'''Major''' is an English-language given name, which often causes confusion with the military rank of the same name. {{toc right}} People with the name or nickname include:
==Arts and entertainment== *Major Dodson (born 2003), American actor *Major Harris (singer) (1947–2012), American R&B singer *Klaus Heuser (born 1957), German rock guitarist and producer *Major Holley (1924–1990), American jazz musician *Major Jackson (born 1968), American poet *Major Lance (1939–1994), American R&B singer *Major (American musician) (born 1984), American pop soul musician and actor Major R. Johnson Finley
==Politics== *Major Andre Andrews (1792–1834), American politician *Major Coxson (1929–1973), American politician *Major M. Hillard (1896–1977), American politician *Major Knight (1812–1891), American politician *Major Logue (1826–1900), Australian politician *Major C. Mead (1858–1925), American politician *Major Olímpio (1962–2021), Brazilian politician *Major Owens (1936–2013), American politician *Major Thibaut (born 1977), American politician
==Sports== *Major Applewhite (born 1978), American football quarterback and coach *Major Booth (1886–1916), English cricketer *Major Burns (born 2002), American football player *Major Culbert (born 1987), American football player *Major Davis (1882–1959), English cricketer *Major Everett (born 1960), American football player * Major Kerby Farrell (1913–1975), American baseball player and manager *Major Goodsell (1900–1988), Australian rower *Major Harris (American football) (born 1968), American football player *Major Jones (born 1953), American basketball player *Major Ritchie (1870–1955), English tennis player *Major Taylor (1878–1932), American cyclist nicknamed "Major" *Major Wingate (1983–2021), American basketball player *Major Wright (born 1988), American football player
==Other fields== *Major Downes (1834–1923), British Army general *Major Garrett (born 1962), American journalist *Major Greenwood (1880–1949), English scientist *Major B. Harding (born 1935), American judge in Florida *Major Rohde Hawkins (1821–1884), English architect *Major Nichols (1914–2005), English cycle-maker *Moogy Sumner, Aboriginal Australian elder, dancer and cultural adviser
==See also== *Major (disambiguation), which includes fictional characters
{{given name}} Category:Given names derived from musical terms