As a nickname, Jug may refer to: * Gene Ammons (1925–1974), American jazz tenor saxophonist * Earl Bennett (American football guard) (1920–1992), National Football League player during the 1946 season * Jug Earp (1897–1969), American National Football League player * Jug Girard (1927–1997), American National Football League player * Joe Kracher (1913–1981), Major League Baseball player during the 1939 season * Carl Powis (1928–1999), Major League Baseball player during the 1957 season * Jug McSpaden (1908–1996), American golfer * Jug Thesenga (1914–2002), American baseball pitcher * Jug or Jugg, a nickname for a fisherman from Brighton, England