Heider (surname)
Heider is a German surname. It may be a habitation name for someone living on a heath, or a reference to a place-name with similar ultimate meaning. It is a variation of Haider.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Fritz Heider, Austrian psychologist
- Karl G. Heider, American anthropologist
- Karl Heider (zoologist), Austrian zoologist and embryologist
- Lee Heider, American politician
- Marc Heider, American-born German footballer
- Matthias Heider, German politician
- Moriz Heider, Austrian dentist
- Paul Heider, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
- Robert R. Heider, American politician
- Wally Heider, American audio engineer