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'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497
* ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith
* Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...
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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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Sports
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Mattias Adelstam
Mattias Adelstam (born 7 March 1982) is a retired Swedish footballer who played for many Swedish clubs as a forward, mainly in Superettan. He became the top scorer in Superettan while playing for Ängelholms FF
Ängelholms FF is a football cl ...
(born 1982), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Asper (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 se ...
(born 1992), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Beck
Mattias Beck (born in Täby) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player ( left wing), currently playing with SC Riessersee in the DEL2.
Beck played youth hockey with Viggbyholms IK before he played 11 games in AIK of the Elitserien (SEL) in t ...
(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 ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) ...
(born 1976), Swedish snowboarder
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Mattias Borg
Mattias Borg (born 16 May 1991) is a Swedish male badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles ...
(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 ...
(born 1980), Swedish ice hockey winger
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Mattias Claesson (born 1986), Swedish middle-distance runner
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Mattias Ekholm
Mattias Hans Ekholm (born 24 May 1990) 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 scoring. They are often ...
(born 1990), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Ekström (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
Mattias Daniel Eliasson (born 2 April 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Career
Eliasson turned professional in 1997. He played on the second-tier Challenge Tour from 1998 to 2004, with three runners-up finishes, in 1998, 1999, and 2004. Du ...
(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 Eri ...
(born 1981), Swedish archer
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Mattias Falck (born 1991), Swedish table tennis player
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Mattias Gestranius (born 1978), Finnish laboratory technician
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Mattias Granlund (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Gustafsson (born 1978), Swedish handball player
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Mattias Guter (born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Håkansson (born 1993), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Thunman Hälldahl (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Hargin (born 1985), Swedish alpine ski racer
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Mattias Hellstrom (born 1978), Swedish tennis player
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Mattias Hubrich (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 to Allsv ...
(born 1974), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Janmark-Nylén
Mattias Janmark Nylén (born 8 December 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey center 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 Polish club Legia Warsaw. At international level, he has represented the Sweden national football team, senior ...
(born 1992), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Jons
Mattias Jons (born 19 November 1982 in Hudiksvall) is a Swedish hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used i ...
(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 Cit ...
(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 attacking midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București and the Estonia national team.
Club career Fulham
Käit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, wh ...
(born 1998), Estonian footballer
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Mattias Mete
Mattias Mete (born 30 May 1987) is a Swedish footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian fo ...
(born 1987), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Modig
Mattias Modig (born 1 April 1987) is a Sweden, Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) with Luleå HF and Växjö Lakers.
Playing career
Modig began his professional career in the Swedish S ...
(born 1987), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
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Mattias Moström (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 with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is sof ...
(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)
Mattias Johan Nilsson (born 23 January 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Sparta Warriors in the GET-ligaen (GET), the top-tier league in Norway.
Playing career
Nilsson was born in Visby on the isl ...
(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 th ...
(born 1995), Norwegian ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Norström
Erik Johan Mattias "Notan" Norström (born 2 January 1972) is a Swedish retired 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
Mattias Jakob Nylund (born 23 September 1980) is a Swedish former Football player, footballer, who now works as head coach at Norwegian 4th division club Steinkjer FK, Steinkjer.
Nylund was a left full back. He played in Trelleborgs FF from the s ...
(born 1980), Swedish soccer player
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Mattias Ohlin
Mattias Ohlin (born 4 February 1978) is a former international freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Sweden, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.
Ohlin is best known for winning the gold ...
(born 1978), Swedish freestyle swimmer
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Mattias Öhlund
Kenneth Mattias Öhlund (born 9 September 1976) is a 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 Swedish All ...
(born 1976), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
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Mattias Oscarsson
Peter Mattias Oscarsson (born 12 April 1975 in Västerås) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. He finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most pop ...
(born 1975), Swedish canoeist
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Mattias Östberg (born 1977), Swedish footballer
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Mattias Persson
Mattias Persson (born April 9, 1985) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Rungsted Seier Capital
Rungsted Ishockey Klub is a Denmark, Danish ice hockey club from Rungsted.
The elite team is called ''Rungsted Seier ...
(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 and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ' ...
(born 1973), Swedish sailor
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Mattias Remstam (born 1975), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Ritola
Mattias Kenneth Ritola (born March 14, 1987) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey forward.
Playing career
Ritola made his debut in Sweden's top-tier SHL with Leksands IF during the 2005-06 season, after being drafted 103rd overall in the ...
(born 1987), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Rydberg
Mattias Rydberg (born December 3, 1985) is a Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finla ...
(born 1985), Swedish bandy player
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Mattias Saari
Mattias Saari (born September 15, 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Timrå IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Saari made his Elitserien (now the SHL) debut playing with Timrå IK
Timrå IK is a professi ...
(born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias Samuelsson (born March 14, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring ...
(born 2000), American ice hockey defenseman
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Mattias Schnorf
Mattias Schnorf (born April 21, 1984) is a Swiss footballer currently playing for FC Schaffhausen in the third division Swiss 1. Liga.
Career
Schnorf began his career with the lauded Grasshopper Club Zürich, for whom he signed aged 17, and he ...
(born 1984), Swiss footballer
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Mattias Schoberg
Mattias Schoberg (born 16 June 1973) is a Swedish amateur wrestling, wrestler. He competed in the Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 69 kg, men's Greco-Roman 69 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
References
External link ...
(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
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the ...
(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 who last played for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Sjögren played youth hockey in Sweden within Rögle BK. He m ...
(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 Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg and the Sweden national football team, Sweden national team.
Club career
After playing for IF Limh ...
(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's ...
(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 l ...
(born 1974), Swedish former football player
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Mattias Tichy
Mattias Tichy (born 12 October 1974 in Fristad
Fristad is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of S ...
(born 1974), Swedish rower
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Mattias Timander (born 1974), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Vegnaduzzo
Mattias Vegnaduzzo (born 5 October 1983) is an Argentine footballer.
Club career
Vegnaduzzo suffered a knee injury in early 2005, which prevented him from playing in the Argentine Primera with Club Atlético Huracán.
Vegnaduzzo scored 3 goals i ...
(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 NHL ...
(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 selected Wennerberg on June 26, 1999 as their sixth draft choice ...
(born 1981), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mattias Wigardt
Mattias Wigardt (born 28 June 1986) is a Swedish male badminton player.
Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series
''Men's Singles''
''Men's Doubles''
: BWF International Challenge tournament
: BWF International Series tournament
: BW ...
(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
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(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 Est ...
(born 1977), Estonian architect
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Mattias Alkberg
Mattias Alkberg (born January 8, 1969), sometimes known as Matti Alkberg, is a Swedish poet, songwriter and musician. He has released four poetry books and more than a dozen records with his two bands The Bear Quartet
The Bear Quartet was a c ...
(born 1969), Swedish poet
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Mattias Andréasson (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 "Second ...
(born 1973), Swedish musician
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Mattias Eklundh (born 1969), Swedish guitarist
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Mattias Flink
Mattias Flink (born 8 March 1970) is a Swedish people, 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, ex ...
(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. He is the current holder of the Nathan Söderblom Chair of Comparative Religion at Uppsala University, Sweden. He was the first Leni ...
(born 1959), Swedish historian
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Mattias Härenstam
Mattias Härenstam (born 1971) is a Sweden, Swedish artist. Härenstam specializes in sculpture, Installation art, installation and video art.
Biography
Härenstam graduated from Bergen National Academy of the Arts, National Academy of Fine Arts ...
(born 1971), Swedish artist
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Mattias Hellberg (born 1973), Swedish musician
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Mattias Bäckström Johansson
Anders Torleif ''Mattias'' Bäckström Johansson (born 25 July 1985) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats. He has served as Deputy Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag since 2019. He has been Member of the Riksdag since Sep ...
(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 sev ...
(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 o ...
, 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 culture, cultural subjects. He is the son of Swedish academic educator Arne Klum (1925-2016) and Ingegärd Klum, née St ...
(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 (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 (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.
Biogra ...
(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
Mattias Schulstad (born November 8, 1984) is a Swedish classical guitarist.
Early life and education
Mattias Schulstad was born near Stockholm, Sweden and began to play the guitar in Nacka Municipal Music School and at Södra Latins Gymnasium. ...
(born 1984), Swedish guitarist
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Mattias Ståhl
Mattias Ståhl (born 11 December 1971 in Oskarshamn, Oskarshamn, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz vVibraphone, ibraphonist (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
Mattias Svensson (born 5 October 1972 in Karlskrona) is a Swedish libertarian writer and political commentator. He is currently a freelance writer and journalist, writing for several Swedish newspapers and magazines, including Dagens Nyheter an ...
(born 1972), Swedish writer
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Mattias Tesfaye
Mattias Tesfaye (born 31 March 1981 in Aarhus) 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 ...
(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.
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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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 Musici ...
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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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