Sparky is a common

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for people and animals. In the British Commonwealth, it can also be used to refer to an electrician.

People

* Sparky Adams (1894–1989), American Major League Baseball player * Sparky Anderson (1934–2010), American Major League Baseball manager *

Sparky McEwen Charles "Sparky" McEwen (born April 28, 1968) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Davenport University. McEwen played professionally as a quarterback for one season with the Grand Rapids Rampage of ...

(born 1968), American football player *

H. F. Gierke III H. F. Gierke III (born Herman Fredrick Gierke III; March 13, 1943 – August 7, 2016) was an American judge who served as the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces from 2004 to 2006. He was a Judge of the United ...

(born 1943), North Dakota Supreme Court justice * Mark Hughes (born 1963), former Welsh international football player and manager * Eddie Lake (1916–1995), American Major League Baseball player * Shelly Liddelow (born 1984), Australian field hockey player * Sparky Lyle (born 1944), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Sparky Marcus Sparky Marcus (born Marcus Issoglio; December 6, 1967) is an American former actor. Early life Marcus was born in Hollywood, California. Career Marcus was well known for playing the role of the precocious child but also worked extensively as a ...

(born Marcus Issoglio in 1967), American child actor * Mark Matejka, American Southern rock guitarist *

Marv Olson Marvin Clement Olson 'Sparky''(May 28, 1907 – February 5, 1998) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at , 160 lb., Olson batted and threw right-handed. A native of Gayvill ...

(1907–1998), American Major League Baseball player *Mark Phillips, vocalist of the British band

Demented Are Go Demented Are Go (DAG aka Demented Are Go!) are a Welsh psychobilly band that was formed around 1982 in Cardiff, Wales. They were one of the earliest in the initial wave of bands to mix punk rock with rockabilly, and as a result, are conside ...

* Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000), American cartoonist, creator of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip *

Ronald Speirs Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Charles Speirs (20 April 1920 – 11 April 2007) was a United States Army officer who served in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was initially assigned as a p ...

(1920–2007), United States Army officer * Wilbur Stalcup (1910–1972), American college basketball coach * Melville Vail (1906–1983), Canadian hockey player *

Sparky Woods Phillip Perry "Sparky" Woods (born December 20, 1953) is an American football coach. He is a senior adviser for football team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Woods served as the head football coach at Appalachian State Univer ...

(born 1953), American football college football player and coach

Fictional characters

* Sparky the Fire Dog, official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association *Sparky, Richie's

Pikachu is a fictional species in the ''Pokémon'' media franchise. Designed by Atsuko Nishida and Ken Sugimori, Pikachu first appeared in the 1996 Japanese video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Green'' created by Game Freak and Nintendo, which were ...

in the ''Pokémon'' anime *Sparky, one of the nicknames given to Rygel XVI by John Crichton in the science fiction television series ''Farscape'' * Sparky, a gay dog on the animated television series ''South Park'' *Sparky, nickname for radio operator Sgt. Pryor on the television series ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker. The ...

'' *Sparky, mechanic in the animated television series '' Speed Racer'' *Sparky, a firefly in the 1970s children's show '' The Bugaloos'' *Sparky, a mechanic in the adventure game ''

Flight of the Amazon Queen ''Flight of the Amazon Queen'' is a graphical point-and-click adventure game by Interactive Binary Illusions, originally released in 1995 for Amiga and MS-DOS. The game was re-released as freeware in 2004 for use with ScummVM. In January 2022, a ...

'' *Sparky, an enemy type encountered in '' Super Mario World'' *Sparky the Wonder Penguin, character from the comic strip ''

This Modern World ''This Modern World'' is a weekly satirical comic strip by cartoonist and political commentator Tom Tomorrow (real name Dan Perkins) that covers current events from a left-wing point of view. Published continuously for more than 30 years, ''This M ...

'' *Sparky, nickname for Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr. in the '' National Lampoon's Vacation'' movies *Sparky, protagonist of the children's audio story ''

Sparky's Magic Piano ''Sparky's Magic Piano'' is the second in a series of children’s audio stories featuring Sparky, an original character created for Capitol Records in 1947. (Sparky also appeared in comic books as a sidekick to Capitol’s other famous creation, ...

'' * Sparky (''Atomic Betty''), an alien starship pilot on the animated television series ''Atomic Betty'' *Sparky, the dog in the 1984 Tim Burton short film '' Frankenweenie'' and its 2012 feature-length stop-motion remake * Sparky (''Lilo & Stitch''), an alien experiment from the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, also known as Experiment 221 * Sparky, super hero from the cartoon ''Static Shock'' * Sparky (''The Fairly OddParents''), a fairy dog featured in season 9 of ''The Fairly OddParents'' *Sparky, the electric siege machine as a legendary card found in the real-time strategy '' Clash Royale'' *Sparky, a translated version of a nickname for Mikoto Misaka * Sparky (Marvel Comics), a synthezoid dog in Marvel Comics

Other uses

* Sparky, nickname of a robot dog on ''MythBusters'' *

Sparky the Sun Devil Sparky the Sun Devil is the official mascot of Arizona State University. Originally the ASU athletic teams' mascot was an owl, then became a "Normal" (because ASU was founded as a normal school). It was later changed to a bulldog in an attempt t ...

, Arizona State University mascot * Sparky the Eagle,

Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Liberty i ...

's team mascot * Sparky (comic), British comic book * "Sparky", a song from ''Images'' (Brotherhood of Man album) (1977) * "Dog-Like Sparky", a song from ''

Sing to God ''Sing to God'' is the fourth studio album by English rock band Cardiacs. Their first album with drummer Bob Leith and their second as a four-piece, it was recorded throughout 1995, breaking a hiatus by the band that had lasted since the band' ...

'' (1996) * Sparky, a performing sea lion at the Como Zoo

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