Mattias is a masculine given name found most prominently in Northern Europe. It is a cognate of
Matthew
Matthew may refer to:
* Matthew (given name)
* Matthew (surname)
* ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith
* Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chinese Elm ''Ulmus parvifolia''
Christianity
* Matthew the Apostle, one of ...
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Matthias 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 Isca ...
, and may refer to:
Sports
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Mattias Adelstam (born 1982), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Asper
Nils Mattias Joacim Asper (born 20 March 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Starting off his career with Mjällby AIF in the mid-1990s, he went on to play professionally in Spain, Turkey, and Norway bef ...
(born 1974), Swedish goalkeeper
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Mattias Bäckman
Mattias Jonas Bäckman (born October 3, 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. Bäckman was drafted 145th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career Swedish Hockey League
During the 2008–09 sea ...
(born 1992), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Beck (born 1983), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Bjärsmyr
Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr (born 3 January 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Beginning his professional career with IFK Göteborg in 2005, he went on to play in Greece, Norway, and Turkey before reti ...
(born 1986), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Blomberg
Mattias Blomberg (born 1 April 1976) is a Swedish snowboarder. He competed in the men's snowboard cross event at the 2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006 ...
(born 1976), Swedish snowboarder
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Mattias Borg (born 1991), Swedish badminton player
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Mattias Carlsson
Mattias Carlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien. Carlsson previously played for Elitserien rivals Linköpings HC and Södertälje SK
Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as S ...
(born 1980), Swedish ice hockey winger
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Mattias Claesson
Mattias Claesson (born 26 July 1986) is a Swedish male middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.
He finished fourth in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, with teammates Joni Jaako, Johan ...
(born 1986), Swedish middle-distance runner
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Mattias Ekholm
Mattias Hans Ekholm (born 24 May 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fourth round, 102nd overall, of the 2009 NHL entry draft by the Nashville P ...
(born 1990), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
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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 ...
(born 1978), Swedish racing driver
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Mattias Elfström
Mattias Elfström (born 8 January 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Hanhals IF of the Hockeyettan (Div.1). He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the seventh round, 197th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry ...
(born 1997), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Eliasson (born 1975), Swedish professional golfer
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Mattias Eriksson
Mattias Eriksson (born 17 November 1981 in Sundsvall, Medelpad) is a Swedish archer.
Eriksson competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, being placed 39th overall. Later E ...
(born 1981), Swedish archer
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Mattias Falck
Mattias Falck (; , born 7 September 1991) is a Swedish table tennis player.
Career
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as he was part of the Swedish team in the men's team event. Mattias won two medals at the 2016 European Table Tennis Cha ...
(born 1991), Swedish table tennis player
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Mattias Gestranius
Mattias Gestranius (born 7 June 1978) is a Finnish former professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2011. He is a laboratory technician. He refereed his last official match in Veikkausliiga on 6 April 2022 ...
(born 1978), Finnish football referee
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Mattias Granlund
Mattias Granlund (born June 14, 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and mar ...
(born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Gustafsson
Mattias Gustafsson (born 11 July 1978) is a Swedish former handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt pla ...
(born 1978), Swedish handball player
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Mattias Guter
Mattias Guter (born July 23, 1988) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines an ...
(born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Håkansson
Mattias Bo-Erik Håkansson (born 20 February 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Norwegian club Levanger as a midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfi ...
(born 1993), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Thunman Hälldahl
Mattias Thunman Hälldahl (born September 7, 1993) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ic ...
(born 1993), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Hargin
Mattias Hargin (born 7 October 1985) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Stockholm, he competed mainly in slalom, and is the younger brother of Janette Hargin (b. 1977), who also raced for Sweden. Hargin was married to Sw ...
(born 1985), Swedish alpine ski racer
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Mattias Hubrich
Mattias Hubrich (born 26 May 1966) is an alpine skier from New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List ...
(born 1966), New Zealand alpine skier
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Mattias Hugosson
Mattias Hugosson (born 24 January 1974) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
He came to Gefle IF in 1998 from Forsbacka IK. In 2004, he had the highest save percentage in Superettan as his team were promoted t ...
(born 1974), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Janmark-Nylén
Mattias Janmark Nylén (born 8 December 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and Vegas Golden ...
(born 1992), Swedish ice hockey center
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Mattias Johansson
Mattias Erik Johansson (born 16 February 1992) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right back for Super League Greece 2, Greek Super League 2 club Niki Volos F.C., Niki Volos. Starting his career with Kalmar ...
(born 1992), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Jons (born 1982), Swedish hammer thrower
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Mattias Jonson
Olof Mattias Jonsson (; born 16 January 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Starting off his career with Örebro SK in the early 1990s, he went on to represent Helsingborgs IF, Brøndby IF, and Norwich City ...
(born 1974), Swedish former football player
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Mattias Käit
Mattias Käit (born 29 June 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București and the Estonia national team.
Club career Fulham
Käit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, when Levadi ...
(born 1998), Estonian footballer
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Mattias Mete (born 1987), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Modig (born 1987), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
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Mattias Moström
Mattias Kent Moström (born 25 February 1983) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for SK Træff. He played most of his career for Norwegian Eliteserien club Molde. He started his career with AIK, before he made h ...
(born 1983), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Neuenschwander
Mattias "Matti" Neuenschwander is a former Swiss curler. He played lead
Lead () is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol Pb (from Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a Heavy metal (elements), heavy metal that is density, denser ...
(born 1953), Swiss curler
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Mattias Nilsson
Mattias Nilsson (born 19 February 1982 in Brunflo, near Östersund) is a former Swedish biathlete.
Nilsson retired after the 2010–11 season, announcing on 27 September 2011 his retirement from the sport due to a heart condition.
In May 201 ...
(born 1982), Swedish biathlete
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Mattias Nilsson (ice hockey) (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Nørstebø
Mattias Nørstebø (born June 3, 1995) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing for IF Björklöven in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
Playing career
He made his Elitserien debut playing with Brynäs IF during t ...
(born 1995), Norwegian ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Norström
Erik Johan Mattias "Notan" Norström (born 2 January 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman, currently working for the AIK organization. Norström began his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers. However ...
(born 1972), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Nylund (born 1980), Swedish soccer player
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Mattias Ohlin (born 1978), Swedish freestyle swimmer
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Mattias Öhlund
Kenneth Mattias Öhlund (born 9 September 1976) is a Swedes, Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning. Öhlund played two seasons in the Swe ...
(born 1976), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Oscarsson (born 1975), Swedish canoeist
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Mattias Östberg
Mattias Östberg (born 24 August 1977) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Hanvikens SK in Swedish Division 4 as a defender.
Career
Östberg began his career with Östansbo IS, before signing a professional contract with Ludvika FK. He als ...
(born 1977), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Persson (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Rahm
Johan Mattias Rahm (born 12 March 1973) is a Swedish Olympic sailor. He finished 12th in the 470 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and a ...
(born 1973), Swedish sailor
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Mattias Remstam
Mattias Remstam (born January 25, 1975, in Nittorp, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player, currently playing for Borås HC in the Swedish tier two division HockeyAllsvenskan.
Playing career
Remstam is big, physical player who o ...
(born 1975), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Ritola (born 1987), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Rydberg (born 1985), Swedish bandy player
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Mattias Saari (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Samuelsson (born 2000), American ice hockey defenseman
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Mattias Schnorf (born 1984), Swiss footballer
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Mattias Schoberg (born 1973), Swedish wrestler
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Mattias Sereinig (born 1984), Austrian midfielder
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Mattias Siimar
Mattias Siimar (born 3 February 1998) is an Estonian tennis player.
Siimar has a career high ATP singles ranking of 1036, achieved on 25 October 2021.
Playing for Estonia in Davis Cup, Siimar has a win–loss record of 5–6. His twin brothe ...
(born 1998), Estonian tennis player
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Mattias Sjögren
Mattias Sjögren (born November 27, 1987) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre who last played for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Sjögren played youth hockey in Sweden w ...
(born 1987), Swedish ice hockey centre
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Mattias Sunneborn
Mattias Sunneborn (born 27 September 1970 in Bunge, Gotland) is a Swedish long jumper. He was an Olympic finalist in 1996. He was the 1996 European Indoor Champion and 1995 World Indoor silver medalist.
His personal best jump is 8.21 metres ...
(born 1970), Swedish Olympic athlete
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Mattias Svanberg
Mattias Olof Svanberg (born 5 January 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Sweden national team.
Club career
Malmo FF
After playing for LB07 and Malmö FF youth teams M ...
(born 1999), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Tedenby
Mattias Tedenby (born February 21, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
Tedenby started his playing career in the Swedish elite league club HV71 ...
(born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Thylander
Mattias Thylander (born 22 October 1974) is a Swedish former football player, who played as a defender or midfielder.
Thylander started his career at his hometown club Höllvikens GIF before moving to Allsvenskan giants Malmö FF in 1991. He ...
(born 1974), Swedish former football player
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Mattias Tichy (born 1974), Swedish rower
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Mattias Timander
Mattias Erik Timander (born April 16, 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flye ...
(born 1974), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Vegnaduzzo (born 1983), Argentine footballer
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Mattias Weinhandl
Mattias John Erich Weinhandl (born June 1, 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien.
Weinhandl was drafted 78th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1999 NH ...
(born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Wennerberg
Mattias Wennerberg (born August 6, 1981) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
The Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and ...
(born 1981), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Wigardt (born 1986), Swedish badminton player
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Mattias Wiklöf
Mattias Wiklöf (born 24 May 1979) is a Swedish footballer. After playing in the Veikkausliiga with IFK Mariehamn on two occasions, he semi-retired in 2014 with IK Tord
IK Tord is a Swedish football club located in Rosenlund in Jönköping. ...
(born 1979), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Zachrisson (born 1990), Swedish handball player
Other fields
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Mattias Agabus
Mattias Agabus (born 14 September 1977) is an Estonian architect. He studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture and city planning, graduating from the academy in 2001. Mattias Agabus is a member of the Union of Esto ...
(born 1977), Estonian architect
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Mattias Alkberg
Mattias Alkberg (born January 8, 1969), sometimes known as Matti Alkberg, is a Sweden, Swedish poet, songwriter and musician. He has released four poetry books and more than a dozen records with his two bands The Bear Quartet and Mattias Alkberg ...
(born 1969), Swedish poet
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Mattias Andréasson
Mattias Andréasson (born 29 March 1981), also known as dmaSOUL, is a Sweden, Swedish singer known for participating in ''Swedish Idol 2007,'' in which he came in the 5th place. As a student, he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stoc ...
(born 1981), Swedish singer
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Mattias Bärjed
Tore Mattias Bärjed (born 21 May 1973) is a Swedish musician, songwriter and music composer. Between 1997–2012 he was a guitarist for The Soundtrack of Our Lives, co-writing many of their songs, such as "Sister Surround", "Bigtime" and "Sec ...
(born 1973), Swedish musician
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Mattias Eklundh
Mattias Bernt Johannes Eklundh (born 6 October 1969), also known as IA, is a Swedish guitarist and vocalist. He is known for his work with Freak Kitchen, Jonas Hellborg and Art Metal, and he has also produced several noted solo Freak Guitar ...
(born 1969), Swedish guitarist
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Mattias Flink
Mattias Flink (born 8 March 1970) is a Swedish spree killer who killed seven people on June 11, 1994, in Falun, Sweden. At the time, he was a second lieutenant in the Swedish Army. He was released from prison on 11 June 2014, exactly twenty ye ...
(born 1970), Swedish mass murderer
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Mattias Gardell
Hans Bertil Mattias Gardell (born 10 August 1959) is a Swedish historian and scholar of comparative religion. In March 2006 he was appointed of the Nathan Söderblom Chair of Comparative Religion at Uppsala University, Sweden. He received the ...
(born 1959), Swedish historian of religion
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Mattias Härenstam
Mattias Härenstam (born 1971) is a Swedish artist. Härenstam specializes in sculpture, installation and video art.
Biography
Härenstam graduated from National Academy of Fine Arts in Bergen, Norway and Städelschule
The Städelschul ...
(born 1971), Swedish artist
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Mattias Hellberg
Mattias Hellberg (born 13 June 1973) is a Swedish musician. Hellberg has worked with a variety of Swedish bands and artists in different genres, both as a permanent member and as guest or session member.
Recording career
Hellbergs career starte ...
(born 1973), Swedish musician
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Mattias Bäckström Johansson (born 1985), Swedish politician
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Mattias Jonsson
Patrik Mattias Jonsson (born 1974) is a Swedish trade unionist and politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been serving as a member of the Riksdag since 2010, representing the Gothenburg Municipality.
Early career
Jonsson has had se ...
(born 1974), Swedish politician
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Mattias Jorstedt
Mattias Jorstedt is a Swedish former professional Magic: The Gathering player and poker player. He is most famous for winning Pro Tour Yokohama in 2003 and the fact that he during the 2002-2003 season reached three Pro Tour top eights, winning ...
, Swedish Magic: The Gathering player
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Mattias Klum
Mattias Klum (born 10 February 1968 in Uppsala) is a Swedish freelance photographer and film producer in natural history and cultural subjects. He is the son of Swedish academic educator Arne Klum (1925-2016) and Ingegärd Klum, née Stefanson. ...
(born 1968), Swedish freelance photographer
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Mattias Kumm
Mattias Kumm (born August 15, 1967) is Inge Rennert Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, as well as holding a Research Professorship on "Globalization and the Rule of Law" at the Social Science Research Center Berlin, Social Sci ...
(born 1967), German professor
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Mattias Lindblom
Mattias Lindblom is a Swedish artist, writer, platinum selling music composer and music producer. He has contributed songs and productions for artists such as Vacuum, The Canadian Tenors, Andy Taylor (guitarist), Tarja Turunen, Tina Arena an ...
(born 1971), Swedish singer
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Mattias Mainiero
Mattias Mainiero (born 6 June 1955) is an Italian journalist and editor in chief.
Biography
Mainiero was born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy. He started his career as journalist in 1979, writing for the newspaper ''Vita''. In 1981 he moved to ...
(born 1955), Italian journalist
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Mattias Marklund
Mattias Marklund (born 14 September 1974) is a guitarist who plays in Vintersorg, Casket Casey, The Derelict Dead, and TME (band), TME. He also did guest guitar work for Vintersorg bandmate, Andreas Hedlund's progressive rock band, Waterclime.
Di ...
(born 1974), Swedish guitarist
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Mattias de' Medici
Mattias de' Medici (9 May 1613 – 11 October 1667) was the third son of Grand Duke Cosimo II de' Medici of Tuscany and Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria. He was governor of Siena, with interruptions, from 1629. He never married.
Biogr ...
(1613–1667), Italian governor
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(born 1970), Swedish film editor
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Mattias Olsson
Mattias Olsson (born 9 January 1975) started his career as a classical percussionist playing in orchestras and big bands on Ekerö outside of Stockholm. As a sideline to recording and producing bands Mattias Olsson writes articles (music-relate ...
(born 1975), Chinese record producer
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Mattias Schulstad (born 1984), Swedish guitarist
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Mattias Ståhl
Mattias Ståhl (born 11 December 1971 in Oskarshamn, Oskarshamn, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz Vibraphone, vibraphonist (also marimba, glockenspiel, clarinet, harmonica, synthesizer, percussion) and composer.
Biography
Ståhl plays with Eirik Hegda ...
(born 1971), Swedish composer
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Mattias Svensson (born 1972), Swedish writer
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Mattias Tesfaye
Mattias Tesfaye (born 31 March 1981) is a Danish politician serving as Minister for Education and Children since 2022. He was previously Minister for Justice from February to December 2022 and Minister for Immigration and Integration from 2019 ...
(born 1981), Danish politician
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Mattias Therman
Mattias Kristoffer Therman (born 10 April 1974) is a Finland, Finnish businessman and rally driver. He was an owner of Hartwall beverage company and in 2008 he earned more capital gains (over 28 million €) than anyone else in Finland.
Rally ca ...
(born 1974), Finnish businessman
See also
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Matthias 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 Isca ...
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Mathias (disambiguation)
Mathias, a given name and a surname which is a variant of Matthew (name), may refer to:
Places
* Mathias, West Virginia
* Mathias Township, Michigan
People with the given name or surname ''Mathias'' In music
* Mathias Eick, Norwegian Jazz Musi ...
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Matias Matías is the Portuguese version of Matthias. Matías is very popular in Latin America especially in Argentina. In German-speaking Europe it is most often written as Matthias. It appears in this form in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Alterna ...
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