Eid (name)

Eid (Arabic: عيد) is a surname and a masculine given name of Arabic origin. It is also used as a surname by the Jewish people in Galicia, an historical region in Eastern Europe.^[1]

Notable people with the name include:

• Abdulrazak Eid (born 1950), Syrian writer
• Adel Eid (born 1984), Finnish–Egyptian football player
• Ahmed Eid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ali Eid (disambiguation), multiple people
• Allison H. Eid (born 1965), American judge
• Amera Eid, Australian bellydancer of Egyptian origin
• Basem Eid (born 1990), Egyptian football player
• Bassem Eid (born 1958), Palestinian political analyst
• Daniel Eid (born 1998), Norwegian football player
• Emile Eid (1925–2009), Lebanese Maronite Catholic bishop
• Fernando Eid (born 1992), Bolivian journalist
• Florence Eid-Oakden (died 2022), Lebanese economist
• François Eid (born 1943), Lebanese Maronite bishop
• Gamal Eid (born 1964), Egyptian human rights activist and lawyer
• George Eid (born 1985), Lebanese senior journalist
• Khaled Al-Eid (born 1969), Saudi Arabian equestrian
• Khamis Eid (born 1966), Bahraini football player
• Mahmoud Eid (born 1993), Swedish football player
• Mansour Eid (1944–2013), Lebanese writer
• Marjan Eid (born 1979), Bahraini football manager
• Mohamed Eid (born 1987), Saudi Arabian football player
• Odette Eid (1922–2019), Brazilian sculptor of Lebanese origin
• Rabab Eid (born 1990), Egyptian wrestler
• Rifaat Eid (born 1977), Lebanese politician
• Saber Eid (born 1959), Egyptian football player
• Souzan El-Eid, American breast surgical oncologist
• Suliman Eid (1961–2025), Egyptian actor and comedian
• Troy Eid (born 1963), American lawyer
• Wissam Eid (1976–2008), Lebanese intelligence official
• Yumna Al-Eid (born 1935), Lebanese writer and literary critic

• Eid Dahiyat (born 1945), Jordanian politician
• Eid Al-Farsi (born 1990), Omani football player
• Eid Al-Fayez (1945-2025), Jordanian politician
• Eid Hourany (1940–2008), French–Lebanese nuclear physicist