# Major (given name)

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'''Major''' is an English-language [given name](/source/given_name), which often causes confusion with [the military rank of the same name](/source/Major_(rank)).
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People with the name or nickname include:

==Arts and entertainment==
*[Major Dodson](/source/Major_Dodson) (born 2003), American actor
*[Major Harris (singer)](/source/Major_Harris_(singer)) (1947–2012), American R&B singer
*[Klaus Heuser](/source/Klaus_Heuser) (born 1957), German rock guitarist and producer
*[Major Holley](/source/Major_Holley) (1924–1990), American jazz musician
*[Major Jackson](/source/Major_Jackson) (born 1968), American poet
*[Major Lance](/source/Major_Lance) (1939–1994), American R&B singer
*[Major (American musician)](/source/Major_(American_musician)) (born 1984), American pop soul musician and actor Major R. Johnson Finley

==Politics==
*[Major Andre Andrews](/source/Major_Andre_Andrews) (1792–1834), American politician
*[Major Coxson](/source/Major_Coxson) (1929–1973), American politician
*[Major M. Hillard](/source/Major_M._Hillard) (1896–1977), American politician
*[Major Knight](/source/Major_Knight) (1812–1891), American politician
*[Major Logue](/source/Major_Logue) (1826–1900), Australian politician
*[Major C. Mead](/source/Major_C._Mead) (1858–1925), American politician
*[Major Olímpio](/source/Major_Ol%C3%ADmpio) (1962–2021), Brazilian politician
*[Major Owens](/source/Major_Owens) (1936–2013), American politician
*[Major Thibaut](/source/Major_Thibaut) (born 1977), American politician

==Sports==
*[Major Applewhite](/source/Major_Applewhite) (born 1978), American football quarterback and coach
*[Major Booth](/source/Major_Booth) (1886–1916), English cricketer
*[Major Burns](/source/Major_Burns) (born 2002), American football player
*[Major Culbert](/source/Major_Culbert) (born 1987), American football player
*[Major Davis](/source/Major_Davis) (1882–1959), English cricketer
*[Major Everett](/source/Major_Everett) (born 1960), American football player
* Major [Kerby Farrell](/source/Kerby_Farrell) (1913–1975), American baseball player and manager
*[Major Goodsell](/source/Major_Goodsell) (1900–1988), Australian rower
*[Major Harris (American football)](/source/Major_Harris_(American_football)) (born 1968), American football player
*[Major Jones](/source/Major_Jones) (born 1953), American basketball player
*[Major Ritchie](/source/Major_Ritchie) (1870–1955), English tennis player
*[Major Taylor](/source/Major_Taylor) (1878–1932), American cyclist nicknamed "Major"
*[Major Wingate](/source/Major_Wingate) (1983–2021), American basketball player
*[Major Wright](/source/Major_Wright) (born 1988), American football player

==Other fields==
*[Major Downes](/source/Major_Downes) (1834–1923), British Army general
*[Major Garrett](/source/Major_Garrett) (born 1962), American journalist
*[Major Greenwood](/source/Major_Greenwood) (1880–1949), English scientist
*[Major B. Harding](/source/Major_B._Harding) (born 1935), American judge in Florida
*[Major Rohde Hawkins](/source/Major_Rohde_Hawkins) (1821–1884), English architect
*[Major Nichols](/source/Major_Nichols) (1914–2005), English cycle-maker
*[Moogy Sumner](/source/Moogy_Sumner), Aboriginal Australian elder, dancer and cultural adviser

==See also==
*[Major (disambiguation)](/source/Major_(disambiguation)), which includes fictional characters

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