Matei is a

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name. It is equivalent to the English name

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 ...

As a given name

* Matei Balș, Romanian bacteriologist *

Matei Basarab Matei Basarab (; 1588, Brâncoveni, Olt – 9 April 1654, Bucharest) was the voivode (prince) of Wallachia from 1632 to 1654. Reign Much of Matei's reign was spent fighting off incursions from Moldavia, which he successfully accomplished in 1 ...

, Wallachian Voivode between 1632 and 1654 *

Matei Boilă Matei Zaharia Boilă (17 April 1926 – 27 August 2015) was a conservative Romanian politician, who later became a Greek Catholic priest. Boilă was influenced by the activity of his great-uncle on his mother's side of the family, Iuliu Maniu, a Pr ...

, Romanian politician and priest *

Matei Călinescu Matei Alexe Călinescu (June 15, 1934 – June 24, 2009) was a Romanian literary critic and professor of comparative literature at Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. Biography Călinescu was born in ...

, Romanian literary critic and professor of comparative literature at Indiana University * Matei-Agathon Dan, Romanian politician *

Matei Ghica Matei Ghica (1728 – 8 February 1756), a member of the Ghica family, was the Prince of Wallachia between 11 September 1752 and 22 June 1753, and Prince of Moldavia between 22 June 1753 and 8 February 1756. He was son of Grigore II Ghica and broth ...

, Prince of Wallachia between 1752 and 1753 *

Matei Millo Matei Millo (; November 24/25, 1814 – September 9, 1896) was a Moldavian, later Romanian stage actor and playwright. Born in Stolniceni-Prăjescu, Iași County, his grandfather was the poet Matei Milu; his parents were Vasile Millo and Zamfira ...

, Moldavian and Romanian actor and playwright * Matei Pavel Haiducu, Romanian secret agent who defected to France in 1981 *

Matei Vlădescu Matei Vlădescu (February 2, 1835 – January 23, 1901) was a Wallachian-born Romanian soldier. Born in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, he entered the Bucharest Military School for Officers in 1854, becoming a second lieutenant in 1856. He rose ...

, Wallachian-born Romanian general

As a surname

* Adrian Matei, Romanian soccer manager * Alexandru Matei, Romanian water polo player *

Cosmin Matei Cosmin Gabriel Matei (; born 30 September 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga I club Sepsi OSK. Matei started out his senior career at Farul Constanța in 2008, and has since r ...

, Romanian soccer player * Cristian Matei, Romanian composer * Dan Matei, Romanian soccer player *

Draga Olteanu Matei Draga Olteanu Matei (née Olteanu) (; 24 October 1933 – 18 November 2020) was a Romanian actress. She performed in more than thirty films from 1967 to 2006. Born in Bucharest, she studied at the Iulia Hasdeu High School in Lugoj. After mov ...

, Romanian actress *

Florentin Matei Florentin Matei (; born 15 April 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He began his football career at Steaua București, before leaving his native country in 2011 to play for Cesena. He then had spe ...

, Romanian soccer player * Florin Matei, Romanian futsal player *

Gabriel Matei Gabriel Eugen Matei (born 26 February 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga III side Vedița Colonești. Club career Steaua București Gabriel Matei was transferred to Steaua București for a repo ...

, Romanian soccer player * Iana Matei, Romanian activist *

Ilie Matei Ilie Matei (born 11 July 1960) is a retired light-heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He won silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1985 European Championships A European Championship is the top level international sports ...

, Romanian wrestler *

Ionuț Matei Ionuț Matei (born 2 July 1984 in Bacău) is a Romanian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football ...

, Romanian soccer player *

Marius Matei Marius Matei (born 1 February 1984) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a forward for Avântul Valea Mărului.

, Romanian soccer player *Mike Matei, American co-creator of '' The Angry Video Game Nerd'' *

Nicolae Matei Nicolae Matei (1863–1933) was a Romanian politician who served as Deputy from 1905 to 1914 and as Senator from 1914 to 1933. He married first Aglaia Popovici in 1893 and second time Smaranda Tașcă in 1920. His first wife died in 1917 durin ...

, Romanian politician *

Simona Matei Simona-Iulia Matei (born 7 July 1985) is a former professional Romanian tennis player. On 2 October 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 145 and her best WTA doubles ranking of 246. In her career, she won nine singles ...

, Romanian tennis player *

Sorin Matei Sorin Matei (born 6 July 1963) is a retired Romanian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Bratislava. As of August 2018, Matei is tied for 7th place on the men's high jump outdoor, all time top list, behin ...

, retired Romanian high jumper *

Valeriu Matei Valeriu Matei (born 31 March 1959) is a Moldovan writer and politician. He served as a member of the Parliament of Moldova from 1990. Matei is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and an honorific member of the Romanian Academy since ...

, Romanian writer and politician * Șuță Matei, Romanian contemporary businessman

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Matei, Bistrița-Năsăud Matei (; ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bidiu (''Bödön''), Corvinești (''Kékesújfalu''), Enciu (''Szászencs''), Fântânele (''Újős''), Matei, and Moruț (''Aranyosmóric' ...

, a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania *Maței, a village in Scărișoara Commune, Alba County, Romania *Matei, an anonymous person referenced by Webdriver Torso *

Matei Airport Matei Airport , also known as Taveuni Airport or Taveuni Island Airport, is an airport located in Matei on the northern end of Taveuni, an island of the Vanua Levu Group in Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. The airport is quite sma ...

, an airport in Matei, Fiji

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