Mads (given name)

Mads is a male given name, a 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 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 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 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 (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