Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Sid Caesar 1952; 1957 ; Caesar's Hour 
(actor) Alan Rickman (a.k.a. Sidney) 1996 Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 hero
Sidney Prescott 1996 Scream
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Sidney Trumaine 2001 Crossing Jordan
Hall-of-Famers:
2 football, 1 basketball, 1 ice hockey
(football) Sid Luckman 1965
(ice hockey) Sid Abel 1969
(football) Sid Gillman 1983
(basketball) Sidney Moncrief 2019
Italian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Sidney Sonnino 1906; 1909-1910
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Sid Abel 1949 ice hockey
Sidney Crosby 2007; 2014 ice hockey
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Sidney Holland 1949-1957
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry
(chemistry) Sidney Altman 1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
9 actors
John Barrymore (a.k.a. Sidney) 1882-1942
Sid Caesar 1922-2014
Sidney Poitier 1927-2022
Joss Ackland (a.k.a. Sidney) 1928-2023
Charles Grodin (a.k.a. Sidney) 1935-2021
Steve Lawrence (a.k.a. Sidney) 1935-
Sid Haig (a.k.a. Sidney) 1939-2019
Alan Rickman (a.k.a. Sidney) 1946-2016
Naveen Andrews (a.k.a. Sidney) 1969-
Notable Artists:
1 game designer
Sid Meier 1954-
Notable Athletes:
2 ice hockey, 1 basketball
(ice hockey) Sid Abel 1918-2000
(basketball) Sidney Moncrief 1957-
(ice hockey) Sidney Crosby 1987-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director, 1 director/screenwriter
Sidney Lumet 1924-2011
Sidney J. Furie 1933-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician, 1 singer
Steve Lawrence (a.k.a. Sidney) 1935-
Sid Wilson 1977-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
John McCain (a.k.a. Sidney) 1936-2018
Notable Writers:
1 author
Sidney Sheldon 1917-2007
Olympic Medalists:
2 silver, 1 bronze, 1 gold, 1 silver/bronze/gold, 1 silver/gold
(silver/bronze/gold) Sidney Robinson 1900 2500 m steeplechase; 4000 m steeplechase; 5000 m team
(silver) Sidney Hatch 1904 4 mile team
(bronze) Sidney Jelinek 1924 rowing
(silver/gold) Sid Atkinson 1924; 1928 110 m hurdles
(silver) George Simpson (a.k.a. Sidney) 1932 200 m
(gold) Sidney Crosby 2010; 2014 ice hockey
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Sidney Poitier 1964 Lilies of the Field
Saints:
1 blessed
Blessed Sidney Hodgson ?-1591