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'''Matthias''' is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to [[Matthew (given name)|Matthew]].
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==Notable people==
Notable people named Matthias include the following:

===Religion===
* [[Saint Matthias]], chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
* [[Matthias of Trakai]] ({{circa|1370}}–1453), 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
* [[Matthias F. Cowley]], Latter-day Saint apostle

===Arts===
* [[Matthias Bamert]] (born 1942), Swiss composer
* [[Matthias Barr]] (1831–1911), Scottish poet
* [[Matthias Grünewald]], highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance
* [[Matthias Jabs]], German guitarist and songwriter
* [[Matthías Jochumsson]], Icelandic poet
* [[Matthias Lechner]], German film art director
* [[Matthias Menck]], German audio engineer, electronic music producer and DJ
* [[Matthias Moosdorf]], German cellist and politician
* [[Matthias Paul (actor)]], German actor
* [[Matthias Paul (DJ)]], German Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer known by his stage name ''Paul van Dyk''
* [[Matthias Pfenninger]], Swiss artist
* [[Matthias Schoenaerts]], Belgian actor
* [[Matthias Weckmann]], North German musician and composer of the Baroque period
* [[Væb|Matthias David Matthiasson]], Icelandic singer who performed at the Eurovision

===Nobility and politicians===
* [[Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor]], Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty)
* [[Matthias Attwood]] (1779–1851), British politician
* [[Matthias Bartke]] (born 1959), German politician
* [[Matthias Berger]] (born 1968), German politician
* [[Matthias Birkwald]] (born 1961), German politician
* [[Matthias Corvinus of Hungary]], King of Hungary
* [[Matthias Erzberger]] (1875–1921), German politician
* [[Matthias Fekl]] (born 1977), French politician
* [[Matthias Lieschke]] (born 1970), German politician
* [[Matthias Platzeck]] (born 1953), German politician
* [[Matthias Rentzsch]] (born 1977), German politician
* [[Matthias Reuber]] (born 1992), German politician

===Sportspeople===
* [[Matthias Almer]] (born 1994), Austrian badminton player
* [[Matthias Arnold]] (born 1997), Austrian footballer
* [[Matthias Askew]] (born 1982), American footballer
* [[Matthias Bachinger]] (born 1987), German tennis player
* [[Matthias Bader]] (born 1997), German footballer
* [[Matthias Baranowski]] (born 1967), German footballer
* [[Matthias Baumann]] (born 1963), Olympic athlete
* [[Matthias Bieber]] (born 1986), Swiss ice hockey player
* [[Matthias Biedermann]] (born 1983), German skeleton racer
* [[Matthias Billen]] (1910–1989), German footballer
* [[Matthias Blübaum]] (born 1997), German chess grandmaster
* [[Matthias Ginter]], German footballer
* [[Matthias Goossen]], Canadian footballer
* [[Matthias Pfleiderer]] (born 1995), German gymnast
* [[Matthias Sammer]], German football player and manager
* [[Matthias Schuldt]] (born 2000), German gymnast
* [[Matthias Steiner]], German Weightlifter

===Other===
* [[Matthias Abele]] (1618–1677), jurist
* [[Matthias Adamczewski]] (born 1958), German sailor
* [[Matthias Ahrens]] (born 1961), German mountain guide
* [[Matthias Albinus]] (fl. 1570s), Polish Calvinist minister
* [[F. Matthias Alexander]], Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique
* [[Matthias Alleyn]] (died 1642), 17th-century London gentleman and College Master
* [[Matthias Aschenbrenner]] (born 1972), American mathematician 
* [[Matthias Aulike]] (1807-1865), civil servant
* [[Matthias Bartgis]] (1759-1825), German-American business person
* [[Matthias Ettrich]], German computer scientist and founder of KDE and LyX
* [[Matthias Felleisen]], programming languages researcher
* [[Matthias Frings]], German writer and journalist
* [[Matthias Kreck]], German mathematician
* [[Matthias Jakob Schleiden]], German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory

===Fictional characters===
* Matthias, central figure in Brian Jacques's ''[[List of Redwall characters#Matthias|Redwall]]'' series
* Matthias Helvar, character in Leigh Bardugo's ''[[Six of Crows]]'' and [[Shadow and Bone (TV series)|''Shadow and Bone'']] played by Calohan Skogman

== Cognates  ==
The following forenames are related to the [[English forename]] Matthias:

* [[Afrikaans]]: Matthys
* [[Amharic]]: ማትያስ (Mathias)
* [[Suret|Assyrian]]: ܡܲܬܿܝܵܐ (Mattiya)
* [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]: ''Мацей'' (Maciej)
* [[Catalan language|Catalan]]: Mateu
* [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: [[Matija]], [[Matej]], [[Mate (given name)|Mate]]
* [[Czech language|Czech]]: Matyáš, Matěj
* [[Danish language|Danish]]: Mattias, Matthias, Matias, [[Mads (given name)|Mads]]
* [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Matthias, Mathijs, Matthijs
* [[English language|English]]: Matthias
* [[Estonian language|Estonian]]: [[Mattias]]
* [[Finnish language|Finnish]]: [[Matias]], [[Matti (disambiguation)|Matti]]
* [[French language|French]]: [[Mathias (disambiguation)|Mathias]], Matthias, Matthis
* [[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Maitias
* [[Georgian Language|Georgian]]: ''Mate'' (მათე)
* [[German language|German]]: [[Mathias (disambiguation)|Mathias]], Matthias
* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: [[Mátyás]]
* [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: [[Matthías]]
* [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]: Matthias, Matias
* [[Italian language|Italian]]: Mattia
* [[Japanese language|Japanese]]:  マティアス (Matiasu)
* [[Korean language|Korean]]:  마티아스 (Matiaseu)
* [[Latin]]: Matthias
* [[Latvian language|Latvian]]: Matiass, Matejs, [[Matīss]]
* [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: Motiejus
* [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: Mattias, Matthias, Mats
* [[Polish language|Polish]]: [[Maciej]]
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: [[Matias]] (current spelling), [[Mathias (disambiguation)|Mathias]] (archaic spelling)
* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Matia
* [[Russian language|Russian]]: Матфий (do not confuse with [[Matthew (given name)|Матфей (Матвей)]])
* [[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Матија
* [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Matej
* [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]: Matija, Matej, Matjaž
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Matías
* [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: [[Mattias]], [[Mathias (disambiguation)|Mathias]], Mattis, [[Mats (given name)|Mats]]
* [[Turkish language|Turkish]]: Mattias, Mattiya
* [[Welsh language|Welsh]]: Mathew, Matheus

==See also==
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* {{lookfrom|Matthias}}
* [[Justice Matthias (disambiguation)]]
* [[Mathias (disambiguation)]]
* [[Matias]]
* [[Mattathias]]
* [[Mattias]]
* [[Matthias Church]] in Budapest

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