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 Bream (born 1960), American baseball player
  • Sid Caesar (1922–2014), American actor and comedian
  • Sid Collins (1922–1977), American radio announcer for the Indianapolis 500
  • Sid Eudy, professional wrestler known as "Sycho" Sid Vicious/Justice
  • Sid Field (1904–1950), English comedy entertainer
  • Sid Gepford (1895–1924), American football player
  • Sid Gilman, American neurologist
  • Sid Gillman (1911–2003), American football player and coach
  • Sid Gordon (1917–1975), American baseball player
  • Sid Grauman (1879–1950), American theatre impresario
  • Sid Hadden (1877–1934), English cricketer
  • Sid Haig (1939-2019), American actor
  • Sid Hartman (1920-2020), American sports journalist
  • Sid James (1913–1976), South African-born English film and television actor
  • Sid Luckman (1916–1998), American football player
  • Sid Meier (born 1954), game developer, famous for his Civilization series
  • Sid Tannenbaum (1925–1986), American basketball player
  • Sid Terris ("Ghost of the Ghetto", 1926–1974), American lightweight boxer
  • Sid Vicious (1957–1979), English punk rock musician, once a member of the Sex Pistols
  • Sid Wilson (born 1977), turntablist for the musical group Slipknot

Fictional characters

Acronym:

  • SID, Space Intruder Detector, a computerized tracking satellite from UFO

Singular:

  • Sid or Cid, recurring character in the Final Fantasy series
  • Sid, archetypal small investor used to promote the privatisation of British Gas plc
  • Sid, a goofy ground sloth in the Ice Age movie franchise
  • Sid, Cookie Monster's real name
  • Sid, a supporting character in Hey Arnold!
  • Sid (The Dumping Ground)

With surname:

  • Sid Arkale, character from the animated series Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders
  • Sid Chang, a female character from 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 animation movie 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.

With title:

See also

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