'''Speed''', as a name, may refer to: {{toc right}} ==Surname== *Ameer Speed (born 1999), American football player *Benjamin Speed, Australian film composer and musician *Carol Speed (1945–2022), American author, singer, and actress *Chris Speed (born 1967), American jazz musician *Doris Speed (1899–1994), English actress *E. J. Speed (born 1996), American football player *Gary Speed (1969–2011), Welsh football player and manager *Harold Speed (1872–1957), English artist *Horace Speed (1852–1925), Oklahoma Territory's first US Attorney *Horace Speed (baseball) (1951–2025), American baseball player *James Speed (1812–1887), Kentucky legislator and Attorney General of the United States *James Breckenridge Speed (1844–1912), Louisville businessman and philanthropist *James Davis Speed (1915–2006), American politician *James S. Speed (1811–1860), ninth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky *John Speed (1542–1629), English cartographer *John Speed (Kentucky) (1772–1840), American judge and farmer *Joshua Fry Speed (1814–1882), American businessman and intimate friend of Abraham Lincoln *Keith Speed (1934–2018), English politician *Kuini Speed (1949–2004), Fijian chief and politician *Lake Speed (born 1948), American stock car driver *Lancelot Speed (1860–1931), British book illustrator *Lucy Speed (born 1976), English actress *Malcolm Speed (born 1948), Australian businessman and sports administrator *Ronski Speed (born 1975), German music producer and DJ *Scott Speed (born 1983), American race car driver

==Given name== *Speed S. Fry (1817–1892), American lawyer and judge

==Nickname==

*Charles W. "Speed" Holman (1898–1931), American aviator, barnstormer, wing walker and parachutist *Timothy "Speed" Levitch (born 1970), American actor, author, and tour guide *Carl Shipp "Speed" Marvel (1894–1988), American chemist *Pepe Smith (1947–2019), Pinoy rock singer and drummer, member of the trio Speed, Glue & Shinki *Art Spector (1920–1987), American basketball player *Björn Strid (born 1978), Swedish heavy metal singer * Irving Speed Vogel (1918–2008), American sculptor, painter, and writer * William Speed Weed, American television writer and producer * William H. "Speed" Gardner (1895–1972), American auto racer * Darren Watkins Jr. (born 2005), American YouTuber, streamer and internet personality known as IShowSpeed

==Fictional characters== *Blazey H. Speed, a character in ''Ninjago'' *Speed (character), member of the Young Avengers in the Marvel Universe *Speed Racer (character), title character of ''Speed Racer'', a manga and anime series *Speed Saunders, DC Comics character * Speedy Buggy, title character of ''Speed Buggy'', a Hanna-Barbera television series * Tony "Speed" Malatesta, one of the title characters of ''Mother, Jugs & Speed'', a 1976 film * Speed, one of the characters in ''The Odd Couple'', a 1965 play, and its adaptations * Claude Speed, the main character of ''Grand Theft Auto III'' and ''GTA 2''.

==See also== *Speed (disambiguation)

{{given name|type=both}} Category:Nicknames