Big Four
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People

  • The Big Four (Calgary)
    The Big Four (Calgary)
    The Big Four were the wealthy Alberta cattlemen Patrick Burns, George Lane, A. E. Cross and Archie McLean. Together they founded the Calgary Stampede, as well as other cultural and entrepreneurial activities in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the early years of the 20th century.George Lane and A.J....

    , Alberta businessmen and philanthropists of the early 20th century
  • Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad), US railroad entrepreneurs of the 19th century
  • The Big Four (World War I), the main Allied leaders and participants in the Paris Peace Conference
  • Big Four (debutantes), prominent Chicago debutantes in the early 20th century
  • Big Four of Maryland Thoroughbred racing
    Big Four of Maryland Thoroughbred racing
    The Big Four of Maryland Thoroughbred racing were four American Thoroughbred horse trainers who dominated horse racing in the state of Maryland in the 1960 and 70s and who helped modernize flat racing training....

    , four trainers who dominated the sport in the 1960s and 1970s
  • Big Four (Scotland Yard)
    Big Four (Scotland Yard)
    The Big Four was a nickname given to the four Superintendents in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department at Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, from about 1919 onwards.They were:* Albert Hawkins,* Arthur Neil,...

    , in charge of the CID at Scotland Yard from about 1919 onwards

Places

  • Big Four, West Virginia
    Big Four, West Virginia
    Big Four is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. Originally known as Cirrus, Big Four is reported to have been renamed for the four men who operated the coal mines in the area. This is the location of McDowell County's Wal-Mart....

  • Big Four Bridge, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Big Four Mountain
    Big Four Mountain
    Big Four is a mountain in the Cascade Range, located about east of Granite Falls, Washington. Debris piles on the mountain's northern flank form as a result of avalanche activity. These fields of disturbed snow are able to remain year round in the shadow of the mountain. During the summer months...

    , Snohomish County, Washington

Companies

  • Big Four (audit firms), the four largest international accountancy and professional services firms
  • Big Four (British railway companies), the four companies formed after the Grouping Act in 1922
  • Big Four (banks)
    Big Four (banks)
    Big Four is the colloquial name for the four main banks in several countries, where the banking industry is dominated by just four institutions and where the phrase has gained currency.-Australia:...

    , several groupings of banks in different countries
  • Big Four Railroad, a nickname of the CCC&StL Railway in the Midwestern United States
  • Big Four (record labels), the four biggest record labels.

Sports

  • Big Four (English football), Top four football clubs dominating the English Premier League
  • Big Four (Israeli football)
    Big Four (Israeli football)
    The "Big Four" is a nickname in the Israeli association football for the four biggest football clubs in Israel.The "Big Four" consists of Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in addition they are also the only teams who won an Israeli Premier League title.Since the...

    , Top four football clubs dominating the Israeli football league
  • Big Four (bowling), a type of split in ten pin bowling
  • Big Four (polo)
    Big Four (polo)
    The Big Four in polo was the American polo team that competed for the International Polo Cup.-History:The term was first used in 1909 for the team of Devereaux Milburn, Harry Payne Whitney, Lawrence Waterbury, and James Montaudevert Waterbury, Jr....

    , an American polo team of the early 20th century
  • Big Four (marathon)
    World Marathon Majors
    The World Marathon Majors is a championship-style competition for marathon runners that started in 2006. It comprises five annual races for the cities of Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, and New York City. Two other races are also included in the series: the IAAF World Championships Marathon and...

    , four major marathon races comprising four of the five World Marathon Majors

Music

  • The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
    The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria
    The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria is a DVD/Blu-ray featuring live concert performances by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, collectively known as "the big four" of thrash metal. The event took place on June 22, 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia,...

    concert recording with thrash metal bands Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax
  • Big Four (band)
    Big Four (band)
    The Big Four is an all-male Hong Kong musical group formed by Dicky Cheung, Andy Hui, William So, and Edmond Leung in 2009. They released their first self-titled single in 2009, in which the single topped most of Hong Kong's music charts...

    , a Chinese male pop group
  • Big Four (Eurovision), the four main sponsoring countries of the Eurovision Song Contest

Other uses

  • The Big Four (novel)
    The Big Four (novel)
    The Big Four is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on January 27, 1927 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. It features Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings, and Inspector Japp...

    , by Agatha Christie
  • Big Four (Indian snakes)
    Big Four (Indian snakes)
    The Big Four are the four venomous snake species responsible for causing the most snake bite cases in South Asia .The Big Four:* Indian cobra, Naja naja, probably the most famous of all Indian snakes....

    , four snake species responsible for the most snake-bites in India
  • Big Four (White Star Line)
    Big Four (White Star Line)
    The Big Four were a quartet of 20,000 tons ocean liners built by Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line in the early 20th century, completed in 1906: -Origin:...

    , a quartet of British ocean liners of the early 20th century
  • Big 4 (lottery), an online game in the Pennsylvania Lottery
  • Big Four (Motorcycle gang), four motorcycle clubs designated by police as outlaw gangs and liable for RICO prosecution

See also

  • Big One (disambiguation)
  • Big Two (disambiguation)
    Big Two (disambiguation)
    Big Two is a card game similar to the game of Asshole, Crazy Eights, Bullshit, Winner, and other shedding games.Big Two may also refer to:* Big Two-Hearted River, a short story written by Ernest Hemingway...

  • Big Three (disambiguation)
  • Big Five (disambiguation)
  • Big Six (disambiguation)
  • Big Seven (disambiguation)
  • Big Eight (disambiguation)
  • Big Ten (disambiguation)
    Big Ten (disambiguation)
    Big Ten may refer to:* Big Ten Conference* Big Ten Network* Big Ten Tournament* "Big Ten Inch Record", a song by Bullmoose Jackson...

  • Big 11
  • Big 12
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