Major is an English-language

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, which often causes confusion with the military rank of the same name. People with the name or nickname include:

Sports

Major Applewhite Major Lee Applewhite (born July 26, 1978) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the South Alabama Jaguars. He served as head coach at the University of Houston from ...

(born 1978), American football quarterback and coach *

Major Booth Major William Booth (10 December 1886 – 1 July 1916) was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1908 and 1914, a season in which he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Note that "Major" was a given na ...

(1886–1916), English cricketer *

Major Culbert Major Culbert (born December 29, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He first enrolled at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln before transferring to Abilene Christian University. He attended Narbonne High School in Harbor City, Los A ...

(born 1987), American football player * Major Davis (1882–1959), English cricketer *

Major Everett Major Donel Everett (born January 4, 1960, in New Hebron, Mississippi) is a former American football professional running back in the National Football League for five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons ...

(born 1960), American football player * Major

Kerby Farrell Major Kerby Farrell (September 3, 1913 – December 17, 1975) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He was a longtime minor league manager who spent a single season — 1957 — managing in Major League Baseball for the ...

(1913–1975), American baseball player and manager * Major Goodsell (1900–1988), Australian rower *

Major Harris (American football) Major Harris (born February 15, 1968) is a former college football quarterback for West Virginia University during the 1980s. Harris was a 1989 All-American and finished fifth and third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1988 and 1989, respectively. ...

(born 1968), American football player *

Major Jones Major James Brooks Jones (born July 9, 1953) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. Born in McGehee, Arkansas, he attended and played college basketball at Albany State University. He was ...

(born 1953), American basketball player *

Major Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie (18 October 1870 – 28 February 1955) was a tennis player from Great Britain. Major was his first name, not a military title. He was born in Westminster, educated at Brighton College and died in Ashford. Career Ritc ...

(1870–1955), English tennis player *

Major Taylor Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor (November 26, 1878 – June 21, 1932) was an African-American professional cyclist. Even by modern cycling standards, Taylor could be considered the greatest American sprinter of all time. He was born and raised ...

(1878–1932), American cyclist nicknamed "Major" * Major Wingate (born 1983), American basketball player *

Major Wright Major Wright (born July 1, 1988) is a former American football Safety (American and Canadian football position), safety. He played college football for the Florida Gators football, University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS National Champi ...

(born 1988), American football player

Politics

* Major Andre Andrews (1792–1834), American politician in New York *

Major Coxson Major Benjamin Coxson, also known as The Maj, ( – June 8, 1973) was an American drug kingpin from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a flamboyant entrepreneur, civil rights activist, inner city power broker and intermediary between Italian-Americ ...

(1929–1973), American politician in New Jersey * Major M. Hillard (1896–1977), American politician in Virginia * Major Knight (1812–1891), American politician in Maine *

Major Logue Major Logue (c. 1826 – 1 February 1900) was an early settler of Western Australia. Born in Ireland, he arrived in the colony as a child, and eventually settled on a pastoral property near Geraldton. Logue served in the Legislative Council of W ...

(1826–1900), Australian politician in Western Australia * Major C. Mead (1858–1925), American politician in Wisconsin *

Major Olímpio Sérgio Olímpio Gomes (20 March 1962 – 18 March 2021), best known as Major Olímpio, was a Brazilian police officer and politician, member of the Social Liberal Party (PSL). He was a state deputy for São Paulo, and leader of the Democratic ...

(1962–2021), Brazilian politician *

Major Owens Major Robert Odell Owens (June 28, 1936 – October 21, 2013) was an American politician and librarian who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the New York's 11th and then 12th Congressional distri ...

(1936–2013), American politician in New York *

Major Thibaut Major Thibaut, Jr. (born January 3, 1977), is an American politician who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 18th district from 2008 to 2020. The district encompasses Iberville, West Baton Rouge, West Felician ...

(born 1977), American politician in Louisiana

Media and entertainment

Major Dodson Major Dodson (born July 8, 2003) is an American actor known for his roles on '' The Walking Dead'', ''American Horror Story'' and ''Left Behind''. Career Dodson began acting professionally at the age of six, he had many small roles until his f ...

(born 2003), American actor *

Major Garrett Major Elliott Garrett (born August 24, 1962) is an American journalist who is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News. Garrett is the host of ''The Takeout'' podcast and was a correspondent for ''National Journal''. Prior to joining ''Nation ...

(born 1962), American journalist *

Major Harris (singer) Major Harris III (February 9, 1947 – November 9, 2012) was an American R&B singer, associated with the Philadelphia soul sound and the Delfonics (early 1970s–1974). His biggest hit as a solo artist was the 1975 single "Love Won't Let Me ...

(1947–2012), American R&B singer *

Klaus Heuser Klaus "Major“ Heuser (born 27 January 1957 in Leverkusen-) is a German musician, composer and producer. He found international fame as the lead guitarist of the Cologne rock band BAP. His musical influences are the Rolling Stones, especially ...

(born 1957), German rock guitarist and producer *

Major Holley Major "Mule" Holley Jr. (July 10, 1924 – October 25, 1990) was an American jazz upright bassist. Biography Holley was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He attended the prestigious Cass Technical High School in Detroit. Holley played ...

(1924–1990), American jazz musician *

Major Lance Major Lance (April 4, 1939, 1941Soul music A-Z 1995 p. 185 or 1942The golden age of American rock 'n roll: Volume 3; 2002 p. 556 – September 3, 1994) was an American R&B singer. After a number of US hits in the 1960s, including "The Monk ...

(1939–1994), American R&B singer *

Major (American musician) Major R. Johnson Finley (born March 10, 1984), professionally known by his stage name Major (stylized: MAJOR.), is a Grammy Nominated American pop soul musician, singer-songwriter, vocal producer, and stage performance coach. Early life Born i ...

(born 1984), American pop soul musician and actor Major R. Johnson Finley

Others

* Major Downes (1834–1923), British Army general *

Major Greenwood Major Greenwood FRS (9 August 1880 – 5 October 1949) was an English epidemiologist and statistician. Biography Major Greenwood junior was born in Shoreditch in London's East End, the only child of Major Greenwood, a physician in general pra ...

(1880–1949), English scientist * Major B. Harding (born 1935), American judge in Florida *

Major Rohde Hawkins Major Rohde Hawkins (born 4 February 1821 in Nutfield, Surrey; died 19 October 1884, Holmwood, Surrey) was an English architect of the Victorian period. He is known for the schools and churches that he built. ''Note: Both his given names "Ma ...

(1821–1884), English architect *

Major Nichols Major Albert Nichols (17 September 1914 – 3 August 2005) was the last of the craftsmen cycle makers of the West Midlands of England. He was born in West Bromwich in his father's cycle shop at 5 Reform Street. Major was a frequent name in Bi ...

(1914–2005), English cycle-maker * Major "Moogy" Sumner, Aboriginal Australian elder, dancer and cultural adviser *

Major Jackson Major Jackson (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American poet and professor at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of five collections of poetry: The Absurd Man (W.W. Norton, 2020), Roll Deep (W.W. Norton, 2015), Holding Company (W ...

(born 1968), American poet

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