Sid (given name)

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

Notable people

Sid Abel, Canadian Hall of Fame hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League
Sid Abramowitz, former American football player
Sid Akins, American former professional baseball pitcher
Sid Ahmed Aouadj, Algerian footballer
Sid Applebaum, American businessman, co-founder of Rainbow Foods
Sid Armour, Canadian make-up artist
Sid Atkinson, South African athlete
Sid C. Attard, Maltese-born Canadian thoroughbred horse racing trainer
Sid Avery, American photographer and director
Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer and cricket writer
Sid Barras, English former professional road racing cyclist
Sid Barron, Canadian editorial cartoonist and artist
Sid Bass, American songwriter and orchestra leader
Sid Bass, American billionaire investor and philanthropist
Sid Bedford, English professional footballer
Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci, Algerian football manager and former player
Sid Benton, Major League Baseball pitcher
Sid Bernstein, multiple people
Sid Bevan, Welsh rugby union player
Sid Bidewell, English professional footballer and manager
Sid Bishop, multiple people
Sid Blackhall, English former professional footballer
Sid Blackie, English footballer and rugby player
Sid Blanks, American professional football player
Sid Bobb, Canadian actor and television presenter
Sid Borgia, American professional basketball referee
Sid Ali Boudina, Algerian rower
Sid Bowser, English footballer
Sid Boyling, Canadian broadcaster
Sid Boyum, American industrial photographer, sculptor and graphic artist
Sid Bradley, British academic, author and specialist
Sid Bream, American baseball player
Sid Brod, American assistant director, producer and screenwriter
Sid Burgon, British comics artist
Sid Burrows, Northern Irish retired footballer
Sid Burston, American actor
Sid Caesar, American actor and comedian
Sid Carroll, multiple people
Sid Castle, English professional footballer
Sid Catlett, American jazz drummer
Sid Catlett, American basketball player, son of above
Sid Catlin, former Australian rules footballer
Sid Cavendish, English professional footballer
Sid Chaplin, English writer
Sid Check, American comic book artist
Sid Colin, English scriptwriter
Sid Collins, multiple people
Sid Conrad, American television character actor
Sid Corfield, English footballer
Sid Couchey, American comic book artist
Sid Cramp, Australian politician
Sid Crowl, English professional footballer
Sid Davis, American director and producer
Sid Deane, foundation Australian rugby league player
Sid Diamond, New Zealand rapper
Sid Dickens, Canadian artist
Sid Dinsdale, American banker
Sid Dockendorff, Australian rules footballer
Sid Domic, Australian former professional rugby league footballer
Sid Dutchak, Canadian lawyer, consultant and former political figure
Sid Emery, Australian cricketer
Sid Espinosa, American businessman and politician
Sid Eudy, American retired professional wrestler known as "Sycho" Sid Vicious/Justice
Sid Farrar, American professional baseball infielder
Sid Feller, American conductor and arranger
Sid Fernandez, American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher
Sid Ferris, English long-distance cyclist
Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi, Algerian politician
Sid Field, English comedy entertainer
Sid Finney, Northern Irish-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre
Sid Flanagan, American politician
Sid Fleischman, American author
Sid Fournet, American collegiate and professional American football player
Sid French, British communist activist and organiser
Sid Freudenstein, American gymnast
Sid Ganis, American motion picture executive and producer
Sid Gautreaux, Major League Baseball pitcher
Sid Gepford, American football player
Sid Ahmed Ghozali, Algerian politician, Prime Minister of Algeria from 1991 to 1992
Sid Gillman, American football player and coach
Sid Gilman, American neurologist
Sid Going, New Zealand former rugby union footballer
Sid Goodwin, Australian rugby league footballer
Sid Gordon, American baseball player
Sid Grauman, American theatre impresario
Sid Graves, Major League Baseball outfielder
Sid Gray, English professor
Sid Greene, American comic book artist
Sid Griffin, American-born British singer, songwriter, guitarist-mandolinist, bandleader, and author
Sid Grossman, American photographer, teacher, and social activist
Sid Gueran, English footballer
Sid Hadden, English cricketer
Sid Haig, American actor
Sid Handleman, Canadian politician
Sid J. Hare, American landscape architect
Sid Harkreader, American old-time fiddle player and string band leader
Sid Harle, American judge and Republican politician
Sid Harris, Australian rugby league footballer
Sid Hartman, American sports journalist
Sid Hawley, English professional footballer
Sid Hearn, English first-class cricketer
Sid G. Hedges, British writer
Sid Helliwell, English professional footballer
Sid Hemphill, American blues multi-instrumentalist and bandleader
Sid Hoad, English professional footballer
Sid Hobson, Australian former professional rugby league footballer
Sid Hood, English professional snooker player
Sid Hudson, starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
Sid Hurst, New Zealand farmer
Sid Ireland, English professional footballer
Sid Jacobson, American writer
Sid James, South African-born English film and television actor
Sid Jamieson, American former lacrosse coach
Sid Jarvis, English footballer
Sid Jelinek, American architect
Sid Jensen, Canadian gymnast
Sid Jerram, Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer
Sid Jones, English footballer
Sid Jordan, American film actor
Sid Jordan, Australian broadcaster
Sid Judd, Welsh international rugby union flanker
Sid Justin, American former gridiron football defensive back, singer and songwriter
Sid Michaels Kavulich, American politician, radio, and television broadcaster
Sid Ahmed Khedis, Algerian footballer
Sid Kiel, South African doctor
Sid Kimpton, English football player
Sid Ali Kouiret, Algerian actor
Sid Kuller, American comedy writer, producer and lyricist/composer
Sid Ali Lakroum, Algerian international footballer
Sid Ali Lamri, Algerian footballer
Sid Laverents, American amateur filmmaker
Sid LeProtti, American pianist and bandleader
Sid Lerner, American advertising and marketing industry executive and public health advocate
Sid Levine, American professional basketball player
Sid Lewis, former American football defensive back
Sid Little, English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer
Sid Lovett, American politician
Sid Lowe, English columnist and journalist
Sid Lucero, Filipino television and film actor and model
Sid Luckman, American football player
Sid Makkar, Indian actor
Sid Mallya, Indian and American actor and model
Sid Mark, American radio disc jockey
Sid Marty, Canadian writer
Sid Mashburn, American fashion designer
Sid Ali Mazif, Algerian film director
Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi, Algerian footballer
Sid McClellan, English professional footballer
Sid McCray, American punk singer
Sid McGinnis, American musician and guitarist
Sid McMath, 34th Governor of Arkansas
Sid McNabney, Canadian professional ice hockey centre
Sid Meier, Canadian-born Swiss-American game developer, famous for his Civilization series
Sid Melton, American actor
Sid Mercer, American sports writer
Sid Miller, American politician
Sid Millward, British musician
Sid Mittra, Indian-American economist and academic
Sid Moffat, English professional footballer
Sid Mohn, American clergyman for the United Church of Christ
Sid Monge, Mexican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
Sid Morrison, American farmer and politician
Sid Myer, Australian businessman and philanthropist
Sid Neigum, Canadian fashion designer
Sid Nelson, English professional footballer
Sid Nichols, American football player and coach
Sid O'Flaherty, Australian politician
Sid O'Linn, South African sportsman
Sid O'Neill, Australian rules footballer
Sid Ottewell, English professional footballer
Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara, 4th Prime Minister of Mauritania
Sid Owen, English actor, television presenter and former singer
Sid Page, American violinist
Sid Parker, Canadian politician
Sid Parnes, American academic
Sid Pegler, South African cricketer
Sid Penny, English rugby union hooker
Sid Perou, British cinematographer and film director
Sid Pert, pioneer Australian rugby league footballer
Sid Peterson, Major League Baseball pitcher
Sid Plunkett, English footballer
Sid Prest, Canadian politician
Sid Prior, Australian former boxer
Sid Pugh, English professional footballer
Sid Purkis, English athlete
Sid Ahmed Rachid, Mauritanian professional footballer
Sid Rainey, Irish musician and television producer
Sid Ramin, American orchestrator, arranger, and composer
Sid Ramnarace, Canadian-born American designer and strategist
Sid Rawle, British campaigner
Sid Rawlings, English professional footballer
Sid Raymond, American comedian and character actor
Sid Reeves, Australian rules footballer
Sid Ahmed Rezala, Algerian-born French serial killer, dubbed "The Killer of the Trains"
Sid W. Richardson, American businessman and philanthropist
Sid Riley, New Zealand rugby union player who represented Australia
Sid Ringsby, Norwegian bassist
Sid Rogell, American film producer
Sid Rosenberg, American radio personality
Sid Russell, English cricketer and footballer
Sid Ryan, Canadian labour union leader and politician
Sid Ryan, Australian professional rugby league footballer
Sid Saab, American politician
Sid Sackson, American board game designer and collector
Sid Schacht, American professional baseball player
Sid Scholey, English football manager
Sid Scott, New Zealand communist, journalist and editor
Sid Searl, Australian rules footballer
Sid Seixeiro, Canadian television broadcaster
Sid Sidebottom, Australian former politician
Sid Silk, Australian rules footballer
Sid Silvers, American actor, comedian, lyricist, and writer
Sid Simpson, American politician
Sid Smith, multiple people
Sid Snyder, American businessman and politician
Sid Spindler, Australian politician
Sid Sriram, Indian-American Carnatic musician
Sid Stanton, English professional footballer
Sid Storey, English professional footballer
Sid Sutherland, American animator, screenwriter, and sound editor
Sid Sutton, British graphic designer
Sid Taberlay, Australian professional mountain biker
Sid Tanenbaum, American basketball player
Sid Tepper, American songwriter
Sid Terris, American lightweight boxer
Sid Thompson, Australian rules footballer
Sid Tickridge, English professional footballer
Sid Tinsley, American football punter
Sid Tomack, American actor
Sid van Druenen, Dutch football coach and former semi-professional player
Sid Varney, American football coach
Sid Vicious, English punk rock musician, once a member of the Sex Pistols
Sid Vincent, British trade union leader
Sid Waddell, English sports commentator and television personality
Sid Wagner, American college and professional football player
Sid Wallace, English former footballer
Sid Wallington, English professional footballer
Sid Watkins, English neurosurgeon
Sid Watson, American football player and college ice hockey coach
Sid Watson, English footballer
Sid Wayne, American songwriter, lyricist and composer
Sid Webb, English professional footballer
Sid Weiss, American jazz double-bassist
Sid Wharton, English professional footballer
Sid White, English professional footballer
Sid Wileman, English footballer
Sid Williams, multiple people
Sid Wilson, turntablist for the musical group Slipknot
Sid Womack, American professional baseball player
Sid Wyche, American songwriter and pianist
Sid Wyman, American poker player
Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif, Algerian football player
Sid Youngelman, American football offensive lineman in the National Football League
Sid Yudain, American journalist
Sid Ahmed Zerrouki, 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, or Sidney, the school caretaker in Mind Your Language
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