Mattis is a male given name, a Norwegian form of

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 ...

, and also a short form for

Matthias Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. Notable people Notable people named Matthias include the following: Religion * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Isca ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Mattis Hætta Mattis Hætta (15 March 1959 – 9 November 2022) was a Sami singer and recording artist from Norway. In 1980, he and Sverre Kjelsberg won the 1980 Melodi Grand Prix with the entry "Sámiid ædnan" and went on to represent Norway in the Eurovi ...

(1959–2022), Norwegian singer *

Mattis Mathiesen Mattis Leonid Rakov Alexevitch Mathiesen (30 June 1924 – 9 October 2010) was a Norwegian photographer and film director. He hailed from Ålesund. His grandfather was a Russian immigrant. Mathiesen stayed in the United Kingdom during the Second ...

(1924–2010), Norwegian photographer and film director *

Mattis Næss Mattis Næss (born 18 May 1973) is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). Biography He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb. Næ ...

(born 1973), Norwegian sprint canoer

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Anne Tamar-Mattis Anne Tamar-Mattis is an American attorney, human rights advocate, and founder of interACT (formerly Advocates for Informed Choice). She currently serves as interACT's Legal Director. Career Tamar-Mattis spent six years as the Director of the N ...

, American attorney, human rights advocate, and founder of interACT *

Dwayne Mattis Dwayne Anthony Mattis (born 31 July 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he made two appearances for the Republic of Ireland U21 national team. Career Mattis began his career as a trainee with ...

(born 1981), professional footballer *

Everton Mattis Everton Hugh Mattis (born 11 April 1957) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests and two ODIs in 1981. In his maiden ODI, he scored a gritty 62 against England at Kingstown, St. Vincent. In the same match, West Indian pacer C ...

(born 1957), cricketer *

Guilherme Mattis Guilherme Cruz de Mattis (born 12 September 1990 in São Paulo), known as Guilherme Mattis, is a centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary rol ...

(born 1990), football player *

James Mattis James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is an American military officer who served as the 26th United States secretary of defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Persian Gulf War, th ...

(born 1950), American general and former Secretary of Defense *

Peter Mattis Peter Mattis is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and business executive. He is the CTO and co-founder for Cockroach Labs, a company he co-founded in 2014. His work as a programmer includes launching GNU Image Manipulation Program ( ...

, American computer programmer *

Ralph Mattis Ralph Mattis (August 24, 1890 – September 13, 1960), known also as Matty Mattis, was a professional baseball outfielder whose career spanned seven seasons, one of which was spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Rebels (1914). ...

(1890–1960), baseball player * Sam Mattis (born 1994), American Olympic discus thrower * Shane Mattis (born 1980), professional goalkeeper from Jamaica * Tyesha Mattis (born 1999), British artistic gymnast

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