Heide (name)

Heide is a surname and feminine given name. Heide is a German and Dutch word meaning "heath".

Notable people with this surname

• Ella Heide (1871–1956), Danish painter
• Frits Heide (1883–1957), Danish botanist
• Florence Parry Heide (1919–2011), American children's writer
• Hermann auf der Heide (1911–1984), German field hockey player
• Michael von der Heide (born 1971), Swiss musician, singer, and actor
• Oscar Louis Auf der Heide (1874–1945), American politician
• Ola Heide (born 1931), Norwegian botanist
• Raoul Heide (1888–1978), Norwegian fencer
• Ruud ter Heide (born 1982), Dutch association football player
• Tami Heide, American radio personality
• Wilma Scott Heide (1921–1985), American feminist author and social activist

Notable people with this given name

• Heide Boikat, West German slalom canoeist
• Heide-Elke Gaugel (born 1959), German sprinter
• Heide Hatry (born 1965), German artist, curator and editor
• Heide Orth (born 1942), German tennis player
• Heide Perlman (born 1951), American television script writer
• Heidemarie Rosendahl (born 1947), German track and field athlete
• Heide Rühle (born 1948), German politician
• Heide Schröter, West German slalom canoeist
• Heide Schmidt (born 1948), Austrian politician
• Heide Seyerling (born 1976), South African sprinter
• Heide Simonis (born 1943), German politician
• Heide Wollert (born 1982), German judoka

See also

• Heide (disambiguation)
• Van der Heide, Dutch toponymic surname
• Heidi (given name), similar but unrelated name
• Heyde, surname