Sidney Crosby was born in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia in 1987 to Troy Crosby and Trina Forbes-Crosby.
He has a younger sister, Taylor.

During the season, Crosby lives with the Lemieux family in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.

In the summer of 2006 he bought his first house in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

His father was a goaltender who played for the Verdun Junior Canadiens in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and in the 1985 Memorial Cup. Troy was drafted 240th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1984, but never played at the NHL level.

Growing up, Sidney admired Steve Yzerman and, like his father, was a fan of the Montreal Canadiens.

Crosby’s number (87) and 2007 contract signing ($8.7 million per year) reflect his birthdate (8/7/87).

From age twelve to fifteen, Crosby attended Astral Drive Junior High School. He was a straight-A student and, according to the vice-principal, “an amazing role model who was really kind to students in the learning centre and to special needs kids.” When he was fifteen, Crosby transferred to Shattuck-Saint Mary’s in Faribault, Minnesota. Crosby then graduated from Harrison Trimble High School, in Moncton, New Brunswick in 2005.

In time for Crosby’s first season, Gare Joyce issued a biography, Sidney Crosby: Taking the Game by Storm.
The November 2005 edition of GQ Magazine featured him in a series of shirt-less photos.

In 2007, Crosby was nominated for Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list.

Crosby holds an endorsement deal with Reebok and designed a fashion line in 2007.

In 2008, Crosby appeared in the documentary film Pond Hockey, where he discusses his experiences of playing pond hockey.