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:

People

• The leaders of the three major Allies of World War I: David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Woodrow Wilson
• The leaders of the three major Allies of World War II: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill
• The leaders of the three major Axis powers of World War II: Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito.
• The three best known science fiction writers: Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke
• The star characters of the cult classic film Windy City Heat and the Big Three Podcast: Don Barris, Walter "Mole" Molinski, and Perry Caravello

Business and education

• Big Three (automobile manufacturers), describing major manufacturers in different countries
• Big Three (colleges): Harvard, Yale, and Princeton University
• Big Three (management consultancies): McKinsey, Bain & Company, and Boston Consulting Group
• Big Three (credit rating agencies): Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch Group
• Big Three television networks: ABC, CBS, and NBC

Music

• The Big Three (musical group), a Merseybeat band of the early 1960s
• The Big 3 (folk group), a folk trio of the early 1960s composed of Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and James Hendricks
  • The Big 3 (The Big 3 album)
• The Big Three Trio, a blues trio composed of Willie Dixon, Leonard Caston, and Bernardo Dennis.
• The Big 3 (Milt Jackson album), 1975

Sports/entertainment

• Big Three (Netherlands), the nickname for the three most successful association football clubs in the Netherlands
• Big Three (Portugal), the nickname for the three most successful association football clubs in Portugal
• In golf, three players who were promoted by Mark McCormack as the Big Three: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player
• The trio of players of the Boston Celtics during the 1980s, consisting of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish
• The trio of players of the Milwaukee Bucks from 1998-2002, consisting of Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, and Sam Cassell.
• The trio of players of the San Antonio Spurs NBA Franchise, consisting of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili, and Tony Parker
• The trio of players of the Boston Celtics NBA Franchise from 2007 to 2012, consisting of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen
• The trio of players of the Miami Heat NBA Franchise, consisting of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh
• 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
• The trio of video game consoles of varying eras, see also console wars
  • 5th generation: PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Nintendo 64
  • 6th generation: PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo Gamecube
  • 7th generation: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii
  • 8th generation: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Wii U

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

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