Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Sydney Carton 1854 A Tale of Two Cities 
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Syd Hansen (a.k.a. Sydney) 1999 Providence
Sydney Bristow 2001 Alias
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) Sydney Brenner 2002
Notable Actors and Actresses:
1 actress
Sydney Sweeney 1997-
Notable Athletes:
1 gymnastics
(gymnastics) Sydney Johnson-Scharpf 2000-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Sydney Pollack 1934-2008
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 1 silver/bronze
(silver/bronze) Sydney Battersby 1908; 1912 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Charles Sydney Smith 1908; 1912; 1920 water polo
(gold) Sydney Leroux 2012 football
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Sydney Pollack 1985 Out of Africa
Saints:
1 blessed
Blessed Sidney Hodgson (a.k.a. Sydney) ?-1591