Spud or Spuds is a nickname for: Spud: * Simon Beggs, former guitarist in the American rock hybrid band Mondo Generator * Jim Bolger (born 1935), former Prime Minister of New Zealand * Mark Carroll (rugby league) (born 1967), Australian rugby league player * Spud Chandler (1907–1990), American baseball player * James Curtin (born 1983), British professional wrestler * Spud Davis (1904-1984), American Major League Baseball catcher, coach, scout and manager * George Raymond Eisele (1923-1942), US Navy sailor killed in World War II * Michael Firrito (born 1983), Australian rules footballer * Danny Frawley (born 1963), former Australian rules footballer and coach * Spud Johnson (1856-?), American Major League Baseball player * Howie Krist (1916-1989), American Major Leagu