Mateo is a masculine given name, a form of Matthew used in Spanish and Croatian, similar to the Italian form Matteo. Notable people with the name include:Master Mateo, sculptor and architect who worked in the Iberian Peninsula Mateo Aimerich (1715–1799), Spanish philologist Mateo Alemán (1547–1615?), Spanish novelist and writer Mateo Bertoša, Croatian footballer Mateo Cañellas, Spanish middle distance runner and politician, known as Mateu Cañellas Mateo A. T. Caparas (1923–2020), Filipino lawyer Mateo Cassierra, Colombian football striker Mateo Castellano, Argentine football midfielder Mateo Chiarino, Uruguayan actor and writer Mateo Corbo, Uruguayan footballer Mateo Correa Magallanes (1866–1927), Mexican Roman Catholic priest and martyr Mateo de Angulo, Colombian swimmer Mateo de Toro Zambrano, 1st Count of La Conquista (1727–1811), Royal Governor of Chile Mateo de Sagade de Bugueyro (1605–1672), Spanish Roman Catholic prelate Mateo Delmastro, Argentine badminton player Mateo Elías Nieves Castillo (1882–1928), Mexican Roman Catholic priest Mateo Flecha el Joven, Spanish composer Mateo Flecha (1481–1553), composer born in Kingdom of Aragon Mateo Flores (1922–2011), Guatemalan long-distance runner Mateo Flores, Spanish footballer Mateo Frazier, American writer, director, and producer Mateo García, Argentine footballer Mateo Gil, Spanish film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Mateo Gil (conquistador), Spanish conquistador, Alcalde and Regidor of Santa Fe, Argentina during the Viceroyalty of Peru Mateo González Manrique, Spanish soldier and colonial governor of West Florida between 1813 and 1815 Mateo Gucci, Polish-Italian Renaissance architect and sculptor Mateo Guez, French-Canadian director, writer, photographer and producer Mateo Hasa, Albanian football player Mateo Hrvatin, Croatian handballer Mateo Jover, Bronze Wolf Award recipient Mateo Leal de Ayala (1560–1627), Spanish noblemen, mayor, and governor Mateo Malupo, Tongan rugby union player José Manuel Mateo, Spanish football defender Mateo Martinic, Chilean historian, politician and lawyer Matéo Maximoff (1917–1999), French writer and Evangelical pastor of Romani ethnicity Mateo Messina, American composer Mateo Míguez Adán, Spanish footballer Matéo Mornar, French sculptor of contemporary art Mateo Morrison, Dominican writer, lawyer, poet and essayist Mateo Musacchio, Argentine professional footballer Mateo Pavlović, Croatian football defender Mateo Pinello, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1565–1569) Mateo Poljak, Croatian footballer Mateo Pumacahua (1740–1815), Peruvian revolutionary Mateo Qares, Tanzanian politician, cabinet minister and member of Parliament for Babati constituency Mateo Restrepo, Canadian soccer player Mateo Romero (artist), Native American painter Mateo Romero (composer), Belgian-born Spanish composer of Baroque music Mateo Rosas de Oquendo, Peruvian satirist Mateo Roskam, Croatian footballer Mateo Sanguinetti, Uruguayan rugby union player Mateo Sanz Lanz, Swiss sailor Mateo Silić, Croatian footballer Mateo Sušić, Bosnian football midfielder Mateo Túnez, Spanish motorcycle road racer Mateo Vidal (1780–1855), Uruguayan priest and politician Mateo Zefi, Albanian football player