Hyder (name)

Hyder is a name, used as both a given name and surname. It may be an Urdu variant spelling of the Arabic name Haydar.

People with this name include:

Given name

 * Hyder Akbar (born 1984), American writer and entrepreneur in Afghanistan
 * Hyder Ali (1721–1782), sultan and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India
 * Hyder Ali (Indian cricketer) (1943–2022)
 * Hyder Ali Leghari, (1934–2008), Pakistani writer and teacher
 * Hyder Bilgrami, Indian film director
 * Hyder Husyn (born 1963), Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
 * Hyder Bux Jatoi (1901–1970), revolutionary peasant leader in Sindh, Pakistan
 * Hyder Edward Rollins (1889–1958), American scholar
 * Hyder Shah (fl.1870), secret agent, member of the British Indian Army

Middle name

 * Ghulam Hyder Samejo, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013
 * Ghullam Hyder Mehjoor Solangi (born 1941), Sindhi historian
 * Shezada Hyder Ali, grandson of Hyder Ali

Surname

 * Adnan Hyder, Pakistan-born American academic
 * Bushra Hyder, Pakistani schoolteacher and peace activist
 * Charles Hyder, (1930–2004), American astrophysicist
 * Gaylon Hyder (born1974), former American football player
 * Jamie Gray Hyder (born 1985), American actress
 * John Hyder (1912–2003), American college basketball coach
 * Joseph Hyder (died 1932), secretary to the Land Nationalisation Society, UK
 * Holly Hyder (born 1988), former Australian cricketer
 * Ken Hyder (born 1946), Scottish jazz fusion drummer
 * Kerry Hyder (born 1991), American football player
 * Liz Hyder, English author
 * Lodhi Karim Hyder (1890–1953), Indian economist and politician
 * Martin Hyder (born 1961), English actor and writer
 * Pulikkottil Hyder (1879–?), Indian poet
 * Qurratulain Hyder (1927–2007), novelist