Spud (disambiguation)

Spud is a common nickname for the potato.

Spud(s) may also refer to:

People

• Spud (nickname), a list of people nicknamed "Spud" or "Spuds"
• Spud Murphy (1908-2005), American jazz musician, bandleader and arranger Lyle Stephanovic
• "Spud" or "Spud Boy", commonly used in reference to a fan of the musical group Devo

Fictional characters

• Spuds MacKenzie, a canine mascot in an advertising campaign for Bud Light
• Arthur "Spud" P. Spudinski, in American Dragon: Jake Long
• Spud the Scarecrow, in Bob the Builder
• Daniel Murphy, in the novel Trainspotting

Places

• Spuds, Florida, US, an unincorporated community
• Spud Drive-In Theater, near Driggs, Idaho, US, on the National Register of Historic Places

In arts and entertainment

• Spud (novel), a 2005 novel by John Howard van de Ruit
  • Spud (film), a 2010 film adaptation of the novel, directed by Donovan Marsh
• Spud (game), a children's game

Other uses

• St. Paul University Dumaguete, Dumaguete City, Philippines, a private Catholic university
• CJRW-FM (102 Spud FM), a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Summerside, Prince Edward Island
• Spud, one of the Operation Bowline United States nuclear test series, detonated in July 1968

See also

• Spud One, a Boeing 727 used by Jim Bolger
• Bark spud (tool), a hand tool used for removing bark from logs
• Spud bar, a hand tool designed to deliver blows to a target
• Idaho Spud, a candy bar