Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθιας, in origin similar to Matthew. See also: All pages beginning with "Matthias"
Notable people named Matthias include the following:
In religion:
Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
Matthias of Trakai, Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius
Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer
Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening
In the arts:
Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance
Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet
Matthias Lechner, German film art director
Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor
In nobility:
Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty)
In music:
Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter
Matthias Menck, German audio engineer, electronic music producer and DJ
Matthias Paul, German Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer known by his stage name Paul van Dyk
Matthias Weckmann, North German musician and composer of the Baroque period
Other:
Matthias Ephlias, paternal ancestor of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
Mattias Ekström, Swedish racing driver
Matthias Curtus, paternal great-grandfather of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
Matthias, father of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
Matthias, brother of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
F. Matthias Alexander, Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique
Matthias Fekl (born 1977), French politician
Matthias Felleisen, programming languages researcher
Matthias Platzeck, German politician
Matthias Sammer, former German football (soccer) player who is now a head coach
Matthias, a character in Brian Jacques's Redwall series
Matthias Jakob Schleiden, a German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory
Matthias Ettrich, founder of KDE and LyX
Matthias Frings, German writer and journalist
Matthias Goossen, Canadian football player
Matthias Pfenninger, Swiss artist
The following forenames are related to the English forename Matthias:
Belarusian: Мацей (Maciej)
Catalan: Mateu
Croatian: Matija
Czech: Matyáš, Matěj
Danish: Mathias, Matthias, Matias
Dutch: Matthias, Mathijs, Matthijs
English: Matthias, Matthew, Matt
Estonian: Mattias
Finnish: Matias, Matti
French: Mathias, Matthias, Matthis
Gaelic: Maitias
Georgian: Mate (მათე)
German, Danish: Mathias, Matthias
Hungarian: Mátyás
Icelandic: Matthías
Italian: Mattia
Latin: Matthias
Latvian: Matejs, Matīss
Lithuanian: Motiejus, Matt
Norwegian: Mathias, Matthias, Matias
Spanish: Matías
Slovak: Matej
Polish: Mateusz, Maciej
Portuguese: Matias (current spelling), Mathias (archaic spelling)
Romanian: Matia
Russian: Матвей (Матфей)
Serbian: Матија (Matiya)
Slovenian: Matija, Matijaž
Swedish: Mattias, Mathias, Mattis, Mats, Matias
Welsh: Mathew, Matheus
