Matt (name)

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Matt is a given name. It is a diminutive of Matthew, and often serves as a nickname for persons named 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 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, American baseball player
Matt Cassel, American football player
Matt Coates, Canadian football player
Matt Cohen (ice hockey), American ice hockey player
Matt Cooke, Canadian ice hockey player
Matt Crafton, American racecar driver
Matt DiBenedetto, American racecar driver
Matt Duffie, Kiwi rugby league player
Matt Elliot, Scottish football (soccer) player
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 Hasselbeck, American football player
Matt Hayden, professional cricketer
Matt Hernandez, American football player
Matt Hoffman, bike rider
Matt Holland, footballer
Matt Holliday, American baseball player
Matt Hughes, mixed martial artist
Matt Kemp, American baseball player
Matt Kenseth, 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
Matt Kohn, American football player
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), British ice sledge hockey paralympian
Matt Morgan, American professional wrestler
Matt Morris, 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 who plays full back for Bath
Matt Postle, Welsh racing cyclist
Matt Prater, American football player
Matt Prince, a.k.a. Wifebeater, American professional wrestler
Matt Robinson (disambiguation)
Matt Ryan, 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, former American football player
Matt Vogler, American football player
Matt Ward, lacrosse player in the US
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 Cardle (born 1983), British singer
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
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
Matt Ward, singer-songwriter and guitarist

Other

Matt Allwright, British television presenter
Matt Barbet, journalist
Matt Boyd, writer of the webcomics Mac Hall and Three Panel Soul
Matt Casamassina, editor for the website IGN
Matt Cohen, actor
Matt Cohen, writer
Matt Cook (disambiguation)
Matt Dallas, American actor
Matt Damon (born 1970), American actor
Matt Dillon, American actor
Matt Foley, motivational speaker, Saturday Night Live parody character
Matt Gonzalez, Green Party politician
Matt Groening, best known as the creator of The Simpsons and Futurama
Matt Harding, better known as "Dancing Matt", Internet celebrity
Matt Horner, character in the Starcraft franchise
Matt Jones (disambiguation)
Matt Lauer, television journalist
Matt LeBlanc, American actor
Matt Lesser, Connecticut politician
Matt Lucas (born 1974), British comedian
Matt Morgan, comedian and comedy writer
Matt Murdock, secret identity of the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil
Matt Oleander, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Matt Perry, American actor
Matt Pritchett, cartoonist in the UK Daily Telegraph
Matt Smith, English actor who portrayed The Doctor in Doctor Who
Matt Taylor, project scientist for the Rosetta mission.
Matt West, choreographer
Matt (real name: Mail Jeevas), character in the popular Death Note anime

Surname

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