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