Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Matthew (m) Matt. 9:9/Mark 2:14 
Matthew I 1378-1408
Matthew II 1452-1465
Matthew III 1631-1646
Matthew IV 1660-1675
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Matthew Rhys 2018 The Americans
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Matthew Cuthbert 1908 Anne of Green Gables
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
2 characters
(character) Matthew 1966 Matthew And Son
(character) Matthew Arnold 2014 Matthew Arnold's Field
Fictional Characters from Television:
15 characters
Matt Brody 1989 Baywatch
Matt Durning 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Matthew Cooper 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Matt Logan 1994 Heartbreak High
Matt Camden 1996 7th Heaven
Wyatt Halliwell (a.k.a. Matthew) 1998 Charmed
Jackson Belleville (a.k.a. Matthew) 2000 Gilmore Girls
Matt McGuire 2001 Lizzie McGuire
Matt McNamara 2003 Nip/Tuck
Matthew Applewhite 2004 Desperate Housewives
Max Keenan (a.k.a. Matthew) 2005 Bones
Parker Booth (a.k.a. Matthew) 2005 Bones
Matt Parkman 2006 Heroes
Devante Johnson (a.k.a. Matthew) 2014 Black-ish
Matthew Blaisdel 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year
(song of the year) Gordon "Sting" Sumner (a.k.a. Matthew) 1984 Every Breath You Take
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
2 storms, 1 hurricane
Storm Matthew 2004
Storm Matthew 2010
Hurricane Matthew 2016
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Matt Ryan 2016 football
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
41 actors
Ed Lauter (a.k.a. Matthew) 1938-2013
John Heard (a.k.a. Matthew) 1945-2017
Matthew Garber 1956-1977
Matt Craven (a.k.a. Matthew) 1956-
Matthew Modine 1959-
Matthew Ashford 1960-
Matthew Broderick 1962-
Matt Dillon 1964-
Greg Wise (a.k.a. Matthew) 1966-
Matthew Fox 1966-
Matt LeBlanc 1967-
Matthew Perry 1969-2023
Matthew Settle 1969-
Matthew McConaughey 1969-
Matthew Lillard 1970-
Matt Letscher 1970-
Matt Damon 1970-
Anthony Howell (a.k.a. Matthew) 1971-
Matt Lucas 1974-
Matthew Macfadyen 1974-
Matthew Rhys 1974-
Matt Czuchry 1977-
Matt Bomer 1977-
Matthew Goode 1978-
Matthew Davis 1978-
Jason Biggs (a.k.a. Matthew) 1978-
Matthew Morrison 1978-
Scott Porter (a.k.a. Matthew) 1979-
Matthew Gray Gubler 1980-
Matt Jones 1981-
Matt Lauria 1982-
Matt Smith 1982-
Matt Barber 1983-
Matt Lanter 1983-
Matt Barr 1984-
Brando Eaton (a.k.a. Matthew) 1986-
Freddie Smith (a.k.a. Matthew) 1988-
Matt Milne 1990-
Joe Alwyn (a.k.a. Matthew) 1991-
Ezra Miller (a.k.a. Matthew) 1992-
Matt Lintz 2001-
Notable Artists:
1 cartoonist
Matt Groening 1954-
Notable Athletes:
4 soccer, 3 rugby, 2 football, 1 swimming
(swimming) Matt Biondi 1965-
(soccer) Tim Howard (a.k.a. Matthew) 1979-
(football) Matt Cassel 1982-
(rugby) Matt Giteau 1982-
(soccer) Matt McKay 1983-
(football) Matt Ryan 1985-
(soccer) Matt Besler 1987-
(soccer) Matthew Špiranović 1988-
(rugby) Matt To'omua 1990-
(rugby) Matt Scott 1990-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Matthew Boulton 1728-1809
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Matthew Flinders 1774-1814
Notable Filmmakers:
2 producers, 1 director
Matt Groening 1954-
Matthew Vaughn 1971-
Matt Stone 1971-
Notable Military Figures:
1 admiral
Matthew C. Perry 1794-1858
Notable Musicians:
4 musicians, 1 singer
Gordon "Sting" Sumner (a.k.a. Matthew) 1951-
"Weird" Al Yankovic (a.k.a. Matthew) 1959-
Robert "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle (a.k.a. Matthew) 1967-
Tom DeLonge (a.k.a. Matthew) 1975-
Matt Bellamy 1978-
Notable Writers:
1 author
J. M. Barrie (a.k.a. Matthew) 1860-1937
Olympic Medalists:
8 bronze, 8 gold, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/bronze, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver/bronze, 1 silver, 1 silver/gold
(gold/silver) Matt McGrath 1908; 1912; 1924 hammer throw
(silver) Mack Robinson (a.k.a. Matthew) 1936 200 m
(gold) Matt Vogel 1976 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Matt Cetlinski 1988 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze/gold/silver) Matt Biondi 1984; 1988; 1992 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle
(gold) Matthew Birir 1992 3000 m steeplechase
(bronze) Matthew LeCroy 1996 baseball
(bronze/silver) Matt Welsh 2000 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Matthew Brown 2008 baseball
(silver/bronze) Matthew Langridge 2008; 2012 rowing
(silver/gold) Jeremy Wariner (a.k.a. Matthew) 2004; 2008 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Matt LaPorta 2008 baseball
(silver/bronze) Matt Targett 2008; 2012 swimming
(gold) Matthew Mitcham 2008 diving - platform
(bronze) Matthew Swann 2012 field hockey
(bronze) Troy Dumais (a.k.a. Matthew) 2012 diving
(gold/silver/bronze) Matthew Emmons 2004; 2008; 2012 shooting
(gold/silver) Matt Grevers 2008; 2012 swimming
(gold) Matthew Brittain 2012 rowing
(bronze) Matthew Butturini 2012 field hockey
(gold) Matt McLean 2012 swimming
(bronze) Matthew Gohdes 2012 field hockey
(bronze) Matthew Antoine 2014 skeleton
(gold) Matt Duchene 2014 ice hockey
(gold) Matthew Centrowitz Jr. 2016 1500 m
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Matthew McConaughey 2014 Dallas Buyers Club
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Peter Taylor (a.k.a. Matthew) 1987 A Summons to Memphis
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
3 musicians
Gordon "Sting" Sumner (a.k.a. Matthew) 2003 The Police
Matt Sorum 2012 Guns N' Roses
Matt Cameron 2017 Pearl Jam
Saints:
6 saints, 5 blessed
Saint Matthew the Evangelist ?-65
Saint Matthew of Beauvais ?-1098
Blessed Matyas of Eskandely (a.k.a. Matthew) ?-1309
Blessed Matteo of Girgenti (a.k.a. Matthew) ?-1450
Blessed Matteo of Mantua (a.k.a. Matthew) ?-1470
Blessed Matthew Flathers 1580-1608
Blessed Matthew Alvarez ?-1628
Saint Matthew Kohioye ?-1633
Saint Mateo Alonso Leziniana (a.k.a. Matthew) ?-1745
Saint Matthew Gam Van Le 1812-1847
Saint Matthew Dac Nguyen ?-1861
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Matthew Gough Henry VI (2)