Sid

Notable people

A

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

B

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 Bennett (1895–1971), American football player

Sid Bennett (director), British film and television director, producer, and writer

Sid Benton (1894–1977), Major League Baseball pitcher

Sid Bernstein (impresario) (1918–2013), American music producer and promoter

Sid Bernstein (editor) (1907–1993), American publisher

Sid Beton (1895–1972), English cricketer

Sid Bevan (1877–1933), Welsh rugby union player

Sid Bidewell (1918–2003), English professional footballer and manager

Sid Binks (1899–1978), English footballer

C

Sid Caesar (1922–2014), American actor and comedian

Sid Cann (1911–1996), English footballer

Sid Carroll (cricketer) (1922–1984), Australian cricketer

Sid Carroll (American football) (1915–1995), American football executive

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 Chandler (1901–1961), English footballer

Sid Chaplin (1916–1986), English writer

Sid Check (1930–2002), American comic book artist

Sid Clewlow (1919–1989), English footballer

Sid Colin (1915–1989), English scriptwriter

Sid Collins (broadcaster) (1922–1977), American sportscaster

Sid Collins Jr. (1912–1983), English golfer

Sid Conlon (1898–1950), Australian rules footballer

Sid Conrad (1923–2010), American television character actor

D

Sid Davidoff (1939–2025), American lawyer

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 Draper (born 2006), Australian rules footballer

Sid Dutchak (born 1950), Canadian lawyer, consultant and former political figure

E

Sid Edwards, American politician

Sid Elliott (1915–1986), Australian rugby league footballer

Sid Emery (1885–1967), Australian cricketer

Sid Espinosa (born 1972), American businessman and politician

Sid Eudy (1960–2024), American retired professional wrestler known as "Sycho" Sid Vicious/Justice

F

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 Field (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer

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

G

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 Griffiths, Welsh wrestler

Sid Grossman (1913–1955), American photographer, teacher, and social activist

H

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 Harrold (born 1895), English footballer

Sid Hartman (1920–2020), American sports journalist

Sid Harvey, Australian rugby union player

Sid Hatfield (1893–1921), American police Chief, mining union activist

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 Hird (1910–1980), Australian cricketer

I

Sid Ahmed Inal (1931–1956), Algerian Martyr

Sid Ireland (1886–1964), English professional footballer

J

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

K

Sid Kaufman (1891–1971), Australian rugby league footballer

Sid Michaels Kavulich (1956–2018), American politician, radio, and television broadcaster

Sid Kean, New Zealand international rugby league footballer

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

L

Sid Ali Lakroum (born 1987), Algerian international footballer

Sid Ali Lamri (born 1991), Algerian footballer

Sid Laverents (1908–2009), American amateur filmmaker

Sid Lawrence (born 1909), Welsh footballer

Sid Ali Lazazi (1957–2025), Algerian footballer

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 Loudoun (1912–1973), Australian 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

M

Sid Makkar, Indian actor

Sid Mallya (born 1987), Indian and American actor and model

Sid Mannix (1910–1986), Australian rugby league footballer

Sid Marcus (1904–1985), American animator and director

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 Meehl (1914–1986), Australian rules footballer

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

N

Sid Neigum (born 1988), Canadian fashion designer

Sid Nelson (born 1996), English professional footballer

Sid Nichols (1895–1971), American football player and coach

O

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

P

Sid Page (born 1947), American violinist

Sid Parker (born 1930), Canadian politician

Sid Parnes (1922–2013), American academic

Sid Patterson (1927–1999), Australian racing cyclist

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 Pert Jr. (born 1933), Australian rugby league footballer

Sid Peterson (1918–2001), Major League Baseball pitcher

Sid Phillips (musician) (1907–1973), British jazz musician

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

R

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 Rix (born 1898), GB & England international rugby league footballer

Sid Roberson (baseball) (born 1971), American baseball player

Sid Robinson (athlete) (1902–1982), American middle-distance runner

Sid Robinson (soccer), Australian soccer player

Sid Rogell (1900–1973), American film producer

S

Sid Saab (born 1971), American politician

Sid Sackson (1920–2002), American board game designer and collector

Sid Scales (1916–2003), New Zealand cartoonist

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 Smart (1888–1969), England international rugby union player

Sid Smith (ice hockey) (1925–2004), Canadian ice hockey player

Sid Smith (offensive lineman) (born 1948), American football player

Sid Smith (politician) (1893–1981), New Zealand politician

Sid Smith (footballer, born 1928) (1928–1985), Australian rules footballer

T

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

V

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

W

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 (born 1942), American football player and diplomat

Sid Williams (footballer) (1919–2003), English footballer

Sid Williams (rugby league) (born 1944), Australian rugby league footballer

Y

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

Z

Sid Ahmed Zerrouki (born 1970), Algerian former international football midfielder

Fictional characters

Sid, or Cid, in the Final Fantasy series

Sid, in the Ice Age film franchise

Sid (The Dumping Ground)

Sid Arkale, from the anime Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders

Sid Dabster, in the web comic User Friendly

Sid Jenkins, in the British series Skins, played by Mike Bailey

Sid Phillips, in the 1995 3D computer-animated film Toy Story

Lock Dealer Sid, a New Generation Rider of Kamen Rider Gaim

Sid the Dummy, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Sid the Science Kid, in the eponymous children's show

Sid the Sexist, in the comic book Viz

Sid the Squid, in the Animaniacs episode Hurray for Slappy