Maximin or Maximinus or similar may refer to:

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Maximinus Thrax Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" ("the Thracian"; – 238) was Roman emperor from 235 to 238. His father was an accountant in the governor's office and sprang from ancestors who were Carpi (a Dacian tribe), a people whom Diocletian ...

(173–238), Roman emperor, also known as Maximinus I * Maximinus II (270–313), Roman emperor, also known as Maximinus Daia *

Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Gaius Julius Verus Maximus (217/220 – May 238) was the son of the Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax and his wife, Caecilia Paulina. Biography The unreliable ''Historia Augusta'' claims that emperor Severus Alexander considered marrying his sister ...

(died 238; 217/220–238), also incorrectly known as Maximinus the Younger, Caesar of Rome, son of Maximinus I *Saint Maximin of Trier (died 346), French-born bishop of Trier, Germany *Saint

Maximinus of Aix Saint Maximinus of Aix (french: Maximin d'Aix) was the (legendary) first bishop of Aix-en-Provence in the 1st century. According to his legend, he was the steward of the family at Bethany and one of the seventy-two disciples of Jesus. He accompan ...

(Maximin d'Aix), traditionally named as the first bishop of Aix and a figure in the legend of Mary Magdalene, often conflated in the Middle Ages with Maximin of Trier *

Maximinus (praetorian prefect) Maximinus was a Roman barrister and Praetorian Prefect of the later fourth century AD. Origins Maximinus was born in Sopianae, Pannonia. His family was of Carpic origin. Maximinus' father was an accountant in the provincial government office ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

4th century), Roman officer and barrister * Maximinus (diplomat) (

5th century), Byzantine ambassador to Attila the Hun *Saint

Mesmin Saint Mesmin (Maximin, Maximinus) (died AD) is a French saint associated with the Bishopric of Orléans. He was the second abbot of Micy Abbey, founded by his uncle, Saint Euspicius. Life Mesmin was the nephew of Euspicius, archpriest of ...

or Maximin (died 520), French saint *

Maximin Isnard Maximin Isnard (; 16 November 1755 Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes – 12 March 1825 Grasse), French revolutionary, was a dealer in perfumery at Draguignan when he was elected deputy for the ''département'' of the Var to the Legislative Assembly, where ...

(1755–1825), French revolutionary * Maximin Giraud (1835–1875), French Marian visionary *

Maximilian Kronberger Maximilian Kronberger, known familiarly as Maximin (April 15, 1888 – April 16, 1904), was a German poet and a significant figure in the literary circle of Stefan George (the so‑called ''George‑Kreis''). Maximin came to the attention of ...

(1888–1904), known as Maximin, German poet * Maximino Ávila Camacho (1891–1945), Mexican revolutionary general (brother of President Camacho) *

Rayo de Jalisco Sr. Máximino Linares Moreno (November 22, 1932 – July 19, 2018) was a Mexican ''luchador'' (professional wrestler) and lucha film star, better known under the ring name Rayo de Jalisco ("The Lightning Bolt from Jalisco"). He is considered to be ...

(Máximino "Max" Linares Moreno, 1932–2018), former Mexican luchador * Max León (Maximino León Molino, born 1950), Mexican former baseball pitcher * Maximin Coia (born 1983), French pair skater * Daniel Maximin (born 1947), Guadeloupean writer * Maximin Alff (1866–1927), reverend in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary *

Maximin de Bompart Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard (1698–1773) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as governor general of the French Antilles between 1750 and 1757. In 1759 he led a French naval force attempting to relieve Guad ...

(1698–1773), French naval officer, colonial administrator, and Governor of Martinique *

Juventinus and Maximinus Saints Juventinus (or Juventius) and Maximinus (died 29 January 363) were members of the imperial guard of Emperor Julian. Their feast day is 25 January. Before starting his campaign against the Sassanid Empire, Julian issued an edict that prohi ...

(died 363), members of the imperial guard of Emperor Julian * Mariani Maximin (1914–2011), politician from Guadeloupe

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Maximin (decision theory) Minimax (sometimes MinMax, MM or saddle point) is a decision rule used in artificial intelligence, decision theory, game theory, statistics, and philosophy for ''mini''mizing the possible loss for a worst case (''max''imum loss) scenario. When de ...

, also known as ''minimax'', a strategy to maximize the minimum possible payback * Maximin (philosophy), a principle regarding how justice relates to inequality

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