Sparrow
Birds
- Old World sparrows
- House sparrow, the best-known species
- Eurasian tree sparrow, the commonest species in southeast Asia
- Passer, the genus which includes the house and tree sparrows
- American sparrows or New World sparrows, birds in the family Passerellidae
- two species in the Passerine family Estrildidae:
- Hedge sparrow, also known as the dunnock or hedge accentor in the family Prunellidae
People
- Sparrow (surname)
- Sparrow (American poet) (born 1953), American poet, activist, musician, and rabble-rouser
- Alex Sparrow, also known as Alexey Vorobyov (born 1988), Russian singer and actor
Technology
- AIM-7 Sparrow, an American air-to-air missile
- Supermarine Sparrow, a British two-seat light aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell
- CallAir A-9 Sparrow, an agricultural aircraft
- Carlson Sparrow, an ultralight aircraft
- Corbin Sparrow, a battery-powered electric vehicle or "micro car"
- AN/APQ-64 Sparrow II, a type of radar
- Sparrow (email client), an e-mail client for Mac OS X and iOS
- Paladin Sparrow, an American powered parachute design
- Sparrow (target missile), an Israeli air-launched target missile
- Vortech Sparrow, an American gyroplane design
- IE 2700 and 2750 Classes (nicknamed Sparrow), Diesel Multiple Units in service in Ireland
- Sea Sparrow missile
- Beresheet, lunar lander formerly known as "Sparrow"
Media
Films
- The Sparrow (1914 film), a 1914 French silent film
- Sparrows (1916 film), a Dutch film
- Sparrows (1926 film), starring Mary Pickford
- The Sparrow (1972 film), Arabic title Al Asfour, a 1972 Egyptian film by director Youssef Chahine
- Sparrow (1978 film), a 1978 film directed by John Berry
- Sparrow (1993 film), a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli
- Sparrow (2008 film), a Hong Kong film
- Sparrow (2010 film), a horror film directed by Shaun Troke
- Sparrows (2015 film), an Icelandic film directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
- Red Sparrow, a 2018 spy thriller depicting a part of the Soviet secret service
Literature
- The Sparrow (novel), a 1996 science fiction novel by Mary Doria Russell
- The Sparrow (1967 play), by Alan Ayckbourn
- The Sparrow (2007 play), about a teenage girl with a troubled past
Music
- Sparrows (album), by Anathallo, 2002
- Sparrow (album), by Ashley Monroe, 2018
Artists
- The Sparrows (band), a predecessor band to Steppenwolf that included John Kay
- Sparrows (band), a Canadian post hardcore trio
Songs
- "Sparrow" (Marvin Gaye song), 1977
- "Sparrow" (Emeli Sandé song), 2019
- "Sparrow", by The Boo Radleys from Everything's Alright Forever
- "Sparrow", by Simon & Garfunkel from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
- "Sparrow", by Charlotte Church from Three
- "The Sparrow", by Mastodon from The Hunter
- "The Sparrow", by The Ramblers
Other
- Sparrow (TV series), a 2016 Chinese television series
- Sparrow Records, a record label
- Sparrow Quartet, American acoustic music group
- Gary Sparrow, a character from Goodnight Sweetheart
- Jack Sparrow, a character from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
Ships
- HMS Sparrow, the name of various ships of the British Royal Navy
- USS Sparrow (AMc-31), a United States Navy coastal minesweeper in commission from 1940 to 1941
- USS Sparrow II (SP-3231), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1918 to 1919
Other
- R v Sparrow, a Canadian judicial decision, and its "Sparrow test"
- Sparrow, Missouri, a community in the United States
- Sparrow Lake, Ontario, Canada
- Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan
- Sparrow's resolution limit, a criterion for optical resolution
- Sparrow, the Chinese name for Mahjong
- "The Sparrows", a nickname of the 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, a Royal Artillery unit of the British Army
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