Mathieson

Article summary

Mathieson is a surname and may apply to the following: *Alexander Mathieson & Sons, Scottish edge-tool makers *Bonnie Mathieson (1945–2018), American scientist *Colin Mathieson, Paralympic athlete from Canada *Craig Mathieson (born 1971), Australian writer *David Mathieson (born 1978), Scottish footballer * James Mathieson (1905–1950), Scottish football goalkeeper *Jamie Mathieson, British writer *Jim Mathieson (footballer) (1892–1982), Australian rules footballer *Jim Mathieson (ice hockey) (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player *Jim Mathieson (sculptor) (1931–2003), British sculptor *John Mathieson (cinematographer) (born 1958), film maker *John Mathieson (computer scientist), computer scientist who worked for Sinclair Research and later developed the Atari Jaguar video games console *John Alexander Mathieson (1863–1947), Premier of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island 1911–1917 *Kristi Mathieson, American politician from Maine *Muir Mathieson (1911–1975), British conductor *Neil Mathieson (1823– ), Scottish chemist and businessman *Peter Mathieson (born 1959), British nephrologist *Peter Mathieson, New Zealand swimmer *Rhys Mathieson (born 1997), Australian rules footballer *Scott Mathieson (born 1984), Canadian baseball player *Taso Mathieson (1908–1991), Scottish racing driver *Willie Mathieson, Scottish footballer It is also very rarely used as a given name: *Ma…

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1. date of birth: 1971 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1327312517