Heidi (given name)

Heidi is a feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the novel. It is an affectionate diminutive of the name Adelheid (English: Adelaide), which means "nobility" or, more loosely, "of noble birth". The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 release of the movie adaptation. In German-speaking countries, Heidi is also used as a diminutive for other names, such as Heidrun, Heidelinde and Heidemarie.

• Heidi Andersson, Swedish armwrestler
• Heidi Andreasen, Faroese swimmer
• Heidi Androl, candidate for The Apprentice:Los Angeles (US Season 6, 2005)
• Heidi Astrup, Danish handball player
• Heidi Baker, American missionary in Africa
• Heidi Barrett, Californian winemaker
• Heidi Becker, Austrian Playboy Playmate
• Heidi Behrens-Benedict, American politician
• Heidi Berry, American singer-songwriter
• Heidi Biebl, former German alpine skier
• Heidi Blickenstaff, American actress
• Heidi Bohay, American actress
• Heidi Burge, retired American women's basketball player
• Heidi Chu, former Miss Hong Kong contestant
• Heidi Collins, CNN correspondent
• Heidi Cortez, American model
• Heidi W. Durrow, American author
• Heidi-Elke Gaugel, German athlete
• Heidi Fleiss (born 1965), former American procuress
• Heidi Foss, Canadian TV writer
• Heidi Grande Røys, Norwegian politician
• Heidi Groskreutz, American ballroom dancer
• Heidi Harley, American linguist
• Heidi Harris, American radio personality
• Heidi Hautala, Finnish politician
• Heidi Heitkamp, American senator (D-ND)
• Heidi Herzon, American TV producer
• Heidi Hollinger, Canadian photographer
• Heidi Jenkins, British historian
• Heidi Julavits, American author
• Heidi Kabel, German musician and actress
• Heidi Klum, German supermodel and host of Project Runway
• Heidi Kozak, American actress
• Heidi Larssen, Norwegian politician
• Heidi Lee Morgan, American female professional wrestler
• Heidi Lenhart, American actress
• Heidi Lucas, American actress
• Heidi Lück, German politician
• Heidi MacDonald, American journalist
• Heidi Mark, American Playboy Playmate
• Heidi Miller, American female bodybuilder
• Heidi Mollenhauer, voice actor
• Heidi Montag, actress in The Hills
• Heidi Mueller, American actress
• Heidi Murkoff, American author
• Heidi Neumark, American spiritual writer
• Heidi Newfield, American country music singer and former frontwoman of "Trick Pony"
• Heidi Parviainen, Finnish singer and songwriter
• Heidi Pelttari, Finnish ice hockey player
• Heidi Postlewait, former UN social worker
• Heidi Puurula, Finnish singer
• Heidi Rakels, Belgian judoka
• Heidi Range, member of British girl group Sugababes
• Heidi Ravven, American professor
• Heidi Roizen, American businesswoman
• Heidi Sager, German-Australian canoeist
• Heidi Schmid, German fencer
• Heidi Schüller, German athlete
• Heidi Sorenson, Danish-Canadian Playboy Playmate
• Heidi Sørensen, Norwegian politician
• Heidi Sørensen, member of Danish musical duo S.O.A.P.
• Heidi Støre, Norwegian footballer
• Heidi Sundal, Norwegian handball player
• Heidi Swedberg, American actress
• Heidi Talbot, Irish folk singer
• Heidi Thomas, English screenwriter and playwright
• Heidi Tjugum, Norwegian handball player
• Heidi Turner
• Heidi Valkenburg, Australian actress
• Heidi VanDerveer, American basketball coach
• Heidi Alice Voight, Miss Connecticut in 2006
• Heidi Von Gunden, American musicologist
• Heidi Williams, American Attorney, Judge
• Heidi Wunderli-Allenspach (born 1947), Swiss biologist and first women rektor of ETH Zurich
• Heidi Zeigler, American child actress
• Heidi Zeller-Bähler, Swiss alpine skier
• Heidi Zimmer, American hearing-impaired mountain climber
• Heidi Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier