Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (17 October 1817 – 27 March 1898), also spelled Sayyid Ahmad Khan, was an Indian Muslim reformer,Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, Thomson Gale philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British India.

Muhammad Ali Shihab Tangal (Birth name: Mohammed Ali Shihab bin Ali Al-Hussaini Ba Alavi) (Arabic: محمد علي شهاب بن علي الحسيني با علوي) (4 May 1936 – 1 August 2009), known with the honorific prefix Sayed, was an Indian community leader, Islamic scholar and politician from Kerala.

an Indian Politician and former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the state of Uttar Pradesh.

(29 September 1929 – 1 September 2021) a Kashmiri separatist leader and politician"Syed Ali Shah Geelani emerging as most powerful separatist in Kashmir " .

Matthew Philip Syed (born 2 November 1970) is a British journalist, author, broadcaster and former table tennis player.

Syed Ahmad Barelvi, also known as Sayyid Ahmad Shahid, was an Islamic revivalist, scholar, and military commander from Indian subcontinent (Raebareli), a part of the historical United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (now called Uttar Pradesh).

Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Al-Sagoff (born 6 December 1992) is a Malaysian politician and convicted criminal serving as the Member of Parliament for Muar since May 2018.

(born 14 October 1979, Jhelum) a Pakistani actor and entrepreneur.

(4 November 1935 – 4 March 2017) an Indian politician and diplomat from Gaya, Bihar.

Syed Modi (31 December 1962 – 28 July 1988), born as Syed Mehdi Hassan Zaidi, was an Indian badminton singles player.

a Pakistani Shia Islamic scholar from Rawalpindi, Pakistan.