Matas is a name. Notable people with the name include:
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Carol Matas
Carol Matas is a Canadian writer.
Carol Matas has had more than forty-five books for young people published over several decades, including science fiction, fantasy, historical and contemporary. Her novels often reflect a Jewish perspective, and ...
(born 1949), Canadian children's writer
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David Matas
David Matas (born 29 August 1943) is the senior legal counsel of B'nai Brith Canada who currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has maintained a private practice in refugee, immigration, and human rights law since 1979, and has published vario ...
(born 1943), Canadian legal counsel and human rights activist
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Jaume Matas
Jaume Matas i Palou (born 5 October 1956 in Palma, Majorca) is a Spanish politician. He was President of the Balearic Islands
The president of the Balearic Islands is the head of government of the Balearic Islands, one of the 17 autonomous c ...
(born 1954), Spanish politician; President of the Balearic Islands
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Mike Matas
Michael Matas (born March 23, 1986) is an American user interface designer and icon artist. He has previously worked at The Omni Group doing interface and graphic design work. Matas co-founded Delicious Monster. In 2005 he went to work for Apple ...
(born 1986), American user interface designer and icon artist
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Niccolò Matas
Niccolò "Nicola" Matas (6 December 1798 – 11 March 1872) was an Italian architect and professor. He is best known for being the architect of the 19th century Gothic Revival façade of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. Matas was a ...
(1798–1872), Italian architect
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Nikola Matas
Nikola Matas (; born 22 June 1987) is a Croatian football defender.
Club career
Nikola Matas went up through the ranks of his hometown's NK Junak Sinj academy, spending half a season in NK Zagreb, aged 18. He returned, however to Junak for his ...
(born 1987), Croatian football defender
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Risto Mätas
Risto Mätas (born 30 April 1984) is a retired Estonian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains ...
(born 1984), Estonian javelin thrower
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Rudolph Matas
Rudolph Matas (September 12, 1860 – September 23, 1957) was an American surgeon. He was born outside New Orleans in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, and spent much of his childhood in his parents' native land of Spain. Matas returned to New Or ...
(1860-1957), American surgeon
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Matas Macaitis
Matas is a name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Carol Matas (born 1949), Canadian children's writer
* David Matas (born 1943), Canadian legal counsel and human rights activist
* Jaume Matas (born 1954), Spanish politician; Presid ...
(born 1988), Lithuanian artistic gymnast
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Matas Maldeikis
Matas Maldeikis (born 1980) is a Lithuanian politician.
Matas Maldeikis' father Eugenijus Maldeikis and mother Aušra Maldeikienė have both served on the Seimas.
He was elected to the Seimas for the first time in 2020, via the Homeland Union ...
(born 1980), Lithuanian politician
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Matas Metlevski
Matas is a name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Carol Matas (born 1949), Canadian children's writer
* David Matas (born 1943), Canadian legal counsel and human rights activist
* Jaume Matas (born 1954), Spanish politician; Presid ...
(born 2003), Lithuanian actor
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Matas Šalčius
Matas Šalčius (September 20, 1890 – May 26, 1940) was a Lithuanian traveler, journalist, writer, political figure.
Šalčius was born in the Čiudiškiai village in the modern Prienai district, central Lithuania (at that time part of the Rus ...
(1890–1940), Lithuanian traveler, journalist, writer, and political figure
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Matthew (name)
Matthew is an English language male given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "" (''Matityahu'') which means "Gift of Yahweh".
Etymology
The Hebrew name "" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to "Ματταθίας" (''Mattath ...
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Mata (disambiguation)
Mata may refer to:
Places
* Mata, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
* Mata, Israel, a Moshav in the Judaean Mountains, south-west of Jerusalem, not far from Beit Shemesh
* Mata, Rio Grande do Sul, town in Brazil
* Mata Island, in the Hudso ...
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Lithuanian masculine given names