Masters is a surname. It may refer to:

Persons

* A. J. Masters (1950–2015), American country music singer * Alexander Masters, author, screenwriter and worker with the homeless * Anthony Masters (1919–1990), British production designer and set decorator * Ben Masters (born 1947), American actor * Billy Masters (disambiguation) * Blake Masters, American writer, director, and producer of films and television series * Blythe Masters (born 1969), economist and current head of global commodities at J.P. Morgan Chase * Brian Masters (born 1939), British writer * Brian Masters (bishop) (1932–1998), Church of England bishop * Charles Harcourt Masters (born 1759), English surveyor and architect in Bath *

Chris Masters Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) under the ring name Chris Adonis as a member of Strictly Business. He is a former two-time National Ch ...

(born 1983), American professional wrestler, whose real name is Chris Mordetzky * David Masters (born 1978), English cricketer *

Dru Masters Dru Masters (born 29 July 1965) is a British composer, best known for composing television music. He has composed tracks for the British version of ''The Apprentice'' and '' The Unteachables'', amongst others. He has also composed music for the ...

(born 1965), British composer, best known for composing television music *

Edgar Lee Masters Edgar Lee Masters (August 23, 1868 – March 5, 1950) was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of ''Spoon River Anthology'', ''The New Star Chamber and Other Essays'', ''Songs and Satires'', ''The Great V ...

(1868–1950), American poet *

Edith Master Edith Louise Master (August 25, 1932 – August 18, 2013) was a Jewish-American equestrian. Early life She was born in New York, New York on August 25, 1932, daughter of Dr. Arthur M. Master and Hilda Altschul Master. She studied at Cornell ...

(1932–2013), American equestrian * Geoff Masters (born 1950), former Australian tennis player * Gerald Masters (1955–2007), musician, solo artist and songwriter, achieving fame during the late seventies and early eighties * Gil Masters , professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (emeritus) at Stanford University *

Grant Masters Grant Masters (born 2 January 1965) is an English actor and comedian known for playing the role of Martin Campbell in the Channel 4 Soap Opera ''Hollyoaks.'' An early role came in ''Cider with Rosie'' (1998). He also played Dan in '' Casualty'', s ...

, English actor. * Hilary Masters (born 1928), American writer * Ian Masters (journalist), Australian-born, BBC-trained American broadcast journalist, commentator, author, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker * Ian Masters (songwriter) (born 1964), multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer * Isabell Masters (1913–2011), perennial third-party candidate (Looking Back Party) for President of the United States * Jack Masters (born 1931), former Canadian politician * James M. Masters, Sr. (1911–1988), United States Marine Corps lieutenant general *

James Masters (Gaelic footballer) James Masters (born 13 July 1982 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Nemo Rangers club and at senior level for the Cork county team from 2005 until 2010. Biography James Masters was born in Cork in 1982. ...

(born 1982), Irish sports-person * Jamie Masters (born 1955), retired Canadian professional ice hockey player *

John Masters Lieutenant Colonel John Masters, DSO, OBE (26 October 1914 – 7 May 1983) was a British novelist and regular officer of the Indian Army. In World War II, he served with the Chindits behind enemy lines in Burma, and became the GSO1 (chief st ...

(1914–1983), English officer in the British Indian Army and novelist * Joshua Masters (born 1995), English squash player * Josiah Masters (1763–1822), United States Representative from New York * Kent Masters King (born 1974), American actress appearing on the daytime soap opera General Hospital * Marie Masters (born 1941), American actress * Mark Masters, American radio company owner *

Mark Masters (musician) Mark Alton Masters (born November 13, 1957) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. According to biographer Michael G. Nastos, Masters "has emerged as one of the great jazz arrangers of the 20th and 21st century..." Masters studied ...

(born 1957), American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger * Martha Masters, American classical guitarist *

Maxwell T. Masters Maxwell Tylden Masters FRS (15 April 1833 – 30 May 1907) was an English botanist and taxonomist. He was the son of William Masters, the nurseryman and botanist of Canterbury and author of ''Hortus duroverni''.Desmond, R. (1994). ''Dictiona ...

(1833–1907), English botanist and taxonomist * Michael G. Masters, US homeland security expert * Mike Masters (born 1967), former U.S. soccer forward who is the first American to score a goal in Wembley Stadium *

Oksana Masters Oksana Masters (born June 19, 1989) is an American multi-sport Paralympic athlete of Ukrainian descent from Louisville, Kentucky. Having primarily specialized in rowing and cross-country skiing, she won the first ever United States medal in tr ...

(born 1989), Ukraine-born American Paralympic athlete * Olga Masters (1919–1986), Australian journalist, novelist and short story writer *Dr Peter Masters, Minister of the Metropolitan Tabernacle (Spurgeon's) * Read Masters (1900–1967), New Zealand rugby player * Richard Masters (disambiguation) ** Richard George Masters (1877–1963), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Robert Masters (historian) (1713–1798), was an English clergyman and academic * Robert Masters (1879–1967), New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, and a cabinet minister * Roger Masters (born 1933), the Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government Emeritus and Research Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth *

Roy Masters (commentator) Roy Masters (born 2 April 1928, died 22 April 2021) was an English-born American author, radio personality, businessman and hypnotist. He was the creator of a type of mindfulness meditation exercise, which has appeared in his books and recordi ...

(born 1928), English radio commentator and author * Roy Masters (sport) (born 1941), Australian rugby league coach, sport administrator and sports journalist * Sammy Masters (1930–2013), American rockabilly musician * Scott Masters, American gay pornographic film director and studio owner * Steve Masters (disambiguation), various people * Walt Masters (1907–1992), former MLB pitcher and an American football halfback and quarterback in the National Football League *

William Masters William Howell Masters (December 27, 1915 – February 16, 2001) was an American gynecologist, best known as the senior member of the Masters and Johnson sexuality research team. Along with his partner Virginia E. Johnson, he pioneered research i ...

(1887 – 1983), birth name of the British-Argentine jazz musician Gordon Stretton *

(1915–2001), American gynaecologist and sexologist *

William Masters (politician) William H. Masters (August 14, 1820 – December 25, 1906) was an American farmer, pioneer, and politician. Born in Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Masters moved to Wisconsin Territory in 1845 and eventually settled on a farm in W ...

, (1820–1906), American politician *Zeke Masters, alias of

Ron Goulart Ronald Joseph Goulart (; January 13, 1933 – January 14, 2022) was an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy, and science fiction author. He published novelizations and other work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson, Co ...

(born 1933), American popular culture historian and author

Fictional characters

* Tony Masters, fictional character in the HBO drama Oz played by Steven Wishnoff * Alicia Masters, supporting character to the Marvel Comics superheroes the Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer *

Ken Masters , originally spelled in kanji as with his original full name being unknown, is a fictional character in Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' series. Ken is the best friend and rival of Ryu, who has also appeared in all ''Street Fighter'' games. Ken's g ...

, video game character from the

Street Fighter , commonly abbreviated as ''SF'' or スト (''Suto''), is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by six ...

series *

Martha Masters (House) Martha M. Masters is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama television series ''House''. Masters is portrayed by American actress Amber Tamblyn. She appears in a multi-episode arc of season 7, and very briefly in the series finale, " ...

PhD, fictional character in the Fox medical drama ''House'' * Robin Masters, fictional character on the American television series

Magnum, P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980 to May 8, 1988 during its first-run broadcast on ...

* Vladimir "Vlad" Masters, one of the main antagonists of '' Danny Phantom'' * Meg Masters, fictional character on the CW television series " Supernatural"

Persons

Fictional characters

See also