Notable people with the given name include: •
Sidney Abrahams (1885–1957), British long jumper •
Sydney Affolter (born 2003), American former basketball player •
Sidney Alford (1935–2021), English inventor and explosives engineer •
Sidney Barnard (1914–1999), English footballer •
Sidney Barthelemy (born 1942), American politician •
Sidney Burr Beardsley (1823–1890), justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court •
Sidney Bechet (1897–1959), American jazz saxophonist •
Sidney Beckerman (disambiguation), several people •
Sidney Bernstein (disambiguation), several people • Dame
Sidney Browne GBE, RRC (1850-1941), first Matron-in-Chief of the
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and founding President of the
Royal College of Nursing •
Sidny Lopes Cabral (born 2003), Dutch footballer •
Sid Caesar (1922–2014), actor and comedian •
Sidney Carroll (1913–1988), American film and television scriptwriter •
Sidney Chu (born 1999), Hong Kong short track speed skater •
Sidney Robertson Cowell (1903–1995), American ethnomusicologist •
Sidnie White Crawford (born 1960), American professor of classics and religious •
Sidney Crosby (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player •
Sidney H. Chang (1934–2016), Chinese-American historian, author, and academic •
Sidney Cooke (born 1927) serial killer and leader of the "Dirty Dozen" •
Sidney Dawson (1893–19??), English footballer •
Sidney Dearing (1870–1953), American businessperson •
Sidney Duteil (born 1955), French musician and television and radio host •
Sidney Easton (1885–1971), American actor, playwright and composer •
Sid Eudy, professional wrestler known as "Sycho" Sid Vicious/Justice •
Sidney Fox (1907–1942), American stage and film actress •
Sidny Feitosa dos Santos (born 1981), Brazilian footballer •
Sid Field (1904–1950), English comedy entertainer •
Sidney Robert Freshwater (1919–2019), Australian cycling administrator •
Sid Gepford (1895–1924), American football halfback •
Sid Gillman (1911–2003), American football player and coach •
Sidney Leslie Goodwin (1910–1912), English child who perished in the
Titanic disaster •
Sidney Gordin (1918–1996), Russian-born American artist, professor •
Sid Gordon (1917–1975), American major league baseball All-Star player •
Sidney Govou (born 1979), French football player •
Sidney Griffith (died 1752), Welsh Methodist of the 18th century revival •
Sid Hadden (1877–1934), English cricketer •
Sidney Hauser, American saxophonist •
Sidney Hertzberg (1922–2005), American pro basketball player •
Sidney Mttron Hirsch (1884–1962), American model and playwright •
Sidney Holland (1893–1961), New Zealand Prime Minister •
Sidney Homer (1864–1953), American composer •
Sidney William Jackson (1873–1946), Australian ornithologist •
Sid James (1913–1976), South African-born English film and television actor •
Sidney Jones (American football) (born 1995), American football player •
Sidney Kennon (died 1754), British midwife •
Sidney Kibrick (1928–2026), American child actor •
Sidney Knott (1933–2020), South African cricketer •
Sidney W. Lane (died 1906), American politician from Maryland •
Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), American musician, poet and author •
Sidney Lee (1859–1926), English biographer, writer and critic •
Sid Luckman (1916–1998), American NFL Hall of Fame football player •
Sidney Lumet (1924–2011), American film director •
Sidney Lyon (1884–19??), American lawyer and state legislator •
Sidney Magal (born 1953), Brazilian singer and actor •
Sidnie Manton (1902–1979), British zoologist •
Sidney McKnight (born 1955), Canadian boxer •
Sid Meier (born 1954), game developer, famous for his
Civilization series •
Sidney Meyers (1906–1969), American film director •
Sidney Mobell (1926–2022), American artist, jeweler, and philanthropist •
Sidney Moncrief (born 1957), American basketball player •
Sidney Moraes (born 1977), Brazilian footballer •
Sidney Morin (born 1995), American ice hockey player •
Sidney Myer (1878–1934), Australian businessman and philanthropist •
Sidney Nolan (1917–1992), Australian artist •
Sidney Arnold Pakeman (1891–1975), British soldier, professor and politician •
Sidney Phillips (1924–2015), American soldier and physician •
Sidney Pike (1858–1923), British painter •
Sidney Poitier (1927–2022), American actor •
Sidney Ponson (born 1976), Aruban baseball pitcher •
Sidney Powell (born 1955), American attorney •
Sidney Pullen (1895– 1950), English football (soccer) player •
Sidney Armor Reeve (1866–1941), American author and professor •
Sidney Rittenberg (1921–2019), American journalist •
Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007), American writer and producer •
Sidney Sonnino (1847-1922), Italian politician •
Sidney Souza (born 1972), Brazilian footballer •
Sidney Spencer (born 1985), American basketball player •
Sidney Tannenbaum (1925–1986), American basketball player •
Sid Terris (1904–1974), American lightweight boxer •
Sidney St. Felix Thaxter (1883–1958), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court •
Sidney Topol (1924–2022), American innovator and entrepreneur •
Sidney Veysey (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player •
Sidney W. Wernick (1913–1995), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court •
Sidney Wicks (born 1949), American basketball player •
Sid Wilson (born 1977), American DJ, keyboardist and pianist ==Fictional characters==