Major Powell (disambiguation)

John Wesley Powell (1834–1902) was an American geologist and geographer.

Major Powell may also refer to:

People

• E. Alexander Powell (1879–1957), U.S. military war correspondent, journalist and author
• Geoffrey Powell (20th century), British Army major, World War II commander of 156 Para battalion of 4th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
• Vernon Harcourt De Butts Powell (died 1918), World War I Canadian major, recipient of the Military Cross for gallantry under fire, namesake of Powell's House at Appleby College

Other uses

• , a 19th-century Colorado River screw-driven steam-powered riverboat named for John Wesley Powell

See also

• Percy Powell-Cotton (1866–1980), British Army major and explorer
• Sergeant-Major Powell, a participant in the Battle of Santo Domingo (1586)
• Colonel Powell (disambiguation), several colonels who likely rose through the rank of major
• General Powell (disambiguation), several generals who likely rose through the rank of major
• Powell (disambiguation)
• Major (disambiguation)