Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 hero
Matt 1923 King Matt the First 
Fictional Characters from Television:
9 characters
Matt Brody 1989 Baywatch
Matt Durning 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Matt Logan 1994 Heartbreak High
Matt Camden 1996 7th Heaven
Matt McGuire 2001 Lizzie McGuire
Matt McNamara 2003 Nip/Tuck
Matt Hartley 2006 Ugly Betty
Matt Parkman 2006 Heroes
Matt Dowd 2008 Eli Stone
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Matt Ryan 2016 football
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
19 actors
Matt Moore 1888-1960
Matt Craven 1956-
Matt McCoy 1958-
Matt Dillon 1964-
Matt LeBlanc 1967-
Matt Letscher 1970-
Matt Damon 1970-
Matt Lucas 1974-
Matt Czuchry 1977-
Matt Bomer 1977-
Matthew Davis (a.k.a. Matt) 1978-
Matt Jones 1981-
Matt Lauria 1982-
Matt Smith 1982-
Matt Barber 1983-
Matt Lanter 1983-
Matt Barr 1984-
Matt Milne 1990-
Matt Lintz 2001-
Notable Artists:
1 cartoonist
Matt Groening 1954-
Notable Athletes:
3 rugby, 2 football, 2 soccer, 1 swimming
(swimming) Matt Biondi 1965-
(football) Matt Cassel 1982-
(rugby) Matt Giteau 1982-
(soccer) Matt McKay 1983-
(football) Matt Ryan 1985-
(soccer) Matt Besler 1987-
(rugby) Matt To'omua 1990-
(rugby) Matt Scott 1990-
Notable Filmmakers:
2 producers
Matt Groening 1954-
Matt Stone 1971-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Matt Bellamy 1978-
Olympic Medalists:
4 gold, 3 bronze, 2 bronze/silver, 2 gold/silver, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 silver
(gold/silver) Matt McGrath 1908; 1912; 1924 hammer throw
(gold) Matt Vogel 1976 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold/bronze/silver) Matt Biondi 1984; 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle
(gold) Matt Cetlinski 1988 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Matthew LeCroy (a.k.a. Matt) 1996 baseball
(bronze/silver) Matt Welsh 2000 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Matt Hemingway 2004 high jump
(bronze) Matthew Brown (a.k.a. Matt) 2008 baseball
(bronze) Matt LaPorta 2008 baseball
(bronze/silver) Matt Targett 2008; 2012 swimming
(gold/silver) Matt Grevers 2008; 2012 swimming
(gold) Matt McLean 2012 swimming
(gold) Matt Duchene 2014 ice hockey
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Matt Sorum 2012 Guns N' Roses
Matt Cameron 2017 Pearl Jam
Saints:
1 venerable
Venerable Matt Talbot 1856-1925