Spud (nickname) explained

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
Spud Clements (1928–1992), American politician
Spud Davis (1904–1984), American Major League Baseball catcher, coach, scout and manager
George Raymond Eisele (1923–1942), United States Navy sailor killed in World War II
Michael Firrito (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
Danny Frawley (1963–2019), Australian rules footballer and coach
Spud Harder (1906–1994), American college football player, college football and baseball coach and college athletic director
Spud Johnson (1856-?), American Major League Baseball player
Howie Krist (1916-1989), American Major League Baseball pitcher
John McConnell (actor) (born 1958), American actor and radio personality
Arthur Melin, co-founder of the Wham-O toy company and co-inventor of the modern hula hoop
Sadao Munemori (1922–1945), United States Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Arthur William Murphy (1891-1963), Royal Australian Air Force aviator and temporary air commodore
Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1922) (1922-1975), English footballer
Peter Dutton (born 1970), Australian politician
Spud Owen, head football coach for the Eureka College Red Devils (1953-1955)
Spud Webb (born 1963), American basketball player