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 Television:
2 characters
Wyatt Halliwell (a.k.a. Matthew) 1998 Charmed
Jackson Belleville (a.k.a. Matthew) 2000 Gilmore Girls
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year
(song of the year) Gordon Matthew "Sting" Sumner 1984 Every Breath You Take
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
2 storms, 1 hurricane
Storm Matthew 2004
Storm Matthew 2010
Hurricane Matthew 2016
Notable Actors and Actresses:
22 actors
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-
Greg Wise (a.k.a. Matthew) 1966-
Matthew Fox 1966-
Matthew Perry 1969-
Matthew Settle 1969-
Matthew McConaughey 1969-
Matthew Lillard 1970-
Anthony Howell (a.k.a. Matthew) 1971-
Matthew Macfadyen 1974-
Matthew Rhys 1974-
Matt Bomer (a.k.a. Matthew) 1977-
Matthew Goode 1978-
Matthew Morrison 1978-
Matthew Gray Gubler 1980-
Emrhys Cooper (a.k.a. Matthew) 1985-
Brando Eaton (a.k.a. Matthew) 1986-
Matt Milne (a.k.a. Matthew) 1990-
Notable Athletes:
4 rugby, 4 soccer, 1 football
(soccer) Tim Howard (a.k.a. Matthew) 1979-
(football) Matt Cassel (a.k.a. Matthew) 1982-
(rugby) Matt Giteau (a.k.a. Matthew) 1982-
(soccer) Matt McKay (a.k.a. Matthew) 1983-
(rugby) Matt Trouville (a.k.a. Matthew) 1986-
(soccer) Matt Besler (a.k.a. Matthew) 1987-
(soccer) Matthew Špiranović 1988-
(rugby) Matt Scott (a.k.a. Matthew) 1990-
(rugby) Matthew Morgan 1992-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Matthew Boulton 1728-1809
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Matthew Flinders 1774-1814
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director/producer
Matthew Vaughn 1971-
Notable Military Figures:
1 admiral
Matthew C. Perry 1794-1858
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians, 2 singers
Gordon Matthew "Sting" Sumner 1951-
"Weird" Al Yankovic (a.k.a. Matthew) 1959-
Robert "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle (a.k.a. Matthew) 1967- hip hop
Matthew Bellamy 1978- rock
Oritsé Williams (a.k.a. Matthew) 1986- R&B
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 poet
J. M. Barrie (a.k.a. Matthew) 1860-1937
Matthew Sweeney 1952-2018
Olympic Medalists:
7 bronze, 6 gold, 2 silver/bronze, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 gold/silver/bronze, 1 silver
(gold/silver) Matt McGrath (a.k.a. Matthew) 1908; 1912; 1924 hammer throw
(silver) Mack Robinson (a.k.a. Matthew) 1936 200 m
(gold) Matthew Vogel 1976 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Matthew Cetlinski 1988 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze/gold/silver) Matthew Biondi 1984; 1988; 1992 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Matthew Birir 1992 3000 m steeplechase
(bronze) Matthew LeCroy 1996 baseball
(bronze/silver) Matthew Welsh 2000 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold/silver/bronze) Matthew Emmons 2004; 2008; 2012 shooting
(bronze) Matthew Brown 2008 baseball
(silver/bronze) Matthew Langridge 2008; 2012 rowing
(silver/bronze) Matt Targett (a.k.a. Matthew) 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) Matthew Brittain 2012 rowing
(bronze) Matthew Butturini 2012 field hockey
(bronze) Matthew Gohdes 2012 field hockey
(bronze) Matthew Antoine 2014 skeleton
(gold) Matt Duchene (a.k.a. Matthew) 2014 ice hockey
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Matthew McConaughey 2013 Dallas Buyers Club
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 winner
Peter Taylor (a.k.a. Matthew) 1987 A Summons to Memphis
Saints:
7 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
Saint Mateo Correa Magallanes (a.k.a. Matthew) 1866-1927
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Matthew Gough Henry VI (2)
Title Characters:
2 books, 2 songs
(song) Matthew 1966 Matthew And Son
(book) Matthew 1992 Earth to Matthew
(song) Matthew Arnold 2014 Matthew Arnold's Field
(book) Matthew 2014 Amy & Matthew