Matt (name)

'''Matt''' or '''Mat''' is a male given name, often used as a nickname for Matthew. Less commonly, it is used as a surname. {{TOC right}}

==Given name== ===Athletes=== *Matt Acton (born 1992), Australian association football player *Matt Adams (born 1998), American baseball player *Matt Ammendola (born 1996), American football player *Matt Araiza (born 2000), American football player *Matt Asiata (born 1987), American football player *Matt Bahr (born 1956), American football player *Matt Ballin (born 1984), Australian rugby league player *Matt Barnes (disambiguation), multiple people *Matt Beaty (born 1993), American baseball player *Matt Bentley (born 1979), American professional wrestler *Matt Besler (born 1987), American footballer *Matt Bessette (born 1984), American mixed martial artist *Matt Biondi (born 1965), American swimmer *Matt Birk (born 1976), American football player *Matt Blake (born 1985), American baseball coach *Matt Blair, (1950–2020), American football player *Matt Borgschulte (born 1990), American baseball coach *Matt Bradley (ice hockey) (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player *Matt Bradley (American football) (1960–2002), American football player *Matt Brash (disambiguation), multiple people *Matt Bryant (born 1975), American football player *Matt Brennan (American football) (1897–1963), American football player *Matt Bullard (born 1967), former basketball player *Matt Burke (rugby union, born 1973), Australian rugby union player *Matt Buschmann (born 1984), American baseball player and coach *Matt Bush (disambiguation), multiple people *Matt Bushman (born 1995), American football player *Matt Cain (born 1984), American baseball player *Matt Carpenter (baseball) (born 1985), American baseball player *Matt Carroll (basketball) (born 1980), American basketball player *Matt Cassel (born 1982), American football player *Matt Cavanaugh (born 1956), American football player *Matt Chapman (born 1993), American baseball player *Matt Coates (born 1991), Canadian football player *Matt Cole (born 1996), American football player *Matt Coleman III (born 1998), American basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Matt Cook (ice sledge hockey) (1987–2010), Canadian ice sledge hockey player *Matt Cook (rugby league) (born 1986), English rugby union and rugby league footballer *Matt Cooke (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player *Matt Corral (born 1999), American football player *Matt Crafton (born 1976), American racecar driver *Matt Davidson (baseball) (born 1991), American baseball player *Mat Dawson (born 1972), English retired rugby union player *Matt Dermody (born 1990), American baseball player *Matt DiBenedetto (born 1991), American race car driver *Matt Dickerson (born 1995), American football player *Matt Duchene (born 1991), Canadian hockey player *Matt Duffie (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union footballer *Matt Duffy (born 1991), American baseball player *Matt Duffy (baseball, born 1989), American baseball player *Matt Dunigan (born 1960), Canadian Football league *Matt Elliott (footballer) (born 1968), Scottish footballer *Matt Entz (born 1972), American football coach *Matt Erickson (born 1975), American baseball player and coach *Matt Evans (rugby union) (born 1988), Canadian rugby union player *Matt Farniok (born 1997), American football player *Matt Feiler (born 1992), American football player *Matt Fish (born 1969), basketball player *Matt Flanagan (American football) (born 1995), American football player *Matt Flynn (born 1985), American football player *Matt Forte (born 1985), American football player *Matt Foster (born 1995), American baseball player *Matt Gage (born 1993), American baseball player *Matt Garstka (born 1989), American drummer *Matt Garza (born 1983), American baseball player *Matt Gay (born 1994), American football player *Matt Gillett (born 1988), Australian rugby league player *Matt Giteau (born 1982), Australian rugby union footballer *Matt Goncalves (born 2001), American football player *Matt Gono (born 1996), American football player *Matt Gulbin (born 2002), American football player *Matt Hamilton (curler) (born 1989), American curler *Matt Hanousek (born 1963), American football player *Matt Hardy (born 1974), American professional wrestler *Matt Harvey (born 1989), American baseball player *Matt Hasselbeck (born 1975), American football player *Matt Hayden (born 1971), professional cricketer *Matt Hazeltine (1933–1987), American football player *Matt Hedges (born 1990), American footballer *Matt Hennessy (born 1997), American football player *Matt Henningsen (born 1999), American football player *Matt Hernandez (born 1961), American football player *Mat Hoffman (born 1972), American BMX rider *Matt Holland (born 1974), footballer *Matt Holliday (born 1980), American baseball player *Matt Hughes (fighter) (born 1973), American mixed martial artist *Matt Jones (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player *Matt Jones (Australian footballer) (born 1987), Australian rules footballer *Matt Jones (footballer, born 1980), Welsh international football player *Matt Jones (footballer, born 1986), English football goalkeeper for Belenenses *Matt Jones (golfer) (born 1980), Australian professional golfer *Matt Jones (ice hockey) (born 1983), American ice hockey defenseman *Matt Jones (rugby union) (born 1984), Welsh international rugby union player *Matt Jones (running back) (born 1993), American football running back *Matt Jones (wide receiver) (born 1983), American football wide receiver *Matt Kalil (born 1989), American football *Matt Kaskey (born 1997), American football player *Matt Kemp (born 1984), American baseball player *Matt Kenseth (born 1972), American racing driver and 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion *Matt Kilroy (1866–1940), American baseball player *Matt Koch (born 1990), American baseball player *Matt Kohn (born 1981), American football player *Matt Krook (born 1994), American baseball player *Matt LaFleur (born 1979), American football coach *Matt Landers (born 1999), American football player *Mat Latos (born 1987), American Major League Baseball pitcher *Matt Lauter (born 2002), American football player *Matt Lee, Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Shane Matthews *Matt Leinart (born 1983), American football player *Matt Leo (born 1992), Australian-American football player *Matt Lentz (born 1982), American football player *Matt Lesperance (born 1987), American wheelchair basketball player *Matt Le Tissier (born 1968), former English International association football player *Matt Light, (born 1978), American football *Matt Lloyd (footballer) (born 1965), Australian rules footballer *Matt Lloyd (Paralympian) (born 1972), British ice sledge hockey Paralympian *Matt Manning (born 1998), American baseball player *Matt Manning (rugby league) (born 1974), Australian rugby league footballer *Matt McCrane (born 1994), American football player *Matt McGloin (born 1989), American football player *Mat Mendenhall (born 1957), American former National Football League player *Matt Mervis (born 1998), American baseball player *Matt Milano (born 1994), American football player *Matt Millen (born 1958), American Football player *Matt Moore (disambiguation), several people *Matt Morgan (wrestler) (born 1976), American professional wrestler *Matt Morris (baseball) (born 1974), retired baseball player *Matt Moylan (born 1991), Australian rugby league player *Matt Mullins, American martial artist *Matt Murray (ice hockey, born 1994), Canadian Ice Hockey *Matt Nable (born 1972), Australian rugby league footballer and actor *Matt Nagy (born 1978), American football player *Matt Neal (born 1966) a British touring car driver *Matt O'Riley (born 2000), English-Danish football player *Matt Olson (born 1994), American baseball player *Matt Orzech (born 1995), American football player *Matt Osborne (1957–2013), professional wrestler *Matt Patricia (born 1974), American football coach *Matt Peacock (disambiguation), multiple people *Matt Peart (born 1997), Jamaican-American football player *Matt Perry (rugby union) (born 1977), English rugby union footballer *Matt Postle (born 1970), Welsh racing cyclist *Matt Prater (born 1984), American football player *Matt Prince (born 1973), a.k.a. Wifebeater, American professional wrestler *Matt Pryor (American football) (born 1994), American football player *Matt Pushard (born 1997), American baseball player *Matt Quatraro (born 1973), American baseball coach *Mat Rebeaud (born 1982), Swiss freestyle motocross rider *Matt Reiswerg (born 1980), American soccer player, coach, and administrator *Matt Reynolds (American football) (born 1986), American football player *Matt Reynolds (baseball coach), American college baseball coach *Matt Reynolds (infielder) (born 1990), American baseball player *Matt Reynolds (pitcher) (born 1984), American baseball player *Matt Rhule (born 1975), American football coach *Mat Robinson (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player *Matt Robinson (American football) (born 1956), American football player *Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1987), English football player *Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1993), English football player *Matt Robinson (rugby league) (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league player *Mat Rogers (born 1976), Australian former rugby league footballer *Matt Ruff (born 1990), Football player *Matt Ryan (American football) (born 1985), American football player *Matt Scoggin (born 1963), American diver *Matt Schaub (born 1981), American football player *Matt Simms (American football) (born 1988), American football player *Matt Snell (born 1941), American football player *Matt Sokol (born 1995), American football player *Matt Stairs (born 1968), baseball player *Matt Stajan (born 1983), ice hockey player *Matt Stover (born 1968), American former football player *Matt Strahm (born 1991), American baseball player *Matt Svanson (born 1999), American baseball player *Matt Swarmer (born 1993), American baseball player *Matt Thaiss (born 1995), American baseball player *Mat Toshack (born 1973), Australian former rugby league footballer *Matt Trobbiani, Australian game designer *Matt Turk (born 1968), American football player *Matt Vierling (born 1996), American baseball player *Matt Vogler (born 1969), American football player *Matt Waletzko (born 1999), American football player *Matt Wallner (born 1997), American baseball player *Matt Ward (lacrosse player) (born 1983), American lacrosse player *Matt Wieters (born 1986), American baseball player *Matt Williams (third baseman) (born 1965), American baseball player *Matt Wise (born 1975), American baseball player and coach *Matt Wisler (born 1992), American baseball player *Matt Zollers (born 2006), American football player for the Missouri Tigers

=== Musicians === * Matt Bellamy (born 1978), guitarist, pianist and lead singer of Muse * Matt Berninger (born 1971), frontman and lead singer of The National * Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (born 1978), original guitar player and co-songwriter for influential punk/ska band Link 80 * Matt Cameron (born 1962), former Soundgarden drummer and current drummer of Pearl Jam * Matt Champion (born 1995), member of boy band Brockhampton * Matt Costa (born 1982), singer/songwriter from Huntington Beach, California * Matt Dangerfield, founder, lead vocalist and guitarist of English punk rock band The Boys * Matt Dubb, American producer, composer, and arranger * Matt Freeman (born 1966), bassist for the bands Operation Ivy and Rancid * Matt Garstka (born 1989), drummer for metal band Animals as Leaders * Matt Helders (born 1986), drummer for the Arctic Monkeys * Matt Heafy (born 1986), vocalist and guitarist for the metal bands Trivium and Capharnaum * Matty Healy (born 1989), vocalist and frontman of English pop rock band The 1975 * Matt Hoopes (born 1981), lead guitarist for the band Relient K * Matt Houston (singer) (born 1977), French R&B singer and music producer originating from Guadeloupe (aka Matt) * Matt Hunter (singer) (born 1998), American Latin-influenced pop singer, now known as Matt Hunter Correa * Matt Johnson (singer) (born 1961), British singer/songwriter and founder and only constant member of multimedia band The The * Mat Kearney (born 1978), American singer-songwriter and musician * Matt Mahaffey (born 1973), American musician and producer * Matt Maher (born 1974), Canadian contemporary Christian music artist, songwriter, and worship leader * Matt Maeson (born 1993), American singer-songwriter * Matt Maltese (born 1995), English singer-songwriter * Matt Monro (1930–1985), British singer * Mat Osman (born 1967), English musician, bassist of the rock band Suede * Matt Redman (born 1974), English musician * Matt Shadows (born 1981), vocalist for Avenged Sevenfold * Matt Sharp (born 1969), former member of Weezer * Matt Simmonds, demoscene musician * Matt Slocum, former member of Sixpence None the Richer and composer of "Kiss Me" * Matt Slocum (disambiguation), several people * Matt Sorum (born 1960), hard rock drummer and percussionist * Matt Traynor (born 1987), former drummer of Blessthefall * Matt Tuck (born 1980), singer for Bullet for My Valentine * M. Ward (born 1973), singer-songwriter and guitarist * Matt Quinn, lead singer of indie-folk band Mt. Joy * Matt Shultz (born 1983), lead singer of Cage The Elephant

=== Actors === * Mat Baynton (born 1980), British actor and musician * Matt Bennett (born 1991), American actor * Matt Berry (born 1974), British actor and musician * Matt Bomer (born 1977), American actor * Matt Cohen (actor) (born 1982), American actor * Matt Czuchry (born 1977), American actor * Matt Dallas (born 1982), American actor * Matt Damon (born 1970), American actor * Matt Dillon (born 1964), American actor * Matt Evans (actor) (born 1986), Filipino actor * Mat Fraser (''fl.'' 1980s-present), English actor * Matt Gunther (1963–1997), American actor and model * Matt Hobby (born 1985), American actor and comedian * Matt L. Jones (born 1981), American actor and comedian * Matt Lanter (born 1983), American actor * Matt LeBlanc (born 1967), American actor * Matt Lintz (born 2001), American actor * Matt McCooey (born 1981), English-Japanese actor * Matt Murray (actor) (born 1989), American actor * Matt Newton (born 1977), American actor * Matt Prokop (born 1990), American actor * Matt Robinson (actor) (1937–2002), American actor * Matt Ryan (actor) (born 1981), Welsh actor * Matt Shipman, American voice actor * Matt Shively (born 1990), American actor * Matt Smith (actor) (born 1982), English actor * Matt Stone (born 1971), American actor * Mat Stevenson (born 1969), Australian actor * Matt Zimmerman (actor) (1934–2022), Canadian actor * Matt Walsh (comedian) (born 1964), American comedian and actor

=== Politicians === * Matt Bevin (born 1967), American politician * Matt Blunt (born 1970), American politician and former naval officer * Matt Cartwright (born 1961), American politician * Mat Erpelding (born 1975), American politician * Matt Gaetz (born 1982), American politician * Matt Gonzalez, Green Party politician * Matt Jeneroux (born 1981), Canadian politician * Matt Jones (American politician), American politician * Matt Lesser, American politician * Matt Mead (born 1962), American politician and attorney * Matt Wiebe (born 1979), Canadian politician

=== Writers, journalists and editors === * Matt Barbet, journalist * Matt Bruenig (born 1988), American political commentator * Matt Casamassina, editor for the website IGN * Matt Cohen (writer), Canadian writer * Matt Hill (writer), British writer * Matt Hongoltz-Hetling, American journalist * Matt Jones (writer) (born 1968), British television writer and television producer * Matt Lauer, television journalist * Matt Levine (columnist) (born 1978), Jewish journalist * Matt Robinson (poet) (born 1974), Canadian poet * Matt Walsh (political commentator) (born 1986), American right-wing political commentator and author

=== Other === * Matt Allwright, British television presenter * Matt Clark (baseball) (born 1986), American professional baseball player * Mat Collishaw (born 1966), English photographic and video artist * Matt Cook (historian), Birkbeck College professor * Mat Dickie, English indie video game developer * Mat Franco (born 1988), American magician and winner of the ninth season of ''America's Got Talent'' * Matt Groening, best known as the creator of ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama'' * Matt Gunther (photographer), American artist * Matt Harding, Internet celebrity better known as "Dancing Matt" * Matt Harvey (born 1989), American professional baseball player * Matt Iseman, American comedian and host of ''American Ninja Warrior'' since Season 2 * Matt Jones (interaction designer) (born 1968), active researcher and organizer of scientific conferences * Matt Kemp (born 1984), American professional baseball player * Mat Kesting, CEO and director of the Adelaide Film Festival since 2019 * Mat Kirkby, English filmmaker, winner of the 2015 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film * Matt Klentak (born 1980), American professional baseball executive * Matt Kuwata, also known as Matt Rose, (born 1994), Japanese tarento, model, and musician * Matt Lucas (born 1974), British comedian, best known for Little Britain * Matt Mullenweg (born 1984), cofounder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic * Matt Moore (baseball) (born 1989), American professional baseball player * Matt Morgan (comedian), comedian and comedy writer * Matt Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people * Matt Pritchett, cartoonist in the UK ''Daily Telegraph'' * Matt Sauer (born 1999), American professional baseball player * Matt Taylor (scientist), project scientist for the ''Rosetta'' mission * Matt Vesely, Australian filmmaker * Matt West, choreographer * Matt West (baseball), American professional baseball player

==Fictional characters== *Mat, a character in a Czech series Pat & Mat *Mat Cauthon, a character in the ''Wheel of Time'' fantasy series *Matt, main character in ''Cyberchase'' *Matt, a character in the internet series Eddsworld *Matt, a stable lad, from the television series ''The Ghosts of Motley Hall'', portrayed by Sean Flanagan *Matt, a non-playable Mii opponent in the ''Wii'' series *Matt (''Death Note'') (real name: Mail Jeevas), in the anime ''Death Note'' *Matt the Radar Technician, one-time ''Saturday Night Live'' character played by Adam Driver *Matt Casey, a main character in the series ''Chicago Fire'' *Matt Del Marco, a character in the Netflix series '' Grand Army'' *Matt Engarde, a character from ''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All'' *Matt Foley, ''Saturday Night Live'' parody character *Matt Freeman (Power of Five), a character in Anthony Horowitz's ''The Power of Five'' series *Matt Holt, older brother of Pidge from ''Voltron: Legendary Defender'' *Matt Horner, in the ''StarCraft'' franchise *Matt Hooper, in Jaws movie franchise *Matt Ishida, Digimon Adventure *Matt Jamison, a character in the HBO series ''The Leftovers'' *Matt Jensen, a character in the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' *Matt Murdock, secret identity of the Marvel Comics Earth-616 superhero Daredevil *Matt Murdock, secret identity of the Marvel Comics Earth-65 supervillain Kingpin *Matt Oleander, in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *Matt Parkman, a character from the tv show Heroes *Matt Robinson (''Neighbours''), in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Matt Taylor, one of eight protagonists from the survival horror game ''Until Dawn'' *Matt Trakker, a character from the cartoon M.A.S.K. (TV series)

== Surname == * Albert Edward Matt, British composer, Grand March: Fame and Glory (Op. 21) * Andrea Matt (born 1961), Liechtenstein politician * Elisabeth von Matt (1762–1814), Austrian astronomer * Francis Xavier Matt, German-American immigrant and founder of Matt Brewing Company * Helmuth Matt (1946–2018), Liechtenstein chemist and politician * Jamille Matt (born 1990), Jamaican footballer * Johannes Matt (born 1961), Liechtenstein trustee and politician * Patrick Matt (born 1969), Liechtenstein track cyclist * Paul Matt (active 1930), German cabinet maker who worked as a furniture designer at Brynmawr Furniture in Wales * Peter von Matt (1937–2025), Swiss philologist and author * Richard Matt (1966–2015), American convicted murderer and prison escapee

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