Sparks
Encyclopedia
People
- Sparks (name)Sparks (name)- People surnamed Sparks :* Allister Sparks* Beatrice Sparks* Bill Sparks, WWII veteran with the Royal Marines* Chauncey Sparks, governor of Alabama* Clinton Sparks* Dana Sparks* Donita Sparks* Felix L. Sparks, Lt...
, people with Sparks as family name or given name - Sparks (Matrix character), a character in Enter the Matrix and The Matrix Revolutions
Places
United States- Sparks, GeorgiaSparks, GeorgiaSparks is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,052 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sparks is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
- Sparks, Kansas
- Sparks, MarylandSparks, MarylandSparks is an unincorporated community that is located in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is situated approximately 20 miles north of Baltimore, Maryland and is considered to be a suburb of the City of Baltimore...
- Sparks, NebraskaSparks, NebraskaSparks is an unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. Its elevation is 2,602 feet . Although Sparks is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69220....
- Sparks, NevadaSparks, NevadaSparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, located east of Reno, Nevada. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population count was 90,264. Sparks is often referred to as half of a twin city .-Geography and Climate:...
(the largest U.S. city of this name) - Sparks, OklahomaSparks, OklahomaSparks is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 137 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Oklahoma is located in Sparks .-Geography:Sparks is located at ....
- Sparks, TexasSparks, TexasSparks is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,974 at the 2000 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Sparks is located at ....
Canada
- Sparks StreetSparks StreetSparks Street is a street in downtown Ottawa, Canada that was converted into an outdoor pedestrian street in 1966, making it the earliest such street or mall in North America....
, in Ottawa
Sports
- The Los Angeles SparksLos Angeles SparksThe Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
, a WNBA team - Sparks, the nickname of the fictional Premiership football team, Earls Park, featured in the British TV series Footballers' WivesFootballers' WivesFootballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006...
Entertainment
- Sparks (band)Sparks (band)Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
, a multi-genre band led by brothers Ron and Russell Mael - Halfnelson (album)Halfnelson (album)-Personnel:* Russell Mael: Vocals* Ron Mael: Keyboards* Earle Mankey: Guitar, Lead Vocal on 'Biology 2'* Jim Mankey, Bass, Guitar* Harley Feinstein, Drums-External links:*...
, the debut album by Sparks, rereleased as Sparks - Sparks (Fiction Plane album)
- Sparks (Sahara Hotnights album)
- "Sparks" (song)Sparks (song)"Sparks" is the fifth single from the Norwegian duo Röyksopp.-Response:The single was released in 2003 in the UK and late 2003 worldwide. The single managed to reach #41 on the UK Singles Chart...
, a song by Röyksopp - "Sparks" (t.A.T.u. song)Sparks (t.A.T.u. song)For Röyksopp song, see Sparks ."Sparks" was the last single release by Russian pop group t.A.T.u.. The song is originally the English counterpart of "220". It premiered on MTV Brasil on April 13, 2010, along with the video of the song which was shot in March 2010 to support the promotion of the...
, a 2010 song by t.A.T.u. - "Sparks" (The Who song), a 1969 song by The Who
- Sparks (TV series)Sparks (TV series)Sparks is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 26, 1996 to March 2, 1998. The series stars James Avery, Robin Givens, Terrence Howard, and Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.. The sitcom is set in Compton, California, and is about the every day lives of a family of lawyers running a family owned law...
, a 1996-1998 UPN television series - Sparks EP, a promotional EP by the band Coldplay
- "Sparks" (Steve Appleton song)Sparks (Steve Appleton song)"Sparks" is a song by English pop singer-songwriter Steve Appleton from his second studio album, Colours. The track was released on July 20, 2011, and is marketed as the lead single from his Colours album.-Chart performance:...
, a 2011 single by Steve Appleton
Other uses
- Sparks (charity)Sparks (charity)Sparks is a children's medical research charity. Their sole remit is to fund research across the whole spectrum of paediatric medicine. Their vision is a world where all babies are born healthy and stay healthy.- History :...
, a children's medical research charity - Sparks (drink)Sparks (drink)Sparks is an alcoholic beverage that debuted in the US market in 2002. The original formulation contained caffeine, one of the first alcoholic beverages to do so. Its other original active ingredients included taurine, ginseng and guarana, common to energy drinks.Packaged in a can, its labeling...
, a canned alcoholic beverage sold in the United States - Sparks (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
- Sparks Steak HouseSparks Steak HouseThe Sparks Steak House is a restaurant located at 210 East 46th Street between Second & Third Avenues in Midtown Manhattan.-History:The restaurant was founded by brothers Pat and Mike Cetta in 1966...
, a restaurant in New York City - Sparks, a nickname for a ship's radioRadioRadio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
operator - Sparks (novel)Sparks (novel)Sparks is a novel by Ally Kennen, that was published on April 4, 2010. It was longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.- Plot :...
, a book by Ally Kennen