Notable Athletes: 1 soccer, 1 tennis
(soccer) Abel Hernández (a.k.a. Mathías)   1990-  
(tennis) Mathias Bourgue   1994-  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 1 physicist
Claude Pouillet (a.k.a. Mathias)   1790-1868  
Olympic Medalists: 3 silver
(silver) Mathias Boe   2012   badminton doubles  
(silver) Joe Kovacs (a.k.a. Mathias)   2016; 2020   shot put  
(silver) Mathias Lessort   2024   basketball  
Other Leaders: 2 prime ministers
Prime Minister Charles-Mathias Simons   1853-1860   Luxembourg  
Prime Minister Mathias Mongenast   1915   Luxembourg  
Saints: 2 saints
Saint Mathias of Miyako   ?-1597  
Saint Matiya Mulumba (a.k.a. Mathias)   1836-1886