Matija References

Matija is a South Slavic masculine and feminine given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:

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 Bećković (born 1939), Serbian writer and poet
Matija Bertolloti, Slovenian politician
Matija Bravničar (1897–1977), Slovenian composer
Matija Čanić (1901–1964), Croatian military officer
Matija Češković (born 1981), Croatian basketball guard
Matija Christian, Slovenian politician
Matija Čop (1797–1835), Slovene linguist, literary historian and critic
Matija Di Georgio, Slovenian politician
Matija Divković (1563–1631), Bosnian Franciscan writer
Matija Duh (1989–2013), Slovenian international motorcycle speedway rider
Matija Đulvat (born 1976), Croatian futsal player
Matija Dvorneković (born 1989), Croatian football forward
Matija Gogala (born 1937), Slovene entomologist
Matija Gubec (c. 1548–1573), Croatian revolutionary
Matija Ivanić (1445–1523), leader of the Hvar Rebellion
Matija Jama (1872–1947), Slovene painter
Matija Kluković (born 1982), Croatian independent film director
Matija Kranjc (born 1984), Slovenian javelin thrower
Matija Kristić (born 1978), Croatian football defender
Matija Kvasina (born 1981), Croatian racing cyclist
Matija Ljubek (1953–2000), Croatian sprint canoeist
Matija Ljujić (born 1993), Serbian football midfielder
Matija Majar (1809–1892), Slovene Roman Catholic priest and political activist
Matija Matko (born 1982), Croatian football player
Matija Mazarek (1726–1808) Catholic priest
Matija Mažuranić (1817–1881), Croatian writer
Matija Mesić (1826–1878), Croatian historian and professor
Matija Murko (1861–1952), Slovene scholar
Matija Nastasić (born 1993), Serbian professional footballer
Matija Nenadović (1777–1854), Serbian archpriest
Matija Petar Katančić (1750–1825), Croatian writer, professor of aesthetics and archaeology, and lexicographer
Matija Pintarič (born 1989), Slovenian ice hockey goaltender
Matija Popović (c. 1490-1563), Serbian Orthodox priest from Ottoman Bosnia
Matija Protić (born 1994), Serbian football midfielder
Matija Prskalo (born 1966), Croatian theatre, film and television actress
Mattia Prskalo (born 1986), Swedish male model
Matija Sabančić (fl. 1463–1471), King of Bosnia
Matija Šegavac (born 1995), Serbian football goalkeeper
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 associated with the naïve art movement
Matija Smrekar (born 1989), Croatian footballer
Matija Špičić (born 1988), Croatian footballer
Matija Vojsalić, member of the Bosnian Hrvatinić noble family
Matija Vuković (1925–1985), Serbian sculptor
Matija Zmajević (1680–1735), Russian admiral and shipbuilder

See also