Rudie Explained

Rudie is an abbreviation for the name Rudolph. It may also refer to:

People with given name

• Rudie Dane, competitor on The Bachelorette (season 10)
• Rudie Hermann Kuiter (born 1943), Australian underwater photographer
• Rudie Kemna (born 1967), Dutch cyclist
• Rudie Liebrechts (born 1941), Dutch speed skater
• Rudie Lubbers (born 1945), Dutch boxer
• Rudie Ramli (born 1982), Malaysian footballer
• Rudie Sypkes (1950–2008), Australian businessman
• Rudie van Vuuren, Namibian physician, conservationist and sportsman

People with surname

• Evelyn Rudie (born 1949), American playwright and actress
• Karen Rudie (born 1963), Canadian electrical engineer

Fictional characters

• Rudie, band manager in animated children's television series Kuu Kuu Harajuku

Slang and popular culture

• Rudie, synonym of rude boy, Jamaican and UK youth subculture
• Rudie blues, music genre that was a precursor to reggae and ska
• Rudie Can't Fail, reggae-influenced song about rude boys by the Clash
• General Rudie, Canadian ska band