Nicholas Sparks set his novel, The Notebook, in the city.

* Dear John ( 2010 film ), a film based on the Nicholas Sparks novel ( see below )

* Dear John ( novel ), a 2006 novel by Nicholas Sparks

* The Guardian ( novel ), a novel by Nicholas Sparks

The film was based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Sparks.

Sparks has said that she is the inspiration for the main character in his novel A Walk to Remember.

While still in school in 1985, Sparks had penned his first ( never published ) novel, The Passing, while home for the summer between freshman and sophomore years at Notre Dame.

Sparks began his 16th novel, Safe Haven, on February 17, 2010, and it was published on September 14, 2010.

Film producers asked Sparks on August 4 for rights to release a movie adaptation of this new novel and the deal was closed the next day.

On June 17, 2011, Nicholas Sparks stated on his official website that Warner Bros. had bought the movie rights to his novel The Best of Me, published October 11, 2011.

The Notebook is a 1996 romantic novel by American novelist Nicholas Sparks, based on a true story.

The novel was Nicholas Sparks ' first published novel, and the third written after The Passing and The Royal Murders, which he did not publish.

In interviews, Sparks said he was inspired to write the novel by the grandparents of his wife, who had been married for more than 60 years when he met them.

A Walk to Remember is a 2002 American coming-of-age teen romantic drama film based on the 1999 romance novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.

* True Believer, a 2005 novel by Nicholas Sparks

* Noah Calhoun, fictional character played by Ryan Gosling in the 2004 movie " The Notebook " based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks

* Safe Haven, a novel by Nicholas Sparks

Based on a novel with the same name by Nicholas Sparks, the film stars Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn, and Paul Newman.

* Sparks Fly Upward ( 1931 ), novel.

* Message in a Bottle ( novel ), book by Nicholas Sparks

* Mary ( elephant ), an elephant from the Sparks World Famous Shows circus

* Conner, Randy P., Sparks, David Hatfield, and Sparks, Mariya ( 1997 ), Cassell ’ s Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit.

** Ashley Paris ( born 1987 ), former WNBA player for the Los Angeles Sparks

* Sparks ( name ), a family name or given name ( including a list of people and fictional characters with the name )

* Sparks ( band ), a multi-genre band led by brothers Ron and Russell Mael

* Sparks ( Fiction Plane album ), a 2010 album

* Sparks ( Sahara Hotnights album ), a 2009 album

* Sparks ( TV series ), a 1996-1998 American television series

*" Sparks " ( Coldplay song ), a 2000 song by Coldplay

*" Sparks " ( Steve Appleton song ), a 2011 song by Steve Appleton

*" Sparks " ( Röyksopp song ), a 2003 song by Röyksopp

*" Sparks " ( The Who song ), a 1969 song by The Who

*" Sparks " ( Cover Drive song ), a 2011 song by Cover Drive

* Sparks ( charity ), a children's medical research charity

* Sparks ( drink ), a canned alcoholic beverage sold in the United States

* Orlik Aerobatic Team, White-Red Sparks ( known also as Team Iskry ), Scorpion ( aerobatic team ) ( Polish Air Forces )

The club's home games are played at Staples Center, an arena shared with the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ), and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

* Jared Sparks ( 1792 – 1855 ), historian, Unitarian minister and President of Harvard University.

* Jordin Sparks ( born 1989 ), American Idol winner, lived here as a child while her father was playing with the Giants.

* Phillippi Sparks ( born 1969 ), former NFL cornerback who played most of his career with the New York Giants.

Other prominent knuckleball pitchers have included Joe Niekro ( Phil's brother ), Charlie Hough, Dave Jolly, Ben Flowers, Wilbur Wood, Tom Candiotti, Bob Purkey, Steve Sparks, Eddie Rommel, Tim Wakefield and R. A. Dickey.

In 2004, Garner starred in the movie version of Nicholas Sparks ' The Notebook alongside Gena Rowlands as his wife ( portrayed in flashbacks by Rachel McAdams, while the younger version of Garner's character was played by Ryan Gosling ), directed by Nick Cassavetes, Rowlands ' son.

* 1951: Keyes Beech ( Chicago Daily News ); Homer Bigart ( New York Herald Tribune ); Marguerite Higgins ( New York Herald Tribune ); Relman Morin ( Associated Press ); Fred Sparks ( Chicago Daily News ); and Don Whitehead ( Associated Press ), " for their reporting of the Korean War.