Major (surname)

Major is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bobby Majors (born 1949), American football player
• Clarence Major (born 1936), American poet
• Edward Major (1615–ca. 1655), Virginia colonial politician
• Fali Homi Major (born 1947), Indian air marshal
• Gerri Major (1894-1984), African-American journalist and community leader
• John Major (born 1943), British prime minister 1990–97
• John C. Major (born 1931), Canadian jurist
• John Clarkson Major (1826–1895), English manufacturing chemist and tar distiller, mayor of Wolverhampton 1875–76
• Johnny Majors (born 1935), American football player and coach
• Lee Majors (born 1939), American actor
• Léo Major (1921–2008), Canadian Army corporal
• Les Major (1926–2001), English footballer
• Mark Major (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
• Shirley Majors (1914–1981), American football coach, father of Johnny Majors
• Thomas Major (1720–1799), English engraver
• William James Major (1881–1953), Canadian politician and jurist
• William T. Major (1790–1867), American pastor