Sparks is an

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surname of Old English origin.

Notable people with the surname

* Alf Sparks (1903–1954), Australian rules footballer *

Allister Sparks Allister Haddon Sparks (10 March 1933 – 19 September 2016) was a South African writer, journalist, and political commentator. He was the editor of ''The Rand Daily Mail'' when it broke Muldergate, the story of how the apartheid government secr ...

(1933–2016), South African writer, journalist, and political commentator *

Anthony Sparks Anthony Sparks is an American television showrunner, writer-producer, and playwright. He is also an essay writer who focuses on media, performance, and African American politics and culture. He also holds a Ph.D. in American Studies & Ethnicity fr ...

, American screenwriter * Bailey Sparks (born 2002), American soccer player *

Barry Sparks Barry Sparks (born June 20, 1968 in Lucasville, Ohio) is an American Rock bassist/Guitarist from legendary bands such as Yngwie Malmsteen, the Michael Schenker Group, UFO, Dokken, and Ted Nugent, amongst others. Currently Sparks is part of the to ...

(born 1968), American bassist * Beatrice Sparks (1917–2012), American therapist *

Bill Sparks William Edward Sparks (5 September 1922 – 1 December 2002) was a British Royal Marine Commando in World War II. He was the last survivor of the "Cockleshell Heroes" of Operation Frankton in 1942; a team of commandos who paddled 85 miles from ...

(1922–2002), British WWII Royal Marine * Bradley Sparks (born 1967), Australian rules footballer * Brian Sparks (1931–2013), Welsh rugby footballer *

Catriona Sparks Catriona (Cat) Sparks (born 11 September 1965, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian science fiction writer, editor and publisher. Publishing As manager and editor of Agog! Press with her partner, Australian horror writer Rob Hood, Spa ...

(born 1965), Australian writer * Chauncey Sparks (1884–1968), American politician and attorney *

Cliff Sparks Clifford Maurice Sparks (September 24, 1896 – February 5, 1975) was an American football player. He played quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team and was selected in 1916 as a first-team All-American by the Ne ...

(1896–1975), American football player *

Clinton Sparks Clinton Charls Sparks (born September 18, 1975) is an American Disc jockey, DJ, record producer, songwriter and singer from Boston, Massachusetts. He initially started his career as a rapper, dancer, producer, and DJ who gained notoriety by maki ...

(born 1979), American DJ, songwriter, recording artist, and television personality *

Corrine Sparks Corrine Sparks is a Canadian judge. She was the first Black Canadian woman to become a judge in Canada, and the first black judge in the province of Nova Scotia. Her decision in the case ''R v S (RD)'', which was controversially overturned on ap ...

, Canadian judge * Dan Sparks (born 1968), American politician *

Dan Sparks (basketball) Daniel E. Sparks (born April 17, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and college coach. He played in the American Basketball Association for the Miami Floridians during the 1968–69 and 1969–70 seasons after a split colle ...

(born 1944), American basketball player * Dana Sparks, American actor * Daniel Sparks (politician) (born 1974), American politician * Dave Sparks (1928–1954), American football player *

Donita Sparks Donita Sparks (born April 8, 1963) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter most notable for being the co-founder of the band L7. Sparks also initiated, performed, and released original material with her solo project, the band Donita S ...

(born 1963), American singer and guitarist * Douglas Sparks (born 1956), American Episcopal bishop *

Evert Sparks Evert Ellsworth Sparks (September 10, 1879 – May 11, 1972) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 as a member of the United Farmers caucus in government. Political career Spar ...

(1879–1972), Canadian politician *

Felix L. Sparks Felix Laurence Sparks (August 2, 1917 – September 25, 2007) was an American attorney, government official, and military officer from Colorado. A veteran of World War II, he attained the rank of brigadier general in the Colorado Army National Gu ...

(1917–2007), American military commander * G. Sparks (Surrey cricketer) () * Garret Sparks (born 1993), American ice hockey goaltender *

Greg Sparks Joseph Gregory Sparks (born March 31, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach and a former minor league player and manager. In 2016, Sparks was named assistant hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball, a position ...

(born 1964), American baseball coach *

Hal Sparks Hal Harry Magee Sparks III (born September 25, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, political commentator, television and radio host and television personality. He made contributions to VH1, hosting E!'s ''Talk Soup'', and ...

(born 1969), American actor, comedian, musician, political commentator, and television personality * Hedley Sparks (1908–1996), British biblical scholar and Church of England priest *

Henry Sparks Henry Yorke Sparks (ca.1845 – 21 October 1900) was a pioneer businessman of South Australia, and a director of the South Australian Company, Henry was born in Montevideo where his father Henry P(alafox) G(erona) Sparks (ca.1810 – 18 April 187 ...

(1845–1900), Australian businessman * Isaac Sparks (1719-1776), Irish stage actor * Jamie Sparks (born 1992), British rower *

Jamie Sparks (singer) Jamie Sparks (born in Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer and musician playing bass and keyboards. In 2002, he was nominated for a Juno Award for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the Juno Awards ...

, Canadian singer * Jared Sparks (1789–1866), American historian, educator, and minister *

Jeff Sparks James Jeffrey Sparks (born April 4, 1972) is a former pitcher for the Major League Baseball Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Sparks never won an MLB game but did pick up one save. It came on September 27, 1999 against the New York Yankees. Sparks went 1 1/3 ...

(born 1972), American baseball player *

Joe Sparks (coach) Joseph Everett Sparks (born March 15, 1938) is a retired American professional baseball baseball player, player, manager (baseball), manager, coach (baseball), coach and scout (sport), scout. A former infielder in the Minor League Baseball, minor l ...

(born 1938), American baseball player and coach *

Joe Sparks (video game developer) Joe Sparks is an American video game developer, animator, songwriter, web publisher, and multimedia consultant from San Francisco, California. Sparks created the ''Radiskull and Devil Doll'' web-cartoons published on the Macromedia Shockwave we ...

, American video game developer, animator, songwriter, web publisher, and guitarist * John Sparks (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks-Thomas (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of ''American Idol'' at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. Her self-titled debu ...

(born 1989), American singer, songwriter, and actress *

Joseph Sparks Joseph A. Sparks (30 September 1901 – 12 January 1981) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. Early life Born in Tiverton, Devon, he was the son of Samuel Sparks. Following education at Uffculme School and the Central Labou ...

(1901–1981), British trade unionist and politician *

K. Sparks Kyle Hunter known under his stage name as K. Sparks, is an American hip hop musician, ghostwriter, and chief executive officer of rhythm couture. He started making hip hop music in 1993, while he has since released various studio albums, with ...

, American rapper *

Ken Sparks Ken Sparks (February 25, 1944 – March 29, 2017) was an American football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee from 1980 until his retirement at the end of the 2016 sea ...

(1944–2007), American football coach and player * Kerrelyn Sparks, American author *

Larry Sparks Larry Sparks (born September 25, 1947) is an American Bluegrass singer and guitarist. He was the winner of the 2004 and 2005 International Bluegrass Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year Award. 2005, won IBMA for Album of the Year and Re ...

(born 1947), American singer and guitarist *

Lindsay Sparks Lindsay Charles Sparks (born 5 December 1944) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Central Districts and Auckland in the late 1960s and 1970s. After several successful matches for Marlborough in the ...

(born 1944), New Zealand cricketer *

Luke Sparks Luke Sparks (1711–1768) was an Irish stage actor of the eighteenth century. He was born in Dublin, the son of a staymaker and brother of Isaac Sparks who also became an actor. His first known role was at the Smock Alley Theatre in 1733. For ...

(1711-1768), Irish stage actor *

Mark Sparks Mark Sparks is the principal flutist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and an acclaimed teacher and soloist. Early life and education Sparks was born in 1960 and raised in Cleveland and St. Louis, where he studied with former St. Louis Sympho ...

(born 1960), American flautist *

Maxwell Nicholas Sparks Flight Lieutenant Maxwell Nicholas Sparks Air Force Cross (United Kingdom), AFC (30 December 1920 – 13 June 2013) was a former officer and pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal Air Force. RAF/RNZAF career Flight Lieutenant M.N. Sp ...

(1920–2013), Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal Air Force pilot * Melvin Sparks (1946–2011), American guitarist *

Mike Sparks Mike Sparks (born January 11, 1967) is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 49. Sparks is married to his wife Felicia of 31 years and they have two sons. Sparks is a graduate of Smyrna High School, a ...

(born 1967), American politician * Morgan Sparks (1916–2008), American scientist * Ned Sparks (1883–1957), Canadian actor *

Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He has published twenty-three novels and two non-fiction books, some of which have been ''New York Times'' bestsellers, with over 115 m ...

(born 1965), American author *

Nicholas Sparks (politician) Nicholas Sparks (1794–27 February 1862) was an early landholder of Bytown, Upper Canada who owned most of the lands in the present day commercial core of Downtown Ottawa. Biography Sparks was born in Darrah parish, County Wexford in Irelan ...

(1794–1862), Irish Canadian politician and landowner * Omillio Sparks (born 1979), American rapper * Paul Sparks (born 1971), American actor * Percy Sparks (1880–1959), Canadian manufacturer and environmentalist * Phillippi Sparks (born 1969), American football player * Randy Sparks (born 1933), American musician *

Richard Sparks Richard Andrew Sparks (born August 29, 1950) is an American choral conductor. He is one of the leading figures in choral music in the Pacific Northwest and in Scandinavian, especially Swedish a cappella, choral music. Early life and education Spa ...

(born 1950), American conductor * Robert Sparks (born 1947), American handball player *

Robert Stewart Sparks Robert Stewart Sparks (1871–1932) was a Los Angeles City Council member in the 1920s. He was the first person to represent the 5th District under a new city charter effective in 1925. Earlier, he was given the nickname "Cupid" while he managed ...

(1871–1932), American politician * Ron Sparks (disambiguation), multiple people *

Sam Sparks Sam Sparks (born 1939) is a Senior United States district judge of the Austin Division of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Early life After graduating from Austin High School as senior class president, Spark ...

(born 1939), American judge * Sarah Sparks (1754–1837), British stage actress *

Stephanie Sparks Stephanie Sparks (born July 18, 1973) is a former on-air personality at The Golf Channel and a former golfer, whose best years in golf came as an amateur. Golfer Sparks was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. From 1992 to 1994, she played golf at D ...

(born 1973), American golfer * Steve Sparks (disambiguation), multiple people *

Shane Sparks Melvin Shane Sparks (born June 25, 1969) is an American hip-hop choreographer best known for his work as a choreographer on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and judge on '' America's Best Dance Crew''. Early life Sparks was born in Cincinnat ...

(born 1969), American hip-hop choreographer *

Theodore Austin-Sparks Theodore Austin-Sparks (1888–1971), often known as "Mr. Sparks" or "TAS", was a British Christian evangelist and author. Early life After his birth in London in 1888, Theodore was sent at a young age to live in Scotland with his father's relati ...

(1888–1971), British author and minister *

Theresa Sparks Theresa Sparks is an American transgender woman, and is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission and was a candidate for San Francisco Supervisor for District 6 in the November 2010 election. She is a former president of ...

(born 1949), American civil rights activist *

Tim Sparks Tim Sparks (born October 31, 1954) is an American acoustic guitar player, singer, arranger and composer. Life Raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he was given his first guitar when a bout of encephalitis kept him out of school for a year. T ...

(born 1954), American musician *

Tommy Sparks Thomas Sparks (born 7 February 1986) is a Swedish-born English singer-songwriter from London. He is known for his songs " She's Got Me Dancing" and "I'm a Rope". His self-titled album was released on 11 May 2009 in the United Kingdom. He co-w ...

(born 1986), British singer and songwriter *

Tori Sparks Tori Sparks (born December 5, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter based in Barcelona, Spain, having relocated from Nashville, TN. She is known for her fusion of rock, blues, and American roots music with flamenco.https://www.ruta66.es/2019/0 ...

(born 1983), American singer-songwriter *

Tryphena Sparks Tryphena Sparks (20 March 1851 – 17 March 1890), born in Puddletown, Dorset, the youngest child of James and Maria Sparks, was Thomas Hardy's cousin and possible lover, when she was 16 and he was 26. Hardy's mother suggested that Tryphena was no ...

(1851–1890), Thomas Hardy's cousin and possible lover *

Tully Sparks Thomas Frank "Tully" Sparks (December 12, 1874 – July 15, 1937), was a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1897 to 1910. Sparks played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee B ...

(1874–1937), American baseball player *

Vicki Sparks Vicki Sparks is a British sports journalist and football commentator for BBC Sport and BT Sport. She has reported for ''Final Score'' and BBC Radio 5 Live. She also regularly covers women's football for the BBC. In March 2017, after a post-match ...

, British sports journalist and football commentator *

Will Sparks William James "Will" Sparks (born 15 March 1993) is an Australian producer and DJ from Melbourne, Australia, who is best known for his 2013 single " Bring It Back" with Joel Fletcher and his 2014 single " Ah Yeah So What!" featuring Wiley and E ...

(born 1993), Australian DJ and producer * Will Sparks (painter) (1862–1937), American painter * William Sparks (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

Georgina Sparks Georgina Sparks is a fictional character in the ''Gossip Girl'' novel series and a recurring character on the television series of the same name, in which she is portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg. While the novel series portrays her as a har ...

, a character in the ''Gossip Girl'' novels and television series *

Jenny Sparks Jenny Sparks is a fictional character, a superhero in the Wildstorm comic book universe created by Warren Ellis during his 1997 revamp of the dwindling ''Stormwatch (comics), Stormwatch'' series. Her first appearance was in issue #37 (Ellis' starti ...

, a character in the ''Wildstorm'' comic book universe *Sam Sparks, a character in the ''

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Paperb ...

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References

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