Haider is a South Asian, Arabic, and German surname. The German surname is a variant of Heider, and may be a habitation name for someone living on a heath, or a reference to a place-name with similar meanings.
Arabic-derived
- Adil Haider (born 1973), Pakistani-American trauma surgeon
- Afzaal Haider (born 1971), Pakistani-born Hongkonger cricketer
- Ali Haider (cricketer) (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer
- Ali Haider, Pakistani singer and actor
- Daud Haider (1952âÂÂ2025), Bangladeshi poet
- Farooq Haider Khan (born 1955), 12th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (born 1769 â 1827), last nawab wazir of Oudh (1814âÂÂ1818) and first King of Oudh (1818âÂÂ1827)
- Ghulam Haider, music composer well known in both India and Pakistan
- Iqbal Haider (1945âÂÂ2012), advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, co-chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
- Izhar Haider (1944âÂÂ2009), Urdu poet, social worker, and broadcaster
- Jalila Haider (born 1988), human rights attorney and political activist
- Moinuddin Haider (born 1942), Pakistani general
- Mohsin Abbas Haider, Pakistani singer, actor, writer and TV presenter
- Nasiruddin Haider (born 1803 â 1837), second King of Oudh (1827âÂÂ1837)
- Rashid Haider (1941âÂÂ2020), Bangladeshi author and novelist
- Sajad Haider (1932âÂÂ2025), Pakistani fighter pilot
- Sajjad Haider (born 1966), Indian journalist media personality
- Sara Haider, Pakistani singer-songwriter and actress
- Sarah Haider (born 1991), Pakistani-American writer
- Sayed Haider (1925âÂÂ2020), Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist
- Shuja Haider (born 1982), Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer
- Syed Afzal Haider (1931âÂÂ2022), Pakistani politician
- Wasim Haider (born 1967), Pakistani cricketer
- Zameer Haider (born 1962), Pakistani international cricket umpire
- Zulqarnain Haider (cricketer) (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
German-derived
- Andreas Haider-Maurer (born 1987), Austrian tennis player
- Celina Haider (born 2000), German ice-hockey player
- Eduard Haider, Austrian slalom canoeist
- Engelbert Haider (1922âÂÂ1999), Austrian alpine skier
- Ernst Haider (1890âÂÂ1988), German painter
- Ilse Haider (born 1965), Austrian artist
- Joe Haider (born 1936), German pianist and jazz educator
- Jörg Haider (1950âÂÂ2008), Austrian politician
- Karl Michael Haider (1846âÂÂ1912), German painter
- Markus Haider (born 1974), Austrian singer
- Maximilian Haider (born 1950), Austrian physicist
- Michael Lawrence Haider (1904âÂÂ1986), American petroleum executive
- Roman Haider (born 1967), Austrian politician
- Sepp Haider (born 1953), Austrian rally driver
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