Sparrow is a surname derived from the common name of the bird.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aaron Sparrow (born 1972), American football player
- Adolphus Sparrow (1869–1936), English cricketer
- Alexey Vorobyov (born 1988), also known as Alex Sparrow, Russian pop singer and musician
- Allan Sparrow (1944–2008), Canadian political activist
- Bobbie Sparrow (born 1935), former Canadian politician
- Brian Sparrow (1962–2019), English association footballer
- Charles Sparrow (1808–1897), fifth mayor of Bytown, Quebec
- Donald H. Sparrow (1935–1993), former Canadian politician
- Don Sparrow, Canadian illustrator
- Edward Sparrow (1810–1882), Confederate States of America politician
- Emory Sparrow (1897–1965), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ephraim M. Sparrow (1928–2019), American professor of engineering
- Frank Sparrow (1927–2000), Australian rules footballer
- George Sparrow (1869–1933), Australian rules footballer
- Gerald Sparrow (1903–1988), British lawyer, judge and travel writer
- Guy Sparrow (disambiguation), multiple people
- Henry Sparrow (1889–1973), English footballer
- Herbert O. Sparrow (1930–2012), Canadian politician
- Jeff Sparrow (born 1969), Australian writer
- John Hanbury Angus Sparrow (1906–1992), English academic and barrister
- Matt Sparrow (born 1981), English footballer
- Paul Sparrow (born 1975), English association footballer
- Rajinder Singh Sparrow (1911–1994) a decorated Indian Army officer
- Rory Sparrow (born 1958), retired American basketball player
- Thomas J. Sparrow (1805–1870), American architect
- Walter Sparrow (1927–2000), British film and television actor
- Walter Shaw Sparrow (1862–1940), British writer on art and architecture
Fictional characters
- Gary Sparrow, character from Goodnight Sweetheart
- Jack Sparrow, character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
See also
- Mighty Sparrow (born Slinger Francisco 1935), West Indian calypso singer
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