Farid ad-Din Attar, an Iranian sufi poet.

Farid Khan, a king.

Ibn al-Farid, an Arab poet.

Farid al-Atrash, a Syrian egyptian singer , music composer , actor.

Baba Farid, a Sufi and Sikh saint.

Farid Shawki, an Egyptian actor.

Farid Esack, South African anti-apartheid activist and Muslim scholar.

Khwaja Ghulam Farid, a Siraiki poet.

Farid Abboud, Lebanese Ambassador

Farid Ghadry, a Syrian political activist.

Mohammad Farid

Farid Suleman

Farid F. Abraham, a scientist.

Farid Talhaoui, a Moroccan football player.

Farid Mukhametshin, a Tatarstani politician.

Farid Mansurov, an Azerbaijani wrestler.

Farid Stino, a Middle Eastern businessman.

Farid (فريد),also spelt Fahrid is an Arabic masculine personal name, meaning unique. Farid is a common male name in the Middle East, South East Asia, and other places with large muslim populations. Farid is also Arabic name for red ruby. It is also a common name amongst Persians who believe it is an ancient Persian name. People with this name include:

Farid (Inkheart), a character in the book Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke.