Matija

Matija (Serbian: Матија) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is a variant of the given name Matthias used in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, and thus a cognate to the English name Matthew.¹

• Matija Ahacel (1779–1845), Carinthian Slovene philologist, publicist, and collector of folk songs
• Matija Antun Relković (1732–1798), Habsburg military officer and Croatian writer
• Matija Babić (born 1978), Croatian journalist and entrepreneur
• Matija Ban (1818–1903), Serbian poet, dramatist, and playwright
• Matija Barl (1940–2018), Slovene actor, producer and translator
• Matija Bertolloti, Slovenian politician
• Matija Bećković (born 1939), Serbian writer and poet
• Matija Boben (born 1994), Slovenian footballer
• Matija Bravničar (1897–1977), Slovenian composer
• Matija Čanić (1901–1964), Croatian military officer
• Matija Češković (born 1981), Croatian basketball player
• Matija Christian, Slovenian politician
• Matija Čop (1797–1835), Slovene linguist, literary historian and critic
• Matija Črep, Croatian taekwondo practitioner
• Matija Cvek (born 1993), Croatian singer and songwriter
• Matija Dedić (1973–2025), Croatian jazz pianist and composer
• Matija Di Georgio, Slovenian politician
• Matija Divković (1563–1631), Bosnian Franciscan writer
• Matija Duh (1989–2013), Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider
• Matija Đulvat (born 1976), Croatian futsal player
• Matija Dvorneković (born 1989), Croatian footballer
• Matija Frigan (born 2003), Croatian footballer
• Matija Gluščević (born 2004), Serbian footballer
• Matija Gogala (born 1937), Slovene entomologist
• Matija Golik (born 1993), Croatian handballer
• Matija Gočmanac (born 2003), Serbian footballer
• Matija Grbić (1505–1559), German humanist, classical philologist and translator
• Matija Gregurić (born 1996), Croatian hammer thrower
• Matija Gubec (c. 1548–1573), Croatian revolutionary
• Matija Horvat (born 1999), Croatian footballer
• Matija Ivanić (1445–1523), leader of the Hvar Rebellion
• Matija Jama (1872–1947), Slovene painter
• Matija Jovičić (1755–1820), Serbian village mayor and revolutionary
• Matija Jurišić (born 2003), Croatian racing driver
• Matija Katanec (born 1990), Croatian footballer
• Matija Kluković (born 1982), Croatian independent film director
• Matija Kovač (born 8 April 1980), Serbian politician
• Matija Kranjc (born 1984), Slovenian javelin thrower
• Matija Kristić (born 1978), Croatian footballer
• Matija Krivokapić (born 2003), Montenegrin footballer
• Matija Kvasina (born 1981), Croatian racing cyclist
• Matija Legović (born 2005), Croatian biathlete
• Matija Ljubek (1953–2000), Croatian sprint canoeist
• Matija Ljujić (born 1993), Serbian footballer
• Matija Majar (1809–1892), Slovene Roman Catholic priest and political activist
• Matija Malekinušić (born 1999), Croatianfootballer
• Matija Matko (born 1982), Croatian footballer
• Matija Mazarek (1726–1808) Catholic priest
• Matija Mažuranić (1817–1881), Croatian writer
• Matija Mesić (1826–1878), Croatian historian and professor
• Matija Mišić (born 1992), Croatian football
• Matija Mitrović (born 2004), Serbian footballer
• Matija Muhar (born 1996), Slovenian track and field athlete
• Matija Murko (1861–1952), Slovene scholar
• Matija Nastasić (born 1993), Serbian footballer
• Matija Nenadović (1777–1854), Serbian archpriest
• Matija Pavšič (born 1979), Slovenian rower
• Matija Pecotić (born 1989), Croatian tennis player
• Matija Petar Katančić (1750–1825), Croatian writer, professor of aesthetics and archaeology, and lexicographer
• Matija Pintarič (born 1989), Slovenian ice hockey player
• Matija Popović (c. 1490–1563), Serbian Orthodox priest from Ottoman Bosnia
• Matija Popović (footballer) (born 2006), Serbian footballer
• Matija Prskalo (born 1966), Croatian actress
• Matija Radović (born 1998), Serbian basketball player
• Matija Rom (born 1998), Slovenian footballer
• Matija Sabančić (fl. 1463–1471), King of Bosnia
• Matija Sarkic (1997–2024), English-Montenegrin footballer
• Matija Šestak (born 1972), Slovenian sprinter
• Matija Širok (born 1991), Slovenian footballer
• Matija Škarabot (born 1988), Slovenian footballer
• Matija Škerbec (1886–1963), Slovene Roman Catholic priest, political figure, and writer
• Matija Skurjeni (1898–1990), Croatian painter
• Matija Špičić (born 1988), Croatian footballer
• Matija Špoljarić (born 1997), Cypriot footballer
• Matija Smrekar (born 1989), Croatian footballer
• Matija Sovdat (born 1975), Swedish murderer
• Matija Vojsalić, member of the Bosnian Hrvatinić noble family
• Matija Vuković (1925–1985), Serbian sculptor
• Matija Zmajević (1680–1735), Russian admiral and shipbuilder