Heidi (given name)

Heidi is a Germanic feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the Swiss children's book, Heidi. It can sometimes be an affectionate diminutive of the name Adelheid (English: 'Adelaide'), which means "nobility" or, more loosely, "of noble birth". The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 Shirley Temple movie adaptation of the novel. In German-speaking countries, Heidi is also used as a diminutive for other names, such as Heidrun, Heidelinde, and Heidemarie.

A–F

 * Heidi Alexander (born 1975), British politician
 * Heidi Allen (born 1975), British politician
 * Heidi Andersson (born 1981), Swedish armwrestler
 * Heidi Andreasen (born 1985), Faroese swimmer
 * Heidi Androl (born 1980), candidate for The Apprentice:Los Angeles (US Season 6, 2005)
 * Heidi Astrup (born 1972), Danish handball player
 * Heidi Baker (born 1959), American missionary in Africa
 * Heidi Balderree, American politician
 * Heidi Barrett (born 1958), Californian winemaker
 * Heidi Becker-Ramlow (1954–1987), German Olympic diver
 * Heidi Behrens-Benedict, American politician
 * Heidi Berry (born 1958), American singer-songwriter
 * Heidi Biebl (1941–2022), German alpine skier
 * Heidi Blickenstaff (born 1971), American actress
 * Heidi Bohay (born 1959), American actress
 * Heidi Burge (born 1971), American basketball player
 * Heidi Cammerlander (born 1942), Austrian politician
 * Heidi Chu (born 1977), Miss Hong Kong contestant
 * Heidi Collins (born 1967), American correspondent and news anchor
 * Heidi Cortez (born 1981), American model
 * Heidi Crowter, English disability rights advocate
 * Heidi W. Durrow (born 1969), American author
 * Heidi-Elke Gaugel (born 1959), German athlete
 * Heidi Li Feldman, American law professor
 * Heidi Fleiss (born 1965), former American procuress
 * Heidi Foss, Canadian TV writer

G–M

 * Heidi Gardner (born 1983), American actress and comedian
 * Heidi Grande Røys (born 1967), Norwegian politician
 * Heidi Groskreutz (born 1981), American ballroom dancer
 * Heidi Hadsell, former president of Hartford Seminary
 * Heidi Harley (born 1969), American linguist
 * Heidi Harris, American radio personality
 * Heidi Hautala (born 1955), Finnish politician
 * Heidi Hazell (1962–1989), German murder victim
 * Heidi Heitkamp (born 1955), American lawyer, and politician
 * Heidi Herzon, American TV producer
 * Heidi Hollinger (born 1968), Canadian photographer
 * Heidi Honeycutt, American film journalist, actress, and film programmer
 * Heidi Jensen (born 1966), Danish retired middle-distance runner
 * Heidi Julavits (born 1969), American author
 * Heidi Kabel (1914–2010), German musician and actress
 * Heidi Klum (born 1973), German model
 * Heidi Kozak (born 1963), American actress
 * Heidi Larssen (born 1951), Norwegian politician
 * Heidi Lee, Hong Kong singer
 * Heidi Lenhart (born 1973), American actress
 * Heidi Lucas (born 1977), American actress
 * Heidi Lück (born 1943), German politician
 * Heidi Løke (born 1982), Norwegian handball player
 * Heidi MacDonald, American journalist
 * Heidi Mark (born 1971), American Playboy Playmate
 * Heidi Marx, Professor of Religion at the University of Manitoba
 * Heidi Miller (born 1950s), American female bodybuilder
 * Heidi Safia Mirza (born 1958), British academic
 * Heidi Mohr (1967–2019), German footballer
 * Heidi Montag (born 1986), American television personality
 * Heidi Lee Morgan (born 1967), American female professional wrestler
 * Heidi Mueller (born 1982), American actress
 * Heidi Murkoff, American author

N–Z

 * Heidi Neumark (born 1954), American spiritual writer
 * Heidi Newfield (born 1970), American country music singer and former frontwoman of "Trick Pony"
 * Heidi Nordby Lunde (born 1973), Norwegian politician
 * Heidi Parviainen (born 1979), Finnish singer and songwriter
 * Heidi Pelttari (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Heidi Postlewait, former UN social worker
 * Heidi Puurula (born 1971), Finnish singer
 * Heidi Rakels (born 1968), Belgian judoka
 * Heidi Range (born 1983), member of British girl group Sugababes
 * Heidi Ravven (born 1952), American professor
 * Heidi Roizen (born 1958), American businesswoman
 * Heidi Ruth (boen 1996), American soccer player
 * Heidi Ryom (1955–2013), Danish ballerina and educator
 * Heidi Saadiya, Indian journalist and YouTuber
 * Heidi Sager (1939–2004), German-Australian canoeist
 * Heidi Schanz (born 1972/1973), American-German actress
 * Heidi Schmid (born 1938), German fencer
 * Heidi Schüller (born 1950), German athlete
 * Heidi Shepherd, American singer
 * Heidi Sorenson (born 1960), Danish-Canadian Playboy Playmate
 * Heidi Sørensen (born 1970), Norwegian politician
 * Heidi Soulsby, British politician from Guernsey
 * Heidi Steltzer, German-born American scientist
 * Heidi Støre (born 1963), Norwegian footballer
 * Heidi Sundal (born 1962), Norwegian handball player
 * Heidi Swedberg (born 1966), American actress
 * Heidi Talbot (born 1980), Irish folk singer
 * Heidi Thomas (born 1962), English screenwriter and playwright
 * Heidi Tjugum (born 1973), Norwegian handball player
 * Heidi Valkenburg, Australian actress
 * Heidi VanDerveer (born 1964), American basketball coach
 * Heidi von Beltz (1955–2015), German American stuntwoman championship skier, stuntwoman, and actress
 * Heidi Von Gunden, American musicologist
 * Heidi Weisel (1961/1962–2021), American fashion designer
 * Heidi Weng (born 1991), Norwegian cross-country skier
 * Heidi Williams (born 1981), American attorney and judge
 * Heidi Wunderli-Allenspach (born 1947), Swiss biologist and first women rector of ETH Zurich
 * Heidi Yuen (born 1992), Hong Kong athlete
 * Heidi Zeigler (born 1979), American child actress
 * Heidi Zeller-Bähler (born 1967), Swiss alpine skier
 * Heidi Zimmer, American deaf mountain climber
 * Heidi Zurbriggen (born 1967), Swiss alpine skier

Fictional characters with the given name

 * Heidi Dawson, in 1994 TV movie Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
 * Heidi Doody, in American children's TV program Howdy Doody
 * Heidi Keppert, in Home Improvement
 * Heidi Turner, in South Park animated TV series
 * Heidi, in The Sopranos 2007 episode "Kennedy and Heidi"