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, ''T ...

(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) (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 by the Canadian owned International Breweries Limited (IBL). Steven Judge and Peter Harvey are founders of the company. Australian MAX has won the title of "The ...

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 Gälliv ...

, 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 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), 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 ''Dancing Stage Max'' was released on November 25, 2005, by Konami to the European PlayStation 2 gaming audience. ''Dancing Stage Max'' was modeled after ''Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2'' in America and '' Dance Dance Revolution Strike'' in ...

'', a 2005 game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series * '' DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution'' or ''MAX'', a North American music video game * '' DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix'' or ''MAX'', a 2001 Japanese music video game * '' M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration'', a computer game

Literature

* Max (book series), 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 b ...

, 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 ...

, 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), 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 sco ...

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

Max (Spanish cartoonist) Francesc Capdevila Gisbert (born 17 September 1956), better known by his pen-name Max, is a Spanish artist who has worked in illustration, design, and comics. He is an important figure in Spanish comics, creating such popular characters as Gustav ...

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

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

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 Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 142 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.6 km2), of w ...

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, 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 Asia ...

, 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 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 ...

or Max, a US television network

Episodes

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

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 ...

, 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 Count ...

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

, 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 comp ...

, an Australian hang glider design * Madera Area Express (now

Madera Metro Madera Metro, formerly Madera Area Express (MAX) is the primary bus agency providing intracity services within Madera, California. It is operated by the City of Madera and offers three fixed routes and dial-a-ride point-to-point services. Riders ...

), a transit agency in Madera, California, US *

Metro Area Express (Perth) Metro Area Express (MAX) was a proposed light rail network for Perth, Western Australia, as part of Colin Barnett's 2010 announcement of a decade of light rail for Perth. It was scheduled to open in 2018, then postponed until 2022, then replace ...

, a proposed light rail system in Perth, Western Australia *

Metropolitan Area Express BRT Line The Metropolitan Area Express, or MAX, was a bus rapid transit (BRT) line owned by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and operated by MV. MAX began operations on June 30, 2004. The area served extended between the Downtow ...

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 bus route that connected CentrePort/DFW Airport station on the Trinity Railway Express ...

, 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 their ...

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), sometimes stylized as MAX Comics, a Marvel Comics imprint aimed at adult-only readers * MAX (gene), 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 def ...