Mathis is a name of
French and
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
origin. It is common as a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
and is also a masculine
given name
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.
People with the surname
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Buster Mathis (1943–1995), American heavyweight boxer
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Buster Mathis Jr. (born 1970), American heavyweight boxer
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Clint Mathis
Clint Mathis (born November 25, 1976) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward or midfielder. He appeared at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal. He also played in Major League Soccer for the MetroStars, wh ...
(born 1976), American soccer player
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Damarri Mathis (born 1999), American football player
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Dawson Mathis (1940–2017), American politician
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Doug Mathis
Douglas Alan Mathis (born June 7, 1983) is a former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization for their Triple–A affiliate in Oklahoma City. He played in Major League Baseball, the KBO L ...
(born 1983), American baseball player
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Edith Mathis
Edith Mathis (; 11 February 19389 February 2025) was a Swiss soprano known for her roles in List of operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's operas. Early in her career, Cherubino in ''Le nozze di Figaro'' was her signature role that she perf ...
(1938–2025), Swiss singer
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Émile Mathis (1880–1956), German-French automobile pioneer
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Greg Mathis
Gregory Ellis Mathis (born April 5, 1960), also known as Judge Mathis, is an African-American former court judge for Michigan's Michigan's 36th House of Representatives district, 36th District, who is now a Television show, television court show ...
(born 1960), American judge
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Ida Elizabeth Brandon Mathis (1857–1925), American agricultural reformer
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James C. Mathis III (born 1974), American voice actor
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Jeff Mathis (born 1983), American baseball catcher
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Jeff W. Mathis III (1955–2016), American Major General
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Jill Mathis (born 1964), American photographer
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Johnny Mathis
John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer. Starting his 69-year career with singles of standard (music), standard music, Mathis is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century and became highly popular as ...
(born 1935), American pop singer
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Kevin Mathis
Kevin Bryant Mathis (born April 29, 1974) is an American football coach and former cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He currently serves as the cornerbacks coach for the University of Colorado. During his career as a player, Math ...
(born 1974), American football player
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Lionel Mathis (born 1981), French football player
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Marcel Mathis (born 1991), Austrian alpine skier
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Milly Mathis (1901–1965), French actress
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Ochaun Mathis (born 1999), American football player
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Phidarian Mathis (born 1998), American football player
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Rashean Mathis (born 1980), American football player
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Reggie Mathis
Reginald Levi Mathis (born March 18, 1956) is an American former professional football linebacker who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Saints in the second round of the 1 ...
(born 1956), American football player
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Rémi Mathis
Rémi Mathis (; born 20 November 1982) is a French historian and curator. He was president of Wikimedia France from 2011 to 2014.
Early life
Rémi Mathis was born in 20 November 1982 in Besançon, France, son of paleontologist . Mathis graduat ...
(born 1982), French historian
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Robert Mathis (born 1981), American football player
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Samantha Mathis
Samantha Mathis (born May 12, 1970) is an American actress and trade union leader who served as the Vice President, Actors/Performers of SAG-AFTRA from 2015 to 2019. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in '' Pump Up ...
(born 1970), American actor
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Susie Mathis (born 1947), British pop singer and radio presenter
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Terance Mathis (born 1967), American football player
People with the given name
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Mathis Bailey (born 1981), American-Canadian novelist and fiction writer
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Mathis Bolly (born 1990), Norwegian–Ivorian footballer playing in Germany
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Mathis Künzler (born 1978), Swiss actor
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Mathis Mathisen (born 1937), Norwegian teacher, novelist, playwright and children's writer
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Mathis Mootz (born 1976), German electronic musician and DJ
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Mathis Wackernagel (born 1962), Swiss-born sustainability advocate
Fictional characters
* Title character of
''Mathis der Maler'' (opera), by Paul Hindemith
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René Mathis, ally of James Bond
* Jude Mathis, protagonist of ''
Tales of Xillia'' video game
* Mathis, supporting character of 2017-2018 Nickelodeon show ''
Mysticons''
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German-language surnames
Masculine given names
Surnames from given names