Overview
Mads is a male given name, a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Scandinavian form of the English name Matthew. Notable people with the name include:
Business
* Mads Clausen (1905–1966), Danish industrialist and founder of Danfoss * Mads Langaard (1815–1891), Norwegian brewery owner and industrialist * Mads Johansen Lange (1807–1856), Danish trader, entrepreneur and peacemaker on Bali
Music
* Mads Arp, Danish composer, producer and electronic music pioneer * Mads Benjamin Kortland Hav (born 1985), Danish rapper * Mads Christian (born 2000), Danish singer * Mads Eriksen (born 1962), Norwegian guitarist and composer * Mads Langer (born 1984), Danish composer, singer-songwriter and pop musician born Langer Clausen * Mads Tolling (born 1980), Danish-American violinist and composer * Mads Tunebjerg, Danish bass player in the Danish rock band Kashmir * Mads Vinding, Danish jazz double-bassist
Politics
* Mads Fuglede (born 1971), Danish politician * Mads Gilbert (born 1947), Norwegian doctor, activist and politician * Mads Lauritz Madsen (1782–1840), Norwegian politician * Mads Rørvig, Danish politician
Sports
* Mads Agger (born 1999), Danish footballer * Mads Albæk (born 1990), Danish footballer * Mads Andersen (rower) (born 1978), Danish rower * Mads Burnell (born 1994), Danish mixed martial artist * Mads Hermansen (born 2000), Danish footballer * Mads Juel Andersen (born 1997), Danish footballer * Mads Glæsner (born 1988), Danish swimmer * Mads Jørgensen (born 1979), Danish retired footballer * Mads Jørgensen (footballer, born 1998), Danish footballer * Mads Junker (born 1981), Danish pundit and retired footballer * Mads Kaggestad (born 1977), Norwegian retired road racing cyclist * Mads Laudrup (born 1989), Danish professional football player who currently plays for HB Køge * Mads Østberg (born 1987), Norwegian rally car driver * Mads Pedersen (badminton) (born 1990), Danish badminton player * Mads Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1995), Danish road racing cyclist, 2019 Road Race World Champion * Mads Pedersen (footballer, born 1993), Danish footballer * Mads Rasmussen (born 1981), Danish rower * Mads Roerslev (born 1999), Danish footballer * Mads Søndergaard (born 2002), Danish footballer * Mads Timm (born 1984), Danish footballer * Mads Valentin (born 1996), Danish footballer
Other fields
* Mads Alstrup (1808–1876), Danish portrait photographer * Mads Andersen (chess player) (born 1995), Danish chess grandmaster * Mads Andersen (poker player) (born 1970), Danish poker and backgammon player * Mads Brügger (born 1972), Danish filmmaker and TV host * Mads Eriksen (cartoonist) (born 1977), Norwegian cartoonist * Mads Gram (1875–1929), Norwegian physician * * Mads Mikkelsen (born 1965), Danish actor * Mads Nissen (born 1979), Danish photojournalist * Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Norwegian actor
Fictional characters
* Mads Nielsen, a character from a German Netflix series Dark