Notable people and characters named Sydney include:

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Sydney Allard Sydney Herbert Allard (19 June 1910 – 12 April 1966) was the founder of the Allard car company and a successful rally driver and hillclimb driver in cars of his own manufacture. Trials, hillclimbs, rallies, and road racing Born in London, E ...

(1910–1966), British car company founder * Sydney Ancher (1904–1978), Australian architect *

Sydney Atkinson Sidney James Montford Atkinson (14 March 1901 – 31 August 1977) was a South African athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Atkinson came onto the international athletics scene in 1922, when he ran the 110 m hurdles in ...

(1901–1977), South African athlete *

Sydney D. Bailey Sydney Dawson Bailey (1 or 2 September 191626 November 1995) was an English author, pacifist, and expert on international affairs. He worked at and was head of the Quaker United Nations Office during the 1950s. He was a conscientious objector du ...

(1916–1995), English author and pacifist * Sydney Barnes (1873–1967), English cricketer * Sydney Brenner (1927–2019), South African biologist *

Sydney Brown (American football) Sydney Brown (born March 21, 2000) is an American football safety for the Illinois Fighting Illini. High school career Brown originally attended the London South Collegiate Institute in London, Ontario, Canada before transferring to Saint Stephe ...

(born 2000), Canadian American football player * Sydney Savory Buckman (1860–1929), British palaeontologist *

Sydney Camm Sir Sydney Camm, CBE, FRAeS (5 August 189312 March 1966) was an English aeronautical engineer who contributed to many Hawker aircraft designs, from the biplanes of the 1920s to jet fighters. One particularly notable aircraft he designed was th ...

, (1893–1966), English aeronautical engineer * Sydney Chaplin (1885–1965), English actor *

Sydney Earle Chaplin Sydney Earl Chaplin (March 30, 1926 – March 3, 2009) was an American actor. He was the second son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. One of his major roles was in his father's film ''Limelight'' (1952). In theater, Chaplin won the Tony Award fo ...

(1926–2009), American actor * Sydney Chapman, multiple people * Sidney Chu (born 1999), Hong Kong short track speed skater *

Syd Cohen Syd or SYD may refer to: * Syd (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Syd.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of Hans Sydow (1879–1946), German mycologist * Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ** IATA code for Sydney Airport, New Sout ...

, American baseball pitcher *

Sydney Dacres Admiral Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres (9 January 1804 – 8 March 1884) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the Greek War of Independence, when he was involved in an attack on the Turkish forces at Morea, and later during the ...

(1805–1884), English admiral * Sydney "Syd" Einfeld (1909–1995), Australian politician and Jewish community leader *

Sydney F. Foster Sydney Francis Foster (March 23, 1893 Cazenovia, Madison County, New York - November 21, 1973) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He graduated from Cazenovia Seminary in 1911, and LL.B. from Syracuse University College of Law in 1915. ...

(1893–1973), Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals *

Sydney Fremantle Admiral Sir Sydney Robert Fremantle, (16 November 1867 – 29 April 1958) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who served during the Victorian era and had risen to the rank of rear-admiral by the outbreak of the First World War. He played a r ...

(1867–1958), English admiral * Sydney Gardner (1884–1965), Australian politician * Sydney Greenstreet (1879–1954), English actor *

Sydney Grundy Sydney Grundy (23 March 1848 – 4 July 1914) was an English dramatist. Most of his works were adaptations of European plays, and many became successful enough to tour throughout the English-speaking world. He is, however, perhaps best remembe ...

(1848–1914), English dramatist *

Sydney Gun-Munro Sir Sydney Douglas Gun-Munro (29 November 1916 – 1 March 2007) was the first Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1979 to 1985. He was educated at Grenada Boys' Secondary School where he won a scholarship, and in 1937 trav ...

(1916–2007), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines politician *

Sydney J. Harris Sydney J. Harris (September 14, 1917 – December 7, 1986) was an American journalist for the ''Chicago Daily News'' and, later, the ''Chicago Sun-Times''. He wrote 11 books and his weekday column, "Strictly Personal", was syndicated in appr ...

(1917–1986), American journalist * Sydney Holland, 2nd Viscount Knutsford (1855–1931), British barrister and peer *

Sydney Horler Sydney Horler (18 July 1888 – 27 October 1954) was a prolific British novelist specialising in thrillers. He was born in Leytonstone, Essex, and educated at Redcliffe School and Colston School in Bristol. His first job was with ''Western Dai ...

(1888–1954), British novelist * Sydney Jacobson, Baron Jacobson (1908–1988), British journalist *

Sydney Kentridge Sir Sydney Woolf Kentridge (born 5 November 1922) is a South African-born lawyer, judge and member of the Bar of England and Wales. He practised law in South Africa and the United Kingdom from the 1940s until his retirement in 2013. In South Af ...

(born 1922), South African lawyer and judge * Sydney Lamb (born 1929), American linguist *

Sydney Laurence Sydney Mortimer Laurence (1865–1940) was an American Romantic landscape painter and is widely considered one of Alaska's most important historical artists. Early life Sydney Mortimer Laurence was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied at the ...

(1865–1940), American painter * Sydney Mufamadi (born 1959), South African politician * Sydney Newman (1917–1997), Canadian film and television producer *

Sydney Omarr Sydney Omarr (August 5, 1926 – January 2, 2003) was an American astrologer and an astrology consultant to the rich and famous. His daily ''Sun Sign Horoscope'' column appeared in more than 200 newspapers and his annual forecast books for each ...

(1926–2003), American astrologist * Sydney Parkinson (1745–1771), Scottish illustrator *

Sydney Pollack Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. Pollack directed more than 20 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 movies or shows and produced over 44 films. For his film ''Out ...

(1934–2008), American film actor * Sydney Possuelo (born 1940), Brazilian explorer and ethnographer *

Sydney Ringer Sydney Ringer FRS (March 1835 – 14 October 1910) was a British clinician, physiologist and pharmacologist, best known for inventing Ringer's solution. He was born in 1835 in Norwich, England and died following a stroke in 1910 in Lastingham, Y ...

(1836–1910), British pharmacologist *

Sydney Rowell Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Fairbairn Rowell, (15 December 1894 – 12 April 1975) was an Australian soldier who served as Chief of the General Staff from 17 April 1950 to 15 December 1954. As Vice Chief of the General Staff from 8 January 1 ...

(1894–1975), Australian soldier, Chief of the General Staff from 1950 to 1954 * Sydney Schanberg (1934–2016), American journalist *

Sydney Sekeramayi Sydney Tigere Sekeramayi (born 30 March 1944) is a Zimbabwean politician who served in the government of Zimbabwe as Minister of Defence between 2013 and 2017. He has been a minister in the Cabinet since independence in 1980, serving as Minister ...

(born 1944), Zimbabwean politician *

Sydney Shoemaker Sydney Sharpless Shoemaker (September 29, 1931 – September 6, 2022) was an American philosopher. He was the Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University and is well known for his contributions to philosophy of mind and metap ...

(1931–2022), American philosopher *

Sydney Skaife Sydney Harold Skaife ('Stacey') D.Sc. FRSSAf. (12 December 1889 – 6 November 1976) was an eminent South African entomologist and naturalist. His career and educational publications covered a wide field.Skaife, S. H., "A Naturalist Remembers", ...

(1889–1976), South African entomologist * Sydney Silverman (1895–1968), British politician * Sydney Simmons (1840–1924), British entrepreneur and philanthropist *

Sydney Vincent Sippe Major Sydney Vincent Sippe (pronounced ''-ee'') (24 April 1889 – 17 November 1968) was a British pioneer aviator. He designed, built, and tested early aeroplanes, being the first pilot to take off from the sea in Britain. He flew many missions ...

(1889–1968), British pioneer aviator * Sydney Smirke (1798–1877), English architect * Sydney Smith (1771–1845), English writer * Sydney Tafler (1916–1979), English actor *

Sydney Taylor Sydney Taylor (October 30, 1904 – February 12, 1978) was an American writer, known for her series of children's books about a Jewish-American family in New York during the early 20th century. Her first book won the Charles W. Follett Award in chi ...

(1904–1978), American author * Sydney Wilson (born 1990), English former professional snooker player * Sydney James Van Pelt (1908–1976), Australian medical practitioner * Sydney J. Van Scyoc (born 1939), American science fiction writer *

Sydney de Zoysa Sydney Godfrey de Zoysa (January 15, 1909 - October 20, 1994) was a Sri Lankan senior police officer. A former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Range II and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security, he was one of co-co ...

(1909–1994), Sri Lankan Sinhala police officer

Women

* Sydney Cummings (born 1999), American-born Guyanese professional footballer *

Sydney Kamlager Sydney Kai Kamlager-Dove (born July 20, 1972) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 37th congressional district since 2023. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, she previously served in the Califor ...

(born 1972), American politician * Sydney Leroux Dwyer (born 1990), Canada-born American soccer player *

Sydney Magruder Washington Sydney Magdalene Magruder Washington is an American ballet dancer, actress, blogger, and mental health advocate. She was listed as one of ''21 Fierce Black Feminists To Follow'' by ''HuffPost'' in 2017 and included in ''Woke 100 Women'' by ''Esse ...

, American ballet dancer and blogger * Sydney Mancasola, American opera soprano *

Sydney Mikayla Sydney Mikayla Shepherd (born February 1, 2003), known professionally as Sydney Mikayla, is an American actress. In 2014, Mikayla portrayed Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas in the Lifetime biopic for which she won a Young Artist Award. From 2019 to 20 ...

(born 2003), American actress *

Sydney Park (actress) Sydney Park (born October 31, 1997) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Cyndie in AMC's '' The Walking Dead'', Gabby Phillips in ''Instant Mom'', Caitlin Park-Lewis in '' Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectioni ...

(born 1997), American actress and comedian * Sydney Penny (born 1971), American actress * Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born 1973), Bahamanian-American actress, daughter of Sidney Poitier *

Sydney Rossman Sydney Rossman (born May 27, 1995) is American retired ice hockey goaltender, who played with both the Minnesota Whitecaps and the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Playing career During her youth, Rossman trained wit ...

(born 1995), American ice hockey player *Sydney Sierota (born 1997), lead singer of Echosmith *

Sydney Sweeney Sydney Bernice Sweeney (born September 12, 1997) is an American actress. She first gained attention for appearing in the television series ''Everything Sucks!'' (2018), ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2018), and ''Sharp Objects'' (2018). In 2019, she w ...

(born 1997), American actress *

Sydney Rae White Sydney Rae Cressida White (born 30 November 1991) is an English actress, best known for playing the role of "Erin Noble" in series 3 and 4 of the CBBC drama series ''Young Dracula''. White grew up in West London with her parents and her four bro ...

(born 1991), English actress and singer

Surname

Algernon Sydney Algernon Sidney or Sydney (15 January 1623 – 7 December 1683) was an English politician, republican political theorist and colonel. A member of the middle part of the Long Parliament and commissioner of the trial of King Charles I of England ...

(1623–1683), English politician *

Berenice Sydney Berenice Sydney (1944–1983), born Berenice Frieze, and professionally known as 'Berenice', was a British artist who produced a substantial body of work from 1964 until her death in 1983. Her oeuvre consists of paintings on canvas and paper, d ...

(1944–1983), English artist * Grahame Sydney (born 1948), New Zealand artist *

Harry Sydney Harry Flanroy Sydney III (born June 26, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a running back. He played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers after three ...

(born 1959), American football player * Joan Sydney (1936–2022), English actress *

Robin Sydney Robin Sydney (born Robin Sydney Heymsfield; January 4, 1984) is an American actress. Biography Sydney began acting at the age of eight in local theater in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado. At age seventeen, she moved to Hollywood with her moth ...

(born 1984), American actress

Fictional characters

Sydney Andrews Sydney Andrews is a fictional character in the American soap opera, '' Melrose Place'', and its 2009 continuation. She is portrayed by Laura Leighton. Initially presented as an easy-going young woman with questionable priorities, Sydney would gr ...

, character in the television series ''Melrose Place'' * Sydney Bristow, character in the television series ''Alias'' *

Sydney Carton Sydney Carton is a central character in Charles Dickens' 1859 novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''. He is a shrewd young Englishman educated at Shrewsbury School, and sometime junior to his fellow barrister Stryver. Carton is portrayed as a brilliant ...

, character in the novel ''A Tale of Two Cities'' * Sydney Drew, character in the television series ''Power Rangers: S.P.D.'' * Sydney Fox, character in the television series ''Relic Hunter'' *Sydney Losstarot, character in the video game '' Vagrant Story'' *Sydney Novak, character in the television series '' I Am Not Okay With This'' *

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, character in the television series ''The Pretender'' * Kevin Sydney, fictional character in the ''X-Men'' comic series

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