Matt (name)

Matt or Mat is a given name, often a diminutive of Matthew. Less commonly, it is used as a surname.

Given name

Athletes

Matt Adams, American baseball player
Matt Asiata, American football player
Matt Ballin, Australian rugby league player
Matt Barnes, American basketball player
Matt Bentley, American professional wrestler
Matt Bessette, American mixed martial artist
Matt Biondi, swimmer
Matt Bradley, Canadian ice hockey player
Matt Bradley (American football), American football player
Matt Bryant, American football player
Matt Brennan (American football), American football player
Matt Bullard, former basketball player
Matt Burke, Australian rugby union player
Matt Burns, a.k.a. Nick Mondo, American professional wrestler
Matt Cain, American baseball player
Matt Carpenter (baseball), American baseball player
Matt Cassel, American football player
Matt Coates, Canadian football player
Matt Cohen (ice hockey), American ice hockey player
Matt Cook (ice sledge hockey) (1987–2010), Canadian ice sledge hockey player
Matt Cook (rugby league) (born 1986), English rugby union and rugby league footballer
Matt Cooke, Canadian ice hockey player
Matt Crafton, American racecar driver
Mat Dawson (born 1972), English retired rugby union player
Matt DiBenedetto, American racecar driver
Matt Duffie, New Zealand rugby union footballer
Matt Elliott (footballer), Scottish footballer
Matt Fish, basketball player
Matt Forte, American football player
Matt Garza, American baseball player
Matt Gillett, Australian rugby league player
Matt Giteau, Australian rugby union footballer
Matt Hanousek, American football player
Matt Hardy, American professional wrestler
Matt Harvey, American baseball player
Matt Hasselbeck, American football player
Matt Hayden, professional cricketer
Matt Hernandez, American football player
Mat Hoffman (born 1972), American BMX rider
Matt Holland, footballer
Matt Holliday, American baseball player
Matt Hughes (fighter), mixed martial artist
Matt Jones (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player
Matt Jones (Australian footballer) (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
Matt Jones (footballer, born 1980), Welsh international football player
Matt Jones (footballer, born 1986), English football goalkeeper for Belenenses
Matt Jones (golfer) (born 1980), Australian professional golfer
Matt Jones (ice hockey) (born 1983), American ice hockey defenseman
Matt Jones (mixed martial artist) (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
Matt Jones (rugby union) (born 1984), Welsh international rugby union player
Matt Jones (running back) (born 1993), American football running back
Matt Jones (wide receiver) (born 1983), American football wide receiver
Matt Kemp, American baseball player
Matt Kenseth, 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
Matt Kohn, American football player
Mat Latos (born 1987), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Matt Lee, Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Shane Matthews
Matt Le Tissier, former English International association football player
Matt Lloyd (footballer), Australian rules footballer
Matt Lloyd (Paralympian) (born 1972), British ice sledge hockey Paralympian
Mat Mendenhall (born 1957), American former National Football League player
Matt Morgan (wrestler), American professional wrestler
Matt Morris (baseball), retired baseball player
Matt Moylan, Australian rugby league player
Matt Mullins, American martial artist
Matt Nagy, American football player
Matt Neal a British touring car driver
Matt Osborne, professional wrestler
Matt Perry (rugby player), English rugby union footballer
Matt Postle, Welsh racing cyclist
Matt Prater, American football player
Matt Prince, a.k.a. Wifebeater, American professional wrestler
Mat Rebeaud (born 1982), Swiss freestyle motocross rider
Mat Robinson (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
Matt Robinson (American football) (born 1956), American football player
Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1987), English football player
Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1994), English football player
Matt Robinson (rugby league) (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league player
Mat Rogers (born 1976), Australian former rugby league footballer
Matt Ryan (American football), American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons
Matt Scoggin, American diver
Matt Schaub, American football player
Matt Stairs (born 1968), baseball player
Matt Stajan, ice hockey player
Matt Stover, American former football player
Mat Toshack (born 1973), Australian former rugby league footballer
Matt Vogler, American football player
Matt Ward (lacrosse player), American lacrosse player
Matt Wieters, American baseball player

Musicians

Matt Bellamy, guitarist, pianist and lead singer of Muse
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, original guitar player and co-songwriter for influential punk/ska band Link 80
Matt Cameron, former Soundgarden drummer and current drummer of Pearl Jam
Matt Costa, singer/songwriter from Hungtington Beach, California
Matt Freeman, bassist for the bands Operation Ivy and Rancid
Matt Helders, drummer for the Arctic Monkeys
Matt Heafy, the vocalist and guitarist for the metal bands Trivium and Capharnaum
Matt Hoopes, lead guitarist for the band Relient K
Matt Houston (singer), French R&B singer and music producer originating from Guadeloupe (aka Matt)
Matt Johnson (singer), founder and only constant member of multimedia band The The
Mat Kearney (born 1978), American singer-songwriter and musician
Matt Monro, British singer
Mat Osman (born 1967), English musician, bassist of the rock band Suede
Matt Shadows, vocalist for band Avenged Sevenfold
Matt Sharp, former member of the rock band Weezer
Matt Simmonds, demoscene musician
Matt Slocum, former member of Sixpence None the Richer and composer of "Kiss Me"
Matt Sorum, hard rock drummer and percussionist
Matt Tuck, metal singer for the band Bullet For My Valentine
M. Ward, singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actors

Matt Cohen (actor) (born 1982), American actor
Matt Dallas, American actor
Matt Damon (born 1970), American actor
Matt Dillon, American actor
Mat Fraser (fl. 1980s-present), English actor
Matt L. Jones (born 1981), American actor and comedian
Matt LeBlanc, American actor
Matt Robinson (actor) (1937–2002), American actor
Mat Stevenson (born 1969), Australian actor

Politicians

Mat Erpelding (born 1975), American politician
Matt Gonzalez, Green Party politician
Matt Jones (politician), American politician
Matt Lesser, American politician

Writers, journalists and editors

Matt Barbet, journalist
Matt Boyd (writer), writer of the webcomics Mac Hall and Three Panel Soul
Matt Casamassina, editor for the website IGN
Matt Cohen (writer), writer
Matt Jones (writer) (born 1968), British television writer and television producer
Matt Lauer, television journalist
Matt Robinson (poet) (born 1974), Canadian poet

Other

Matt Allwright, British television presenter
Mat Collishaw (born 1966), English photographic and video artist
Matt Cook (historian), Birkbeck College professor
Mat Franco (born 1988), American magician and winner of the ninth season of America's Got Talent
Matt Groening, best known as the creator of The Simpsons and Futurama
Matt Harding, Internet celebrity better known as "Dancing Matt"
Matt Jones (photographer), fashion photographer
Matt Jones (interaction designer) (born 1968), active researcher and organizer of scientific conferences
Mat Kirkby, English filmmaker, winner of the 2015 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Matt Lucas (born 1974), British comedian, best known for Little Britain
Matt Morgan (comedian), comedian and comedy writer
Matt Pritchett, cartoonist in the UK Daily Telegraph
Matt Taylor (scientist), project scientist for the Rosetta mission
Matt West, choreographer

Fictional characters

Matt Foley, Saturday Night Live parody character
Matt Horner, in the Starcraft franchise
Matt (real name: Mail Jeevas), in the anime Death Note
Matt Murdock, secret identity of the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil
Matt Oleander, in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Matt Robinson (Neighbours), in the Australian soap opera Neighbours

Surname

Francis Xavier Matt, German-American immigrant and founder of Matt Brewing Company
Jamille Matt (born 1990), Jamaican footballer
Patrick Matt (born 1969), Liechtenstein track cyclist
Richard Matt (1966–2015), American convicted murderer and prison escapee

Matt (name)

Given name

Athletes

Musicians

Actors

Politicians

Writers, journalists and editors

Other

Fictional characters

Surname

See also