Rude is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anna Elizabeth Rude (1876–1960), American physician, health official Dick Rude (born 1964), writer, actor, and film director Ellen Sergeant Rude (1838-1916), American writer and poet François Rude (1784–1855), French sculptor George Rudé (1910–1993), British Marxist historian Gilbert T. Rude (1881–1962), American Coast and Geodetic Survey and Navy officer Rick Rude (1958–1999), ring name of American wrestler Richard Rood Steve Rude (born 1956), American comics artist
See also Rude Osolnik (1915–2001), American woodturner Big Rude Jake (1963–2022; also known as Mr. Rude), Canadian jazz musician