who was elected as a member of the Bundestag in 2025. From 2019 to 2024, he was a city councillor of Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital ...

(born 1977), German politician

Sportspeople

Matthias Almer Matthias Almer (born 8 January 1994) is an Austrian male badminton player. In 2013, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships The European Junior Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe ...

(born 1994), Austrian badminton player *

Matthias Arnold Matthias Arnold (born 2 March 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Austria Klagenfurt in the Austrian Football First League. Youth career In 2003 Arnold began his career, in his hometown at the Klagenfurt ...

(born 1997), Austrian footballer *

Matthias Askew Matthias Askew (born July 1, 1982) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft. He played college football at Michigan State. Askew was also ...

(born 1982), American footballer *

Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger (born 2 April 1987) is a German former tennis player who played professionally from 2005 to 2023. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 85, achieved in August 2011. Professional career In 2007, Bachinger qualified for ...

(born 1987), German tennis player * Matthias Bader (born 1997), German footballer * Matthias Baranowski (born 1967), German footballer * Matthias Baumann (born 1963), Olympic athlete * Matthias Bieber (born 1986), Swiss ice hockey player * Matthias Biedermann (born 1983), German skeleton racer * Matthias Billen (1910-1989), German footballer *

Mattias Ekström Bengt Mattias Ekström (born 14 July 1978) is a racing and rally driver from Sweden. He competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi from 2001 until his retirement in 2018, and has been competing in the FIA World Rallycross Championship ...

, Swedish racing driver * Matthias Ginter, German footballer * Matthias Goossen, Canadian footballer * Matthias Pfleiderer (born 1995), German gymnast * Matthias Sammer, German football player and manager * Matthias Schuldt (born 2000), German gymnast

Other

* Matthias Abele (1618–1677), jurist * Matthias Adamczewski (born 1958), German sailor * Matthias Ahrens (born 1961), German mountain guide *

Matthias Albinus Maciej Albin or Latin Matthias Albinus (floruit, fl. 1570s) was a Polish Calvinist minister at Iwanowice Dworskie who became the first to administer Believer's baptism in Poland, and then became openly Unitarian. Overview He differed from the Calv ...

(fl. 1570s), Polish Calvinist minister * F. Matthias Alexander, Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique * Matthias Alleyn (died 1642), 17th-century London gentleman and College Master * Matthias Aschenbrenner (born 1972), American mathematician * Matthias Aulike (1807-1865), civil servant * Matthias Bartgis (1759-1825), German-American business person *

Matthias Ettrich Matthias Ettrich (born 14 June 1972) is a German computer scientist and founder of the KDE and LyX projects. Early life Ettrich was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, and went to school in Beilstein, Württemberg, ...

, German computer scientist and founder of KDE and LyX * Matthias Felleisen, programming languages researcher * Matthias Frings, German writer and journalist * Matthias Kreck, German mathematician * Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory

Fictional characters

* Matthias, central figure in Brian Jacques's '' Redwall'' series * Matthias Helvar, character in Leigh Bardugo's '' Six of Crows'' and ''Shadow and Bone'' played by Calohan Skogman

Cognates

The following forenames are related to the English forename Matthias: *

Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

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Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

: ማትያስ (Mathias) * Assyrian: ܡܲܬܿܝܵܐ (Mattiya) * Belarusian: ''Мацей'' (Maciej) * Catalan: Mateu * Croatian: Matija, Matej, Mate * Czech: Matyáš, Matěj * Danish: Mattias, Matthias, Matias, Mads * Dutch: Matthias, Mathijs, Matthijs * English: Matthias * Estonian: Mattias * Finnish: Matias, Matti * French: Mathias, Matthias, Matthis * Gaelic: Maitias * Georgian: ''Mate'' (მათე) * German: Mathias, Matthias * Hungarian: Mátyás * Icelandic: Matthías * Indonesian: Matthias, Matias * Italian: Mattia * Japanese: マティアス (Matiasu) * Korean: 마티아스 (Matiaseu) *

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

: Matthias * Latvian: Matiass, Matejs, Matīss * Lithuanian: Motiejus * Norwegian: Mattias, Matthias, Mats * Polish: Maciej * Portuguese: Matias (current spelling), Mathias (archaic spelling) * Romanian: Matia * Russian: Матфий (do not confuse with Матфей (Матвей)) * Serbian: Матија * Slovak: Matej * Slovenian: Matija, Matej, Matjaž * Spanish: Matías * Swedish: Mattias, Mathias, Mattis, Mats * Turkish: Mattias, Mattiya * Welsh: Mathew, Matheus