Big Four

Big Four may refer to:

People

• The Big Four (Calgary), 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, four trainers who dominated the sport in the 1960s and 1970s
• Big Four (Scotland Yard), in charge of the CID at Scotland Yard from about 1919 onwards

Places

• Big Four, West Virginia
• Big Four Bridge, Louisville, Kentucky
• Big Four Mountain, 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), 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), Top four football clubs dominating the Israeli football league
• Big Four (bowling), a type of split in ten pin bowling
• Big Four (polo), an American polo team of the early 20th century
• Big Four (marathon), four major marathon races comprising four of the five World Marathon Majors
• The National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball, the big four North American sports leagues
• Big Four (tennis), men's tennis players Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray

Music

• The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria concert recording with thrash metal bands Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax
• Big Four (band), a Chinese male pop group
• Big Four (Eurovision), the four main sponsoring countries of the Eurovision Song Contest

Other uses

• The Big Four (novel), by Agatha Christie
• Big Four (Indian snakes), four snake species responsible for the most snake-bites in India
• Big Four (White Star Line), 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 Three (disambiguation)
• Big Five (disambiguation)
• Big Six (disambiguation)
• Big Seven (disambiguation)
• Big Eight (disambiguation)
• Big Ten (disambiguation)
• Big 11
• Big 12