Matthews (surname)

This page lists notable people with the surname (that is, family name) Matthews.

For a list of notable people with the surname Matthew (without -s), see Matthew (surname).

For a list of notable people with the surname Mathews (with only one "t"), see Mathews (surname).

For a list of notable people with the forename (that is, given name) Matthew, see Matthew (name).

For the etymology of the name Matthew and for cognates (related forenames and surnames), see Matthew (name).

Matthews is a surname derived from the forename Matthew. Some notable people with this surname are listed below.

Military

• Al Matthews (born 1942), member of the United States Marine Corps
• Bruce Matthews (General), the commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division in the Second World War
• Francis P. Matthews (1887–1952), 49th United States Secretary of the Navy
• H. Spencer Matthews, (1921–2002), first U.S. naval pilot to be promoted to admiral
• Mark Matthews (1894–2005), former Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army
• Peter Matthews (rebel) (c.1790–1838), farmer and soldier who participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837
• Saul Matthews, African-American American Revolutionary War hero

Politics

• Albert Edward Matthews, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• Bill Matthews, Canadian politician
• Brenda Jones-Matthews, the mayor of the city of Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
• Claude Matthews, governor of the US state of Indiana from 1893 to 1897
• Cliff Matthews, Manitoba lawyer and politician
• Charles R. Matthews, former member of the Texas Railroad Commission
• Deb Matthews, politician in Ontario, Canada
• Francis P. Matthews
• Gabriel Baccus Matthews, Liberian politician
• Gary Matthews (politician), the current Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives
• Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff, British Conservative politician and statesman
• Jim Matthews (politician), elected public official in Pennsylvania
• John H. Matthews, Canadian politician
• Joseph W. Matthews, American politician who served as Governor of Mississippi from 1848 to 1850
• Philip Bushill-Matthews, British politician and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands with the Conservative Party
• Print Matthews, Reconstruction-era social organizer murdered while voting
• Stanley Matthews (lawyer), Republican politician and jurist from Ohio
• William Matthews (politician), American politician

Music

• Andrew Matthews-Owen, Welsh pianist
• Artie Matthews (1888–1958), American ragtime composer
• Ben Matthews, English guitarist and keyboard player with the hard rock band Thunder
• Cerys Matthews (b. 1969), Welsh singer
• Chauncey Matthews, American singer
• Colin Matthews (b. 1946), English composer
• Dave Matthews (b. 1967), South African musician
• David Matthews (b. 1943), English composer
• Denis Matthews (1919–1988), English pianist
• Denise Katrina Matthews, known as Vanity (performer) (b. 1959), Canadian singer, actress, and religious leader
• Edward Matthews, pioneering African American opera singer
• Emma Matthews (b. 1970), Australian operatic soprano
• Iain Matthews, English musician and songwriter
• Jesse Matthews, (b. 1978) American hip-hop and television music producer/composer, who has had several songs on the Billboard top 100
• Jessie Matthews, popular English actress, dancer, and singer of the 1930s
• Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer
• Patrick Matthews, former bassist of Australian garage rock band The Vines
• Ron Matthews, the original drummer for legendary English heavy metal band Iron Maiden
• Scott Matthews, English singer/songwriter from Wolverhampton
• Wall Matthews, III, (b. 1950) American recording artist/songwriter/composer from Baltimore, MD who has recorded several, critically acclaimed solo albums and does music for a wide variety of television shows, movies, and video games
• Wendy Matthews, Canadian adult alternative pop singer who has had won seven ARIA awards and achieved a number of hit records

Fiction

• Aspen Matthews, the main character of Fathom
• Cory Matthews, the main character on Boy Meets World
• Courtney Matthews, popular heroine on the ABC soap opera General Hospital
• Dave Matthews (Family Affairs), fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs
• Duncan Matthews, fictional character on the animated TV show X-Men: Evolution
• Eric Matthews (Saw), fictional character of film series Saw (film series)
• Josh Matthews (Family Affairs), fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs
• Paige Matthews, fictional character

Sports

• Adam Matthews, Welsh footballer
• Austin Matthews, cricketer who played for Northamptonshire, Glamorgan and England
• Brenda Matthews, New Zealand sprinter
• Bruce Matthews (American football) (born 1961), American football offensive lineman and coach; brother of Clay Matthews, Jr., son of Clay, Sr., and uncle of Casey and Clay III (all listed below)
• Casey Matthews (born 1989), American football linebacker
• Christopher Matthews (cricketer), former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1986 to 1988
• Clay Matthews, Sr. (born 1928), American football offensive lineman
• Clay Matthews, Jr. (born 1956), American football linebacker
• Clay Matthews III (born 1986), American football linebacker
• Craig Matthews, South African cricketer who played in eighteen Tests and fifty six ODIs from 1991 to 1997
• Darren Matthews (born 1968), English professional wrestler better known as William Regal
• Denny Matthews, American sportscaster
• Don Matthews, head coach in the Canadian Football League
• Gary Matthews, outfielder in Major League Baseball
• Gary Matthews, Jr., Major League Baseball player with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Greg Matthews, New South Wales and Australian cricketer who bowled off spin
• Jimmy Matthews, Australian Test cricketer
• Ken Matthews, English race walker
• Leigh Matthews, Australian Rules football player
• Mickey Matthews, the head football coach at James Madison University
• Mike Matthews, Major League Baseball pitcher who was born on October 24, 1973 in Woodbridge,
• Morgan Matthews, American figure skater
• Robert William Matthews, Welsh footballer
• Shane Matthews, quarterback in the National Football League
• Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), English footballer
• Todd Matthews-Jouda, hurdling athlete
• Vincent Matthews (b. 1947), American athlete
• Will Matthews (rugby union), rugby union footballer

Business

• Bernard Matthews, founder of the food processing company headquartered in Norwich, Norfolk
• Gordon Matthews, American inventor and businessman
• Terry Matthews, Welsh/Canadian serial high tech entrepreneur

Literature

• Brander Matthews, U.S. writer and educator
• Brett Matthews, American writer of comics and TV shows
• William Matthews (poet), American poet and essayist

Television and film

• A. E. Matthews, English actor
• Chris Matthews, American television talk show host
• Dakin Matthews, American actor with a long history of work in film, television and theater
• Francis Matthews (actor), English film, TV and stage actor
• Herbert Matthews, reporter for the New York Times said to be the first to report Fidel Castro was alive in the Sierra Maestra
• Kathleen Matthews, anchor for ABC 7 News/ WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.
• Lester Matthews, English actor
• Liesel Matthews, American heiress, socialite, and actress
• Sally Ann Matthews, English actress known for roles in British soap operas

Other

• Barry Matthews, the current Chief Executive of the New Zealand Department of Corrections
• Drummond Matthews (1931–1997), English marine geologist and geophysicist
• Harry Grindell Matthews (1880–1941), English inventor
• James M. Matthews, first Chancellor of New York University
• James Tilly Matthews (1770–1815), London tea merchant and schizophrenia sufferer
• Jeffery Matthews, British postage stamp designer
• Kevin Matthews (radio personality), Midwest-based radio personality
• Lisa Matthews, 1991 Playmate of the Year
• Peter Matthews (linguist), British linguist
• Peter H. Matthews (1873–1916), operator of policy games all over New York City
• Paul Taunton Matthews, (1919–1987) British theoretical physicist
• Robert Matthews (religious impostor) (1778–1841), American religious impostor chiefly remembered for his encounter the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
• Rodney Matthews, English fantasy artist and illustrator
• Victoria Matthews, Canadian, Anglican bishop
• Shannon Matthews, British child who disappeared on 19 February 2008 (see Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews)
• Tina Matthews, Warner Bros. Boss
• William Matthews (engineer), British civil engineer
• Todd Matthews, Art Instructor, Los Angeles, California

See also

• Matthew (name)
• Matthew (surname)
• Mathews (surname)