Sidney
Meaning: Its source is sidan eg, an Old English name meaning "Wide meadow."
Nicknames: Sid
Alternative Spellings: Sydney
Variant Forms: Sydne
Popularity: The name Sidney ranked 651st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 274th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative: Some have derived this surname from the Norman French place name St. Denis. However, the documents supporting this derivation have been denounced as forgeries.
These forged documents may have been part of an attempt by British aristocrats to trace their family back to the Norman French, who conquered England in 1066.
Arts and Music
- Sidney Bechet (born 1897, died 1959)
American jazz musician.
- Soprano sax player and bandleader (see list of Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
Leadership
- Sidney Hillman (born 1887, died 1946)
Lithuanian-American labor leader.
- First president of the Almalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 1914-46; one of the founders of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
- Sidney R. Thomas
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
Miscellaneous
- Sidney Altman (born 1939)
Canadian-American scientist known for his studies of RNA.
- Born in Montreal, Quebec (see list of Famous Canadians)
- Sidney Hook (born 1902, died 1989)
American educator and political philosopher.
- 1985 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Sidney Altman (born 1939)
Canadian-American scientist known for his studies of RNA.
- 1989 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Thomas Cech (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- Sidney M. Gutierrez
- Astronaut on Columbia (1991), Endeavor (1994) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Sidney J. Webb (born 1859, died 1947)
English economist, socialist and statesman. A founder of the Fabian Society.
- Wrote Socialism in England (see list of Economists)
Sports
- Sidney Celestine
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Sidney B. Wood, Jr.
American tennis player.
- 1931 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- Sidney Wicks
- 1971-72 National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year (see list of NBA Rookies of the Year)
Stage and Screen
- Sidney Blackmer (born 1896, died 1973)
American actor known for his portrayals of Teddy Roosevelt.
- 1950 Tony Award winner for his performance in Come Back, Little Sheba (see list of Tony winners for Best Actor in a Play)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Sidney Franklin
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Sidney Lanfield
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Sidney Manulis
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Andrew Clark (see list of Characters in the film Radio Days)
- Sidney Poitier (born 1924)
American actor and director. First African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor.
- 1963 Academy Award winner for his performance in Lilies of the Field (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- 1995 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- Sidney Sheldon (born 1916)
American novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Sidney
- Played by Ernest Thomas (see list of Character from Spike Lee's Malcolm X)
- Sidney Thurston
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Peter Jurasik (see list of Characters on ''Hill Street Blues'')
The Literary World
- Sidney Howard (born 1891, died 1939)
American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist.
- 1925 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for They Knew What They Wanted (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
- Sidney Kingsley (born 1906, died 1995)
American playwright.
- 1934 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for Men in White (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
- Sidney Joseph ''S.J.'' Perelman (born 1904, died 1979)
American humorist.
- Wrote The Road to Miltown (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Kidney
- El Cid
Associations:
''Kate and Sidney'' is British rhyming slang for steak and kidney.
Meaning: Its source is sidan eg, an Old English name meaning "Wide meadow."
Variant Forms: Sidnie
Popularity: The name Sidney ranked 301st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1483rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative: Some have derived this surname from the Norman French place name St. Denis. However, the documents supporting this derivation have been denounced as forgeries.
Why would such documents be forged? Perhaps we can find our explanation in the one-time fashion among British aristocrats of tracing their family lines back to the Norman French conquerors of 1066.
Stage and Screen
- Sidney Greenbush (born 1970)
- Portrayed Carrie Ingalls (see list of Actors on ''Little House on the Prairie'')
Teasing Nicknames:
- Kidney
- El Cid
Associations:
''Kate and Sidney'' is British rhyming slang for steak and kidney.
Name: Sidney
List:
- Sidney on Google
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