Sid (given name)

Sid is a nickname originating from the name Sidney, Siddharth or Sidra, though it is also used for people with other given names.

Notable people

• Sid Caesar (1922–2014), actor and comedian
• Sid Eudy, professional wrestler known as "Sycho" Sid Vicious/Justice
• Sid Field (1904–1950), English comedy entertainer
• Sid Gepford (1895–1924), NFL player
• Sid Gordon (1917–1975), American major league baseball All Star player
• Sid Hartman (born 1920), columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Sid James (1913–1976), South African-born English film and television actor
• Sid Luckman (1916–1998), American Hall of Fame NFL 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!

With surname:

• Sid Arkale, character from the animated series Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders
• 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:

• 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 Animaniacs episode Hurray for Slappy

See also

• El Cid (c. 1040–1099), Castilian nobleman
• Syd Barrett (1946–2006), English progressive rock musician, founding member of Pink Floyd
• Syd (disambiguation)