Matt Thiessen

Matthew Arnold Thiessen is a Canadian-born American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released eight full-length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that peaked in the top twenty on the Billboard 200. Outside of his work with Relient K, Thiessen leads a side project called Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes, which released its debut album Wind Up Bird on August 31, 2018. In 2009, he co-produced and collaborated on Owl City's album Ocean Eyes.

12 August 1980

Born on the same birth date (12 August 1980): Dominique Swain • Javier Chevantón • Maggie Lawson

Born on the same birth day (12 August): Boy Charlton • Douglas Croft • Ernestine von Kirchsberg • Ewa Farna • Friedhelm Schütte • Gyanendra Pandey • Henry Reuterdahl • Jesper Grønkjær • John Waller (fight director) • Jürgen Dehmel • Maurice Greene (composer) • Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq • Robin Nicholson (metallurgist) • Sirikit • Thorsten Boer • Tristan Charpentier • Vikram Sarabhai

Born in the same month (August 1980): Aurélie Claudel • Brandan Schieppati • Chris Simms • Daniel Lloyd (cyclist) • Jaakko Ojaniemi • Jack Cassel • Jasmin Wöhr • Jesse Williams (actor) • Joe Budden • Lene Marlin • Macaulay Culkin • Nadia Ali (singer) • Nenad Vučković (handballer) • Paul Menard • Peter Malinauskas • Richard Dawson (cricketer) • Seiichiro Maki • Shayna Baszler • Tony Pashos