Once again First Names First where we present a chronological list of persons with their first name here, and your task is to pick one. Then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and to see what if anything he or she could contribute your life with. Perhaps some inspiration. Give a couple of minutes of your life to this. Lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us - let them!
This time it is all about Matt/Matthew/Mats/Matthias Matteo Tafuri* philosopher/ astrologer/alchemist – Soleto, Apulia, HRE (1492) Matthew Parker* Archbishop of Canterbury – Norwich, England (1504) Matthew Baillie* physician/pathologist – Shotts Manse, Lanarkshire, Scotland (1761) Matthias W. Baldwin* locomotive manufacturer – Elizabethtown, NJ USA (1795) Matthew Arnold* poet/cultural critic – Laleham, Middlesex, England (1822) Matt Moore* actor/director – Kells, County Meath, Ireland (1888) Matt Groening* writer/producer – Portland, OR USA (1954) Matt Craven* actor – Port Colborne, ON Canada (1956) Matt Lauer* journalist/TV-host – New York, NY USA (1957) Matthew Modine* actor – Loma Linda, CA USA (1959) Matthew Ashford* actor – Davenport, IA USA (1960) Matthew Arkin* actor/acting instructor – Brooklyn, NY USA (1960) Matthew Broderick* actor – New York, NY USA (1962) Matt Dillon* actor – New Rochelle, NY USA (1964) Mats Wilander* tennis player/commentator – Växjö, Sweden (1964) Mads Michelsen* actor – Österbro, Copenhagen, Denmark (1965) Matthew Fox*actor – Abington, PA USA (1966) Matt LeBlanc* actor – Newton, CA USA (1967) Matthew Perry* actor – Williamstown, MA USA (1969) Matthew McConaughey* actor – Uvalde, TX USA (1969) Matt Damon* actor – Cambridge, MA USA (1970) pic Matt Iseman* physician/stand-up comedian/actor - Denver, CO USA (1971) Matt Passmore* actor - Brisbane, QLD Australia (1973) Matthias Schoenaerts* graffiti artist/ actor/producer – Antwerp, Belgium (1977) Matt Hendricks* hockey player – Blaine, MN USA (1981) Matthew Perrault* hockey player – Drummondville, QC Canada (1988) Matt Murray* hockey goalie – Thunder Bay, ON Canada (1994) Updated 22.2.2021