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First name Matthew
October 23, 2026

#1

Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys

Top 500 #16 Initials MR #1

#2

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

American actor (born 1969)

Top 500 #43 Initials MM #2 The Gentlemen

#3

Matthew Stafford

Matthew Stafford

American football player (born 1988)

Top 500 #434 Initials MS #3

#4

Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

#5

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

American actor (born 1962)

Initials MB #11 Ferris Bueller's Day Off

#6

Matthew Del Negro

Matthew Del Negro

Initials MN #1 Wind River

#7

Matthew Lillard

Matthew Lillard

American actor (born 1970)

Initials ML #7 Scream 7

#8

Matthew Morrison

Matthew Morrison

American actor | dancer | and singer

Initials MM #33

#9

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor (born 1974)

Initials MM #38 Pride & Prejudice

#10

Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Gray Gubler

American actor | filmmaker and model (born 1980)

Initials MG #14

#11

Matthew Goode

Matthew Goode

English actor (born 1978)

Initials MG #15 The Imitation Game

#12

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

American actor and filmmaker (born 1959)

Initials MM #43 Oppenheimer

#13

Matthew Mercer

Matthew Mercer

Initials MM #46

#14

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence

Initials ML #16

#15

Matthew VanDyke

Matthew VanDyke

American journalist

Initials MV #11

#16

Matthew Koma

Matthew Koma

American musician

Initials MK #25

#17

Matthew Vaughn

Matthew Vaughn

British film producer | director and screenwriter

Initials MV #12

#18

Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox

American actor (born 1966)

Initials MF #22 World War Z

#19

Matthew Golden

Matthew Golden

American football player (born 2003)

Initials MG #35

#20

Matthew Garber

Matthew Garber

British actor (1956–1977)

Initials MG #36 Mary Poppins

#21

Matthew John Armstrong

Matthew John Armstrong

Initials MA #35

#22

Matthew Maher

Matthew Maher

Initials MM #92 Captain Marvel

#23

Matthew Shepard

Matthew Shepard

American LGBT student and murder victim

Initials MS #68

#24

Matthew Lewis

Matthew Lewis

English actor (born 1989)

Initials ML #42 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

#25

Matthew Settle

Matthew Settle

Initials MS #74

#26

Matthew Daddario

Matthew Daddario

Initials MD #35

#27

Matthew Brennan

Matthew Brennan

British cyclist

Initials MB #88

#28

Matthew Johns

Matthew Johns

Australian rugby league player

Initials MJ #27

#29

Matthew Laborteaux

Matthew Laborteaux

Initials ML #60

#30

Matthew McGrory

Matthew McGrory

American actor (1973–2005)

Initials MM #167

#31

Matthew Breetzke

Matthew Breetzke

Initials MB #120

#32

Matthew Davis

Matthew Davis

Initials MD #62 Pearl Harbor

#33

Matthew Freud

Matthew Freud

British businessman

Initials MF #60

#34

Matthew Falder

Matthew Falder

English geophysicist; blackmailer and convicted child-sex offender

Initials MF #77

#35

Matthew C. Perry

Matthew C. Perry

American naval officer (1794–1858)

Initials MP #88

#36

Matthew Cowles

Matthew Cowles

American actor and playwright (1944-2014)

Initials MC #122

#37

Matthew Muller

Matthew Muller

American kidnapper | immigration attorney | and Marine veteran

Initials MM #241

#38

Matthew Weiner

Matthew Weiner

American screenwriter

Initials MW #83

#39

Matthew Law

Matthew Law

American stand-up comedian | rapper | writer | actor and illustrator (born 1990)

Initials ML #89

#40

Matthew Barney

Matthew Barney

American sculptor and filmmaker

Initials MB #177

#41

Matthew Hibner

Matthew Hibner

American football player

Initials MH #111

#42

Matthew Pavlich

Matthew Pavlich

Australian footballer

Initials MP #108

#43

Matthew Broome

Matthew Broome

Initials MB #184

#44

Matthew Dellavedova

Matthew Dellavedova

Australian basketball player

Initials MD #94

#45

Matthew Beard

Matthew Beard

English film and television actor | and model

Initials MB #191 The Imitation Game

#46

Matthew Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk

American ice hockey player

Initials MT #73

#47

Matthew Reeve

Matthew Reeve

Initials MR #128

#48

Matthew Cardarople

Matthew Cardarople

Initials MC #153

#49

Matthew Holness

Matthew Holness

British comedian

Initials MH #122

#50

Matthew Marsden

Matthew Marsden

actor | martial artist | model | singer

Black Hawk Down

#51

Matthew Glave

Matthew Glave

Initials MG #111

#52

Matthew Wilder

Matthew Wilder

American musician

Initials MW #101

#53

Matthew Schaefer

Matthew Schaefer

Canadian ice hockey player (born 2007)

Initials MS #235

#54

Matthew Ridgway

Matthew Ridgway

United States Army general

Initials MR #141

#55

Matthew Needham

Matthew Needham

Initials MN #43

#56

Matthew Sweet

Matthew Sweet

American musician

Initials MS #242

#57

Matthew Syed

Matthew Syed

Former Olympic table tennis player

Initials MS #244

#58

Matthew Hoffman

Matthew Hoffman

American criminal (born 1980)

Initials MH #132

#59

Matthew Moy

Matthew Moy

#60

Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly

British television presenter

Initials MK #126

#61

Matthew Porretta

Matthew Porretta

Initials MP #133

#62

Matthew Newton

Matthew Newton

Australian actor | writer | and director

Initials MN #50

#63

Matthew Wolfenden

Matthew Wolfenden

Initials MW #128

#64

Matthew Cooke

Matthew Cooke

American filmmaker

Initials MC #193

#65

Matthew Hancock

Matthew Hancock

British politician (born 1978)

Initials MH #174

#66

Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden

Australian cricketer (born 1971)

Initials MH #179

#67

Matthew Shultz

Matthew Shultz

American singer

#68

Matthew McNulty

Matthew McNulty

#69

Matthew Guinness

Matthew Guinness

Initials MG #157

#70

Matthew Carnahan

Matthew Carnahan

American film director | producer and screenwriter

Initials MC #216

#71

Matthew Cox

Matthew Cox

American convicted felon for bank fraud and now a YouTuber

Initials MC #219

#72

Matthew Nicks

Matthew Nicks

Australian rules footballer

Initials MN #60

#73

Matthew Robbins

Matthew Robbins

American screenwriter | producer and director

Initials MR #192

#74

Matthew Tuck

Matthew Tuck

British musician

Initials MT #122

#75

Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold

English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools

Initials MA #177

#76

Matthew Prince

Matthew Prince

American businessman and entrepreneur

Initials MP #175

#77

Matthew Cutler

Matthew Cutler

Initials MC #247

#78

Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias

American blogger

Initials MY #29

#79

Matthew Upson

Matthew Upson

English association football player

Initials MU #12

#80

Matthew Noszka

Matthew Noszka

American model and actor

Initials MN #68

#81

Matthew West

Matthew West

contemporary Christian musician

Initials MW #168

#82

Matthew Dillon

Matthew Dillon

systems software engineer

Initials MD #162

#83

Matthew Henson

Matthew Henson

American explorer (1866-1955)

Initials MH #235

#84

Matthew Flinders

Matthew Flinders

English navigator and cartographer

Initials MF #150

#85

Matthew Dunlap

Matthew Dunlap

American politician

Initials MD #168

#86

Matthew Alan

Matthew Alan

Initials MA #215

#87

Matthew Slater

Matthew Slater

American football player (born 1985)

#88

Matthew Gravelle

Matthew Gravelle

Initials MG #221

#89

Matthew Arkin

Matthew Arkin

American actor | suspence novels writer

Initials MA #240

#90

Matthew Axelson

Matthew Axelson

Petty Officer 2nd Class | US Navy SEAL

#91

Matthew Knight

Matthew Knight

Initials MK #221

#92

Matthew Amroliwala

Matthew Amroliwala

#93

Matthew Fisher

Matthew Fisher

English musician | songwriter and producer

Initials MF #180

#94

Matthew Hussey

Matthew Hussey

British television personality and author

#95

Matthew Knies

Matthew Knies

American ice hockey player

Initials MK #232

#96

Matthew Berry

Matthew Berry

American sportswriter

#97

Matthew Lloyd

Matthew Lloyd

Australian rules footballer

Initials ML #217

#98

Matthew Le Nevez

Matthew Le Nevez

Australian actor

Initials MN #99

#99

Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox

Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox

Grandfather of James VI and I

Initials ML #220

#100

Matthew Rankin

Matthew Rankin

Montreal filmmaker | originally from Winnipeg

#101

Matthew Peca

ice hockey player

#102

Matthew Faber

Initials MF #196

#103

Matthew Mellon

Chairman of the New York Republican Party’s Finance Committee

#104

Matthew Bright

American film director

#105

Matthew Canavan

Australian politician

#106

Matthew Henry

Theologician from Wales

#107

Matthew Miller

Canadian screenwriter and producer

#108

Matthew Bourne

British ballet and dance choreographer

#109

Matthew P. Walker

a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California | Berkeley | USA

Initials MW #249

#110

Matthew Corbett

British television presenter

#111

Matthew Bergeron

Canadian gridiron football player (born 2000)

#112

Matthew Hudson-Smith

British sprint athlete

#113

Matthew Reilly

Australian author

#114

Matthew O. Williams

American soldier

#115

Matthew Ianniello

American mobster (1920-2012)

Initials MI #79

#116

Matthew Charles Johnson

Australian criminal and murderer

Initials MJ #185

#117

Matthew Stokoe

#118

Matthew Paris

#119

Matthew F. Hale

White separatist religious leader

#120

Matthew Hardy

British cyberstalker

#121

Matthew Lesko

American television personality

#122

Matthew Laurance

#123

Matthew Dowd

American political consultant (born 1961)

#124

Matthew Wale

Solomon Islands politician

#125

Matthew McManus

American filmmaker

#126

Matthew Good

Canadian singer-songwriter

#127

Matthew Marsh

#128

Matthew Yang King

#129

Matthew Hoggard

English cricketer

#130

Matthew Galkin

American film director and producer

#131

Matthew Madonna

American mobster

#132

Matthew Continetti

#133

Matthew Hatton

#134

Matthew Heimbach

American neo-Nazi

#135

Matthew Webb

English steamship captain and Channel swimmer

#136

Matthew Etherington

Initials ME #138

#137

Matthew Parris

#138

Matthew Stephens

English racing cyclist

#139

Matthew Huxley

American epidemiologist | anthropologist | educator and author

#140

Matthew Kilgallon

English association football player

#141

Matthew Lodge

Australian rugby league player

#142

Matthew Underwood

Initials MU #33

#143

Matthew Wade

Australian cricketer

#144

Matthew Beard

#145

Matthew Fontaine Maury

United States Navy officer

#146

Matthew Pennycook

British Labour Party politician

#147

Matthew Calamari

American security guard | executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Trump Organization

#148

Matthew Leitch

#149

Matthew Wood

American sound editor and voice actor

#150

Matthew Ward

American singer

#151

Matthew Todd Miller

American man who was a prisoner in North Korea

#152

Matthew Johnson

Australian rules footballer

Initials MJ #27

#153

Matthew McGloin

American football quarterback form the USA

#154

Matthew Cottle

#155

Matthew Manotoc

Filipino politician

#156

Matthew McDonough

American musician

#157

Matthew Savoie

Canadian hockey player

#158

Matthew Ebden

Australian tennis player

Initials ME #148

#159

Matthew Ashman

English music guitarist

#160

Matthew Sunderland

New Zealand actor

#161

Matthew Libatique

American cinematographer

#162

Matthew Murphy

British musician

#163

Matthew Davies

Australian footballer

#164

Matthew Pinsent

English rower and broadcaster

#165

Matthew Stevens

Welsh snooker player

#166

Matthew Bronfman

American businessman and philanthropist

#167

Matthew Dufty

Australian rugby league footballer (b. 1996)

#168

Matthew Boulton

English industrialist; business partner of James Watt

#169

Matthew Saad Muhammad

#170

Matthew Penn

American director and producer

#171

Matthew Bennett

Canadian actor | writer and director

#172

Matthew Desmond

American sociologist

#173

Matthew Santoro

Canadian YouTuber

#174

Matthew Senreich

American writer

#175

Matthew Garrett

Irish computer programmer

#176

Matthew Poitras

Canadian ice hockey player

#177

Matthew Fox

priest and theologian

Initials MF #22

#178

Matthew Smith

British computer game programmer

#179

Matthew Michael Carnahan

American screenwriter

#180

Matthew Barnaby

Canadian ice hockey player

#181

Matthew Clarke

English footballer | born 1996

#182

Matthew Craig

Scottish footballer

#183

Matthew Ashford

#184

Matthew Waterhouse

English actor and writer

#185

Matthew James Thomas

#186

Matthew Ferguson

#187

Matthew Strazel

French basketball player

#188

Matthew Macklin

British-Irish boxer

#189

Matthew Williams

American designer | creative and entrepreneur

#190

Matthew Scarlett

Australian rules footballer

#191

Matthew Wong

Canadian artist (1984–2019)

#192

Matthew Logelin

American writer

#193

Matthew Kessel

American ice hockey player (Born 2000)

#194

Matthew Wilkas

American actor and playwright

#195

Matthew Walker

British-Canadian actor

#196

Matthew Shear

#197

Matthew Borden

American businessman

#198

Matthew Lopez

American playwright and director

#199

Matthew Lugo

American baseball player (born 2001)

#200

Matthew Norman

Australian drug trafficker