Heider (surname)
# 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
