Mats (given name)

Mats
Language(s)	Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian
Name day	24 February (Sweden, Estonia and Norway)
Other names
Related names	Matthew, Matthias, Mati, Madi, Mäido, Maido, Maidu, Mait, Matis, Matti, Mads

Last updated August 18, 2025

Mats is a given name, a Scandinavian and Estonian form of Matthew or Matthias, and may refer to:

Mats Berglind (1952–2016), Swedish politician
Mats Bergman (born 1948), Swedish actor
Mats Eilertsen (born 1975), Norwegian jazz musician and composer
Mats Ekman (1865–1934), Estonian poet
Mats Engman (born 1954), Swedish Air Force major general
Mats Frøshaug (born 1988), Norwegian ice hockey player
Mats Grorud (born 1976), Norwegian director and animator
Mats Gren (born 1963), Swedish footballer and coach
Mats Gustafsson (born 1964), Swedish saxophone player
Mats Haakenstad (born 1993), Norwegian footballer
Mats Hellström (born 1942), Swedish politician
Mats Hinze (born 1970), Swedish far right-wing anarchist and attempted bomber
Mats Hummels (born 1988), German footballer
Mats Johansson (1951–2017), Swedish journalist and politician
Mats Jonsson (born 1957), Swedish rally driver
Mats André Kaland (born 1989), Norwegian footballer
Mats Kettilmundsson (ca. 1280–1326), Swedish knight, riksdrots and statesman
Mats Kirkebirkeland (born 1989), Norwegian politician
Mats Knoester (born 1998), Dutch footballer
Mats Laarmann (1873–1964), Estonian politician
Mats Lanner (born 1961), Swedish golfer
Mats Lidström (born 1959), Swedish cellist, chamber musician, composer, teacher and publisher
Mats Lillebo (born 1994), Norwegian footballer
Mats Magnusson (born 1963), Swedish footballer
Mats Møller Dæhli (born 1995), Norwegian footballer
Mats Moraing (born 1992), German tennis player
Mats Mõtslane (1884–1956), Estonian writer and politician
Mats G. Nilsson (born 1968), Swedish politician
Mats Nilsson (born 1983), Swedish grappler and mixed martial artist
Mats Nilsson (born 1956), Swedish Air Force officer
Mats Nõges (1879–1973), Estonian physician, editor and politician
Mats Odell (born 1947), Swedish politician
Mats Rosseli Olsen (born 1991), Norwegian ice hockey player
Mats Paulson (1938–2021), Swedish singer and songwriter
Mats Persson (consultant), (born 1978), Swedish consultant and journalist
Mats Persson, (born 1980), Swedish politician
Mats Pertoft (born 1954), Swedish politician
Mats Ronander (born 1954), Swedish rock musician
Mats Rondin (1960–2014), Swedish cellist and conductor
Mats Söderlund (born 1967), Swedish singer
Mats Solheim (born 1987), Norwegian footballer
Mats Sundin (born 1971), Swedish ice hockey player
Mats Traat (1936–2022), Estonian poet and author
Mats Wahl (1945–2025), Swedish author and dramatist
Mats Wallberg (born 1949), Swedish ice speed skater
Mats Waltin (born 1953), Swedish ice hockey player
Mats Welff (born 1947), Swedish Army major general
Mats Wieffer (born 1999), Dutch footballer
Mats Wiking (born 1961), Swedish politician
Mats Wilander (born 1964), Swedish tennis player
Mats Zuccarello (born 1987), Norwegian ice hockey player

References

↑ "Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
↑ "Swedish Name Days". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

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[Eesti-1] "Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[Sverige-2] "Swedish Name Days". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

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