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, often used as a

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for

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 ...

. Less commonly, it is used as a

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Given name

Athletes

* Matt Acton, Australian association football player *

Matt Adams Matthew James Adams (born August 31, 1988) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Washington Nationals organization. Nicknamed "Big City" for his imposing size and ability to regularly hit long home runs, the St. Louis Cardina ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Ammendola Matt Ammendola (born December 11, 1996) is an American football kicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma State. After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, he played for the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, Houston ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Matt Araiza Matthew Ryan Araiza (born May 16, 2000) is an American American football, football Punter (football), punter who is a free agent. He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs football, San Diego State Aztecs, setting the National Co ...

(born 2000), American football player * Matt Asiata, American football player *

Matt Bahr Matthew David Bahr (born July 6, 1956) is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League, and professional soccer player in the North American Soccer League. He attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, ...

, American football player *

Matt Ballin Matthew Ballin (born 5 January 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and also the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Ballin is the current head coach for th ...

, Australian rugby league player * Matt Barnes (disambiguation), multiple people *

Matt Beaty Matthew Thomas Beaty (born April 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman and left fielder who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. He played college baseb ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Bentley Matthew James Bentley (born December 10, 1979) is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) by the ring name Michael Shane, later changed to "Maverick" Matt Bentley. He was trained by his c ...

, American professional wrestler *

Matt Besler Matthew Scott "Matt" Besler (; born February 11, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player. A left-sided central defender with the ability to play left-back. Besler spent the majority of his career in MLS with Sporting Kansas City ...

, American footballer *

Matt Bessette Matthew James Bessette (born December 28, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist currently competing in CES MMA where he is the reigning Featherweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also competed for Bellato ...

, American mixed martial artist *

Matt Biondi Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...

, swimmer *

Matt Birk Matthew Robert Birk (born July 23, 1976) is a former American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He spent most of his professional career playing for the Minnesota Vikings. He was the Republican nom ...

, American football player * Matt Blake, American baseball coach *

Matt Blair Albert Matthew Blair (September 20, 1950 – October 22, 2020) was an American professional football player who was an outside linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for all 12 seasons of his career from 1974 ...

, (1950–2020), American football player * Matt Borgschulte, American baseball coach *

Matt Bradley Matthew William Bradley (born June 13, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey scout and former player. He currently is a scout for the Washington Capitals. Bradley played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

Matt Bradley (American football) Matt Bradley (May 20, 1960 – 2002) was an American football linebacker who played one season in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Philadelphia Stars and Boston Breakers. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the ninth round of ...

, American football player *

Matt Brash (disambiguation) Matt Brash may refer to: * Matt Brash (veterinarian) (born 1963), British veterinarian * Matt Brash (baseball) (born 1998), Canadian baseball pitcher {{Hndis, Brash, Matt ...

, multiple people *

Matt Bryant Steven Matt Bryant (born May 29, 1975), nicknamed "Money Matt", is a former American football placekicker. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, and was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the AFL's Iowa Barnstormers in 2000. A ...

, American football player *

Matt Brennan (American football) Matthew William Brennan (October 3, 1897 – January 3, 1963) was an American football back who played two seasons in the National Football League with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Lions. He first enrolled at Villanova University before tran ...

, American football player *

Matt Bullard Matthew Gordon Bullard (born June 5, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA and former color analyst for the Houston Rockets on AT&T SportsNet Southwest. Bullard played 12 years professionally and 11 years in the ...

, former basketball player *

Matt Burke (rugby union, born 1973) Matthew Coleman Burke (born 26 March 1973) is an Australian former international rugby union player and sport presenter on Sydney's ''10 News First''. Burke was a goalkicker and regular try-scorer for the Wallabies who contributed to the team's ...

, Australian rugby union player *

Matt Buschmann Matthew David Buschmann (born February 13, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2016 for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He served as the bullpen coach for the Toronto Blue Jays from 201 ...

(born 1984), American baseball player and coach *

Matt Bush (disambiguation) Matt Bush is the name of: *Matt Bush (actor) (born 1986), American actor *Matt Bush (baseball) (born 1986), American baseball pitcher See also * Bush (surname) The surname Bush is an English surname, derived from either the Old English word "busc ...

, multiple people *

Matt Bushman Matt Bushman (born November 3, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU and was undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft. Bushman also played baseball at BYU ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Matt Cain Matthew Thomas Cain (born October 1, 1984), nicknamed "The Horse", "Big Daddy", "Big Sugar" and "Cainer", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the San Francisco Giants ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Carpenter (baseball) Matthew Martin Lee Carpenter (born November 26, 1985) is an American professional baseball Infielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees. A lef ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Carroll (basketball) Matthew John Carroll (born August 28, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Carroll is tall and weighs . He played high school basketball at Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, Pennsylvania, under coach Walt Ostrowski ...

, American basketball player *

Matt Cassel Matthew Brennan Cassel (born May 17, 1982) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. A member of seven NFL teams, Cassel's most notable stints were with the New England Patriots ...

, American football player *

Matt Cavanaugh Matthew Andrew Cavanaugh (born October 27, 1956) is an American football coach and former quarterback. During his playing career, he earned two Super Bowl rings. Since his retirement after the 1991 season, Cavanaugh has worked as an offensive c ...

, American football player *

Matt Chapman Matthew James Chapman (born April 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Oakland Athletics. Chapman made his MLB debut with Oakland in ...

, American baseball player * Matt Coates, Canadian football player * Matt Cole (born 1996), American football player * Matt Cook (ice sledge hockey) (1987–2010), Canadian ice sledge hockey player *

Matt Cook (rugby league) Matthew Cook (born 14 November 1986) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship. Cook has played at representative level for England, and at Super League level f ...

(born 1986), English rugby union and rugby league footballer *

Matt Cooke Matthew David Cooke (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played sixteen seasons and 1046 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Cooke won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

Matt Corral Matthew Anthony Corral (born January 31, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ole Miss and was drafted by the Panthers in the third round of th ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Matt Crafton Matthew Justin Crafton (born June 11, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is a three-time champion of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (2013, 2014, 2019), in which he competes full-time, driving the No. 88 Ford F-150 ...

, American racecar driver *

Matt Davidson (baseball) Matthew Glen Davidson (born March 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his MLB debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013 and has also played in MLB ...

, American baseball player * Mat Dawson (born 1972), English retired rugby union player * Matt Dermody, American baseball player *

Matt DiBenedetto Matthew Guido DiBenedetto (born July 27, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley WAR. Racing career Early care ...

, American race car driver *

Matt Dickerson Matthew Miller Dickerson (born November 9, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA Bruins football, UCLA. He has also played for the Tenness ...

, American football player *

Matt Duchene Matthew Duchene (; born 16 January 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, and Columbus ...

, Canadian hockey player *

Matt Duffie Matthew David Duffie (born 16 August 1990) is a New Zealand professional rugby footballer who plays rugby union for the Blues in Super Rugby. He previously played rugby league with the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League and was a ...

, New Zealand rugby union footballer *

Matt Duffy Matthew Michael Duffy (born January 15, 1991), nicknamed "Duffman", is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He played college baseball at Long Beach State. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) f ...

(born 1991), American baseball player *

Matt Duffy (baseball, born 1989) Matthew Edward Duffy (born February 6, 1989) is an American former professional baseball corner infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines. ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Dunigan Matt Dunigan (born December 6, 1960) is an American broadcaster and former professional football player and executive. He is a Canadian Football League (CFL) sportscaster for Canadian sports television channel TSN. Dunigan is a former quarterb ...

, Canadian Football league *

Matt Elliott (footballer) Matthew Stephen Elliott (born 1 November 1968) is a former professional footballer, most notably as a defender for Leicester City. Born in England, he was never selected to play for them on an international level; he instead played for the Sc ...

, Scottish footballer *

Matt Entz Matthew John Entz (born October 9, 1972) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at North Dakota State University. Entz took over from the departing Chris Klieman after Klieman led the 2018 North Dakota State Bison football ...

, American football coach * Matt Erickson (born 1975), American baseball player and coach *

Matt Farniok Matt Farniok (born September 26, 1997) is an American football center for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played college football at N ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Matt Feiler Matt Feiler (born July 7, 1992) is an American football guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bloomsburg (PA). College career Feiler played college football at Bloomsburg Unive ...

, American football player *

Matt Fish Matthew Edward Fish (born November 18, 1969) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Miami Heat and Washingto ...

, basketball player * Matt Flanagan (American football) (born 1995), American football player *

Matt Flynn Matthew Clayton Flynn (born June 20, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Packers when they won Super Bowl XLV over the Pitts ...

, American football player *

Matt Forte Matthew Garrett Forte (born December 10, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave and was drafted ...

, American football player *

Matt Foster Matthew James Foster (born January 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020. Amateur career Foster attended Valley High School in Valley, Alaba ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Gage Matthew Robert Gage (born February 11, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays. Amateur career A native of Johnstown, New York, Gage ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Garza Matthew Scott Garza (born November 26, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2006 with the Minnesota Twins, and also played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, Texas ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Gay Matt Gay (born March 15, 1994) is an American football placekicker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah, and was drafted in the fifth round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2019 NF ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Matt Gillett Matthew Gillett (born 12 August 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a forward in the 2010s. He played for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League, NRL and Australia national rugby leagu ...

, Australian rugby league player *

Matt Giteau Matthew James Giteau (born 29 September 1982) is an Australian rugby union professional player who is playing with the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby (MLR). Giteau joined the Giltinis after a short playing stint with the Gungahlin Eagles in ...

, Australian rugby union footballer *

Matt Gono Matthew Gono (born May 10, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Wesley College. He went undrafted and signed with the Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants. Professional career Atlanta ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Matt Hamilton (curler) Matthew James Hamilton (born February 19, 1989) is an American curler from McFarland, Wisconsin. He is a World Junior Champion, World Men's bronze medalist, and Olympic gold medalist. Hamilton currently plays second for the Duluth, Minnesota-ba ...

, American curler * Matt Hanousek, American football player *

Matt Hardy Matthew Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his time with WWE. With his real life brother Jeff, Hardy gained notoriety in WWF's tag team ...

, American professional wrestler *

Matt Harvey Matthew Edward Harvey (born March 27, 1989), nicknamed The Dark Knight, is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Hasselbeck Matthew Michael Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College and was drafted in the sixth ro ...

, American football player * Matt Hayden, professional cricketer *

Matt Hazeltine Matthew Emory Hazeltine, Jr. (August 2, 1933 – January 13, 1987) was a professional American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. Hazeltine wa ...

, American football player *

Matt Hedges Matthew James Hedges (born April 1, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. Hedges has been one of the better defenders in MLS since 2014, landing on the MLS Best X ...

, American footballer *

Matt Hennessy Matthew Connor Hennessy (born November 17, 1997) is an American football center for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple. Early life and high school Hennessy was born in Nyack, New York ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Matt Henningsen Matt Henningsen (born July 9, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. Professional career Henningsen was drafted by the Denver Broncos ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Matt Hernandez Matthew J. Hernandez (born October 16, 1961) is a former American football offensive tackle who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the eighth ...

, American football player *

Mat Hoffman Mat Hoffman (born January 9, 1972) is an American BMX rider who is considered one of the best vert ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and runs the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes based out of ...

(born 1972), American BMX rider *

Matt Holland Matthew Rhys Holland (born 11 April 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Holland began his career at West Ham United, having previously been with Arsenal's academy. During his time at West Ham spent time out on ...

, footballer *

Matt Holliday Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980) is an American professional baseball coach and former left fielder who is the bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB from 2004 to 2018 for the ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Hughes (fighter) Matthew Allen Hughes (born October 13, 1973) is an American retired mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling. Widely considered among the greatest fighters in the history of MMA, he is a former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion, ...

, mixed martial artist *

Matt Jones (basketball) Matthew Elliot Jones (born December 5, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Bank of Taiwan of the Super Basketball League (SBL). He played four seasons of college basketball for Duke University. High school career During ...

(born 1994), American basketball player *

Matt Jones (Australian footballer) Matt Jones (born 18 October 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the club with 53rd selection in the 2012 national ...

(born 1987), Australian rules footballer * Matt Jones (footballer, born 1980), Welsh international football player *

Matt Jones (footballer, born 1986) Matthew Robert Jones (born 11 May 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the assistant coach of the Quinnipiac Bobcats. He spent his entire senior career in the United States and Portugal, where h ...

, English football goalkeeper for Belenenses *

Matt Jones (golfer) Matthew Paul Jones (born 19 April 1980) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on LIV Golf. Previously he played on the PGA Tour where he won twice, in the 2014 Shell Houston Open and The Honda Classic in 2021. Jones has also won the E ...

(born 1980), Australian professional golfer *

Matt Jones (ice hockey) Matt S. Jones (born August 8, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Phoenix Coyotes. Playing career Jones was selected 80th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by th ...

(born 1983), American ice hockey defenseman *

Matt Jones (rugby union) Matthew Jones (born 4 April 1984) is a Welsh international rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for the Ospreys and the Wales Under-21 team, figuring in the Grand Slam winning side. In 2005 he was part of the senior Wales squad summer tour ...

(born 1984), Welsh international rugby union player *

Matt Jones (running back) Matt Jones (born March 7, 1993) is an American football running back for the Vegas Vipers of the XFL. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draf ...

(born 1993), American football running back *

Matt Jones (wide receiver) Matthew Jones (born April 22, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver and former sports radio personality. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and also played for the Cincinnati Bengals ...

(born 1983), American football wide receiver * Matt Kalil (born 1989), American football * Matt Kaskey (born 1997), American football player *

Matt Kemp Matthew Ryan Kemp (born September 23, 1984) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He began his professional career in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in 2003, and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Dodgers fr ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Kenseth Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He drives the No. 8 car in the Superstar Racing Experience. (SRX) Kenseth started racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin and won track cha ...

, 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion *

Matt Kilroy Matthew Aloysius "Matches" Kilroy (June 21, 1866 – March 2, 1940) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In 1886, he had 513 strikeouts, which remains the MLB single-season record. Early life Kilroy was born in Philadel ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Koch Matthew David Koch (born November 2, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners, and for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippo ...

, American baseball player * Matt Kohn, American football player *

Matt LaFleur Matthew Patrick LaFleur ( ; born November 3, 1979) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has served as the quarterback coach of the Washington Redskins, Notre Dame ...

, American Football Coach *

Mat Latos Mathew Adam Latos ( ; born December 9, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padre ...

(born 1987), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Matt Lee, Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Shane Matthews *

Matt Leinart Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football at USC, where he won the Heisman Trophy ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Matt Leo Matthew Leo (born 8 May 1992) is an Australian professional American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State and joined the Eagles as a part of the Int ...

(born 1992), Australian-American football player *

Matt Lentz Matt Lentz (born November 19, 1982) is a former American football guard. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Michigan. Lentz was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tamp ...

(born 1982), American football player *

Matt Le Tissier Matthew Paul Le Tissier (; born 14 October 1968) is a former professional footballer. Born in Guernsey, he won eight caps for the England national team. Le Tissier spent his entire professional club career with Southampton before turning to non ...

, former English International association football player *

Matt Light Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978) is a former American football offensive tackle who spent his entire 11-year career playing for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Purdue ...

, (born 1978), American football * Matt Lloyd (footballer), Australian rules footballer * Matt Lloyd (Paralympian) (born 1972), British ice sledge hockey Paralympian * Matt Manning (born 1998), American baseball player * Matt Manning (rugby league) (born 1974), Australian rugby league footballer *

Matt McCrane Matthew McCrane (born September 8, 1994) is an American football placekicker for the DC Defenders of the XFL (2020), XFL. He played college football at Kansas State University. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Matt McGloin Matthew James "Matt" McGloin (born December 2, 1989) is a former American football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2010 to 2012. McGloin was the first walk-on quarterback to start a ...

(born 1989), American football player * Mat Mendenhall (born 1957), American former National Football League player *

Matt Mervis Matthew Jared Mervis (born April 16, 1998), nicknamed Mash, is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization. He played college baseball at Duke University, and signed with the Cubs as an undrafted free agent ...

(born 1998), American baseball player *

Matt Milano Matthew Vincent Milano (born July 28, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College. College career Milano attended and played college footb ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Matt Millen Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958) is a former American football linebacker and executive. Millen played 12 years in the National Football League for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins, ...

(born 1958), American Football player * Matt Moore (disambiguation), several people *

Matt Morgan (wrestler) Matthew Thomas Morgan (born September 10, 1976) is an American politician, actor and retired professional wrestler. He is a current City Commissioner in Longwood, Florida. He is known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is ...

, American professional wrestler *

Matt Morris (baseball) Matthew Christian Morris (born August 9, 1974) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through , most notably as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals where, he was a two ...

, retired baseball player *

Matt Moylan Matthew Moylan (born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL and Australia at international level. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in ...

, Australian rugby league player *

Matt Mullins Matthew Mullins is an American actor and martial artist. At the age of 16, in 2000, he won his first World Kickboxing Association title in Dublin, Ireland. This would be his first of five championships in the next three years. Martial arts car ...

, American martial artist *

Matt Murray (ice hockey) Matthew Murray (born May 25, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Murray was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2012 ...

, Ice Hockey *

Matt Nagy Matthew Nagy ( or ; born April 24, 1978) is an American football coach, and former arena football quarterback, who is the senior assistant and quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was the head ...

, American football player *

Matt Neal Matthew Neal (born 20 December 1966) is a British motor racing driver. Neal is a triple BTCC Champion having won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. Neal is also a record 6 time BTCC Independents Champion having won the ...

a British touring car driver *

Matt Olson Matthew Kent Olson (born March 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics. Olson was drafted by the Athletics i ...

, American baseball player * Matt Orzech (born 1995), American football player *

Matt Osborne Matthew Wade Osborne (July 27, 1957 – June 28, 2013), known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. Osborne was a second generation wrestler, the son of Tony Borne, and is best known as being the first wrestler to ...

, professional wrestler *

Matt Patricia Matthew Edward Patricia (born September 13, 1974) is an American football coach who is the senior football advisor and offensive line coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He has served 15 non-consecutive sea ...

, American football coach * Matt Peacock (disambiguation), multiple people *

Matt Peart Matthew Peart (born June 11, 1997) is a Jamaican-born American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UConn. Early life and high school Peart was born in Kingst ...

(born 1997), Jamaican-American football player *

Matt Perry (rugby player) Matthew Brendan Perry (born 27 January 1977 in Bath, Somerset) is a former English rugby union rugby player who played full back for Bath. He played internationally for England and the British & Irish Lions. Youth and early career A cric ...

, English rugby union footballer *

Matt Postle Matthew Postle (born 1970) is a Welsh racing cyclist, from Newport, Wales. He won stage 3 of the Milk Race in 1993, he also held the King of the Mountains jersey in the Tour of Malaysia for 6 days in 1997. He represented Wales at the 1990, 1994 ...

, Welsh racing cyclist *

Matt Prater Matthew Phillip Prater (born August 10, 1984) is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the best long distance kickers in NFL history, he held the NFL record for lon ...

, American football player *

Matt Prince Matthew Prince (born July 13, 1973) is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Wifebeater. He is best known for his tenure in Combat Zone Wrestling from 1999 to 2004. He is known for his ring attire (a wifebeater ...

, a.k.a. Wifebeater, American professional wrestler *

Matt Pryor (American football) Matt Pryor (born December 16, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for TCU Horned Frogs football, TCU. Professional career At TCU's Pro Day, ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Matt Quatraro Matthew John Quatraro (born November 14, 1973) is an American professional baseball former minor league player and minor league manager, and the current manager of the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the bench ...

(born 1973), American baseball coach *

Mat Rebeaud Mat Rebeaud (born 29 July 1982) is a Swiss freestyle motocross Freestyle motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts. The two main types of ...

(born 1982), Swiss freestyle motocross rider *

Matt Reiswerg Matt Reiswerg (born July 3, 1980) is an American former soccer (football) player and coach. Currently, he is the Development Academy Coordinator for the United States Soccer Federation. He played soccer at Indiana University. He played pr ...

(born 1980), American soccer player, coach, and administrator * Matt Reynolds (American football) (born 1986), American football player * Matt Reynolds (baseball coach), American college baseball coach * Matt Reynolds (infielder) (born 1990), American baseball player *

Matt Reynolds (pitcher) Matthew Paul Reynolds (born October 2, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and San Francisco Giants. Professional career Colorado Roc ...

(born 1984), American baseball player *

Matt Rhule Matthew Kenneth Rhule (born January 31, 1975) is an American football coach and former player, who is the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was previously the head coach at Temple University, Baylor University, and for the Carolina Pant ...

(born 1975), American football coach * Mat Robinson (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player *

Matt Robinson (American football) Matthew Gillette Robinson (born June 28, 1955) is a former professional American football player, a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1977–1982 for the New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills. He was later with t ...

(born 1956), American football player * Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1987), English football player * Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1993), English football player *

Matt Robinson (rugby league) Matt Robinson (born 9 March 1990) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Burleigh Bears in the Intrust Super Cup. His choice of position is Second-Row. Playing career A Porirua Vikings junior, Robinson joined the New Zeala ...

(born 1990), New Zealand rugby league player *

Mat Rogers Mathew Steve Rogers (born 1 February 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He also played rugby union at the highest level, becoming a dual-code international. The son of ...

(born 1976), Australian former rugby league footballer *

Matt Ruff Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...

(born 1990), Football player *

Matt Ryan (American football) Matthew Thomas Ryan (born May 17, 1985), nicknamed "Matty Ice" & “28-3”, is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College, where he won the M ...

, American football player * Matt Scoggin, American diver *

Matt Schaub Matthew Schaub (born June 25, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played for 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the th ...

, American football player * Matt Simms (American football) (born 1988), American football player *

Matt Snell Matthews Snell (born August 18, 1941) is a retired professional football player who played for the New York Jets. He was Jets' owner Sonny Werblin's first coup, prior to his 1965 acquisition of Joe Namath. A powerful fullback out of Ohio Stat ...

(born 1941), American football player * Matt Sokol (born 1995), American football player *

Matt Stairs Matthew Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder, first baseman, and designated hitter, who holds the record for most pinch-hit home runs in Major League Baseball (MLB) history with 23. His pinc ...

(born 1968), baseball player *

Matt Stajan Matthew Stajan ( ; born December 19, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was a second round selection, 57th overall, of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Stajan made his NHL debut in 2004 and was a memb ...

, ice hockey player *

Matt Stover John Matthew Stover (born January 27, 1968) is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Ravens. After five seasons for the Cleveland Browns, he was amon ...

, American former football player *

Matt Strahm Matthew Scott Strahm (born November 12, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and Boston Red S ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Swarmer Matthew Lee Swarmer (born September 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cub ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Thaiss Matthew Kevin Thaiss (born May 6, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019. Amateur career Thaiss attended Jackson Memorial High School in Jackson ...

, American baseball player * Mat Toshack (born 1973), Australian former rugby league footballer *

Matt Turk Matthew Edward Turk (born June 16, 1968) is a former American football punter. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1993. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. A three- ...

, American football player *

Matt Vierling Matthew Gregory Vierling (born September 16, 1996) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of Notre Dame. The Philadelphia Phillie ...

, American baseball player * Matt Vogler, American football player * Matt Waletzko (born 1999), American football player *

Matt Wallner Matthew John Wallner (born December 12, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Born and raised in Forest Lake, Minnesota, Wallner played three years of college baseball at t ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Ward (lacrosse player) Matt Ward (born March 30, 1983) is an American lacrosse player who played at the University of Virginia and played for the Washington Bayhawks (currently the Chesapeake Bayhawks). He is also a member of the #CPMC (Classic Pure Michigan Classic). H ...

, American lacrosse player *

Matt Wieters Matthew Richard Wieters (; born May 21, 1986) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and St. Louis Cardinals. Wieters played college basebal ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Williams (third baseman) Matthew Derrick Williams (born November 28, 1965), nicknamed "Matt the Bat" and "The Big Marine" is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman who is the third base coach for the San Diego Padres.Rubin, Shayna"Why Matt Wi ...

, American baseball player *

Matt Wise Matthew John Wise (born November 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played all or parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 2000 and 2008. He became the bullpen coach for th ...

(born 1975), American baseball player and coach *

Matt Wisler Matthew Robert Wisler (born September 12, 1992), nicknamed Wis, is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres out of high school in the seventh round of the 2011 Major League Baseball dra ...

, American baseball player

Musicians

Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy (born 9 June 1978) is an English singer, musician, producer, and songwriter. He is primarily known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for English rock band Muse. He is recognised for his eccen ...

, guitarist, pianist and lead singer of

Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

Matt Berninger Matthew Donald Berninger (, born February 13, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter, primarily known as the frontman and lyricist of indie rock band The National. In 2014, he also formed the EL VY project with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and ...

, frontman and lead singer of The National *

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (born February 19, 1978) is an American director, writer, actor, and musician. He is a founding member of the punk band Link 80 and co-creator of the filmmaking collectives Chad, Matt & Rob and Radio Silence. He is best know ...

, original guitar player and co-songwriter for influential punk/ska band Link 80 *

Matt Cameron Matthew David Cameron (born November 28, 1962) is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Pearl Jam. He first gained fame as the drummer for Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he joined in 1986. He appeared on each of ...

, former Soundgarden drummer and current drummer of Pearl Jam * Matt Champion (born 1995), member of boy band

Brockhampton Brockhampton may refer to: *Brockhampton (band), an American self-described "boy band" and music collective *Brockhampton, Gloucestershire, Cotswold, England * Brockhampton, Tewkesbury, a location In geography, location or place are used to deno ...

Matt Costa Matthew Albert Costa (born June 16, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California, United States. He has 13 independent releases: 7 self-recorded EPs, 6 complete LPs, 4 of which are released via Brushfire Records. ...

, singer/songwriter from Hungtington Beach, California *

Matt Freeman Matthew "McCall" Freeman (born Roger Matthew Freeman; April 23, 1966) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his bass work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy, Rancid and as the frontman of Devil's Brigade. ...

, bassist for the bands Operation Ivy and Rancid *

Matt Garstka Matthew Wolfgang Garstka (born April 27, 1989) is an American drummer, best known for his work with instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. Biography Garstka, son of professional guitar player Greg Garstka, was born in Hopew ...

, drummer for metal band Animals as Leaders *

Matt Helders Matthew Helders (born 7 May 1986) is an English drummer, vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of the indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums. In 2015, Helders collaborated with I ...

, drummer for the

Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, ...

Matt Heafy Matthew Kiichi Heafy (born January 26, 1986) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for heavy metal band Trivium. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Capharnaum, along with Trivium's former producer Jason ...

, vocalist and guitarist for the metal bands

Trivium The trivium is the lower division of the seven liberal arts and comprises grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The trivium is implicit in ''De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii'' ("On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury") by Martianus Capella, but t ...

and Capharnaum *

Matty Healy The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Wilmslow, Cheshire. Now based in Manchester, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Matthew "Matty" Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and ...

, vocalist and frontman of English pop rock band The 1975 *

Matt Hoopes Matthew "Matt" Ryan Hoopes is an American musician, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, most known as the lead guitarist of Relient K. Hoopes has played lead guitar and provided backing vocals for Relient K since 1998 and is one of two constant ...

, lead guitarist for the band Relient K *

Matt Houston (singer) Matthieu Gore, better known as Matt Houston or Matt, is a French singer and music producer originating from Guadeloupe. He was born in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, on 30 September 1977. He has released five albums and a number of singles. Career ...

, French R&B singer and music producer originating from Guadeloupe (aka Matt) * Matt Hunter (singer) (born 1998), American Latin-influenced pop singer, now known as Matt Hunter Correa *

Matt Johnson (singer) Matt Johnson (born 15 August 1961) is an English singer-songwriter best known as the vocalist and only constant member of his band The The. He is also a film soundtrack composer (Cineola), publisher (Fifty First State Press), broadcaster (Radio ...

, founder and only constant member of multimedia band The The *

Mat Kearney Mathew William Kearney (; born December 1, 1978) is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, and based in Nashville, Tennessee. So far, he has a total of five top 20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart. '' Just Kids'' was released on February 2 ...

(born 1978), American singer-songwriter and musician * Matthew Lewin, producer and member of American synthpop group Magdalena Bay *

Matt Maher Matthew Guion Maher (born November 10, 1974) is a Canadian contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist, songwriter, and worship leader from Newfoundland, Canada, who lives in the United States. Three of his nine albums have reached the Top 25 ...

, Canadian contemporary Christian music artist, songwriter, and worship leader *

Matt Maeson Matt Maeson (born January 17, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Virginia Beach, Virginia, signed to Neon Gold Records and Atlantic Records. Early life Maeson was raised in Norfolk, Virginia. His parents were juvenile deli ...

, American singer-songwriter * Matt Maltese, English singer-songwriter *

Matt Monro Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons, 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the m ...

, British singer *

Mat Osman Mathew David Osman (born 9 October 1967) is an English musician and author, best known as the bassist in the rock band Suede. Osman and singer Brett Anderson are the only remaining founding members left in Suede, and along with the drummer Si ...

(born 1967), English musician, bassist of the rock band Suede *

Matt Redman Matthew James Redman (born 14 February 1974) is an English Christian worship leader, singer-songwriter and author. Redman has released 16 albums, written 8 books, and helped start three church-plants. He is best known for his two-time Grammy Aw ...

(born 1974), English musician * Matt Shadows, vocalist for band

Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance ...

Matt Sharp Matthew Kelly Sharp (born September 22, 1969) is an American songwriter and musician. Until 1998, he was the bassist for the alternative rock band Weezer, which he cofounded in 1992. He appears on their first two albums, the '' Blue Album'' (199 ...

, former member of the rock band

Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing ...

* Matt Simmonds, demoscene musician *

Matt Slocum Matt Slocum (born 27 December 1972) is a guitarist, cellist, pianist and composer, known for his work as the principal songwriter and lead guitarist of Sixpence None the Richer. Biography Born in Rhode Island to Joseph and Hildegard Slocum, ...

, former member of Sixpence None the Richer and composer of "Kiss Me" *

Matt Sorum Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960) is an American drummer. He is best known as both a former member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he recorded three studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver. ...

, hard rock drummer and percussionist *

Matt Traynor Matthew James Traynor is an American musician that primarily performs metalcore, and best known for being the former drummer of the metalcore band Blessthefall from its formation in 2004 until his departure in 2018. He is originally from Massap ...

, former metalcore drummer of

Blessthefall Blessthefall (stylized as blessthefall or BLESSTHEFALL prior to 2013) was an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, signed to Rise Records. The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist and ...

Matt Tuck Matthew Tuck (born 20 January 1980) is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the metal band Bullet for My Valentine. He is also a singer and guitarist in the supergroup AxeWound, which was formed in 2012. ...

, metal singer for the band Bullet For My Valentine *

M. Ward Matthew Stephen Ward (born October 4, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Portland, Oregon. Ward's solo work is a mixture of folk and blues-inspired Americana analog recordings; he has released ten studio albums since 19 ...

, singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actors

* Mat Baynton (born 1980), British actor and musician *

Matt Bennett Matt Bennett (born November 13, 1991) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Victorious'' and for starring in the Will Ferrell-produced film ''The Virginity Hit''. Early life Bennett ...

(born 1991), American actor *

Matt Berry Matthew Charles Berry (born 2 May 1974) is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer. He is best known for his roles in comedy series such as '' The IT Crowd'', ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'', ''The Mighty Boosh'', ''Snuff Box'', ''What ...

(born 1974), British actor and musician *

Matt Bomer Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American actor. He is the recipient of accolades such as a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 2000, he made his television debut o ...

(born 1977), American actor *

Matt Cohen (actor) Matthew Joseph Cohen (born September 28, 1982) is an American film and television actor best known for playing young John Winchester and the archangel Michael in '' Supernatural'', Aiden Dennison on the teen drama series ''South of Nowhere'', a ...

(born 1982), American actor *

Matt Czuchry Matthew Charles Czuchry (; born May 20, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Logan Huntzberger on The WB television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2005–2007) and Cary Agos on the CBS television drama ''The Good Wife'' (2009–2 ...

(born 1977), American actor *

Matt Dallas Matthew Joseph Dallas (born October 21, 1982) is an American actor, best known for playing the title character on the ABC Family series ''Kyle XY''. Early life Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Arizona School for the Arts. He ha ...

(born 1982), American actor *

Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon (; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among ''Forbes'' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North Ameri ...

(born 1970), American actor *

Matt Dillon Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including an Oscar and Grammy nomination. Dillon made his feature film debut in '' Over the Edge'' (1979) and established himself as a te ...

(born 1964), American actor * Mat Fraser (''fl.'' 1980s-present), English actor * Matt Hobby (born 1985), American actor and comedian *

Matt L. Jones Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...

(born 1981), American actor and comedian *

Matt Lanter Matthew MacKendree Lanter (born April 1, 1983) is an American actor and model. He began his modeling career in 2004. The same year, he acted in the film '' Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius'' and the television series '' Point Pleasant''. He went ...

(born 1983), American actor *

Matt LeBlanc Matthew Steven LeBlanc (; born July 25, 1967) is an American actor. He garnered global recognition with his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' and in its spin-off series, ''Joey''. For his work on ''Friends'', LeBlanc r ...

(born 1967), American actor *

Matt Lintz Matthew Lintz (born May 23, 2001) is an American actor known for playing Matty van Patten in ''Pixels'', Henry in the AMC television series '' The Walking Dead'' and Bruno in ''Ms. Marvel''. Career In 2018, Lintz played the older version of Hen ...

(born 2001), American actor * Matt McCooey (born 1981), English-Japanese actor *

Matt Murray (actor) Matthew Owen "Matt" Murray (born September 18, 1989) is an American actor. Early life The youngest of eight siblings, Murray was born in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from high school, he moved to Toronto, and then Los Angeles, to pursu ...

(born 1989), American actor *

Matt Newton Matthew Newton (born May 11, 1977) is an American actor, filmmaker and acting coach. Personal life Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Newton was raised in Guilford, Connecticut. He is the son of Thomas Newton and Jennifer Newton (nee. Chase), who ...

(born 1977), American actor *

Matt Prokop Matthew Ray Prokop (born July 29, 1990) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Jimmie "The Rocket Man" Zara in '' High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' and Josh Rosen in the Disney Channel's ''Geek Charming''. Early life ...

(born 1990), American actor *

Matt Robinson (actor) Matthew Thomas Robinson Jr. (January 1, 1937 – August 5, 2002) was an American actor, writer and television producer. Robinson was the first actor to portray the character of Gordon Robinson (Sesame Street), Gordon Robinson on the Public Broad ...

(1937–2002), American actor *

Matt Ryan (actor) Matthew Darren Evans (born 11 April 1981), known professionally as Matt Ryan, is a Welsh actor. He is known for portraying Edward Kenway in the Ubisoft video game '' Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'', and John Constantine in NBC's '' Constant ...

(born 1981), Welsh actor * Matt Shipman, American voice actor *

Matt Shively Matthew James Shively Jr. (born September 15, 1990)
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(born 1990), American actor *

Matt Smith (actor) Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series ''House of the Dra ...

(born 1982), English actor *

Matt Stone Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Trey Parker. Stone was interes ...

(born 1971), American actor *

Mat Stevenson Mat Stevenson (born 15 April 1969) credited variously as Matthew Stevenson and Matt Stevenson, is an Australian actor, known for his TV roles in soap opera's and miniseries. He is best known for his role as Adam Cameron in TV soap opera '' Ho ...

(born 1969), Australian actor * Matt Zimmerman (actor) (born 1934), Canadian actor *

Matt Walsh (comedian) Matthew Paul Walsh (born October 13, 1964) is an American comedian and actor, best known for his role as Mike McLintock in ''Veep'' for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He is a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brig ...

(born 1964), American comedian and actor

Politicians

Matt Bevin Matthew Griswold Bevin (; born January 9, 1967) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Kentucky, from 2015 to 2019. He was the third Republican elected Kentucky governor since World War II, after Ernie Fletc ...

(born 1967), American politician *

Matt Blunt Matthew Roy Blunt (born November 20, 1970) is an American former naval officer and politician who served as the List of governors of Missouri, 54th Governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. Before his election as governor, Blunt served ten years in ...

(born 1970), American politician and former naval officer *

Matt Cartwright Matthew Alton Cartwright (born May 1, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district, numbered as the 17th district from 2013 through 2019, i ...

(born 1961), American politician * Mat Erpelding (born 1975), American politician *

Matt Gaetz Matthew Louis Gaetz II ( ; born May 7, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2017. A Republican, he has been described as an ally of former president Donald Trump, as well as a proponen ...

(born 1982), American politician *

Matt Gonzalez Matthew Edward Gonzalez (born June 4, 1965) is an American politician, lawyer, and activist. He served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2001 and 2005 and was president of the Board. In 2003, Gonzalez, running as a member of the Gr ...

, Green Party politician *

Matt Jones (American politician) Matt Jones is an American politician from Colorado. A Democrat, he served in both the Colorado Senate and the Colorado House of Representatives at two different times, and as a Boulder County Commissioner. Jones represented the 17th Senate di ...

, American politician * Matt Lesser, American politician *

Matt Mead Matthew Hansen Mead (born March 11, 1962) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the D ...

(born 1962), American politician and attorney

Writers, journalists and editors

Matt Barbet Matthew Barbet (born 8 June 1976) is a British television presenter and journalist, best known for his work with Channel 5 and ITV. In 2003, Barbet joined BBC News, where he worked on various news programmes. In September 2007, he left BBC N ...

, journalist * Matt Bruenig (born 1988), American political commentator * Matt Boyd (writer), writer of the webcomics ''

Mac Hall Mac or MAC most commonly refers to: * Mac (computer), a family of personal computers made by Apple Inc. * Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth * A variant of the word macaroni, mostly used in the name of the dish mac and cheese * Ma ...

'' and ''Three Panel Soul'' *

Matt Casamassina Matt Casamassina is a video game journalist, businessman, and novelist, and a founding editor of '' IGN''. He quit working for IGN on April 23, 2010. In his time at the site, he was the author of many reviews and previews of games by video game ...

, editor for the website IGN *

Matt Cohen (writer) Matthew Cohen (30 December 1942 – 2 December 1999) was a Canadian writer who published both mainstream literature under his own name and children's literature under the pseudonym Teddy Jam. History Matt Cohen was born in Montreal, son of Morri ...

, writer * Matt Hongoltz-Hetling, American journalist *

Matt Jones (writer) Matthew David Jones (born 5 August 1968) is a British television screenwriter and television producer, who has worked on a variety of popular drama programmes for several television networks in the UK.https://web.archive.org/web/20050211183036/h ...

(born 1968), British television writer and television producer *

Matt Lauer Matthew Todd Lauer (; born December 30, 1957) is an American former television news personality, best known for his work with NBC News. After serving as a local news personality in New York City on WNBC, his first national exposure was as the ne ...

, television journalist *

Matt Robinson (poet) Matt Robinson (born 1974) is a Canadian poet born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His first collection, ''A Ruckus of Awkward Stacking'' (2000), was published by Toronto's Insomniac Press, and was a finalist for both the Gerald Lampert Award and the ...

(born 1974), Canadian poet *

Matt Walsh (political commentator) Matt Walsh (born June 18, 1986) is an American right-wing political commentator and author. He is the host of ''The Matt Walsh Show'' podcast and is a columnist for ''The Daily Wire''. Walsh has authored four books and starred in ''The Daily Wire ...

(born 1986), American right-wing political commentator and author

Other

Matt Allwright Matthew Allwright (born 14 April 1970) is an English television presenter, journalist, and musician. He has presented shows such as ''Watchdog'', '' Rogue Traders'', '' Food Inspectors, The Code'', '' Fake Britain'' and ''The One Show'' for BBC ...

, British television presenter * Matt Clark (baseball) (born 1986), American professional baseball player *

Mat Collishaw Matthew "Mat" Collishaw Hon. FRPS (born 6 January 1966) is an English artist based in London. Collishaw's work uses photography and video. His best known work is ''Bullet Hole'' (1988), which is a closeup photo of what appears to be a bull ...

(born 1966), English photographic and video artist * Matt Cook (historian), Birkbeck College professor * Mat Franco (born 1988), American magician and winner of the ninth season of '' America's Got Talent'' *

Matt Groening Matthew Abram Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is the creator of the comic strip ''Life in Hell'' (1977–2012) and the television series ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), ''Fut ...

, best known as the creator of ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' and ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...

'' *

Matt Harding Matthew Harding (born September 27, 1976) is an American traveler, video game designer, and Internet celebrity who is known as Dancing Matt, for his viral videos that show him dancing in front of landmarks and street scenes in various internatio ...

, Internet celebrity better known as "Dancing Matt" *

(born 1989), American professional baseball player *

Matt Iseman Matt Iseman (born January 22, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, and television host, who began his career as a physician. He is best known for his role as play-by-play announcer and host of ''American Ninja Warrior''. He was the winner of ''T ...

, American comedian and host of ''

American Ninja Warrior American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

'' since Season 2 *

Matt Jones (interaction designer) Matt Jones is the co-author - with Gary Marsden - of ''Mobile Interaction Design'' ( ) and a full research Professor at Swansea University. With the late Marsden and Simon Robinson he authored a new book in 2015 - ''There's Not an App for That'' ( M ...

(born 1968), active researcher and organizer of scientific conferences *

(born 1984), American professional baseball player *

Mat Kirkby Mat Kirkby is a Welsh filmmaker. In 2015, he won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing '' The Phone Call'', a short drama film starring Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent. Kirkby wrote the film with his colleague James Luc ...

, English filmmaker, winner of the 2015 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film *

Matt Klentak Matthew Klentak (born August 14, 1980) is an American baseball front office executive who served as the general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball from October 2015 to October 2020. He also previously served as the as ...

(born 1980), American professional baseball executive *

Matt Kuwata , known professionally as or Matt Rose, is a Japanese media personality, model, and musician. Early life His father is former professional baseball player Masumi Kuwata; his older brother Masaki is also a former professional baseball player, a ...

, also known as Matt Rose, (born 1994), Japanese

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as " ...

, model, and musician *

Matt Lucas Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series ''Little Britain'' (2003–2006, 2020) and '' Come Fl ...

(born 1974), British comedian, best known for Little Britain *

Matt Mullenweg Matthew Charles Mullenweg (born January 11, 1984) is an American entrepreneur and web developer living in Houston. He is known for developing the free and open-source web software WordPress, now managed by The WordPress Foundation. After droppin ...

(born 1984), cofounder of

WordPress WordPress (WP or WordPress.org) is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) written in hypertext preprocessor language and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database with supported HTTPS. Features include a plugin architecture ...

and CEO of

Automattic Automattic Inc. is an American global distributed company which was founded in August 2005 and is most notable for WordPress.com (a freemium blogging service), as well as its contributions to WordPress (an open source blogging software). The co ...

Matt Moore (baseball) Matthew Cody Moore (born June 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia ...

(born 1989), American professional baseball player *

Matt Morgan (comedian) Matthew Morgan is a British gentleman comedy writer, actor, DJ and radio presenter. He is best known for his work with Russell Brand, with whom he shared numerous writing credits, as well as co-hosting '' The Russell Brand Show'' on BBC Radio 2 ...

, comedian and comedy writer * Matt Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Matt Pritchett Matthew Pritchett MBE (born 14 July 1964) is a British pocket cartoonist who has worked on ''The Daily Telegraph'' newspaper under the pen name Matt since 1988. Early life and education Pritchett's father Oliver Pritchett, who was a columnist f ...

, cartoonist in the UK ''Daily Telegraph'' *

Matt Sauer Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the New York Yankees system. Players Clayton Beeter Clayton Howard Beeter (born October 9, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He ...

(born 1999), American professional baseball player *

Matt Taylor (scientist) Matthew Graham George Thaddeus Taylor (born 1973) is a British astrophysicist employed by the European Space Agency. He is best known to the public for his involvement in the landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko by the ''Rosetta'' mi ...

, project scientist for the Rosetta mission *

Matt West Matt West is a choreographer and actor. He choreographed the first Broadway production of ''Beauty and the Beast''. He won a Drama-Logue Award for his work on that show. His acting credits include the role of Bobby in the Broadway musical ''A ...

, choreographer * Matt West (baseball), American professional baseball player

Fictional characters

*Matt the Radar Technician, one-time ''Saturday Night Live'' character played by

Adam Driver Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award; making him one of few performers nominated ...

* Matrim "Mat" Cauthon, a character in the ''Wheel of Time'' fantasy series *Matt Del Marco, a character in the Netflix series ''

Grand Army Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and ...

'' * Matt Foley, ''Saturday Night Live'' parody character * Matt Horner, in the ''

StarCraft ''StarCraft'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance am ...

'' franchise * Matt (''Death Note'') (real name: Mail Jeevas), in the anime ''Death Note'' *Matt Jensen, a character in the Netflix series '' 13 Reasons Why'' *Matt Murdock, secret identity of the Marvel Comics Earth-616 superhero Daredevil *Matt Murdock, secret identity of the Marvel Comics Earth-65 supervillain Kingpin * Matt Oleander, in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Matt Robinson (''Neighbours''), in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *

Matt Ishida Yamato "Matt" Ishida, known as in Japan, is a fictional character from the ''Digimon'' multimedia franchise, appearing in ''Digimon Adventure'', ''Digimon Adventure 02'', ''Digimon Adventure tri.'', and '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizun ...

Digimon Adventure , known as ''Digimon: Digital Monsters'' in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. It is the first anime series in the ''D ...

*Matthew "Matt" Taylor, one of eight protagonists from the survival horror game ''

Until Dawn ''Until Dawn'' is a 2015 interactive drama horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Players assume control of eight young adults who have to survive on Blackwood ...

'' *Matt Trakker, a character from the cartoon

M.A.S.K. (TV series) ''M.A.S.K.'' is a 1985 French/American animated television series produced by DIC and ICC TV Productions, Ltd. The series was based on the M.A.S.K. action figures produced by Kenner Products. It was animated in Japan by Ashi Productions, Studio ...

*Matt, main character in ''

Cyberchase ''Cyberchase'' is an educational animated sci-fi children's television series that airs on PBS Kids. The series centers around three children from Earth: Jackie, Matt, and Inez, who are brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe, in order to ...

'' *Matt Holt, older brother of Pidge from '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'' *Matt, a character in the internet series

Eddsworld ''Eddsworld'' (capitalized as ''EDDSWORLD'' in the official title design) is a British Flash-animated web series created by Edd Gould. Since premiering on 20 December 2004, the series has been published through Newgrounds, DeviantArt, YouTube ...

*Matt, a non-playable Mii opponent in the ''

Wii The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America and in December 2006 for most other Regional lockout, regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major ho ...

'' series * Matthew (Matt) Freeman, a character in Anthony Horowitz's ''

The Power of Five ''The Power of Five'' (re-titled as ''The Gatekeepers'' in the US) is a series of five fantasy and suspense novels, written by English author Anthony Horowitz. Published between 2005 and 2012, it is an updated re-imagining of Horowitz's ''Pe ...

'' Series. He is the main protagonist in ''

Raven's Gate ''Raven's Gate'' is the first book in '' The Power of Five'' series, written by Anthony Horowitz. It was published and released in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2005, by Walker Books Ltd and in the United States (1 June 2005) by Scholastic Press ...

'' and ''

Evil Star Evil Star is the name of two supervillains appearing in DC Comics publications. Publication history The Guy Pompton version of Evil Star debuted in ''All Star Comics'' #44 and was created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen. The alien version of Evil ...

'', one of the main characters in '' Necropolis'' and '' Oblivion'', and appears briefly in ''

Nightrise ''Nightrise '' is the third book in '' The Power of Five'' series, written by Anthony Horowitz. It was published and released in the UK on 2 April 2007 by Walker Books Ltd. It is preceded by ''Evil Star'', released in 2006, and followed by ''Nec ...

''. *Mat, The tall, slimmer and red shirted character from a czech series

Pat & Mat ''Pat & Mat'' (Czech and Slovak: ''Pat a Mat'') is a Czechoslovak slapstick stop-motion animated series created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek. The characters first appeared in the theatrically released short ''Kuťáci'' (''Tinker ...

*Officer Matt Parkman, a character from the tv show

Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

Surname

* Albert Edward Matt, British composer, Grand March: Fame and Glory (Op. 21) * Francis Xavier Matt, German-American immigrant and founder of Matt Brewing Company *

Jamille Matt Jamille Antonio Matt (born 20 October 1989) is a Jamaican professional Association football, footballer who plays for Walsall F.C., Walsall as a Forward (association football), striker. Matt began his career at Sutton Coldfield Town F.C., Sutto ...

(born 1990), Jamaican footballer *

Patrick Matt Patrick Matt (born 4 April 1969) is a retired male track cyclist from Liechtenstein, who competed for his native country in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. His best result at the games was finishing in 18th place i ...

(born 1969), Liechtenstein track cyclist *

Richard Matt Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

(1966–2015), American convicted murderer and prison escapee