Heider (surname)

Heider is a German surname. It may be a habitation name for someone living on a heath, or a reference to a place-name with similar ultimate meaning. It is a variation of Haider. Notable people with the surname include:

• Fritz Heider (1896–1988), Austrian psychologist
• Karl G. Heider (born 1935), American anthropologist
• Karl Heider (zoologist) (1856–1935), Austrian zoologist and embryologist
• Lee Heider (born 1947), American politician
• Marc Heider (born 1986), American-born German footballer
• Matthias Heider (born 1966), German politician
• Moriz Heider (1816–1866), Austrian dentist
• Paul Heider (1868–1936), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
• Robert R. Heider (1928–2015), American politician
• Wally Heider (1923–1989), American audio engineer