Max or MAX may refer to:

Animals

* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) *

Max (gorilla) Max (6 March 1971 – 5 May 2004) was a western lowland gorilla held at the Johannesburg Zoo who in 1997 was shot and wounded by Isaac Mofokeng, a criminal who entered his enclosure at the zoo while attempting to evade police. Max was born on ...

(1971–2004), a western lowland gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo who was shot by a criminal in 1997

Brands and enterprises

* Australian Max Beer *

Max Hamburgers Max Burgers Aktiebolag (Max Burgers Incorporated), earlier ''Max Hamburgerrestauranger AB'', is a Swedish fast food corporation. History The chain was founded by Curt Bergfors (27 February 1949 - 8 May 2022) and Britta Fredriksson in Gälli ...

, a fast-food corporation * MAX Index, a Hungarian domestic government bond index *

Max Fashion Max Fashion is a UAE fashion brand under the banner of the UAE based Landmark Group. That was opened by Micky Jagtiani The brand was first launched in May 2004, in the Middle East in UAEbr> History Max Fashion was first established in 2004 ...

, an Indian clothing brand

Computing

* MAX (operating system), a Spanish-language Linux version *

Max (software) Max, also known as Max/MSP/Jitter, is a visual programming language for music and multimedia developed and maintained by San Francisco-based software company Cycling '74. Over its more than thirty-year history, it has been used by composers, per ...

, a music programming language * Commodore MAX Machine *

Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions The Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions or MAX are instruction set extensions to the Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC instruction set architecture (ISA). MAX was developed to improve the performance of multimedia applications that were becoming more prevalen ...

, extensions for HP PA-RISC

Films

* ''Max'' (1994 film), a Canadian film by Charles Wilkinson * ''Max'' (2002 film), a film about Adolf Hitler * ''Max'' (2015 film), an American war drama film

Games

* '' Dancing Stage Max'', a 2005 game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series * ''

DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution ''DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix'' is the 6th game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series of music video games. It was released in the arcades by ''Konami'' on October 19, 2001, and for the PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, in Japan. ''6thMi ...

'' or ''MAX'', a North American music video game * ''

DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix ''DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix'' is the 6th game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series of music video games. It was released in the arcades by ''Konami'' on October 19, 2001, and for the PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, in Japan. ''6thMix ...

'' or ''MAX'', a 2001 Japanese music video game * '' M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration'', a computer game

Literature

Max (book series) Den Max is a children's book series, written by Barbro Lindgren Barbro Lindgren (born 18 March 1937) is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a fin ...

, a children's book series by Barbro Lindgren and Eva Eriksson * ''Max'' (children's book), a children's book by Bob Graham * ''Max'' (Fast novel), a 1982 novel by Howard Fast * '' MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel'', a novel by James Patterson

Magazines

* ''Max'' (French magazine) * ''Max'' (German magazine) (1991–2008) * ''Max'' (Italian magazine) (1985–2013) * ''Max'', a 1990s Australian magazine later retitled ''

Maxim Maxim or Maksim may refer to: Entertainment * ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine ** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition ** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition *Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sir ...

'' * ''Max'', a

Mexican magazine The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Mexico. They are published in Spanish or other languages. # *'' 15 a 20'' *'' 24xSegundo'' *''4 Ruedas Magazine'' A *'' A Quien Corresponda'' * '' Actual'' *'' ...

Music

MAX (group) MAX (pronounced "Max") is a Japanese female vocal group. The name is an acronym for "musical active experience". The original members of MAX made their musical debut as members of the Super Monkey's along with lead vocalist Namie Amuro. They bra ...

, a Japanese vocal group *

Max Schneider Maxwell George Schneider (born June 21, 1992), also known by his mononym MAX, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and model, signed to Arista and Sony RED. In 2018, MAX's single " Lights Down Low" went double platinum in the US, Platinum i ...

, better known by the mononym MAX, American singer * ''Max'' (album), a 2015 album by Max Mutzke * ''MAX'' (album), a 1958 album by Max Roach * ''Max'', a 1977 album by

The Rumour The Rumour was an English rock band in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known as the backup band for Graham Parker, whose early records (from 1976 to 1980) were credited to Graham Parker & The Rumour. However, The Rumour also ...

People and fictional characters

Max (given name) Max () is a given name. In the masculine, it is often short for Maximilian, Maxim, Maxwell or Maximus in English; Maximos in Greek; or Maxime or Maxence in French. In the feminine it usually stands for Maxine. On either side the name Max is popu ...

, including nicknames and fictional characters *

Max (surname) Max is the surname of: The Max family of artists NB: two members of this family were knighted (''Ritter'' is German for "knight"), both by Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria: Emanuel Max in 1876 as ''Ritter von Wachstein'' and Gabriel Max in 1900 as ...

(born 1992), American singer known as MAX *

Max (Korean singer) Shim Chang-min (; born February 18, 1988), also known by his stage name Max Changmin () or simply as Max, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and a member of the pop duo TVXQ. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Changmin was scou ...

, stage name of Korean singer Shim Chang-min (born 1988) *

Max (Portuguese singer) Maximiano de Sousa (20 January 1918, in Funchal, Madeira – 29 May 1980) was a Portuguese Fado singer.Richard Elliott -Fado and the Place of Longing: "Loss, Memory and the City " 2017 - 1351567314 Page 66 Maximiano de Sousa (commonly known ...

, fado singer * Max (Spanish cartoonist) (born 1956) * Max (1872–1956), British cartoonist sir

Max Beerbohm Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the drama critic for the '' Saturday ...

Places

United States

Max, Indiana Max is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States ...

, an unincorporated community * Max Township, Itasca County, Minnesota **

Max, Minnesota Max is an unincorporated community in Max Township, Itasca County, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with ove ...

, an unincorporated community *

Max, Missouri Max is an extinct town in Dent County, in the U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separat ...

, a ghost town *

Max, Nebraska Max is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. Its elevation is above sea level. Max's population as of 2020 was 50. Max is located in eastern Dundy County, along U.S. Route 34 in the val ...

, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *

Max, North Dakota Max is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 331 at the 2020 census. Max was founded in 1906. History Before 1906, rumors were circulating that the Soo Line would lay track close to Elbow Lake, north of Garr ...

, a town

Elsewhere

El Max, Alexandria El Max ( ar, المكس, ''al-Maks'') is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asi ...

, Egypt, a neighborhood

Television

Channels and networks

* Max (Australian TV channel) *

Max (Canadian TV channel) Max is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Remstar Media Group, a division of Remstar. The channel primarily broadcasts entertainment programming, focusing on scripted television series and films. Established in 1997 as MusiMax ...

Max (Norwegian TV channel) Max is a Norwegian television channel designed for a mostly male audience. The first program on Max was the movie ''Wild Hogs'', followed by the premiere of ''Breaking Bad''. The first week was watched by over 1 million viewers, making it the mo ...

Omroep MAX Omroep MAX is a broadcaster in the Netherlands, aimed at viewers over the age of 50. MAX is broadcast on NPO 1, NPO 2, NPO 3 NPO 3 (''NPO drie'', formerly Nederland 3 until 2014) is the third and youngest of the terrestrial television channel ...

, a Netherlands TV broadcaster *

Sony Max Sony Max (known popularly as Set Max) is an Indian pay television entertainment channel which is a sister channel to Sony Entertainment Television, operated by Culver Max Entertainment. The channel started broadcasting on 20 July 1999 and is a ...

, an Indian pay television channel *

Sony MAX (South Africa) Sony MAX was a general entertainment TV channel that was part of the DStv bouquet of Sub-Saharan India satellite channels owned by MultiChoice. History The Sony MAX was the local South African version and subsidiary of the Sony Entertainment ...

Cinemax Cinemax is an American pay television, cable, and satellite television network owned by the Home Box Office, Inc. subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Developed as a companion "maxi-pay" service complementing the offerings shown on parent net ...

or Max, a US television network

Episodes

* "Max" (''The X-Files'') * "Max", a 1978 episode of ''

The Bionic Woman ''The Bionic Woman'' is an American science fiction action-adventure television series created by Kenneth Johnson based on the 1972 novel ''Cyborg'' by Martin Caidin, starring Lindsay Wagner that aired from January 14, 1976, to May 13, 1978. ' ...

Transportation

MAX (Calgary) MAX is a bus rapid transit network operated by Calgary Transit in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. MAX forms a part of Calgary Transit's rapid transit network, along with the CTrain light rail system. The MAX system opened in November 2018 with three r ...

, a bus system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *

MAX (Utah Transit Authority) MAX is a bus rapid transit (BRT) service operated by Utah Transit Authority (UTA) along the Wasatch Front in Utah, United States. It is described by UTA as " light rail on rubber tires". As of August 2022 there is line in service in Utah County, ...

, a bus line in Salt Lake County, Utah, US * MAX Bus Rapid Transit (Colorado), a bus system in Fort Collins, Colorado, US *

MAX Light Rail The Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is a light rail system serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Owned and operated by TriMet, it consists of five color-designated lines that altogether connect the six sections ...

, a rail service in Portland, Oregon, US *

Arriva Max Arriva MAX is a premium brand used by various Arriva bus subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. History In September 2014, Arriva launched the MAX brand for interurban express services. The first services were launched by Arriva North East, which ...

, a UK bus service brand *

Boeing 737 MAX The Boeing 737 MAX is the fourth generation of the Boeing 737, a narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), a division of American company Boeing. It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG ...

, an airliner made by the American company Boeing *

Dudek Max The Dudek Max is a Polish single-place, paraglider that was designed and produced by Dudek Paragliding of Bydgoszcz. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 14. Pagef ...

, a Polish paraglider design *

Moyes Max The Moyes Max is an Australian high-wing, single-place, hang glider that was designed and produced by Moyes Delta Gliders of Botany, New South Wales in the mid-2000s. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied c ...

, an Australian hang glider design * Madera Area Express (now Madera Metro), a transit agency in Madera, California, US * Metro Area Express (Perth), a proposed light rail system in Perth, Western Australia * Metropolitan Area Express BRT Line or MAX, a bus system in Las Vegas, Nevada, US *

Metro Arlington Xpress The Metro Arlington Xpress (MAX) was a public transit system serving Arlington, Texas, part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. MAX consisted of a single transit bus, bus route that connected CentrePort/DFW Airport station on the Trinity Railwa ...

, a public transit system in Texas, US * Modesto Area Express (now Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority), a transit agency in Modesto, California, US *

E1 Series Shinkansen The was a high-speed Shinkansen train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan from July 1994 until September 2012. They were the first double-deck trains built for Japan's Shinkansen. They were generally, along with thei ...

or Max, a bullet train in Japan *

E4 Series Shinkansen The was a high-speed shinkansen train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. They were the second series of completely bi-level Shinkansen trainsets to be built in Japan (the other being the E1 series). They previousl ...

or Max, a bullet train in Japan

Other uses

Max (comics) MAX Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics specializing in comic book media aimed at adult-only readers. It was launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system. The MAX Comics imprint is ...

, sometimes stylized as MAX Comics, a Marvel Comics imprint aimed at adult-only readers *

MAX (gene) ''MAX'' (also known as myc-associated factor X) is a gene that in humans encodes the MAX transcription factor. Function The protein product of ''MAX'' contains the basic helix-loop-helix and leucine zipper motifs. It is therefore included in t ...

, a human gene * ''

Maxillaria ''Maxillaria'', abbreviated as Max in the horticultural trade, is a large genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). This is a diverse genus, with very different morphological forms. Their characteristics can vary widely. They are commonly called s ...

'' or Max, an orchid genus * The Max, a fictitious hangout on ''

Saved by the Bell ''Saved by the Bell'' is an American television sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC. The series premiered, in primetime, on August 20, 1989, a Sunday night. Targeted at kids and teens, ''Saved by the Bell'' was broadcast in the United States ...

'' (also featured on '' The New Class'' and the 2020 reboot) * max and min, operations to obtain

maximal and minimal elements In mathematics, especially in order theory, a maximal element of a subset ''S'' of some preordered set is an element of ''S'' that is not smaller than any other element in ''S''. A minimal element of a subset ''S'' of some preordered set is define ...