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 musicMatvei Petrovich Bronstein (1906–1938), Soviet theoretical physicistMatvei Dalakin (born 1981) is an Israeli male weightlifterMatvey Frantskevich (born 1995), Belarusian footballerMatvei Gedenschtrom (c. 1780–1845), Russian explorer of the northern parts of SiberiaMatvei Golovinski (1865–1920), Russian-French writer, journalist, and Political activistMatvey Gusev (1826–1866), Russian astronomerMatvey Kuzmin (1858–1942), Russian peasant who was killed in World War IIMatvey Mamykin (born 1994), Russian cyclistMatvey Manizer (1891–1966), Russian sculptorMatvei Muranov (1873–1959), Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionaryMatvey Muravyev (1784–1836), Russian explorerMatvei Petrov (born (1990-07-16)16 July 1990) is a Russian male artistic gymnastMatvey Shevtsov (born 1996), Russian football midfielderMatvei Zakharov (1898–1972), Marshal of the Soviet Union