Mathieu

Mathieu may refer to:

In places:

• Mathieu, Calvados, a commune of the Calvados département in France

In mathematics:

• Claude-Louis Mathieu (1783–1875), French mathematician and astronomer
• Émile Léonard Mathieu (1835–1890), French mathematician
  • Mathieu function, special function useful for treating a variety of interesting problems in applied mathematics
  • Mathieu transformation, subgroup of canonical transformations in classical mechanics.
  • Mathieu groups, a family of five sporadic simple groups

In sports:

• Mathieu Biron (born 1980), Canadian hockey defenceman
• Mathieu Bois (born 1988), Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• Mathieu Flamini (born 1984), French football player currently playing for A.C. Milan in Italy
• Jérémy Mathieu (born 1983), French football player currently playing for Valencia CF in Spain
• Maurice Mathieu, French badminton player
• Paul-Henri Mathieu (born 1982), French tennis player
• Simone Mathieu (1908–1980), French tennis player
• Tyrann Mathieu (born 1992), American football player formerly played for the LSU Tigers.
• Mathieu Montcourt (1985-2009), French tennis player
• Mathieu Schneider (born 1969), American hockey defenseman
• Mathieu Valbuena (born 1984), French football player currently playing for Marseille in France

In other fields:

• Mathieu Kérékou (born 1933), President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006
• André Mathieu (1929–1968), Canadian pianist and composer
• David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte (1768–1833), French general of the Napoleonic era
• Gail D. Mathieu, former United States ambassador to Namibia
• Georges Mathieu (1921–2012), French painter
• Marc-Antoine Mathieu, comic book author and winner of the Prix de la critique
• Michel Mathieu (Canadian politician) (1838-1916), Canadian politician
• Mireille Mathieu (born 1946), French singer
• W. A. Mathieu (born 1937), composer, musician, and educator
• Mathieu Orfila (1787–1853), Spanish-born French toxicologist and chemist