Mathias, a given name and a surname which is a variant of
Matthew (name), may refer to:
Places
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Mathias, West Virginia
Mathias is an unincorporated community along the Lost River in Hardy County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Mathias lies off West Virginia Route 259. Before the consolidated school of East Hardy High School at Baker, Mathias had its own e ...
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Mathias Township, Michigan
Mathias Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 554 at the 2010 census.
Communities
*Trenary is an unincorporated community at . The town's name is familiar to many in the Upper Midwest, e ...
People with the given name or surname ''Mathias''
In music
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Mathias Eick, Norwegian Jazz Musician
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Mathias Färm, the guitarist of Millencolin
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Mathias Lillmåns, Finnish lead singer of folk/black metal band Finntroll
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William Mathias, Welsh composer
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Mathias Nygård
Turisas is a Finland, Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an Iku-Turso, ancient Finnish god of war.
Turisas are a folk metal band, incorporating elements of p ...
a.k.a. Warlord, Finnish folk metal singer
In sports
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Mathias Bourgue, French tennis player
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Mathias Fischer Mathias Fischer may refer to:
* Mathias Fischer (basketball)
Mathias Fischer (born July 30, 1971) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. Currently, he is the head coach of Osaka Evessa of the B.League .
Coaching career
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, German basketball coach
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Mathias Jørgensen, nicknamed ''Zanka'', Danish football player
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Mathias Kiwanuka
Mathias Kagimu Kiwanuka (born March 8, 1983) is a former American football defensive end. He was originally drafted 32nd overall in the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at Boston College. He earned two Super Bowl rings with the Giants ...
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Mathias Olsson
Mathias Olsson (born 23 April 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 37 games in the Elitserien
Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sport ...
(born 1973), Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman
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Mathias Pogba (born 1990), Guinean professional footballer
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Mathias Svensson, Swedish professional footballer
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Bob Mathias, American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and United States Congressman
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David Mathias
David Keelan Mathias (born 20 March 1991) is an Indian-born cricketer who represents the Bahrain national cricket team.
Mathias grew up in Bahrain where his father Richard Mathias was the director of youth cricket for the Bahrain Cricket Associa ...
, Indian cricketer
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Mark Mathias (born 1994), American baseball player
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Merritt Mathias, American soccer player
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Wallis Mathias
Wallis Mathias (4 February 1935 – 1 September 1994) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 21 Tests from 1955 to 1962. A Catholic, he was the first non-Muslim cricketer to play for Pakistan. He belonged to Karachi's Goan community.
The son o ...
, first non-Muslim cricketer to play for Pakistan
In other fields
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Mathias Énard, French novelist
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Mathias Gnädinger (1941–2015), Swiss actor
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Mathias Lauridsen, Danish male model
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Mathias Lerch, Czech mathematician who published about 250 papers
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Mathias Rust, German amateur aviator
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Mathias Tegnér (born 1979), Swedish politician
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Charles Mathias (1922–2010), Republican member of the United States Senate
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Clarence Edward Mathias, American Medal of Honor recipient
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James Goronwy Mathias, Welsh minister and writer
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Ronald Mathias, Trade Union Leader in Wales
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Tania Mathias, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Twickenham since 2015'
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Thomas James Mathias, British satirist
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A. Mathias Mundadan
A. Mathias Mundadan, C.M.I. of Alangad was a priest of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate in the Syro-Malabar Church. He was born on 12 November 1923 and died on 31 August 2012. He was appointed Rector of Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram
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, Indian historian
See also
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Matias Matias is a form of the given name Matthew. In German-speaking Europe it is most often written as Matthias. It appears in this form in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Alternate spellings are: Mathias, Mattias, Mattis, Mats and Matti. Matias ...
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Matthew (disambiguation)
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Matthias Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.
People
Notable people named Matthias include the following:
In religion:
* Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
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Mattias
Mattias is a masculine given name found most prominently in Northern Europe. It is a cognate of Matthew and Matthias, and may refer to:
Sports
* Mattias Adelstam (born 1982), Swedish footballer
* Mattias Asper (born 1974), Swedish goalkeepe ...
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Mattathias
Mattathias ben Johanan ( he, מַתִּתְיָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן בֶּן יוֹחָנָן, ''Mattīṯyāhū haKōhēn ben Yōḥānān''; died 166–165 BCE) was a Kohen (Jewish priest) who helped spark the Maccabean Revolt against t ...
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