Famous People with Name Mathieu

Mathieu Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Mathieu Wilson: is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three time New Zealand national bronze medalist and the 2009 silver medalist.

Michael Mathieu            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Michael Mathieu: is a Bahamian sprinter. He was part of the Bahamas' silver-medal winning team in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Marquis Mathieu            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marquis Mathieu: was a professional ice hockey player who played 16 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins.

Claude-Louis Mathieu            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Claude-Louis Mathieu: was a French mathematician and astronomer who began his career as an engineer. He worked with the Bureau des Longitudes and tried to determine the distance of the stars.

François-Désiré Mathieu            Origin/Culture/Country: French

François-Désiré Mathieu: was a French bishop and Cardinal. On 3 January 1893, he was nominated to the Bishopric of Angers, was preconized on 19 January, and consecrated on 20 March. He succeeded Charles Émile Freppel, one of the most remarkable bishops of his time, and set himself to maintain all his predecessor's good works. To these he added the work of facilitating the education of poor children destined for the priesthood. He inaugurated the same enterprise in the Diocese of Toulouse,

Émile Léonard Mathieu            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Émile Léonard Mathieu: was a French mathematician. He is most famous for his work in group theory and mathematical physics. He has given his name to the Mathieu functions, Mathieu groups and Mathieu transformation. He authored a treatise of mathematical physics in 6 volumes. Volume 1 is an exposition of the techniques to solve the differential equations of mathematical physics, and contains an account of the applications of Mathieu functions to electrostatics. Volume 2 deals with capillarity. Volumes 3 and 4 with electrostatics and magnetostatics. Volume 5 deals with electrodynamics, and volume 6 with elasticity. The asteroid 27947 Emilemathieu was named in his honour.