Major (disambiguation)

Major is a military rank. The word derives from Latin maior, which means greater. It and its plural majors or the Majors may refer to:

Academic major, the primary focus of a Bachelor's degree, in the United States and some other countries
Major (law), a person with the full legal rights of an adult
Major (manga), a baseball-related Japanese manga/anime series
Major film studios, film studios (mostly United States-based) that produce many films per year
Major, an older sibling, when two British Public school students have the same surname
Major, an American tactical missile developed by Redstone Arsenal
Major, an Irish cigarette brand produced by Carroll's, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco

Sport

In American professional sports, various leagues are described as major (or "the majors") when they represent the highest level of competition in their geographic area, such as:
- Major League Baseball
- Major League Soccer
In American college sports, "major" has multiple meanings. For a more comprehensive discussion of the different meanings of "major" in the college athletics context, see mid-major.
In golf, a "major championship" is one of an elite tier of annual tournaments (not more than five) recognized by the relevant authorities for a particular branch of the sport. See:
The Major Brothers, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, a professional wrestling tag team
A "major score" or "major" is an alternate term in Canadian football for the scoring play also known as a touchdown.
In tennis, the Grand Slam (tennis) events are referred to as "Majors" or "The Majors":
- Australian Open
- French Open
- The Championships, Wimbledon
- US Open

Major and minor, types of scale, key, chord or interval; also,
- Major scale
- Major chord
- The names of various intervals, such as a Major third or Major sixth
Major, a method of Change ringing rung on eight church bells
The Majors (band), an American R&B group
Majors (band), a Danish hip-hop group

Clarence Major (born 1936), American poet
Edward Major (1615–c. 1655), Virginia colonial politician
John Major (born 1943), British Prime Minister
John C. Major (born 1931), Canadian jurist
Corporal Leo Major (1921–2008), Corporal in the Canadian Army
Mark Major (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
William James Major (1881–1953), Canadian politician and jurist
Bill Majors (born 1960), American Christian missionary
Johnny Majors (born 1935), American football player and coach
Lee Majors (born 1939), American actor
Shirley Majors (1914–1981), American football coach; father of several notable football players and coaches, the most famous being Johnny Majors
Les Major (1926–2001), English footballer
William T. Major (1790-1867), American pastor

Major Applewhite (born 1978), American football quarterback and coach
Major Harris (born 1968), American football quarterback
Marshall Taylor (1878–1932), known as 'Major' Taylor, American cyclist
Rod Majors, nom de porn of porn star and award winning journalist Matt Sanchez

Major Gowen, character on the British television series Fawlty Towers
Major Major Major Major, character in Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22
The Major (Hellsing), character in the Japanese manga series Hellsing
The Major, nickname of Motoko Kusanagi, character in the Japanese anime/manga series Ghost in the Shell