Heidi is a feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the Swiss children's book, Heidi. 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 Shirley Temple movie adaptation of the novel. In German-speaking countries, Heidi is also used as a diminutive for other names, such as Heidrun, Heidelinde and Heidemarie.
Heidi Andersson (born 1981), Swedish armwrestler
Heidi Andreasen (born 1985), Faroese swimmer
Heidi Androl (born 1980), candidate for The Apprentice:Los Angeles (US Season 6, 2005)
Heidi Astrup (born 1972), Danish handball player
Heidi Baker (born 1959), American missionary in Africa
Heidi Barrett, Californian winemaker
Heidi Becker, Austrian Playboy Playmate
Heidi Behrens-Benedict, American politician
Heidi Berry (born 1958), American singer-songwriter
Heidi Biebl (born 1941), former German alpine skier
Heidi Blickenstaff (born 1971), American actress
Heidi Bohay (born 1959), American actress
Heidi Burge (born 1971), retired American women's basketball player
Heidi Chu (born 1977), former Miss Hong Kong contestant
Heidi Collins (born 1967), CNN correspondent
Heidi Cortez (born 1981), American model
Heidi W. Durrow (born 1969), American author
Heidi-Elke Gaugel (born 1959), German athlete
Heidi Fleiss (born 1965), former American procuress
Heidi Foss, Canadian TV writer
Heidi Grande Røys (born 1967), Norwegian politician
Heidi Groskreutz (born 1981), American ballroom dancer
Heidi Harley (born 1969), American linguist
Heidi Harris, American radio personality
Heidi Hautala (born 1955), Finnish politician
Heidi Heitkamp (born 1955), American senator (D-ND)
Heidi Herzon, American TV producer
Heidi Hollinger (born 1968), Canadian photographer
Heidi Julavits, American author
Heidi Kabel (1914–2010), German musician and actress
Heidi Klum (born 1973), German supermodel and host of Project Runway
Heidi Kozak (born 1963), American actress
Heidi Larssen (born 1951), Norwegian politician
Heidi Lee Morgan (born 1967), American female professional wrestler
Heidi Lenhart (born 1973), American actress
Heidi Lucas (born 1977), American actress
Heidi Lück (born 1943), German politician
Heidi MacDonald, American journalist
Heidi Mark (born 1971), American Playboy Playmate
Heidi Miller (born 1950s), American female bodybuilder
Heidi Mollenhauer, voice actor
Heidi Montag (born 1986), actress in The Hills
Heidi Mueller (born 1982), American actress
Heidi Murkoff, American author
Heidi Neumark (born 1954), American spiritual writer
Heidi Newfield (born 1970), American country music singer and former frontwoman of "Trick Pony"
Heidi Parviainen (born 1979), Finnish singer and songwriter
Heidi Pelttari (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey player
Heidi Postlewait, former UN social worker
Heidi Puurula, Finnish singer
Heidi Rakels (born 1968), Belgian judoka
Heidi Range (born 1983), member of British girl group Sugababes
Heidi Ravven (born 1952), American professor
Heidi Roizen (born 1958), American businesswoman
Heidi Sager (born 1939), German-Australian canoeist
Heidi Schmid (born 1938), German fencer
Heidi Schüller (born 1950), German athlete
Heidi Sorenson, Danish-Canadian Playboy Playmate
Heidi Sørensen (born 1970), Norwegian politician
Heidi Sørensen, member of Danish musical duo S.O.A.P.
Heidi Støre (born 1972), Norwegian footballer
Heidi Sundal (born 1962), Norwegian handball player
Heidi Swedberg (born 1966), American actress
Heidi Talbot (born 1980), Irish folk singer
Heidi Thomas (born 1962), English screenwriter and playwright
Heidi Tjugum (born 1973), Norwegian handball player
Heidi Turner
Heidi Valkenburg, Australian actress
Heidi VanDerveer (born 1964), American basketball coach
Heidi Alice Voight, Miss Connecticut in 2006
Heidi Von Gunden, American musicologist
Heidi Williams (born 1981), American Attorney, Judge
Heidi Wunderli-Allenspach (born 1947), Swiss biologist and first women rektor of ETH Zurich
Heidi Zeigler (born 1979), American child actress
Heidi Zeller-Bähler (born 1967), Swiss alpine skier
Heidi Zimmer, American hearing-impaired mountain climber
Heidi Zurbriggen (born 1967), Swiss alpine skier
