# 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 (1950–2024), 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 (1937–2025), Algerian politician, Prime Minister of Algeria from 1991 to 1992
* Sid Gillman (1911–2003), American football player and coach
* Sid Gilman (born 1932), 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 (1937–2024), 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 (1939–2023), 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 Vicious (1957–1979), English punk rock musician, once a member of the Sex Pistols
* 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

## Fictional characters
### 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.
* Sid Abernathy, Haymitch Abernathy's younger brother in the upcoming Hunger Games Series prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping

### 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