As a

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

or part of a

ring name A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting ...

, Kid may refer to:

Baseball

Kid Baldwin Clarence Geoghan "Kid" Baldwin ( – ) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played seven seasons at the Major League level. In addition to playing catcher, Baldwin also played outfield, third base, second base, and first base A ...

(1864–1897), American Major League Baseball catcher * Kid Butler (infielder) (1887–1964), American Major League Baseball infielder *

Kid Butler (outfielder) Frank Edward "Kid" Butler (1861–1921) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the 1884 Boston Reds in the Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for just the 1884 season. S ...

(1861–1921), American Major League Baseball outfielder *

Kid Carsey Wilfred "Kid" Carsey (October 22, 1870 – March 29, 1960), was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1891 to 1901. He played for the Washington Statesmen, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals ...

(1870–1960), professional baseball player *

Kid Carter Charles "Kid" Carter (birthdate unknown) was an American baseball pitcher in the pre-Negro leagues. He pitched for the Philadelphia Giants playing alongside William Binga, Frank Grant, Harry Buckner, and Sol White King Solomon "Sol" Whit ...

, American pitcher in the pre-Negro leagues *

Kid Elberfeld Norman Arthur "Kid" Elberfeld (April 13, 1875 – January 13, 1944) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1898), Cincinnati Reds (1899), Detroit Tigers (1901–1903 ...

(1875–1944), American Major League Baseball player *

Kid Gleason William Jethro "Kid" Gleason (October 26, 1866 – January 2, 1933) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. Gleason managed the Chicago White Sox from 1919 through 1923. His first season as a big league manager was notabl ...

(1866–1933), American Major League Baseball player and manager *

Kid Madden Michael Joseph "Kid" Madden (October 22, 1866 – March 16, 1896) was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for three different teams from to . He played for the Boston Braves, Boston Reds, and Baltimore Orioles. Madden died ...

(1866–1896), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Kid McLaughlin (1888–1934), American Major League Baseball center fielder *

Kid Mohler Ernest Follette "Kid" Mohler (December 13, 1870 – November 4, 1961) was an American baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for three games with the Washington Senators (1891–1899), Washington Senators of the Nation ...

(1870–1961), American Major League Baseball player * Kid Nance (1876–1958), American Major League Baseball outfielder *

Kid Nichols Charles Augustus "Kid" Nichols (September 14, 1869 – April 11, 1953) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies from 1890 to 1906. A switch hitter w ...

(1869–1953), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Kid O'Hara James Francis "Kid" O'Hara (December 19, 1875 – December 1, 1954) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the wor ...

(1875–1954), American Major League Baseball outfielder * Kid Willson (1895–1964), American Major League Baseball player

Boxing

Kid Azteca Luis Villanueva Páramo (June 21, 1913 – March 16, 2002) was a Mexican boxer best known as ''Kid Azteca''. Villanueva boxed professionally from 1932 to 1961, making him one of a small number of fighters that fought during four decades. Archie M ...

, ring name of Mexican boxer Luis Villanueva Paramo (1913–2002) *

Jack Kid Berg Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg or Jackie Kid Berg (28 June 1909 – 22 April 1991), was an English boxer born in the East End of London, who became the World Light Welterweight Champion in 1930. Biography Judah Bergman was born in Rom ...

, English boxer Judah Bergman (1909–1991) *

Kid Chissell Noble "Kid" Chissell (February 16, 1905 – November 8, 1987) was a boxing champion, actor, and dance marathon champion. Chissell, former U.S. Navy Middleweight Boxing Champ (1932), received an award in 1982 for having over 1,000 screen credit ...

(1905–1987), American boxing champion, actor, and dance marathon champion *

Kid Chocolate Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo (January 6, 1910 – August 8, 1988), better known as Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxing, boxer who enjoyed great success both in the boxing ring and outside it during the 1930s. Chocolate boxed professionally between 1 ...

, ring name of Cuban boxer Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo (1910–1988) * Kid Diamond, ring name of Kyrgyzstani boxer Almazbek Raiymkulov (born 1977) *

Kid Galahad (boxer) Abdul-Bari "Barry" Awad (born 3 March 1990), best known by his nickname of "Kid Galahad", is a British professional boxer who held the IBF featherweight title in 2021. As of July 2022, Galahad is ranked as the world's ninth best featherweight ...

, ring name of British boxer Abdul Bari-Awad (born 1990) *

Kid Kaplan Louis "Kid" Kaplan (born October 15, 1901 in Kyiv, Ukraine – October 26, 1970) was a professional boxer and a 1925 world featherweight champion. Early life Kaplan and his family emigrated to the United States from the Kyiv when he was five ...

(1901–1970), Russian-born American boxer *

Kid Lavigne George Henry "Kid" Lavigne (December 6, 1869 – March 9, 1928) was boxing's first widely recognized World Lightweight champion, winning the vacant title on June 1, 1896. Early life He was born in Bay City, Michigan to French-Canadian pare ...

(1869–1928), American world champion boxer *

Ted "Kid" Lewis Ted "Kid" Lewis (born Gershon Mendeloff; 28 October 1893 – 20 October 1970) was an English professional boxer who twice won the World Welterweight Championship (147 lb). Lewis is often ranked among the all-time greats, with ESPN ranking ...

(1894–1970), English boxer Gershon Mendeloff *

Kid McCoy Charles "Kid" McCoy (October 13, 1872 – April 18, 1940), born Norman Selby, was an American boxer and early Hollywood actor. He claimed the vacant world middleweight title when he scored an upset victory over Tommy Ryan by 15th round knockou ...

(1872–1940), American world champion boxer born Norman Selby * Kid Meza (born 1956), Mexican world champion boxer * Kid Murphy, early ring name of American boxer

Jack Bernstein Jack Bernstein (November 5, 1899 – December 26, 1945) was an American boxer given the birthname John Dodick. He became World Junior lightweight Champion, on May 30, 1923, against Johnny Dundee at the Coney Island Velodrome in Brooklyn. When he ...

, born John Dodick (1899–1945) *

Jack "Kid" Wolfe Jack "Kid" Wolfe, (June 11, 1895 – April 22, 1975) was an American professional boxer. He was the first World Champion in the Junior Featherweight division. During his career he had no decision newspaper victories over reigning bantamweight ...

(1895–1975), American boxer, first junior featherweight world champion

Music

Kid Howard Avery "Kid" Howard (April 22, 1908, New Orleans, Louisiana - March 28, 1966, New Orleans) was an American jazz trumpeter, associated with the New Orleans jazz scene. Howard began on drums at about age fourteen, but switched to cornet and then tr ...

(1908–1966), American jazz trumpeter associated with the New Orleans jazz scene *

Kid Ory Edward "Kid" Ory (December 25, 1886 – January 23, 1973) was an American jazz composer, trombonist and bandleader. One of the early users of the glissando technique, he helped establish it as a central element of New Orleans jazz. He was ...

(1886–1973), American jazz trombonist and bandleader *

Kid Rena Henry "Kid" Rena (August 30, 1898 – April 25, 1949) was an American jazz trumpeter, who was an early star of the New Orleans jazz scene. Biography He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Rena may have taken lessons from Manuel ...

(1898–1949), American jazz trumpeter

Other

* Kid Shanahan (1873–1883), American criminal, river pirate, and member of the Patsy Conroy Gang

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