# 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.

## People with the given name
### A–F

* Heidi Abel (1929–1986), Swiss television personality
* 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 Vanderbilt (1948–2021), American actress, photographer, and writer
* 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"
* Heidi, the titular character of the Swiss children's novel