The Kid Explained

The Kid or The Kids may refer to:

Fictional characters

• The kid (Blood Meridian), a character in Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel Blood Meridian
• The Kid (The Matrix), a character in the Matrix film series
• The Kid (The Stand), a character in Stephen King's 1978 novel The Stand
• Marshall Eriksen or The Kid, a character in How I Met Your Mother
• The Kid, a character in the 1984 film Purple Rain, played by Prince
• The Kid, the narrator of Samuel R. Delany's 1975 novel Dhalgren
• The Kid, a character in Bastion
• The Kid, a character in Driver: Parallel Lines
• The Kid, a character in Freedom Fighters
• The Kid, a character in I Wanna Be the Guy
• The Kid, a character in Jak II

Films

• The Kid (1910 film), a film by Frank Powell
• The Kid (1921 film), a Charlie Chaplin film
• The Kid (1950 film), a Hong Kong film that stars a young Bruce Lee
• The Kid (1997 film), a film featuring Rod Steiger
• The Kid (1999 film), a Hong Kong film
• Disney's The Kid, a 2000 film starring Bruce Willis
• The Kid (2001 film), an animated TV film based on a story by Gahan Wilson
• The Kid (2010 film), an adaptation by Nick Moran of Kevin Lewis's book
• The Kids (film), a 2015 Taiwanese film
• The Kid (2019 film), a film by Vincent D'Onofrio

Music

• The Kid (musical), a 2010 musical based on the book by Dan Savage
• The Kids (Belgian band), a punk rock band
• The Kids (Norwegian band), a rock band
• The Kids (garage rock band), a 1960s band whose song "Nature's Children" is included on the compilation album Pebbles, Volume 10
• The Kids, a South Florida rock band that included Johnny Depp
• "The Kids", a song by B.o.B from
• "The Kid", a song by Eric Burdon from Survivor
• "The Kids", a song by Eminem from The Marshall Mathers LP
• "The Kids", a song by Hollywood Undead
• "The Kids", a song by Lou Reed from Berlin

Nickname or ring name

• Frank Bourne (1854–1945), British soldier, last known survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift
• Billy the Kid (1859–1881), American Old West outlaw
• Ted Williams (1918–2002), Major League Baseball player
• Stu Ungar (1953–1998), professional poker and gin rummy player
• Gary Carter (1954-2012), Major League Baseball player
• Robin Yount (born 1955), Major League Baseball player
• Mark Ryan (guitarist) (1959-2011), English punk rock guitarist and playwright
• Carlos Valderrama (footballer) (born 1961), Colombian footballer
• Gary Jacobs (boxer) (born 1965), professional Scottish boxer
• Ken Griffey Jr. (born 1969), American retired Major League Baseball player
• Sean Waltman (born 1972), professional wrestler
• John Higgins (born 1975), professional snooker player
• Kevin Garnett (born 1976), National Basketball Association player
• Julian Gardner (poker player) (born 1978), professional poker player
• Yossi Benayoun (born 1980), Israeli footballer
• Kerby Raymundo (born 1981), Filipino professional basketball player
• Fernando Torres (born 1984), Spanish footballer
• Sidney Crosby (born 1987), National Hockey League player
• Joseph Marquez (born 1991), professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player

Other uses

• The Kid (artist), contemporary artist
• The Kid (book), a book by Dan Savage
• The Kids (book), a 2021 poetry book by Hannah Lowe, Costa Book of the Year
• Haedi or the Kids, a pair of stars in the constellation Auriga

See also

• Kid (disambiguation)
• Kidd (disambiguation)
• Kydd (disambiguation)