Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. The name "

Max 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) ...

" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names.

List of people

Monarchs

* Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459–1519) * Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527–1576) * Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573–1651) * Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662–1726) * Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1727–1777) * Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756–1825) * Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811–1864) * Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867–1929) * Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808–1888) *

Maximilian I of Mexico Maximilian I (german: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, link=no, es, Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena, link=no; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who reigned as the only Emperor ...

(1832–1867)

Other royalty

* Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1759–1838) * Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (born 1933)

Saints

* Maximilian of Antioch (died ), Christian martyr * Maximilian of Lorch (died 288), Christian bishop and martyr * Maximilian of Tebessa (274–295), Christian martyr * Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941), Polish Conventual Franciscan friar and martyr

Sportspeople

* Max Aarons (born 2000), English footballer * Maximilian "Max" Baer (Maximilian Adelbert Baer), (1909-1959), American boxer and heavyweight champion * Maximilian Beister (born 1990), German footballer * Maximilian "Max" Chilton (born 1991), Indycar driver * Maximilian Dimitrovici (born 1989), German ice hockey player * Maximilian Ferrari (born 2000), Canadian soccer player * Maximilian Heidegger (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

* Maximilian Günther (born 1997), German Formula E driver *

Maximilian Levy Maximilian Levy (born 26 June 1987) is a German former track cyclist. Levy won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint representing Germany at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won another bronze in ...

(born 1987), German track cyclist * Maximilian Mbaeva (born 1989), Namibian footballer * Maximillian "Max" Schmeling (1905–2005), German boxer and heavyweight champion * Max Emilian Verstappen (born 1997), Formula 1 driver and a world champion (2021-2022)

Other people

* Maximilian (1936-2020), stage name of American musician Maxfield Crook * Maximilian Apfelbaum (d.1953), Polish-born furrier who co-founded the New York furriers Maximilian. * Max Baer Jr. (Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr.), American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director * Maximilian Grabner (1905–1948), Austrian Nazi Gestapo chief in Auschwitz executed for crimes against humanity *

Maximilian Hacman Maximilian Hacman ( – October 11, 1961) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian jurist. Biography Early life and Bukovina union role Born in Oprișeni, in Austrian-ruled Bukovina, his uncle was Romanian Orthodox metropolitan Eugenie Hacman, ...

(1877–1961), Romanian academic * Maximilian List (1910 – c. 1980), German SS concentration camp commandant * Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794), politician in the French Revolution * Maximilian Ronge (1874–1953), Austrian intelligence officer *

Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was an Austrian-born Swiss actor, who also wrote, directed and produced some of his own films. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 American film ''Judgment at Nuremberg'', h ...

(1930–2014), Austrian-born Swiss actor * Maximilian von Sevenborg ( – ), author *

Maximilian von Weichs Maximilian Maria Joseph Karl Gabriel Lamoral Reichsfreiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon (12 November 1881 – 27 September 1954) was a field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into an aristocratic family, Weichs ...

(1881–1954), German field marshal

Fictional characters

Maximillian Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. The name "Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names. List of people Monarchs * Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459� ...

, robot from the 1979 Disney motion picture ''The Black Hole'' * Maximillian Arturo, a character from the television series '' Sliders'' * Maximilien Aue, fictional SS officer from Jonathan Littell's novel ''The Kindly Ones'' * Maximilian Bercovicz, fictional character from '' Once Upon A Time In America'' * Maximilian Boisvert, Victorian Princess from menswear store

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* Maximilian Goof is Max Goof's full name in Disney TV and film franchises * Maximilian Jenius, fictional character from '' Macross'' * Maximilian Morrel, the son of shipbuilder Pierre Morrel, from

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

' adventure novel ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. Li ...

'' *

Maximillion Pegasus The ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series features an extensive cast of characters created by Kazuki Takahashi. The series takes place in a fictional city in Japan called Domino City, in which most of the characters that appear in the series originate. Many plot ...

, fictional character on ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' * Maximilian Alanzo Ernesto Russo, also known as

Max Russo File:WOWPcast2.jpg, 300px, The ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' cast of season two. (Left to right) David Henrie as Justin Russo, Jake T. Austin as Max Russo, Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle, Selena Gomez as Alex Russo, David DeLuise as Jerry Russo ...

, a character from '' Wizards of Waverly Place'' *

Maximilian Veers This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Dis ...

, Imperial general who led the assault on Echo Base in '' The Empire Strikes Back'' * Maximilian (Maxie) Zeus, villain in Batman comic book series * Tsar Maximilian, hero of the eponymous Russian folk-play