Zaid

Zaid (also transliterated as Zayd, زيد) is an Arabic given name and surname.

Zaid

 * Zaid Abbas Jordanian basketball player
 * Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946), American basketball player
 * Zaid Al-Harb (1887–1972), Kuwaiti poet
 * Zaid al-Rifai (born 1936), Jordanian politician and prime minister
 * Zaid Ashkanani (born 1994), Kuwaiti racing driver
 * Zaid Hamid (born 1964), Pakistani political commentator
 * Zaid Ibrahim (born 1951), Malaysian politician
 * Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), Russian philosopher
 * Zaid Shakir (born 1956), American scholar
 * Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002), Jordanian general, politician and prime minister

Zayd

 * Zayd Abu Zayd (1195–1270), Almohad political leader
 * Zayd al-Khayr, companion of Muhammad
 * Zayd ibn al-Dathinnah, companion of Muhammad
 * Zayd ibn Ali (695–740), great-grandson of Ali and fifth Imam according to Zaidi Shi'ism
 * Zayd ibn al-Khattab, companion of Muhammad
 * Zayd ibn Arqam, companion of Muhammad
 * Zayd ibn Harithah (581–629), companion of Muhammad
 * Zayd ibn Suhan (died 656), companion of Muhammad
 * Zayd ibn Thabit (610–660), Arab scribe and theologian
 * Zayd Mutee' Dammaj (1943–2000), Yemeni author and politician
 * Zayd Saidov (born 1958), Tajik politician
 * Zayd Salih al-Faqih (born 1964), Yemeni writer