Pavlidis (Greek: Παυλίδης, lit. '"the son of Pavlos"', sometimes transliterated as Pavlides) is a Greek patronymic surname, equivalent to English Paulson. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aristotelis Pavlidis (1943–2022), Greek politician and government minister
• Charalampos Pavlidis (born 1991), Greek association footballer
• Elias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxer
• Giorgos Pavlidis (politician) (1956–2016), Greek politician and regional governor
• Harry Pavlidis, Australian actor
• Jordanis Pavlides (1903–1985), British contract bridge player
• Panagiotis Pavlidis (died 1968), Greek shooter
• Theodosios Pavlidis (born 1934), computer scientist
• Spyros B. Pavlides, Greek geologist and professor
• Vangelis Pavlidis (born 1998), Greek association footballer
• Vasilios Pavlidis, (born 1897, date of death unknown), Greek wrestler