Mathias, a given name and a surname which is a variant of

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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Places

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 educ ...

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

* Mathias Eick, Norwegian Jazz Musician *

Mathias Färm Mathias Färm (born September 9, 1974, in Örebro, Sweden) is a guitar player, best known as a member of the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin. He is also the frontman of a punk band named Franky Lee, a side-project of Millencolin. He started ...

, the guitarist of Millencolin *

Mathias Lillmåns Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns is the vocalist for the Finnish folk metal band Finntroll, and has been since 2006. He is also the vocalist and the bassist for the bands Chthonian and Twilight Moon. In 2009 he and fellow Finntroll member Samuli Ponsi ...

, Finnish lead singer of folk/black metal band Finntroll *

William Mathias William James Mathias CBE (1 November 1934 – 29 July 1992) was a Welsh composer noted for choral works. Biography Mathias was born in Whitland, Carmarthenshire. A child prodigy, he started playing the piano at the age of three and began co ...

, Welsh composer *

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

Mathias Bourgue Mathias Bourgue (; born 18 January 1994) is a French tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 140 achieved on 24 April 2017. Career He received a wildcard to advance to the singles main dra ...

, French tennis player *

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 Clu ...

, German basketball coach *

Mathias Jørgensen Mathias Jattah-Njie Jørgensen (; born 23 April 1990), also known by his mononymous nickname Zanka, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Brentford and the Denmark national team. Jørgensen began his career a ...

, nicknamed ''Zanka'', Danish football player *

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 ...

, American football player * Mathias Olsson (born 1973), Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman *

Mathias Pogba Mathias Fassou Pogba (born 19 August 1990) is a Guinean professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Championnat National 2 club Belfort. Having started his career as a youth at Celta Vigo, Pogba played briefly for Quimper i ...

(born 1990), Guinean professional footballer * Mathias Svensson, Swedish professional footballer * Bob Mathias, American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and United States Congressman *

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 * Mark Mathias (born 1994), American baseball player * Merritt Mathias, American soccer player *

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

* Mathias Énard, French novelist * Mathias Gnädinger (1941–2015), Swiss actor * Mathias Lauridsen, Danish male model * Mathias Lerch, Czech mathematician who published about 250 papers * Mathias Rust, German amateur aviator * Mathias Tegnér (born 1979), Swedish politician * Charles Mathias (1922–2010), Republican member of the United States Senate * Clarence Edward Mathias, American Medal of Honor recipient * James Goronwy Mathias, Welsh minister and writer * Ronald Mathias, Trade Union Leader in Wales * Tania Mathias, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Twickenham since 2015' *

Thomas James Mathias Thomas James Mathias, FRS (c.1754 – August 1835) was a British satirist and scholar. Life Mathias was educated in Kingston upon Thames and Trinity College, Cambridge. He held some minor appointments in the royal household (sub-treasurer, 1782 a ...

, British satirist *

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 Dharmaram Vidya ...

, Indian historian

Places

People with the given name or surname ''Mathias''

In music

In sports

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See also