A shad is a herring-like fish of the subfamily Alosinae, particularly of the genus Alosa.
Shad may also refer to:
People Shad (rapper), born Shadrach Kabango, Canadian hip hop musician Shaad Ali, Indian film director and screenwriter Shad Banks Jr. (born 2003), American football player Shad Barry, American baseball player Shad Darsigny (born 2003), Canadian weightlifter Shad Gaspard, (1981–2020) American wrestler Shad Saleem Faruqi, Malaysian law professor Shad Meier, American football player Shad Gregory Moss, better known as Bow Wow (rapper) Shad Pearce, Arkansas State Representative Shad Petosky, American comics writer Shad Qadri, Canadian politician Shaad Randhawa, Indian film actor Shad Royston, Australian rugby player John S.R. Shad, American politician and diplomat Shad Thyrion (died 2022), American murder victim Shad Tubman, or William V. S. Tubman Jr. in full, Liberian politician
Places Shad, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Shad Bagh, Punjab, Pakistan Shad Cam, extreme southern portion of Mount Wellington in New York. Shad Bay, Nova Scotia Shad, West Virginia Shad Thames, a London street
Organizations and events Shad Alliance, American anti-nuclear group Shad Planking, an annual Virginian political event Canadian Forces Naval Reserve, the reserve component of the Canadian Forces Maritime Command whose members are commonly referred to as "Shads" SHAD (summer program) (formerly Shad Valley), Canadian non-for-profit organization and summer enrichment program for high school students
Transportation Shad boat, a type of boat Shad-Wyck, American automobile , the name of more than one United States Navy ship Kingston-class coastal defence vessel, a class of commissioned vessels of the Canadian Navy crewed by reservists, commonly referred to as "Shadillacs"
Other ShAD, Ground Attack Aviation Division of the Soviet Air Forces Shad (prince), Turkic title Amelanchier, also known as shadbush, shadblow, and shadwood Mayfly, also known as a shadfly Project SHAD, American military project Danda, a punctuation mark known as "shad" when writing Tibetan or ʼPhags-pa Rgya Gram Shad, the Tibetan character "༒" The Shad Treatment, 1977 novel by Garrett Epps