Matvei or Matvey is the Russian language variation of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:
Matvei Blanter (1903–1990), Russian composer of popular and film music
Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (1906–1938), Soviet theoretical physicist
Matvei Dalakin (born 1981) is an Israeli male weightlifter
Matvey Frantskevich (born 1995), Belarusian footballer
Matvei Gedenschtrom (c. 1780–1845), Russian explorer of the northern parts of Siberia
Matvei Golovinski (1865–1920), Russian-French writer, journalist, and Political activist
Matvey Gusev (1826–1866), Russian astronomer
Matvey Kuzmin (1858–1942), Russian peasant who was killed in World War II
Matvey Mamykin (born 1994), Russian cyclist
Matvey Manizer (1891–1966), Russian sculptor
Matvei Muranov (1873–1959), Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary
Matvey Muravyev (1784–1836), Russian explorer
Matvei Petrov (born (1990-07-16)16 July 1990) is a Russian male artistic gymnast
Matvey Shevtsov (born 1996), Russian football midfielder
Matvei Zakharov (1898–1972), Marshal of the Soviet Union
