Max or MAX may refer to:

Animals

Max (dog) Max (9 August 1983 – 18 May 2013) was a beagle, dachshund and terrier mix whose owner claimed that he had lived 29 years and 282 days. His owner, Janelle Derouen, adopted him from a Louisiana sugar cane farmer in 1983. In August 2009, ''Th ...

(1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog *

Max (English Springer Spaniel) Max (12 August 2007 – 6 April 2022) was an English Springer Spaniel pet dog who in February 2021 became the first ever pet to receive the PDSA Order of Merit, an award which is considered the animal equivalent on the OBE and is normally re ...

, 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 Australian MAX is a brand of strong beer brewed at the Khoday Breweries in Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

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 The MAX Index family is a set of widely used domestic government bond market benchmarks in Hungary. The index family consists of the RMAX, MAX, MAX Composite and ZMAX indices. The indices calculated and published by the Hungarian Government Debt Man ...

, a Hungarian domestic government bond index *

Max Fashion Max Fashion is a United Arab Emirates, UAE fashion brand under the banner of the United Arab Emirates, UAE based Landmark Group. That was opened by Micky Jagtiani The brand was first launched in May 2004, in the Middle East in United Arab Emira ...

, an Indian clothing brand

Computing

MAX (operating system) MaX, also known as Madrid_linux is a linux distribution created with funds from the Conserjería de Educación, Juventud y Deporte of the Comunidad de Madrid adapted for use in Education, educational environments. The main features of this operat ...

, 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 The Commodore MAX Machine, also known as Ultimax in the United States and Canada and VC-10 in Germany, is a home computer designed and sold by Commodore International in Japan, beginning in early 1982, a predecessor to the popular Commodore 64. ...

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) *

(born 1992), American singer known as MAX * Max (Korean singer), stage name of Korean singer Shim Chang-min (born 1988) * Max (Portuguese singer), fado singer * Max (Spanish cartoonist) (born 1956) * Max (1872–1956), British cartoonist sir Max Beerbohm

Places

United States

* Max, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Max Township, Itasca County, Minnesota ** Max, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Max, Missouri, a ghost town * Max, Nebraska, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Max, North Dakota, a town

Elsewhere

* El Max, Alexandria, Egypt, a neighborhood

Television

Channels and networks

* Max (Australian TV channel) * Max (Canadian TV channel) * Max (Norwegian TV channel) * Omroep MAX, a Netherlands TV broadcaster * Sony Max, an Indian pay television channel * Sony MAX (South Africa) * Cinemax or Max, a US television network

Episodes

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

Transportation

* MAX (Calgary), a bus system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada * MAX (Utah Transit Authority), 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, a rail service in Portland, Oregon, US * Arriva Max, a UK bus service brand * Boeing 737 MAX, an airliner made by the American company Boeing * Dudek Max, a Polish paraglider design * Moyes Max, 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, 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 or Max, a bullet train in Japan * E4 Series Shinkansen or Max, a bullet train in Japan

Other uses

* Max (comics), sometimes stylized as MAX Comics, a Marvel Comics imprint aimed at adult-only readers * MAX (gene), a human gene * ''Maxillaria'' or Max, an orchid genus * The Max, a fictitious hangout on ''Saved by the Bell'' (also featured on ''Saved by the Bell: The New Class, The New Class'' and the Saved by the Bell (2020 TV series), 2020 reboot) * max and min, operations to obtain maximal and minimal elements