Big Three

Big Three is a term used colloquially to refer to the three most prominent entities in any given grouping or subject. It may refer to:

Business and education

• Big Three (automobile manufacturers), describing major manufacturers in different countries
• Big Three (colleges): Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University
• Big Three (management consultancies): McKinsey, Bain & Company, and Boston Consulting Group
• Big Three (credit rating agencies): S&P Global, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings
• Big Three television networks: ABC, CBS, and NBC
• Big Three (law), a term used in New Zealand to refer to its three largest law firms: Bell Gully, Chapman Tripp, and Russell McVeagh

Music

Groups

• The Big 3 (folk group), a folk trio of the early 1960s composed of Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and James Hendricks
• The Big Three (English band), a Merseybeat band of the early 1960s
• The Big Three, a trio of popular acts at the Palladium Ballroom: Machito, Tito Puente, and Tito Rodríguez

Albums

• The Big 3 (Milt Jackson album), 1975
• The Big 3 (The Big 3 album) by The Big 3 folk
• The Big Three (English band), a Merseybeat band of the early 1960s

Politics and war

• Grand Alliance (World War II), known as the "Big Three": the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom, or their leaders Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill

Sports

Association football

• Big Three (Belgium), the nickname for the three most successful association football clubs in Belgium
• Big Three (Costa Rica), the nickname for the three most successful association football clubs in Costa Rica
• Big Three (Greece), the nickname for the three most successful association football clubs in Greece
• Big Three (Netherlands), the nickname for the three most successful association football clubs in the Netherlands
• Big Three (Peru), the nickname for the three most successful association football clubs in Peru
• Big Three (Portugal), the nickname for the three most successful association football clubs in Portugal
• Big Three (Turkey), the nickname for the three most successful association football clubs in Turkey

Basketball

• BIG3 is a professional 3-on-3 basketball league
• The trio of players for the Boston Celtics NBA franchise during the 1980s: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish
• The trio of players of the Boston Celtics NBA franchise from 2007 to 2012: Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce
• Big Three (San Antonio Spurs), trio of basketball players of the San Antonio Spurs from 2003 to 2016: Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili, and Tony Parker
• Big Three (Miami Heat), trio of basketball stars for the Miami Heat from 2010 to 2014: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh
• Big Three (Cleveland Cavaliers), trio of NBA stars for the Cleveland Cavs: 2014 to 2017: Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, and Kevin Love

Cricket

• The three most powerful national governing bodies in cricket: the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA)

Hurling

• Big Three (hurling); refers to Counties Cork, Kilkenny and Tipperary

Rugby

• The trio of players of the Melbourne Storm NRL Franchise consisting of Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, and Cooper Cronk

Technology

• Rule of three (C++ programming), or The Big Three, a rule of thumb in programming

See also

• Big One (disambiguation)
• Big Two (disambiguation)
• Little Three
• Big Four (disambiguation)
• Big Five (disambiguation)
• Big Six (disambiguation)
• Big Seven (disambiguation)
• Big Eight (disambiguation)
• Big Ten (disambiguation)
• Big 11
• Big 12