- Twenty Major
Twenty Major is an award winning Irish blogger. The name Twenty Major is a reference to a brand of cigarettes called Major, available in packs of twenty. He lives in Dublin, Ireland and says he still smokes in bars despite the smoking ban. His blog features often foul-mouthed tirades about life in Ireland and stomach churning puns based on 80s pop music.
- Sir John Major 1st Baronet
Sir John Major, 1st Baronet (17 May 1698-22 February 1781), was a British Member of Parliament. Major represented Scarborough in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1768 and was also a Senior Elder Brother of Trinity House between 1741 and 1781. In 1765 he was created a Baronet, of Worlingsworth Hall in the County of Suffolk, with remainder to John Henniker, husband of his daughter Anne.
- Norma Major
Norma Christina Elizabeth, Lady Major DBE (nee Wagstaff, previously Johnson; born 12 February 1942) is the wife of Sir John Major, the former British Prime Minister. She is known as Dame Norma Major. She is the daughter of the late Norman Wagstaff and the late Edith Johnson, and was born Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff.
- Georg Major
George Major (April 25, 1502 - November 28, 1574) was a Lutheran theologian of the Protestant Reformation. He was born in Nuremberg and died at Wittenberg.
- John C. Major
John Charles Major, B. Comm, LL.B, LL.D, QC (born on February 20 1931 in Mattawa, Ontario) is a Canadian jurist and was a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1992 to 2005. Major received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Loyola College in 1953 and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1957. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1972. He practiced law as a partner in the Calgary office of Bennett Jones LLP for 34 years.
- Charlie Major
Charlie Major (born December 31, 1954 in Aylmer, Quebec) is a Canadian country singer/songwriter.
- Kevin Major
Kevin Major (born September 12, 1949) is a Canadian children's author who lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Major was born and raised in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. He later moved to St. John's where he attended Memorial University. After graduating, Major became a teacher for a few years before quitting to write full time. His novels are known for exploring issues of adolescence and the family. They are usually set on the Island of Newfoundland.
- Renaldo Major
Renaldo Major (born May 7 1982 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" 190 lb. small forward. Major played collegiate basketball at South Plains College and then Fresno State University. Major was signed out of the NBA Development League's Dakota Wizards by the Golden State Warriors to a 10-day contract. In 2006 he played with the USBL's Dodge City Legend, and in the CBA with the Sioux Falls Skyforce and the Gary Steelheads.
- Charles Major
Charles Major (born July 25, 1856; died February 13 1913) was an American lawyer and novelist. Born to an upper-middle class Indianapolis family, Major developed in interest in both law and English history at an early age and attended the University of Michigan from 1872 through 1875, being admitted to the Indiana bar association in 1877. Shortly thereafter he opened his own law practice, which launched a short political career, …
- Fali Homi Major
Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major took over as the New Chief of Indian Air Force from Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi on April 1, 2007. Born on May 29, 1947, Air Chief Marshal Major was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on December 31, 1967 as a helicopter pilot. During his long and distinguished service spanning little over 39 years, he has worked in a variety of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments.
- William James Major
William James Major was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1941, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of John Bracken. Major was born in Yeovil, Somersetshire, England, and migrated to Canada in 1901. He was educated in Manitoba, was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1913, and worked as a barrister-at-law. He also became active as a freemason.
- Ian Major
Ian Major (born 19.9.1943) is an Australian sports broadcaster. Chiefly known for his commentary in the sport of Australian rules football, Major broadcast Victorian Football League matches with Melbourne radio station 3XY from 1966-69. He then formed a long association with 3KZ for 21 years (1970-1991), commentating VFL/AFL matches. His partner in the commentary box was Richmond legend Jack "Captain Blood" Dyer, …
- Elliot Woolfolk Major
Elliot Woolfolk Major (October 20, 1864- July 9, 1949) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Pike County, Missouri. Born in 1864 in Edgewood, Lincoln County, Missouri, he served in the Missouri state senate, as the state's Attorney General, and was elected Governor of Missouri in 1912. He died in 1949 at Eureka, Missouri, and is buried at the City Cemetery at Bowling Green, Missouri.
- Drew Major
Drew Major and his partners Kyle Powell, Dale Neibaur and Mark Hurst envisioned the significance of local area networking (LAN) in 1981. By 1991, their NetWare operating system turned out to be the killer application, that was powering a $40 billion dollar marketplace for network and server hardware, PCs, consulting and other assessment packages. In 1995, BYTE magazine named Drew Major one of the 20 Most prominent People for the preceding 20 years of the computer industry.
- Macrianus Major
Fulvius Macrianus (d. 261), also called Macrianus Major, was a Roman usurper. He was one of Valerian's generals and a man of vast wealth. After Valerian's capture and execution by Sassanid Emperor Shapur I in 260, Valerian's son Gallienus became sole emperor. Since Gallienus was in the west, the eastern troops hailed Macrianus Major as their new emperor. Macrianus refused the throne because of his old age and physical condition.
- Scott Major
Scott Major is an Australian actor. He was born on 4 July, 1975 in Melbourne. Scott's acting début was playing Murray on Home and Away in the 1990's. He joined the Neighbours cast for a brief period and then was a part of the Heartbreak High cast from 1994-1995. In 1999 he was cast in the Aussie film Envy (titled as The New Girlfriend in the United States).
- Douglas Major
Douglas Major is a prominent American composer of sacred music and concert organist. He is the former choral director and organist at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC. At just twenty-one years of age in 1974, he was appointed assistant organist at the National Cathedral by Paul Calloway. He subsequently succeeded Richard Wayne Dirksen as organist and choirmaster at the Cathedral in 1988, …
- Bruce Major
Bruce A. Major (born January 3, 1967 in Vernon, British Columbia) is a former National Hockey League player for the Quebec Nordiques. He was drafted by the Nordiques in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft with the 99th overall pick. However, he decided to play 4 years of college hockey for the University of Maine. After graduation he signed with the Nordiques, he spent most of his career in the minors but did play in 4 NHL games in 1990-91.
- Antonia Major
Antonia Major (b. August/September 39 BC), also known as Antonia the Elder, was a daughter to Mark Antony and Octavia Minor and niece to Augustus, Rome’s first Emperor. She was born in Athens, Greece and after 36 BC her mother, along with her siblings and herself were brought to Rome. She was raised by her mother, her uncle and her aunt Livia Drusilla. According to Cassius Dio, after her father died, …
- Samuel C. Major
Samuel Collier Major (July 2, 1869 - July 28, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Fayette, Missouri, Major attended the public schools and Central College at Fayette. He was graduated from St. James Military Academy, Macon, Missouri, in 1888. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in Fayette, Missouri. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of Howard County in 1892 and later was elected to the office for two terms.
- István Major
István Major is a retired high jumper from Hungary. He won four medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a two silver medals at the Universiade.
- Tiberius Gracchus Major
Tiberius Gracchus Major (ca. 217 BC - 154 BC) or Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC. Tiberius was of Plebs or plebeian status and was a member of the well connected gens Sempronia, family of ancient Rome. Tiberius was the son of Publius Sempronius Gracchus, apparently the younger brother of the two-times consul and general Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (killed 212 BC).
- Miro Major
Miroslav Major is a New Zealand soccer player, who currently plays for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand Football Championship. Born to Croatian parents (his father Miso played professionally in Croatia), Major had a successful spell with Central United, before joining Mangere United during the 2004 season. He made his first appearance in the NZFC with YoungHeart Manawatu in 2006, before transferring to Auckland City late in 06-07 season.
- Octavia Major
Octavia Thurina Major or Octavia Major was a daughter of the Roman governor and senator Gaius Octavius from his first wife, Ancharia. Little is known of her, apart from the fact that she was living in 40 BC. Plutarch states that she was a beautiful and admirable woman. Octavia Major was an elder half-sister to Octavia Minor and Roman Emperor Augustus. A statue of her can be seen at
- J. Earl Major
James Earl Major (January 5, 1887 - January 4, 1972) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Donellson, Illinois, Major attended the common and high schools of his native city. He was graduated from Brown's Business College in 1907 and from the Illinois College of Law at Chicago in 1909. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and commenced the practice of law in Hillsboro, Illinois. He served as prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County from 1912 to 1920.
- Charles E. Major
Charles Edwin Major was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, from Taranaki. He was a Member of Parliament for Hawera in the 15th and 16th parliaments, from 1902 to 1908. He was defeated in 1908 when he stood for the Patea seat.
- Sarah Major
Sarah Major is an actress from New Zealand who is best known for her role as popular character 'Patsy' in Cloud 9's The Tribe. She has been in the short film Flying She has also appeared as Gaela's daughter in TV production of Hercules. Sarah has also had another quite major role or her age at the time when she appeared in William Shatner's A Twist in the Tale - The Magician in which we saw her playing the part of Emily Watson.
- James Major
James Major (born 1975) is the the son of former British Prime Minister John Major. He was educated at Kimbolton. in 1999 Major married English model and actress Emma Noble in the chapel of the Houses of Parliament in London. They have a son, Harrison, who was born in July 2000. The couple divorced in 2003.
- Alice Major
Alice Major is a Canadian poet, who was a founding member of Stroll of Poets and is currently serving as poet laureate of Edmonton, Alberta. She has published six collections of poetry.
- Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major
Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major (1843 - 1923) was a Swiss zoologist and vertebrate palaeontologist. Forsyth Major travelled in Madagascar (1894-96) and Italy.
- John Major
Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a former British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the British Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. During his time as Prime Minister, the world went through a period of transition after the end of the Cold War. This included the growing importance of the European Union and the debate surrounding Britain's ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.
- Malvina Major
Dame Malvina Major DBE (b. 28 January, 1943), was born in Hamilton, New Zealand into a large musical family. As a child she performed at various concerts, singing mainly country and western pop and music from the shows. She received her first classical training in 1955, from Sister Mary Magdalen at Ngaruawahia, north of Hamilton. Sister Febronie continued with her voice training and Sister Liguori gave her piano tuition.
- Tania Major
Tania Major, 25, first came to prominence three years ago as the youngest person elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). The Cairns-based indigenous youth advocate used her profile to draw attention to domestic violence in the Aboriginal community. Her forthright way of addressing the problems focused national attention on them. She spoke to opinion makers, the public and government about sexual violence and rape in the Aboriginal community, …
- Anya Major
Anya Major is an athlete and model who starred in Apple Computer's famous "1984" commercial. In 1983, the Chiat/Day advertising agency held a casting call in London, on behalf of their client, Apple Computer, for what would prove to be a landmark television commercial. The vision of the agency and director Ridley Scott stipulated an actress capable of running up to a large video screen, swinging a sledgehammer in a wide spin, and releasing it at the video screen.
- John Howard
Major John Howard, DSO (1912-1999) was a British Army officer who led the World War II assault on "Pegasus", a vital bridge over the Caen Canal of the River Orne.
- Harry Smith
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Arthur Smith MC, officer in the Australian Army and Officer Commanding D Coy, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment at the Battle of Long Tan in the Vietnam War. After service as a National Serviceman Smith joined the Australian Regular Army and graduated as Second Lieutenant from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea. In 1966 Smith, then a Major, was Officer Commanding D Coy, 6RAR, …
- Goes Ahead
Goes Ahead was a Crow scout for George Armstrong Custer’s Seventh Cavalry during the 1876 campaign against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne. He was a survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, and his accounts of the battle are valued by modern historians. Born into the Crow tribe, he was also known as The First One, Goes First, The One Ahead, Comes Leading, Man With Fur Belt, …
- Mike Weir
Michael Richard Weir O.Ont. (born May 12, 1970) is a professional golfer on the PGA Tour. Weir was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University (majoring in Recreation Management), and he turned pro in 1992. His first PGA Tour win came at the 1999 Air Canada Championship in Surrey, British Columbia. The victory made him the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in Canada in 45 years.
- Charles Stuart
Sir Charles Stuart, KB (January 1753 – 25 May 1801) was a British nobleman and soldier. The fourth son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and Mary Wortley Montagu, he was born in Kenwood House, London. The Hon. Charles Stuart embarked upon a military career in 1768, when he enlisted as an ensign in the 37th Regiment of Foot. He purchased a lieutenantcy in the 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers) in 1770 and a captaincy in the 37th Foot in 1775.
- Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, martial artist and film producer. He may be best known for his role as the vampire hunter in the "Blade" trilogy of movies. Snipes has starred in action-adventures, thrillers, comedies, and dramatic feature films opposite such actors as Robert De Niro and Sean Connery. On April 24, 2008, he was sentenced to three years in prison for three misdemeanor convictions for willful failure to file federal income tax returns.