Famous People with Name Sidney

Sidney Irving Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sidney Irving Smith: was an American zoologist. Sidney Smith was the son of Elliot Smith and Lavinia Barton. His brother in law was Addison Emery Verrill. In his youth, he became expert on the fauna around his home town, and an expert at making collections, particularly of insects. He studied at the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University, and received his Ph.D. in 1867.

Sidney Siegel            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sidney Siegel: was an American psychologist who became especially well-known for his work in popularising non-parametric statistics for use in the behavioural sciences. He was a co-developer of the statistical test known as the Siegel-Tukey test.

Sidney McKnight            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sidney McKnight: is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kilograms) by eventual silver medalist Li Byong-Uk from North Korea.

Sidney "Sid" Wyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sidney "Sid" Wyman: was a famous poker player and hotel owner in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wyman was co-owner of several Las Vegas casinos including the Sands, Riviera, Royal Nevada and The Dunes.

Sidney Terris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sidney Terris: was an American boxer. Terris was born on Clinton Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His father died suddenly when he was 8 years old.

Sylvia Sidney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvia Sidney: was an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress.During the Depression, Sidney appeared in a string of films, often playing the girlfriend or the sister of a gangster. She appeared opposite such heavyweight screen idols as Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda, Joel McCrea, Fredric March, George Raft (a frequent screen partner), and Cary Grant. Among her films from this period were: An American Tragedy, City Streets and Street Scene (all 1931), Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage and Fritz Lang's Fury (both 1936),

Sir Philip Sidney            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Sir Philip Sidney: became one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures. Famous in his day in England as a poet, courtier and soldier, he remains known as the author of Astrophel and Stella (1581, pub. 1591), The Defence of Poetry (or An Apology for Poetry, 1581, pub.