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Matthew is a male given name. For the origin, history, and variations or alternate forms of the given name please see: Matthew (name).
[edit] Notable Matthews
[edit] Religion
- Matthew the Evangelist, the person traditionally held as the author of the Gospel of Matthew
- Arnold Mathew, the first Old Catholic bishop in the United Kingdom
- Matthew Blagden Hale, the first Bishop of Perth
- Matthew F. Hale, the leader of the white supremacist group formerly known as the World Church of the Creator
- Matthew Fox (priest), a controversial American priest and theologian
- Matthew George Easton, a Scottish Presbyterian preacher and writer
- Matthew of Kraków, a professor of theology
- Matthew Parker, the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until his death in 1575
- Matthew Paris, a Benedictine monk and English chronicler
- Matthew Simpson, an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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[edit] Exploration
- Matthew Bellamy, the lead singer, guitarist, and pianist of rock group Muse
- Matthew Dear, an electronic musician
- Matthew Good, a Canadian rock musician
- Matthew K Heafy, the guitarist and lead vocalist in the band Trivium
- Matisyahu (Matthew Paul Miller), an American Jewish reggae artist
- Matthew Sweet, a pop-rock musician from Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
- Matthew Taylor (musician), a musician
- Matthew Tuck, the vocalist in the metalcore band Bullet For My Valentine
[edit] Television and film
- Matthew Broderick, an American film and stage actor; perhaps best known for his role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Matthew David Lewis, an English actor
- Matthew Fox (actor), a well-known Golden Globe-nominated American actor and former model
- Matthew Géczy, an American actor
- Matthew Macfadyen, a British theatre and film actor
- Matthew McConaughey, an American actor
- Matthew Modine, an American actor
- Matthew Moore, an American actor
- Matthew Perry (actor), an Canadian-American actor; best known for his role as Chandler Bing in Friends
- Matthew Walker (actor), an Australian actor
- Matthew Waterhouse, a British actor best known for his role as Adric in Doctor Who
[edit] Sports
- Matthew Dunn, former medley swimmer from Australia
- Matthew Hoggard, English cricketer
- Matthew Johns, Australian entertainer who had previously enjoyed a successful career in rugby league
- Matthew Le Tissier, retired footballer who played for Southampton and England
- Matthew Stevens, Welsh professional snooker player
- Matthew Taylor (footballer), English football (soccer) player
- Matthew Upson, English football player
- Matthew Walker (English cricketer), cricket player for Kent County Cricket Club
- Matthew Walker (New Zealand cricketer), cricket player from New Zealand
- Matthew Hayden, international-level cricketer from Australia
- Matthew Dawson, an English rugby player
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