Speed (name)

Speed (name)

Speed as a name is most commonly a surname, and may refer to

* Chris Speed, jazz musician
* Claude Speed, (fictional) character from the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series
* Doris Speed (1899-1994), English actress
* Gary Speed, Welsh footballer
* Horace Speed (1852-1925), From Kentucky, Oklahoma Territory's first US Attorney
* Horace Speed (baseball) (1951- ), Professional Major League Baseball oufielder
* James Speed (1812-1887), Kentucky legislator and Attorney General of the United States (1864-66), serving under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
* James Breckenridge Speed (1844-1912), Louisville businessman and philanthropist
**namesake for J. B. Speed School of Engineering and Speed Art Museum
* James S. Speed (1811-1860), ninth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
* John Speed (1542-1629), English cartographer
* Joshua Fry Speed (1814-1882), businessman and intimate friend of Abraham Lincoln
* Keith Speed, English politician
* Kuini Speed (1949-2004), Fijiian chief and politician
* Lake Speed, NASCAR driver
* Lancelot Speed (1860-1931), Book illustrator
* Lucy Speed, English actress
* Malcolm Speed, Australian businessman
* Ronski Speed, German music producer and DJ
* Scott Speed, an American racecar driver

Speed as a first name may refer to

* Speed S. Fry, 19th century United States lawyer and judge
* Speed Gardner, racecar driver
* Speed Saunders, a DC Comics character
* Speed Racer, an anime character

Speed as a nickname may refer to

* Björn "Speed" Strid, the singer of the metal band Soilwork and Disarmonia Mundi

ee also

* Speed (disambiguation)


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