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 Iscariot * Matthias of Trakai (–1453), Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius *

Matthias Flacius Matthias Flacius Illyricus (Latin; ) or Francovich () (3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575) was a Lutheran reformer from Istria, present-day Croatia. He was notable as a theologian, sometimes dissenting strongly with his fellow Lutherans, and as a sch ...

, Lutheran reformer * Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening * Matthias F. Cowley, Latter-day Saint apostle

Arts

* Matthias Bamert (born 1942), Swiss composer * Matthias Barr (1831-1911), Scottish poet * Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance * Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter * Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet * Matthias Lechner, German film art director * Matthias Menck, German audio engineer, electronic music producer and DJ * Matthias Paul (actor), German actor * Matthias Paul (DJ), German Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer known by his stage name ''Paul van Dyk'' * Matthias Pfenninger, Swiss artist * Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor * Matthias Weckmann, North German musician and composer of the Baroque period

Nobility and politicians

* Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty) * Matthias Attwood (1779–1851), British politician * Matthias Bartke (born 1959), German politician * Matthias Berger (born 1968), German politician * Matthias Birkwald (born 1961), German politician * Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary * Matthias Fekl (born 1977), French politician * Matthias Platzeck, German politician * Matthias Rentzsch (born 1977), German politician

Sportspeople

* Matthias Almer (born 1994), Austrian badminton player * Matthias Arnold (born 1997), Austrian footballer * Matthias Askew (born 1982), American footballer * Matthias Bachinger (born 1987), German tennis player * Matthias Bader (born 1997), German footballer * Matthias Baranowski (born 1967), German footballer * Matthias Baumann (born 1963), Olympic athlete * Matthias Bieber (born 1986), Swiss ice hockey player * Matthias Biedermann (born 1983), German skeleton racer * Matthias Billen (1910-1989), German footballer * Mattias Ekström, Swedish racing driver * Matthias Ginter, German footballer * Matthias Goossen, Canadian footballer * Matthias Pfleiderer (born 1995), German gymnast * Matthias Sammer, German football player and manager * Matthias Schuldt (born 2000), German gymnast

Other

* Matthias Abele (1618–1677), jurist * Matthias Adamczewski (born 1958), German sailor * Matthias Ahrens (born 1961), German mountain guide * Matthias Albinus (fl. 1570s), Polish Calvinist minister * F. Matthias Alexander, Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique * Matthias Alleyn (died 1642), 17th-century London gentleman and College Master * Matthias Aschenbrenner (born 1972), American mathematician * Matthias Aulike (1807-1865), civil servant * Matthias Bartgis (1759-1825), German-American business person *

Matthias Ettrich Matthias Ettrich (born 14 June 1972) is a German computer scientist and founder of the KDE and LyX projects. Early life Ettrich was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, and went to school in Beilstein, Württemberg, ...

, German computer scientist and founder of KDE and LyX * Matthias Felleisen, programming languages researcher * Matthias Frings, German writer and journalist * Matthias Kreck, German mathematician * Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory

Fictional characters

* Matthias, central figure in Brian Jacques's '' Redwall'' series * Matthias Helvar, character in Leigh Bardugo's '' Six of Crows'' and ''Shadow and Bone'' played by Calohan Skogman

Cognates

The following forenames are related to the English forename Matthias: *

Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

: Matthys * Amharic: ማትያስ (Mathias) * Assyrian: ܡܲܬܿܝܵܐ (Mattiya) * Belarusian: ''Мацей'' (Maciej) * Catalan: Mateu * Croatian: Matija, Matej, Mate * Czech: Matyáš, Matěj * Danish: Mattias, Matthias, Matias, Mads * Dutch: Matthias, Mathijs, Matthijs * English: Matthias * Estonian: Mattias * Finnish: Matias, Matti * French: Mathias, Matthias, Matthis * Gaelic: Maitias * Georgian: ''Mate'' (მათე) * German: Mathias, Matthias * Hungarian: Mátyás * Icelandic: Matthías * Indonesian: Matthias, Matias * Italian: Mattia * Japanese: マティアス (Matiasu) * Korean: 마티아스 (Matiaseu) *

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

: Matthias * Latvian: Matiass, Matejs, Matīss * Lithuanian: Motiejus * Norwegian: Mattias, Matthias, Mats * Polish: Maciej * Portuguese: Matias (current spelling), Mathias (archaic spelling) * Romanian: Matia * Russian: Матфий (do not confuse with Матфей (Матвей)) * Serbian: Матија * Slovak: Matej * Slovenian: Matija, Matej, Matjaž * Spanish: Matías * Swedish: Mattias, Mathias, Mattis, Mats * Turkish: Mattias, Mattiya * Welsh: Mathew, Matheus