Sid (given name)

Sid is a nickname deriving from (and hypocorism for) the given name Sidney, Siddhartha, Sidonia, Siddiq or Sidra, though it is also used by people with other given names.

Notable people

 * Sid Abel (1918–2000), Canadian Hall of Fame hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League
 * Sid Abramowitz (born 1960), former American football player
 * Sid Akins (born 1962), American former professional baseball pitcher
 * Sid Ahmed Aouadj (born 1991), Algerian footballer
 * Sid Applebaum (1924–2016), American businessman, co-founder of Rainbow Foods
 * Sid Armour, Canadian make-up artist
 * Sid Atkinson (1901–1977), South African athlete
 * Sid C. Attard (born 1950), Maltese-born Canadian thoroughbred horse racing trainer
 * Sid Avery (1918–2002), American photographer and director
 * Sid Barnes (1916–1973), Australian cricketer and cricket writer
 * Sid Barras (born 1948), English former professional road racing cyclist
 * Sid Barron (1917–2006), Canadian editorial cartoonist and artist
 * Sid Bass (1913–1993), American songwriter and orchestra leader
 * Sid Bass (born 1942), American billionaire investor and philanthropist
 * Sid Bedford (1897–1958), English professional footballer
 * Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci (born 1950), Algerian football manager and former player
 * Sid Benton (1894–1977), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Sid Bernstein, multiple people
 * Sid Bevan (1877–1933), Welsh rugby union player
 * Sid Bidewell (1918–2003), English professional footballer and manager
 * Sid Bishop, multiple people
 * Sid Blackhall (born 1945), English former professional footballer
 * Sid Blackie (1899–1966), English footballer and rugby player
 * Sid Blanks (1942–2021), American professional football player
 * Sid Bobb (born 1980), Canadian actor and television presenter
 * Sid Borgia (1917–1999), American professional basketball referee
 * Sid Ali Boudina (born 1990), Algerian rower
 * Sid Bowser (1891–1961), English footballer
 * Sid Boyling (1914–2006), Canadian broadcaster
 * Sid Boyum (1914–1991), American industrial photographer, sculptor and graphic artist
 * Sid Bradley (born 1936), British academic, author and specialist
 * Sid Bream (born 1960), American baseball player
 * Sid Brod (1899–1955), American assistant director, producer and screenwriter
 * Sid Burgon (born 1936), British comics artist
 * Sid Burrows (born 1964), Northern Irish retired footballer
 * Sid Burston (born 1959), American actor
 * Sid Caesar (1922–2014), American actor and comedian
 * Sid Carroll, multiple people
 * Sid Castle (1892–1978), English professional footballer
 * Sid Catlett (1910–1951), American jazz drummer
 * Sid Catlett (1948–2017), American basketball player, son of above
 * Sid Catlin (born 1949), former Australian rules footballer
 * Sid Cavendish (1876–1954), English professional footballer
 * Sid Chaplin (1916–1986), English writer
 * Sid Check (1930–2002), American comic book artist
 * Sid Colin (1915–1989), English scriptwriter
 * Sid Collins, multiple people
 * Sid Conrad (1923–2010), American television character actor
 * Sid Corfield (1883–1941), English footballer
 * Sid Couchey (1919–2012), American comic book artist
 * Sid Cramp, Australian politician
 * Sid Crowl (1888–1971), English professional footballer
 * Sid Davis (1916–2006), American director and producer
 * Sid Deane (1885–1967), foundation Australian rugby league player
 * Sid Diamond (born 1986), New Zealand rapper
 * Sid Dickens (born 1963), Canadian artist
 * Sid Dinsdale (born 1952), American banker
 * Sid Dockendorff (1908–2005), Australian rules footballer
 * Sid Domic (born 1975), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
 * Sid Dutchak (born 1950), Canadian lawyer, consultant and former political figure
 * Sid Emery (1885–1967), Australian cricketer
 * Sid Espinosa (born 1972), American businessman and politician
 * Sid Eudy (born 1960), American retired professional wrestler known as "Sycho" Sid Vicious/Justice
 * Sid Farrar (1859–1935), American professional baseball infielder
 * Sid Feller (1916–2006), American conductor and arranger
 * Sid Fernandez (born 1962), American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher
 * Sid Ferris (1908–1993), English long-distance cyclist
 * Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi (1967–2022), Algerian politician
 * Sid Field (1904–1950), English comedy entertainer
 * Sid Finney (1929–2009), Northern Irish-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre
 * Sid Flanagan (1909–1990), American politician
 * Sid Fleischman (1920–2010), American author
 * Sid Fournet (1932–2011), American collegiate and professional American football player
 * Sid French (1920–1979), British communist activist and organiser
 * Sid Freudenstein (born 1945), American gymnast
 * Sid Ganis (born 1940), American motion picture executive and producer
 * Sid Gautreaux (1912–1980), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Sid Gepford (1895–1924), American football player
 * Sid Ahmed Ghozali (born 1937), Algerian politician, Prime Minister of Algeria from 1991 to 1992
 * Sid Gillman (1911–2003), American football player and coach
 * Sid Gilman, American neurologist
 * Sid Going (1943–2024), New Zealand former rugby union footballer
 * Sid Goodwin (1914–1980), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Sid Gordon (1917–1975), American baseball player
 * Sid Grauman (1879–1950), American theatre impresario
 * Sid Graves (1901–1983), Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Sid Gray (born 1942), English professor
 * Sid Greene (1906–1972), American comic book artist
 * Sid Griffin (born 1955), American-born British singer, songwriter, guitarist-mandolinist, bandleader, and author
 * Sid Grossman (1913–1955), American photographer, teacher, and social activist
 * Sid Gueran (1916–1944), English footballer
 * Sid Hadden (1877–1934), English cricketer
 * Sid Haig (1939–2019), American actor
 * Sid Handleman (1921–1988), Canadian politician
 * Sid J. Hare (1860–1938), American landscape architect
 * Sid Harkreader (1898–1988), American old-time fiddle player and string band leader
 * Sid Harle, American judge and Republican politician
 * Sid Harris (1906–1965), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Sid Hartman (1920–2020), American sports journalist
 * Sid Hawley (1909–1971), English professional footballer
 * Sid Hearn (1899–1963), English first-class cricketer
 * Sid G. Hedges (1897–1974), British writer
 * Sid Helliwell (1904–1939), English professional footballer
 * Sid Hemphill (1876–1963), American blues multi-instrumentalist and bandleader
 * Sid Hoad (1890–1973), English professional footballer
 * Sid Hobson (born 1917), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
 * Sid Hood (1933–2006), English professional snooker player
 * Sid Hudson (1915–2008), starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
 * Sid Hurst (1918–2016), New Zealand farmer
 * Sid Ireland (1886–1964), English professional footballer
 * Sid Jacobson (1929–2022), American writer
 * Sid James (1913–1976), South African-born English film and television actor
 * Sid Jamieson, American former lacrosse coach
 * Sid Jarvis (1905–1994), English footballer
 * Sid Jelinek (1899–1979), American architect
 * Sid Jensen (born 1947), Canadian gymnast
 * Sid Jerram (1891–1959), Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer
 * Sid Jones (1921–1977), English footballer
 * Sid Jordan (1889–1970), American film actor
 * Sid Jordan (1877–1971), Australian broadcaster
 * Sid Judd (1928–1959), Welsh international rugby union flanker
 * Sid Justin (born 1954), American former gridiron football defensive back, singer and songwriter
 * Sid Michaels Kavulich (1956–2018), American politician, radio, and television broadcaster
 * Sid Ahmed Khedis (born 1985), Algerian footballer
 * Sid Kiel (1916–2007), South African doctor
 * Sid Kimpton (1887–1968), English football player
 * Sid Ali Kouiret (1933–2015), Algerian actor
 * Sid Kuller (1910–1993), American comedy writer, producer and lyricist/composer
 * Sid Ali Lakroum (born 1987), Algerian international footballer
 * Sid Ali Lamri (born 1991), Algerian footballer
 * Sid Laverents (1908–2009), American amateur filmmaker
 * Sid LeProtti (1886–1958), American pianist and bandleader
 * Sid Lerner (1930–2021), American advertising and marketing industry executive and public health advocate
 * Sid Levine (1918–1999), American professional basketball player
 * Sid Lewis (born 1964), former American football defensive back
 * Sid Little (1930–2017), English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer
 * Sid Lovett (1928–2021), American politician
 * Sid Lowe (born 1976), English columnist and journalist
 * Sid Lucero (born 1983), Filipino television and film actor and model
 * Sid Luckman (1916–1998), American football player
 * Sid Makkar, Indian actor
 * Sid Mallya (born 1987), Indian and American actor and model
 * Sid Mark (1933–2022), American radio disc jockey
 * Sid Marty (born 1944), Canadian writer
 * Sid Mashburn, American fashion designer
 * Sid Ali Mazif (1943–2023), Algerian film director
 * Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi (born 1989), Algerian footballer
 * Sid McClellan (1925–2000), English professional footballer
 * Sid McCray (1957–2020), American punk singer
 * Sid McGinnis (born 1949), American musician and guitarist
 * Sid McMath (1912–2003), 34th Governor of Arkansas
 * Sid McNabney (1929–1957), Canadian professional ice hockey centre
 * Sid Meier (born 1954), Canadian-born Swiss-American game developer, famous for his Civilization series
 * Sid Melton (1917–2011), American actor
 * Sid Mercer (1880–1945), American sports writer
 * Sid Miller (born 1955), American politician
 * Sid Millward (1909–1972), British musician
 * Sid Mittra (1930–2022), Indian-American economist and academic
 * Sid Moffat (1910–1981), English professional footballer
 * Sid Mohn, American clergyman for the United Church of Christ
 * Sid Monge (born 1951), Mexican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
 * Sid Morrison (born 1933), American farmer and politician
 * Sid Myer, Australian businessman and philanthropist
 * Sid Neigum (born 1988), Canadian fashion designer
 * Sid Nelson (born 1996), English professional footballer
 * Sid Nichols (1895–1971), American football player and coach
 * Sid O'Flaherty (1886–1967), Australian politician
 * Sid O'Linn (1927–2016), South African sportsman
 * Sid O'Neill (1888–1915), Australian rules footballer
 * Sid Ottewell (1919–2012), English professional footballer
 * Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara (1947–2017), 4th Prime Minister of Mauritania
 * Sid Owen (born 1972), English actor, television presenter and former singer
 * Sid Page (born 1947), American violinist
 * Sid Parker (born 1930), Canadian politician
 * Sid Parnes (1922–2013), American academic
 * Sid Pegler (1888–1972), South African cricketer
 * Sid Penny (1875–1965), English rugby union hooker
 * Sid Perou (born 1937), British cinematographer and film director
 * Sid Pert (1890–1966), pioneer Australian rugby league footballer
 * Sid Peterson (1918–2001), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Sid Plunkett (1920–1986), English footballer
 * Sid Prest (1943–2015), Canadian politician
 * Sid Prior (born 1943), Australian former boxer
 * Sid Pugh (1919–1944), English professional footballer
 * Sid Purkis (1938–2008), English athlete
 * Sid Ahmed Rachid (born 1998), Mauritanian professional footballer
 * Sid Rainey (born 1968), Irish musician and television producer
 * Sid Ramin (1919–2019), American orchestrator, arranger, and composer
 * Sid Ramnarace (born 1973), Canadian-born American designer and strategist
 * Sid Rawle (1945–2010), British campaigner
 * Sid Rawlings (1913–1956), English professional footballer
 * Sid Raymond (1909–2006), American comedian and character actor
 * Sid Reeves (1891–1962), Australian rules footballer
 * Sid Ahmed Rezala (1979–2000), Algerian-born French serial killer, dubbed "The Killer of the Trains"
 * Sid W. Richardson (1891–1959), American businessman and philanthropist
 * Sid Riley (1878–1964), New Zealand rugby union player who represented Australia
 * Sid Ringsby (born 1961), Norwegian bassist
 * Sid Rogell (1900–1973), American film producer
 * Sid Rosenberg (born 1967), American radio personality
 * Sid Russell (1937–1994), English cricketer and footballer
 * Sid Ryan (born 1952), Canadian labour union leader and politician
 * Sid Ryan (1921–2011), Australian professional rugby league footballer
 * Sid Saab (born 1971), American politician
 * Sid Sackson (1920–2002), American board game designer and collector
 * Sid Schacht (1918–1991), American professional baseball player
 * Sid Scholey (1885–1934), English football manager
 * Sid Scott (1900–1970), New Zealand communist, journalist and editor
 * Sid Searl (1917–2000), Australian rules footballer
 * Sid Seixeiro (born 1977), Canadian television broadcaster
 * Sid Sidebottom (born 1951), Australian former politician
 * Sid Silk (1921–2004), Australian rules footballer
 * Sid Silvers (1901–1976), American actor, comedian, lyricist, and writer
 * Sid Simpson (1894–1958), American politician
 * Sid Smith, multiple people
 * Sid Snyder (1926–2012), American businessman and politician
 * Sid Spindler (1932–2008), Australian politician
 * Sid Sriram (born 1990), Indian-American Carnatic musician
 * Sid Stanton (1923–2005), English professional footballer
 * Sid Storey (1919–2010), English professional footballer
 * Sid Sutherland (1901–1968), American animator, screenwriter, and sound editor
 * Sid Sutton, British graphic designer
 * Sid Taberlay (born 1980), Australian professional mountain biker
 * Sid Tanenbaum (1925–1986), American basketball player
 * Sid Tepper (1918–2015), American songwriter
 * Sid Terris ("Ghost of the Ghetto", 1904–1974), American lightweight boxer
 * Sid Thompson (1905–1975), Australian rules footballer
 * Sid Tickridge (1923–1997), English professional footballer
 * Sid Tinsley (1920–2006), American football punter
 * Sid Tomack (1907–1962), American actor
 * Sid van Druenen (born 1983), Dutch football coach and former semi-professional player
 * Sid Varney (1927–2011), American football coach
 * Sid Vincent (1921–1992), British trade union leader
 * Sid Waddell (1940–2012), English sports commentator and television personality
 * Sid Wagner (1912–1972), American college and professional football player
 * Sid Wallace (born 1957), English former footballer
 * Sid Wallington (1908–1989), English professional footballer
 * Sid Watkins (1928–2012), English neurosurgeon
 * Sid Watson (1932–2004), American football player and college ice hockey coach
 * Sid Watson (1927–2021), English footballer
 * Sid Wayne (1923–1991), American songwriter, lyricist and composer
 * Sid Webb (1884–1956), English professional footballer
 * Sid Weiss (1914–1994), American jazz double-bassist
 * Sid Wharton (1875–1951), English professional footballer
 * Sid White (1899–1968), English professional footballer
 * Sid Wileman (1910–1985), English footballer
 * Sid Williams, multiple people
 * Sid Wilson (born 1977), turntablist for the musical group Slipknot
 * Sid Womack (1896–1958), American professional baseball player
 * Sid Wyche (1922–1983), American songwriter and pianist
 * Sid Wyman (1910–1978), American poker player
 * Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif (born 1985), Algerian football player
 * Sid Youngelman (1931–1991), American football offensive lineman in the National Football League
 * Sid Yudain (1923–2013), American journalist
 * Sid Ahmed Zerrouki (born 1970), Algerian former international football midfielder

Acronym

 * SID, Space Intruder Detector, a computerized tracking satellite from UFO
 * SID, the Snowflake Inspector Detector, a character in the video game Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening.

Singular

 * Sid or Cid, recurring character in the Final Fantasy series
 * Sid, a character in the 2009 American comedy film The Hangover
 * Sid, archetypal small investor used to promote the privatisation of British Gas plc
 * Sid, a goofy ground sloth in the Ice Age film franchise
 * Sid, Cookie Monster's real name
 * Sid, a supporting character in Nickelodeon television series Hey Arnold!
 * Sid (The Dumping Ground)

With surname

 * Sid Arkale, character from the anime Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders
 * Sid Chang, a supporting female character in The Loud House spin-off The Casagrandes
 * Sid Dabster, character in the web comic User Friendly
 * Sid Jenkins, character in the British series Skins, played by Mike Bailey
 * Sid Phillips, the antagonist in the 1995 3D computer-animated film Toy Story and one of the few human characters in the franchise
 * Sid Snot, ageing biker, one of the characters portrayed by Kenny Everett
 * Sid Rothman, a hitman, portrayed by Robert Knepper in the TNT show Mob City.

With title

 * Lock Dealer Sid, a New Generation Rider of Kamen Rider Gaim known as Kamen Rider Sigurd
 * Sid the Cussing Rabbit, a puppet on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
 * Sid the Dummy, demon-hunter trapped in the body of a puppet in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * Sid the Science Kid, main character of the children's show named after him.
 * Sid the Sexist, character in the comic book Viz
 * Sid the Squid, character in the Animaniacs episode Hurray for Slappy
 * Sid 6.7, AI computer virus that escapes into reality and is chased down by Wesley Snipes in the 1995 film Virtuosity