Mathias Rust is a German aviator known for his flight that ended with a landing near Red Square in Moscow on 28 May 1987. Then a teenage amateur pilot, he flew from Helsinki, Finland, to Moscow, without authorization. According to Russian claims he was tracked several times by Soviet Air Defence Forces and civilian air traffic controllers, as well as Soviet Air Force interceptor aircraft. The Soviet fighters did not receive permission to shoot him down, and his aeroplane was mistaken for a friendly aircraft several times. Also, 28 May 1987 was Border Guards Day, leaving many guards distracted. He landed on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, next to Red Square near the Kremlin in the capital of the USSR.
Die Prinzen is a German pop rock band, consisting of former members of the Thomanerchor, and a former member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor.
Mathias Lauda is an Austrian racing driver notable for winning the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship for Aston Martin Racing in the LMGTE Am category. He is the son of the late three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda and his first wife, Marlene Knaus. He has a brother, Lukas, who was his manager during his racing career.
Robert Enke was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Manuel Peter Neuer is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential goalkeepers in the history of the sport, Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper" because of his playing style and speed when rushing off his line to anticipate opponents, going out of the penalty area. He was named the best goalkeeper of the decade from 2011 to 2020 by IFFHS.
Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann is a Belgian-born Australian politician and diplomat who currently serves as Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), having assumed the office on 1 June 2021.
Mathias Jattah-Njie Jørgensen, commonly known by his mononymous nickname Zanka, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht.
Uwe Hain is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His brother, Mathias Hain, is also a professional footballer, playing in the same position.
Mathias Schober is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Schober is currently the director of Development at Schalke.
Dennis Eilhoff is a German former professional footballer who played as a football goalkeeper.
Stephan Hain is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, Hain became top goalscorer of the 2016–17 Regionalliga season, netting 32 goals in 28 appearances for SpVgg Unterhaching.
Mathias Moritz is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career with Karlsruher SC, and made his debut for the club in October 2012, in a 0–0 draw with SpVgg Unterhaching in the 3. Liga.
Mathías Damián Riquero Berretta is an Uruguayan naturalized Chilean former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
The 2011–12 season is the 102nd season of competitive football in Germany.
Samuel Robert Hain is a cricketer who plays for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and represents England. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off spin. He made his debut for the county in the 2013 Yorkshire Bank 40 against Worcestershire.
Peter Gerald Hain, Baron Hain,, is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2005 to 2007, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2007 to 2008 and twice as Secretary of State for Wales from 2002 to 2008 and from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Neath between 1991 and 2015.
Mathias Dyngeland is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brann in Eliteserien. He has previously played for Fana and Sogndal.
The choir Mainzer Domchor is the choir at Mainz Cathedral, of boys' and men's voices. It was founded in 1866 by the then bishop of Mainz, Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler.
Mathias Stein is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Schleswig-Holstein since 2017.
