Haider (surname)

Haider is a German surname. It may be a habitation name for someone living on a heath, or a reference to a place-name with similar ultimate meaning. It is a variation of Heider.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Andreas Haider-Maurer (born 1987), Austrian tennis player
 * Celina Haider (born 2000), German ice-hockey player
 * Eduard Haider, Austrian slalom canoeist
 * Engelbert Haider (1922–1999), Austrian alpine skier
 * Ernst Haider (1890–1988), German painter
 * Ilse Haider (born 1965), Austrian artist
 * Joe Haider (born 1936), German pianist and jazz educator
 * Jörg Haider (1950–2008), Austrian politician
 * Markus Haider, Austrian singer
 * Maximilian Haider (born 1950), Austrian physicist
 * Michael Lawrence Haider (1904–1986), American petroleum executive
 * Roman Haider (born 1967), Austrian politician
 * Sepp Haider (born 1953), Austrian rally driver