Namesakes
Sidney Hodgson
(m) ?-1591 
Saints
Sidney Sonnino
(m) 1847-1922
Italian Presidents and Prime Ministers 1906; 1909-1910 (prime minister)
Sidney Robinson
(m) 1876-1959
Olympic Medalists 1900 2500 m steeplechase; 4000 m steeplechase; 5000 m team (silver/bronze/gold)
John Barrymore
(middle name Sidney) (m) 1882-1942
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sidney Hatch
(m) 1883-1966
Olympic Medalists 1904 4 mile team (silver)
Sidney Holland
(m) 1893-1961
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1949-1957
Sidney Jelinek
(m) 1899-1979
Olympic Medalists 1924 rowing (bronze)
Sid Atkinson
(m) 1901-1977
Olympic Medalists 1924; 1928 110 m hurdles (silver/gold)
George Simpson
(middle name Sidney) (m) 1908-1961
Olympic Medalists 1932 200 m (silver)
Sid Gillman
(m) 1911-2003
Hall-of-Famers 1983 (football)
Sid Luckman
(m) 1916-1998
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (football)
Sidney Sheldon
(m) 1917-2007
Notable Writers
Sid Abel
(m) 1918-2000
Hall-of-Famers 1969 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1949 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Sid Caesar
(m) 1922-2014
Emmy Award Winners 1952; 1957 ; Caesar's Hour (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sidney Lumet
(m) 1924-2011
Notable Filmmakers
Sidney Poitier
(m) 1927-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1964 Lilies of the Field (actor)
Joss Ackland
(a.k.a. Sidney) (m) 1928-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sidney J. Furie
(m) 1933-
Notable Filmmakers
Charles Grodin
(middle name Sidney) (m) 1935-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Steve Lawrence
(a.k.a. Sidney) (m) 1935-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
John McCain
(middle name Sidney) (m) 1936-2018
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Sidney Altman
(m) 1939-2022
Nobel Prize Winners 1989 (chemistry)
Sid Haig
(a.k.a. Sidney) (m) 1939-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alan Rickman
(middle name Sidney) (m) 1946-2016
Emmy Award Winners 1996 Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sid Meier
(m) 1954-
Notable Artists
Sidney Moncrief
(m) 1957-
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Naveen Andrews
(middle name Sidney) (m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sid Wilson
(m) 1977-
Notable Musicians
Sidney Crosby
(m) 1987-
Most Valuable Players 2007; 2014 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 ice hockey (gold)
Sidney Prescott
(f)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1996 Scream
Sidney Trumaine
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Crossing Jordan