# List of people with given name Matthew

This is a list of people with the given name Matthew (sometimes shortened to Matt):
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## List

* Pope Matthew of Alexandria (disambiguation), multiple people
* Saint Matthew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus

### A

* Matthew Adams (American football) (born 1995), American football player
* Matthew Adler (born 1962), American law professor
* Matthew Algie (1810–1902), British coffee roaster
* Matt Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Andrews, electrical engineer
* Matthew Anoaʻi (1970–2017), American professional wrestler better known as Rosey and member of Anoaʻi family
* Matthew Aquino (born 1996), Filipino-Japanese professional basketball player
* Matthew Arbuckle Jr. (1778–1851), American soldier
* Matthew Arnold (1822–1888), English poet and cultural critic
* Matthew Arnone (born 1994), Canadian professional soccer player

### B

* Matthew Barzun, American political
* Matthew Bate, Australian footballer
* Matthew Bate (filmmaker), Australian filmmaker
* Matthew Batten (born 1995), American baseball player
* Mat Baynton (born 1980), English actor and musician
* Mat Beard (disambiguation), several people
* Matt Bellamy (born 1978), English musician
* Matt Bennett (born 1991), American actor
* Matthew Bergeron (born 2000), Canadian gridiron player
* Matt Berry (born 1974), English actor
* Matthew Betz (1881–1938), American film actor
* Matthew Blaise, Nigerian queer rights activist
* Matthew Boling, US sprinter, US HS 100m record holder
* Matt Bomer (born 1977), American actor
* Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), British manufacturer
* Matthew Boyd (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Bozinovski (born 2001), Australian footballer
* Matthew Brady (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matt Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Brettingham (1699–1769), English architect
* Matthew Broderick (born 1962), American film and stage actor
* Matthew Broome, British actor

### C

* Matthew Cameron (born 1985), Australian Paralympic athletics competitor
* Matthew Camp (born 1984), American gay pornographic film actor and social media personality
* Matthew Cantore (born 1976), United States Space Force brigadier general
* Matthew Carey (1760–1839), American publisher and economist
* Matthew Carter (born 1937), typeface designer
* Matthew Carter (diver) (born 2000), Australian diver
* Matthew G. Carter (1913–2012), first African-American mayor of Montclair, New Jersey
* Matthew Carmona, British architect, planner and researcher
* Matthew Casey (born 1999), English professional footballer
* Matthew Causey (born 1953), American academic, singer-songwriter and actor
* Matthew Cavanaugh (born 1956), American professional football player and coach
* Matthew Caws (born 1967), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
* Matt Centrowitz, middle-distance runner, US Olympic Gold Medalist in 2016 Rio 1500m
* Matthew Centrowitz Jr. (born 1989), American middle-distance runner
* Matthew Charlton (1866–1948), Australian politician
* Matthew Chadwick (born 1990), horse racing jockey in Hong Kong
* Matthew Cheung, Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration
* Matthew A. Cherry (born 1981), American film director, writer, producer, and American football player
* Matthew Chizhov (1838–1916), Russian sculptor
* Matthew Chojnacki (born 1975), American writer on film and music
* Matthew H. Clark (1937–2023), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
* Matthew Clarke, several people
* Matthew Clarkson (1758–1825), American colonial soldier and politician
* Matthew Clarkson (mayor) (1733–1800), American former mayor of Philadelphia
* Matthew Clay (1754–1815), American lawyer, planter, army officer, and politician
* Matthew Clerk (1659–1735), Irish Presbyterian minister
* Matthew Cobb (born 1957), British zoologist and professor
* Matthew Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Cormack, Australian filmmaker
* Matthew Coronato (born 2002), American ice hockey player
* Matthew Cox (disambiguation), several people
* Matthew Cowles (1944–2014), American actor and playwright
* Matthew Cowley, American Latter-day Saint apostle
* Matthew Cradock (died 1641), British merchant, politician, and the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company
* Matthew Crampton (born 1986), English track cyclist
* Matthew Croucher (born 1983), British member of the Royal Marines Reserve and recipient of the George Cross
* Matthew Crosby (born 1980), English comedian and writer
* Matthew Crum (born 1978), American drummer

### D

* Matthew Daddario (born 1987), American actor
* Matt Damon (born 1970), American actor
* Matt Darwin (born 1963), American football player
* Matthew Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Dayes (born 1994), American football player
* Matthew Deane (born 1978), Thai singer, actor and television presenter
* Matthew Dellavedova (born 1990), Australian basketball player
* Matthew Dubé (born 1988), Canadian politician
* Matt Duchene (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
* Mathew Dumba (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
* Matthew Dunn (born 1973), Australian freestyle and medley swimmer

### E

* Matthew Earnest (born 1969), American theater director
* Matthew George Easton (1823–1894), Scottish Presbyterian preacher and writer
* Matthew Ebden (born 1987), Australian professional tennis player
* Matthew of Edessa (died 1144), Armenian historian
* Matthew Edgar (born 1986), English professional darts player
* Matthew Edison, Canadian actor
* Matthew Edwards (footballer) (1882–1944), footballer
* Matthew Egan (born 1983), former Australian rules footballer
* Matthew Ehlers, American film director, producer, and screenwriter
* Matthew Elderfield (born 1966), Deputy Governor and Head of Financial Regulation at the Central Bank of Ireland
* Matthew van Eldik, Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia
* Matthew Elias (born 1979), Welsh athlete, specialised in the 400 m sprint and 400 m hurdles
* Matthew Elliott (cricketer) (born 1971), Australian former cricketer
* Matthew Elliott (footballer) (born 1968), former professional footballer
* Matthew Elliott (loyalist) (1739–1814), born in County Donegal, Ireland, died in Burlington, Ontario
* Matthew Elliott (politics) (born 1978), British political strategist and lobbyist
* Matthew Elliott (rugby league) (born 1964), Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player
* Matthew Ellis (American musician) of A Hope for Home in Portland, Oregon
* Scott Matthew Emerson (born 1971), American professional baseball player, coach and pitching instructor
* Matthew Emerton (born 1971), Australian mathematician, professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago
* Matthew Gault Emery (1818–1901), the twenty-first Mayor of Washington, D.C.
* Matthew Emmons (born 1981), American rifle shooter
* Matthew Engel (born 1951), British writer, journalist and editor
* Matthew England, physical oceanographer and climate scientist
* J. Matthew Ennis (1864–1921), English pianist and organist with an academic career in Adelaide, South Australia
* Matthew Entenza (born 1961), Minnesota lawyer and former politician
* Matthew Erickson, Canadian voice actor who works for Ocean Studios and Blue Water Studios
* Matthew Etherington (born 1981), English former footballer
* Harold Matthew Evans (1928–2020), British-born journalist and writer, editor of The Sunday Times
* Matthew Evans (cricketer) (born 1974), former English cricketer
* Matthew Evers (born 1976), American pair skater, model and TV personality
* Matthew Ewing (1815–1874), American carpenter and inventor
* Matthew Eyles (born 1979), English cricketer
* Matthew J. Eyring (born 1933), American educational administrator, author, and religious leader

### F

* Matthew Falder (born 1988), English convicted serial sex offender and blackmailer
* Matthew Feldman (1919–1994), American politician
* Matthew Festa (born 1993), American baseball player
* Matthew Festing (1949–2021), English Roman Catholic official
* Matthew Fetherstonhaugh (c.1714–1774), English politician and landowner
* Matthew Fletcher (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), English navigator and cartographer
* Matthew Forgues, American racewalker
* Matthew Fox (born 1966), American actor and model
* Matthew Francis (born 1956), British poet and editor
* Matthew Freud (born 1963), British businessman
* Matthew Friedberger (born 1972), American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

### G

* Matthew Gagnon (born 1980), American executive, political strategist and writer
* Matthew Garber (1956–1977), British child actor
* Matthew Gidley (born 1977), Australian professional rugby league footballer
* Matthew Giobbi (born 1974), American author and educator
* Matthew Good (born 1971), Canadian rock musician
* Matthew Goode (born 1978), English actor
* Matthew Gotel (born 1999), American football player
* Matthew Gray Gubler (born 1980), American actor
* Matthew Greywolf (born 1977), German musician
* Matthew Griswold (governor) (1715–1799), Governor of Connecticut
* Matthew Groening (born 1954), American cartoonist

### H

* Matthew Hale (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Hammett, member of the Alabama house of representatives
* Matthew Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Hayball (born 1997), Australian-American football player
* Matthew Hayden (born 1971), Australian cricketer
* Mattew Kiichi Heafy (born 1986), American musician
* Matty Healy (born 1989), British rock musician
* Matthew Henry (1662–1714), Welsh Nonconformist minister and author
* Matthew Henson (1866–1955), African-American Arctic explorer
* Matthew Herbert (born 1972), British electronic musician
* Matthew Hoggard (born 1976), English cricketer
* Matthew Hopkins (1620-1647), English Witch-hunting
* Matthew Hughes (badminton) (born 1978), Welsh badminton player
* Matt Hughes (writer) (born 1949), Canadian author

### I

* Matthew Ianniello (1920-2012), of the Genovese crime family
* Matthew Illingsworth (born 1968), is a road and track racing cyclist
* Matthew Inabinet (born 1984), Australian sport shooter
* Matthew Inman (born 1982), cartoonist, creator of The Oatmeal webcomic and humor website
* Matthew Innes MA, FRHS, is Vice Master and Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London
* Matthew Irmas, American director and producer
* Matthew Irwin (born 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Matthew Iserhoff of CerAmony, a Canadian duo musical band of Cree origin from Whapmagoostui
* Matthew II Izmirlian (1845–1910), Catholicos of All Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Church

### J

* Matthew Jarvis (born 1985), Canadian professional poker player
* Matthew Jay (1978–2003), English singer-songwriter
* Matthew Jebb (born 1958), Irish botanist and taxonomist
* Matthew Jensen, several people
* Matthew Johns (born 1971), Australian rugby league football commentator and player
* Matthew Judon (born 1992), American football player
* Matthew Jurman, Australian soccer player

### K

* Matthew Kacsmaryk (born 1977), American judge
* Matthew Kaminski (born 1971), American editor and journalist
* Matthew Kelly (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Kenney, American celebrity chef, entrepreneur, author, and educator
* Matthew Kenseth- 2003 NASCAR Cup Series champion
* Matthew Kennedy (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Kigallon (born 1984), English professional footballer
* Matthew Ko (born 1984), Hong Kong actor
* Matthew J. Kok, American actor and writer-director
* Matthew Koma (born 1987), American singer
* Matthew of Kraków (c. 1335–1410), German-Polish scholar and priest
* Matthew Kreuzer (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
* Matthew Kroenig (born 1977), American political scientist and national security strategist

### L

* Matthew Labyorteaux (born 1966), American film, television and voice actor
* Matthew Laflin (1803–1897), American manufacturer, businessman, philanthropist, and pioneer
* Matthew Ladensack (born 1987), American director, producer, screenwriter and entrepreneur
* Matthew Lawrence (born 1980), American actor
* Matthew Leckie (born 1991), Australian soccer player
* Matthew Lesko (born 1943), American author and television personality
* Matthew Lessner, American artist and independent filmmaker
* Matthew Levatich (born 1964/65), American businessman, CEO of Harley-Davidson
* Matthew Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Liberatore (born 1999), American baseball player
* Matthew Lillard (born 1970), American actor
* Matthew Lloyd (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Lodge (born 1995), Australian rugby league footballer
* Matthew Logelin, American author, blogger, public speaker, and charity founder
* Matthew López, American playwright, director and screenwriter
* Matthew Lopez, multiple people
* Matthew B. Lowrie, American political
* Matthew Lyon, American politician

### M

* Matthew Macfadyen (born 1974), British theatre and film actor
* Matthew Marsden (born 1973), English actor
* Matthew Fontaine Maury, Commodore of the United States navy
* Matthew McCloskey, American political
* Matthew McConaughey (born 1969), American actor
* Matthew McEwen (born 1971), Australian decathlete
* Matthew Mervis (born 1998), American baseball player
* Matthew Mileham (born 1976), British hammer thrower
* Matthew Miller (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Modine (born 1959), American actor
* Matt Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Morrison (born 1978), American actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter
* Matthew Saad Muhammad (1954-2014), professional boxer
* Matthew Murphy (born 1984), English musician; lead vocalist & guitarist of The Wombats
* Matt Murray (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* Matthew Murray (1765–1826), English steam engine and machine tool manufacturer
* Matthew Myers (judge), Australian judge

### N

* Matthew Nathan (1862–1939), British soldier and colonial administrator
* Matthew L. Nathan, 37th Surgeon General of the United States Navy
* Matthew Naythons (born 1946), American photojournalist, physician and publisher
* Matthew Needham (born 1984), British actor
* Matthew M. Neely American political
* Matthew Neuhaus (born 1958), American diplomat
* Matthew Newkirk (1794-1868), American railroad executive
* Matthew Nielsen (born 1978), Australian professional basketball coach and player
* Matthew Noble (1817–1876), British portrait sculptor
* Matthew Norman (born 1986), Australian drug trafficker
* Matthew Noszka (born 1992), American model and actor

### O

* Matthew Oakley (born 1977), English retired professional footballer
* Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Matthew Obasanjo (born 1937), President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007
* Matthew O'Brien, American author, journalist and teacher
* Matthew O'Callaghan, American film director, animator, writer, and storyboard artist
* John Matthew O'Connell (1872–1941), U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
* Matthew O'Connor (soccer) (born 1984), Canadian former soccer player
* Matthew O'Connor (swimmer) (born 1971), British former competitive swimmer
* Matthew O'Conor (1773–1844), Irish historian, the O'Conor Don and de jure King of Connacht
* Matthew Odell, American pianist
* Matthew Odmark (born 1974), American musician,a guitarist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay
* Matthew O'Donnell MA, BD, DPh was an Irish priest, president of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
* Matthew O'Dwyer (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
* Matthew Offord, FRGS (born 1969), British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliamentn
* Matthew Ogens, American film director, creative director, photographer and artist
* Matthew O'Hanlon (born 1991), Irish sportsperson
* Matthew Okohh (born 1972), former U.S.–Nigerian soccer player
* Matthew O'Leary (born 1987), American actor
* Matthew Olim, CEO and co-founder of CDNow, Inc.
* Matthew G. Olsen (born 1962), American prosecutor and the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
* Matthew Olson, retired American soccer goalkeeper
* Matthew Vincent O'Malley (1878–1931), U.S. Representative from New York in 1931
* Matthew O'Neill (footballer) (born 1984), English professional footballer
* Matthew Oram MBE (1885–1969), New Zealand politician of the National Party
* Matthew O'Reilly (1880–1962), Irish politician
* Matthew O'Rourke (born 1967), New Zealand former cricketer
* Matthew Orr (born 1962), entrepreneur living in the UK
* Matthew D. Orwig (born 1959), American attorney
* Albert Matthew Osborne GC (1906–1942), awarded a posthumous George Cross for action during German air attacks on Malta
* Matthew O'Shea, the Alderman of the 19th ward of Chicago
* Matthew Osman (born 1983), Australian former professional footballer
* Matthew Otten (born 1981), American former professional basketball player
* John Matthew Ottoson (1818–1867), Japanese castaway originally from the area of Onoura near modern-day Mihama

### P

* Matthew Parker (1504–1575), English Archbishop of Canterbury
* Matthew Paris (c. 1200–1259), Benedictine monk, English chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts and cartographer
* Matthew Parris (born 1949), British journalist and politician
* Matthew Patrick (born 1986), American YouTuber
* Matthew Perry (disambiguation), multiple people
** Matthew Perry (1969–2023), American and Canadian actor
* Matthew Prior (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Pinsent (born 1970), English rower and broadcaster
* Matthew Potter, Irish academic
* Matt Preston (born 1961), English-born Australian food critic, cravat enthusiast and television personality

### Q

* Matthew Quay (1833-1904), American political boss
* Matthew Quick (born 1973), American writer of adult and young adult fiction
* Matthew Quick (artist) (born 1967), Australian artist
* Matthew Quinn (bishop) DD (1821–1885), an Australian Roman Catholic suffragan bishop
* Matthew Quinn (cricketer) (born 1993), New Zealand first-class cricketer
* Matthew Quintal (1766–1799), Cornish able seaman and mutineer aboard HMS Bounty

### R

* Matthew Ramsey (born 1977), American country music singer and songwriter
* Matthew Rabinowitz (born 1973), South African-American entrepreneur and investor
* Matthew Reilly (born 1974), Australian action thriller writer
* Matthew Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Ridgway (1895–1993), senior United States Army officer
* Matthew Rinker (born 1984), American politician
* Matthew Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people

### S

* Matthew Charles Sanders (born 1981), known by his stage name M. Shadows, American musician
* Matthew Salapu-Faiumu, New Zealand music composer
* Matthew Saville, Australian television and film director
* Matthew J. Saville, New Zealand actor and filmmaker, director of Juniper
* Matt Schwartz (born 1971), British DJ
* Matthew Shepard (1976–1998), American murder victim
* Matthew Silverman (born 1976), American General Manager and President for Baseball Operations for the Tampa Bay Rays
* Matthew Simpson (1811–1884), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
* Matthew Slater (born 1985), American football gunner New England Patriots
* Matthew Slattery (footballer) (born 2005), Hong Kong professional footballer
* Matthew Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Stafford (born 1988), American football Quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams
* Matthew Stevens (born 1977), Welsh professional snooker player
* Matthew Stone (born 1971), American animator and producer
* Matthew Sturgis, British historian and biographer
* Matthew Sutcliffe (1550?-1629), English
* Matthew Sweet (born 1964), American rock singer-songwriter and musician

### T

* Matthew Tavares (born 1990), Canadian musician, songwriter, and music producer
* Matthew Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Teitelbaum (born 1956), Canadian art historian
* Matthew Thiessen (born 1980), Canadian-American musician, singer and songwriter
* Matthew Thomas (linebacker) (born 1995), American football player
* Matthew Thorton (1714–1803), Irish-born Founding Father of the United States
* Matthew Tkachuk (born 1997), American ice hockey player
* Matthew Tobriner (1904–1982), American judge, lawyer, and law professor
* Matthew Trollinger, United States Marine Corps major general
* Matthew Trundle (1965–2019), British-born New Zealand academic
* Matthew Tuck (born 1980), Welsh musician
* Matthew Turner (disambiguation), multiple people

### U

* Matthew Updike, American Paralympic cyclist
* Matthew Upson (born 1979), English former professional footballer
* Matthew Utai (born 1981), professional rugby league footballer
* Matthew Uttley FRHistS FRSA (born 1965), British academic and writer
* Matthew Uy (born 1990), American born Filipino footballer

### V

* Matthew Vandrau (born 1969), retired English-born South African-raised cricketer
* Matthew VanDyke (born 1979), American documentary filmmaker, revolutionary, and former journalist
* Matthew Vaniel (1919–1981), American professional basketball player
* Philip Michael Matthew Scott VanKoughnet, QC (1822–1869), Canadian politician, lawyer and judge
* Jason Matthew Vargas (born 1983), American professional baseball pitcher
* Matthew Edward Vasgersian (born 1967), American sportscaster and television host
* Matthew Vassar (1792–1868), English-born American brewer, merchant and philanthropist
* Matthew Vaughn (born 1971), English film producer, director, and screenwriter
* Matthew Vellanickal (born 1934), New Testament scholar, vicar general of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
* Matthew of Vendôme, French author of the 12th century, writing in Latin, who had been was a pupil of Bernard Silvestris at Tours
* Emil Matthew Verban (1915–1989), second baseman in Major League Baseball
* Matt Vesely, Australian filmmaker
* Matthew Villis (born 1984), English footballer
* Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born 1972), American football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts
* Matthew Vines (born 1990), LGBT activist, known for the viral YouTube video The Gay Debate: The Bible and Homosexuality

### W

* Matthew Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Waterhouse (born 1961), English actor and writer
* Matthew Webb, first man to swim the English channel unaided
* Matthew Wells (American football) (born 1990), American football player
* Matthew West (born 1977), American contemporary Christian musician, singer-songwriter, and actor
* Matthew Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
* Matthew Wright (disambiguation), multiple people

### X

* Matthew Xia, disc jockey

### Y

* Matthew Yap (born 1999), Singaporean Powerlifter and Coach
* Matthew Yglesias (born 1981), American blogger and journalist
* Matthew Young (disambiguation), multiple people

### Z

* Matthew Zell (1477–1548), Lutheran pastor and reformer based in Strasbourg
* Matthew Zeremes, Australian actor known for his television, theatre and film roles
* Matthew Ziff (born 1991), American actor and producer
* Matthew A. Zimmerman, USA (born 1941), retired American Army officer
* Matthew Zions (born 1978), Australian professional golfer
* Matthew Zone, Cleveland, Ohio city councilman
* Matthew Zook, American geographer and professor in the University of Kentucky
* Matthew Zunic (1919–2006), American basketball player and coach
* John Matthew Zwach (1907–1990), United States Representative from Minnesota

### Fictional characters

* Matthew, a character in the animated series Adventure Time episode "The Mountain"
* Matthew Applewhite, fictional character from American comedy-drama series, Desperate Housewives
* Matthew Brock, a protagonist of American TV series NewsRadio
* Matthew Cable, a character appearing in DC Comics' Swamp Thing series
* Matthew "Matt" Casey, a main protagonist in American TV series Chicago Fire
* Matthew "Matt" Cordell, main antagonist and centerpiece of the Maniac Cop trilogy
* Matthew "Matt" McNamara, on the American TV series Nip/Tuck
* Matthew "Matt" Murdock, a.k.a. Daredevil of Earth-616 from the Marvel Comics
* Matthew "Matt" Murdock, a.k.a. Kingpin of Earth-65 from the Marvel Comics
* Matthew "Matt" Parkman, in American TV series Heroes
* Matthew "Matt" Robinson, on Australian soap opera Neighbours
* Matthew "Matt" Santos, successor to Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing
* Matthew "Matt" Saracen, in American TV series Friday Night Lights
* Matthew "Matt" Simmons, a protagonist of American TV series Criminal Minds
* Matthew "Matt" Taylor, one of the protagonists of the Until Dawn video game
* Matthew Fairchild, one of the protagonists of Cassandra Clare's Last Hours trilogy
* Matthew Williams, the personification of Canada in the anime Hetalia