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Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.
Jan Koller is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was noted for his height, strong physique and heading ability.
Jean-Marie Pfaff is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper who spent most of his professional career with Beveren and Bayern Munich. Pfaff was capped 64 times playing for Belgium, and participated at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup tournaments. Pfaff was named goalkeeper of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and he was the first player to receive the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award in 1987.
Matthias Sammer is a German football official and former player and coach. He played as a defensive midfielder and later in his career as a sweeper.
Dietmar Beiersdorfer is a German former football player and coach who works as a director for Hamburger SV. He began a coaching career with Hamburger SV in 2003 and served as sporting director of the Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg between 2010 and April 2011.
Stefan Kuntz is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently the head coach of the Turkish national team.
Karlheinz Helmut Förster is a German former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Matthias Schoenaerts is a Belgian actor. He made his film debut at the age of 13 in Daens (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is best known for his roles as Filip in Loft (2008), Jacky Vanmarsenille in the Oscar-nominated Bullhead (2011), Ali in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominee Rust and Bone (2012), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor, Eric Deeds in The Drop (2014), Bruno von Falk in Suite Française (2015), Gabriel Oak in Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Hans Axgil in The Danish Girl (2015) and Uncle Vanya in Red Sparrow (2018). Schoenaerts received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD in Disorder (2015), and for his performance as an inmate training a wild horse in The Mustang (2019).
Christian Rahn is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Erwin Kostedde is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Vanden Gheyn, Van den Gheyn or Van den Ghein was a family of bellfounders and carillon makers. The bell foundry was established in 1506 in Mechelen and active until the 20th century. They have been called "the most famous family of bellfounders [Belgium] has had".
Shawn Matthias is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Matthias played in the NHL, making appearances with the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, and Winnipeg Jets. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round, 47th overall, at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Matthias was a natural centre early in his career; however, he made the transition to being able to play the wings as well.
Francesco Ferdinando Christian Carratta is a Belgian footballer of Italian descent who plays for Patro Eisden.
Matthias Reim is a German pop and Schlager singer. His 1990 single "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" was a hit in several European countries and spent 16 consecutive weeks at the number 1 spot in the German charts. He unexpectedly returned 23 years later to the top on the charts with "Unendlich" in 2013.
Matthias Brändle is an Austrian professional road bicycle racer. Brändle is a seven-time winner of the Austrian National Time Trial Championships, and also won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2016.
Matthias Lukas Ginter is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Germany national team.
Michaël R. Roskam is a Belgian film director.
Matthias Mayer is an Austrian retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion.
Matthias Verreth is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie B club Brescia.
Matthias Casse is a Belgian judoka who won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.