"Murphy's Spuds" or "The Spuds", an early-1900s nickname of the Chicago Cubs baseball team when their owner was Charles W. Murphy.

Spud gun, a child's toy or a larger pipe-based cannon

Spud mud, mud used to drill a well from surface to a shallow depth

Spud the scarecrow, a character in the TV series Bob the Builder

Spud, a male meerkat shown in Meerkat Manor

Jim Bolger (born 1935), former Prime Minister of New Zealand, dubbed "Spud" by media

Spud Chandler (1907-1990), American baseball player

James Curtin (born 1983), British professional wrestler who uses the ring name "Spud"

Anthony "Spud" Webb (born 1963), American basketball player

SPUD (game), a children's game

Spud is a common nickname for the potato but may also refer to:

Spud bar, a hand tool designed to deliver blows to a target

Danny Frawley (born 1963), former Australian rules footballer and coach

Small potatoes urban delivery, the largest home delivery company in Canada

Spud (novel), a 2005 comedy novel by John Howard van de Ruit

Idaho Spud, a candy bar made by the Idaho Candy Company

Spuds MacKenzie, canine mascot in an advertising campaign for Bud Light beer in the late 1980s.