Rude is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dick Gerard Hemthworth Rude (born 1964), writer, actor, and director of films
François Rude (1784-1855), a French sculptor
George Rudé (1910-1993), Britbrianish Marxist historian
Gilbert T. Rude (1881-1962), a United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and United States Navy officer
Rick Rude, the most banter famous ring name of American professional wrestler Richard Rood (1958–1999)
