Max () is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. For males, it is often short for Maximilian,

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

Maxwell Maxwell may refer to: People * Maxwell (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist * Justice Maxwell (disambiguation) * Maxwell baronets, in the Baronetage of N ...

, Maxfield, or

Maximus Maximus (Hellenised as Maximos) is the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest". In this connection it may refer to: * Circus Maximus (disambiguation) * Pontifex maximus, the highest priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome People Roman hi ...

in English; Maximos in Greek; or Maxime or Maxence in French. For females, it usually stands for Maxine. Almost all Max names derive from the Latin ''Maximus'', in circulation since the

Classical Era Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the interwoven civilization ...

and used in

Ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman people, Roman civilisation from the founding of Rome, founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, collapse of the Western Roman Em ...

as a

cognomen A ''cognomen'' (; : ''cognomina''; from ''co-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditar ...

. This was the third name in the three-part system known as the ''tria nomina''. The cognomen began as a

nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...

and would have been given to men of the patrician class who demonstrated traits of greatness. The name Maximus was introduced to the

Celtic Britons The Britons ( *''Pritanī'', , ), also known as Celtic Britons or Ancient Britons, were the Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from at least the British Iron Age until the High Middle Ages, at which point they diverged into the Welsh, ...

during the 1st century Roman occupation.

Maximus the Confessor Maximus the Confessor (), also spelled Maximos, otherwise known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople ( – 13 August 662), was a Christianity, Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, Maximus was a civil se ...

was a 7th-century monk and theologian from

Constantinople Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman empire ...

. Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

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* Max Abmas (born 2001), American basketball player *

Max Abrams Max Abrams (original name Max Abramovitch, 11 August 1907 – 5 November 1995), was a British dance band and jazz drummer and an influential teacher of several generations of drummers. Early career Born in Glasgow, Abrams was largely self-taught ...

(1907–1995), British drummer * Max Adler (disambiguation)

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Max Baer (boxer) Maximilian Adelbert Baer Sr. (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was an American professional boxer and the world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934, to June 13, 1935. He was known in his time as the Livermore Larupper and Madcap Maxie ...

(1909–1959), American world heavyweight boxing champion * Max Baer Jr. (born 1937), American, son of the boxer, actor on TV's ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' * Max Baer (judge) (1947–2022), Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice * Max Barskih (born 1990), Ukrainian singer and songwriter * Baron Max Wladimir von Beck (1854–1943), Austrian politician *

Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...

(born 1941), American politician *

Max Beckmann Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann (February 12, 1884 – December 27, 1950) was a German painter, drawing, draftsman, printmaker, sculpture, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and the m ...

(1884–1950), German artist *

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 theatre crit ...

(1872–1956), English essayist, parodist and caricaturist * Max Bill (1908–1994), Swiss architect, artist, painter, industrial designer and graphic designer * Max Birbraer (born 1980), Kazakhstan-born Israeli ice hockey forward * Max Blumenthal (born 1977), American journalist * Max Borghi (born 2000), American football player *

Max Born Max Born (; 11 December 1882 – 5 January 1970) was a German-British theoretical physicist who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics, and supervised the work of a ...

(1882–1970), German physicist, mathematician and Nobel laureate * Max Bredeson (born 2002), American football player * Max Briggs (born 1948), English footballer * Max Brown (disambiguation) *

Max Bruch Max Bruch (6 January 1838 – 2 October 1920) was a German Romantic Music, Romantic composer, violinist, teacher, and conductor who wrote more than 200 works, including three violin concertos, the first of which has become a staple of the violin ...

(1838–1920), German composer and conductor * Max Burkholder (born 1997), American child actor

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* Max Chandler-Mather (born 1992), Australian politician *

Max Cleland Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a disabled United States Army, U.S. Army vete ...

(1942–2021), Secretary of State of Georgia and Vietnam veteran * Max Colby (born 1980), American artist *

Max Collins (disambiguation) Max Collins may refer to: * Max Collins (musician) (born 1978), American musician * Max Allan Collins Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer, noted for his graphic literature. His work has been published in severa ...

* Max Cooper (electronica musician), European electronica and techno musician * Max Dale Cooper (born 1933), American immunologist

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* Max Darling (born 2000), Vincentian-New Zealand basketball player *

Max Delbrück Max Ludwig Henning Delbrück (; September 4, 1906 – March 9, 1981) was a German–American biophysicist who participated in launching the molecular biology research program in the late 1930s. He stimulated physical science, physical scientist ...

(1906–1981), German–American biophysicist * Max Delbrück (chemist) (1850–1919), German agricultural chemist, uncle of the above *

Max Domi Maxwell Johannes Domi (born March 2, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 12th overall, by the Arizona Coyo ...

(born 1995), Canadian National Hockey League player * Max Duggan (born 2001), American football player

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Max Ernst Max Ernst (; 2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German-born painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and surrealism in Europe. He had no formal artistic trai ...

(1891–1976), German painter, sculptor, graphic artist and poet * Max Evans (disambiguation)

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* Max Fink (born 1923), American neurologist and psychiatrist *

Max Fleischer Max Fleischer (born Majer Fleischer ; July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an American animator and studio owner. Born in Kraków, in Austrian Poland, Fleischer immigrated to the United States where he became a pioneer in the development ...

(1883–1972), Polish-American animator and film producer * Max Fried (born 1994), American baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves * Max Jakob Friedländer (1867–1958), German curator and art historian * Marty Friedman (basketball) (1889–1986), Hall of Fame NBA pro basketball player and coach

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* Max Gandrup (born 1967), Danish badminton player * Max Geldray (1916–2004), Dutch-born British harmonica player * Max Geller (disambiguation) *

Max George Maximillian Albert George (born 6 September 1988) is an English singer, best known as the lead singer of the boy band The Wanted. George started his career as a footballer, playing for Preston North End F.C., Preston North End. After an injur ...

(born 1988), English singer * Max Gerbier (born 1951), Haitian painter *

Max Giesinger Max Giesinger (born 3 October 1988) is a German singer-songwriter and musician. He first gained widespread popularity with his single "80 Millionen", placing as high as second position in the German charts. His music is usually labeled as pop an ...

(born 1988), German singer-songwriter * Max Glatt (1912–2002), German-British addiction treatment expert * Max Green (musician) (born 1984), American musician * Max Green (lawyer) (1952–1998), Australian lawyer, embezzler and murder victim * Max Greyserman (born 1995), golfer on the

PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also known as the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champion ...

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* Max Harris (composer) (1918–2004), British film and television composer/arranger *

Max Hastings Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings (; born 28 December 1945) is a British journalist and military historian, who has worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, editor-in-chief of ''The Daily Telegraph'', and editor of the ''Evening Standard''. ...

(born 1945), British journalist, editor, historian and author * Max Hechtman (born 1997), American filmmaker, video editor and videographer * Max Hecker (1879–1964), Austrian-born Israeli President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology * Max Heidegger (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Max Homa (born 1990), American golfer * Max Huber (Canadian football) (1945–2018), American player in the Canadian Football League *

Max Huber (graphic designer) Max Huber (5 June 1919 – 16 November 1992) was an influential Swiss graphic designer. Biography Max Huber was born in Baar, Switzerland in 1919. He graduated from Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich under the name Hans Williman. In his formative ye ...

(1919–1992), Swiss graphic designer *

Max Huber (statesman) Hans Max Huber (28 December 1874, in Zürich – 1 January 1960, in Zürich) was a Swiss lawyer and diplomat who represented Switzerland at a series of international conferences and institutions. His life Max Huber was born in Zurich in 1874 as ...

(1874–1960), Swiss lawyer and diplomat * Max Hussarek von Heinlein (1865–1935), Austrian politician, Prime Minister of Austria in 1918

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Max Jammer Max Jammer (; born Moshe Jammer, ; 13 April 1915 – 18 December 2010), was an Israeli physicist and philosophy of physics, philosopher of physics. He was born in Berlin, Germany. He was Rector and Acting President at Bar-Ilan University from 19 ...

(1915–2010), Israeli physicist and Rector and Acting President of Bar-Ilan University *

Max Johnson Max Johnson (born July 25, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the North Carolina Tar Heels football, North Carolina Tar Heels. Johnson attended and played high school football at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia and ...

(born 2001), American football player

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* Max Karoubi (born 1938), French mathematician * Max Kelly (1930–2007), Australian mathematician * Max Kelly (footballer) (1909–1987), Australian rules footballer *

Max Keith Max Keith (1903 –1974 , pronounced "kait") was a German businessman who was the head of Coca-Cola GmbH, the major bottler of Coca-Cola in Nazi Germany. Keith began working at the German subsidiary of Coca-Cola in 1933, at the age of 30. Between ...

(1903-?), German businessman * Max King (disambiguation) * Max Klare (born 2003), American football player * Max Klesmit (born 2002), American basketball player *

Max Klinger Max Klinger (18 February 1857 – 5 July 1920) was a German artist who produced significant work in painting, sculpture, prints and graphics, as well as writing a treatise articulating his ideas on art and the role of graphic arts and printmakin ...

(1857-1920), German artitst * Max Koegel (1895–1946), German Nazi commander of several concentration camps * Max Konnor (born 1986 or 1987), American gay pornographic film actor * Max Kouguère (born 1987), Central African basketball player

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* Max Labovitch (1924–2018), Canadian National Hockey League player * Max Lazar (born 1999), American Major League Baseball player * Max Landa (1873–1933), Russian-born Austrian actor * Max Lercher (born 1986), Austrian politician *

Max Liebermann Max Liebermann (20 July 1847 – 8 February 1935) was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany and continental Europe. In addition to his activity as an artist, he also assembled an important ...

(1847–1935), German painter *

Max Lorenz (tenor) Max Lorenz (born Max Sülzenfuß; 10 May 1901 – 11 January 1975) was a German heldentenor famous for Richard Wagner, Wagnerian roles. Career Lorenz was born in Düsseldorf, and studied with Ernst Grenzebach in Berlin in the 1920s. He later w ...

(1901–1975), German heldentenor famous for Wagnerian roles

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* Max Marcuse (1877–1963), Jewish-German/Israeli dermatologist and sexologist * Max Margulis (1907–1996), American writer, voice coach, and left-wing activist *

Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
AllMusic known professional ...

(born 1971), Swedish record producer and songwriter * Max Friedrich Meyer (1873–1967), German-born American psychologist * Max Mathiasin (born 1956), French politician * Max Melton (born 2002), American football player * Max Meyer (footballer) (born 1995), German footballer * Max Meyer-Olbersleben (1850–1927), German composer and pianist * Max Miller (YouTuber) (born 1983), American YouTuber and amateur historian/chef * Max Mitchell (born 1999), American football player * Maxey Dell Moody (1883–1949), American businessman * Max Morinière (born 1964), French sprinter *

Max Muncy Maxwell Steven Muncy (born August 25, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Baylor Bears baseball, Baylor Bears. He was selected by the ...

(born 1990), American Major League Baseball player * Max Müller (disambiguation)

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Max Park Max Park (born November 28, 2001) is an American speedcuber. Widely regarded as one of the greatest speedcubers of all time, he is one of only two speedcubers ever to win the World Cube Association (WCA) World Championship twice (the other b ...

(born 2001), American Rubik's Cube speedsolver * Max Pauly (1907–1946), German SS concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes * Max Pechstein (1881–1955), German painter * Lord Max Percy (born 1990), British financial analyst *

Max Planck Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (; ; 23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947) was a German Theoretical physics, theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quantum, quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Planck made many substantial con ...

(1858–1947), German theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate *

Max Purcell Max Purcell (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 40 on 16 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 8 on 9 September 2024. In doubles, he won his first Gran ...

(born 1998), Australian tennis player

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Max Reger Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger (19 March 187311 May 1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. He worked as a concert pianist, a musical director at the Paulinerkirche, Leipzig, Leipzig University Chu ...

(1873–1916), German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher *

Max Reinhardt Max Reinhardt (; born Maximilian Goldmann; 9 September 1873 – 30 October 1943) was an Austrian-born Theatre director, theatre and film director, theater manager, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his radically innovative and avant-gard ...

(1873–1943), Austrian-born American theatre and film director, intendant and theatrical producer * Max Reinhardt (publisher) (1915–2002), British publisher * Max Reis (1927–2014), chemical engineer and President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology * Max Rheinstein (1899–1977), German-American jurist *

Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He wo ...

(1924–2007), American jazz drummer * Max Rose (born 1986), American soldier and politician * Max Rudolf (conductor) (1902–1995), German conductor

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Max Saalmüller Max Saalmüller (26 November 1832 in Römhild, Germany – 12 October 1890 in Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main), Bockenheim) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and Germany, German entomologist. List of works * Illustrations for ''Der Heerwurm'' ...

(1832–1890), Prussian lieutenant colonel and German entomologist * Max Schäfer (1907–1990), German football player and manager * Max Schäfer (soldier) (1907–1987), German World War II officer * Max Scharping (born 1996), American National Football League player *

Max Scheler Max Ferdinand Scheler (; 22 August 1874 – 19 May 1928) was a German philosopher known for his work in phenomenology, ethics, and philosophical anthropology. Considered in his lifetime one of the most prominent German philosophers,Davis, Zacha ...

(1874–1928), German philosopher *

Max Scherzer Maxwell Martin Scherzer (born July 27, 1984), nicknamed "Mad Max", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tige ...

(born 1984), American baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers * Max Scheuer, Austrian 1920s footballer *

Max Schmeling Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (, ; 28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005) was a German boxing, boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cul ...

(1905–2005), German boxer *

Max Schneider Maxwell George Schneider (born June 21, 1992), also known by his mononym Max (stylized in all caps), is an American singer and actor. He is best known for his 2016 single " Lights Down Low" (featuring gnash), which peaked within the top 20 of ...

(born 1992), American pop singer-songwriter * Max Sefrin (1913–2000), East German politician * Max Seibald (born 1987), American lacrosse player *

Max Seydewitz Max Seydewitz (December 19, 1892 – February 8, 1987) was a German politician (Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD, Socialist Workers' Party of Germany, SAPD and Socialist Unity Party of Germany, SED) who served as the Minister-President of ...

(1892–1987), German politician * Max Steinberg (born 1988), American poker player * Max Steinberg (soldier) (1989–2014), American-Israeli lone IDF soldier killed in the 2014 Gaza War *

Max Steiner Maximilian Raoul Steiner (10 May 1888 – 28 December 1971) was an Austrian composer and conductor who emigrated to America and became one of cinema of the United States, Hollywood's greatest musical composers. Steiner was a child prodi ...

(1888–1971), Austrian-American composer and conductor *

Max Stirner Johann Kaspar Schmidt (; 25 October 1806 – 26 June 1856), known professionally as Max Stirner (; ), was a German post-Hegelian philosopher, dealing mainly with the Hegelian notion of social alienation and self-consciousness. Stirner is oft ...

(1806–1856), German philosopher *

Max Streibl Max Streibl (6 January 1932 – 11 December 1998) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Christian Social Union (CSU) party and the eighth Minister President of Bavaria. Biography Streibel was born in Oberammergau in ...

(1932–1998), German politician

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* Max Tooley (born 1998), American football player * Max Treitel (1890-1942), German painter

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* Max Ugrai (born 1995), German basketball player

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* Max van Rysselberghe (1878–1961), Belgian engineer and Antarctic explorer * Max Van Massey (born 2012), Antarean politician *

Max Verstappen Max Emilian Verstappen (; born 30 September 1997) is a Dutch and Belgian racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One for Red Bull Racing. Verstappen has won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he w ...

(born 1997), Belgian-Dutch racing driver *

Max von Sydow Max von Sydow (; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish and French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television ...

(1929–2020), Swedish-French actor

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Max Weber Maximilian Carl Emil Weber (; ; 21 April 186414 June 1920) was a German Sociology, sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economy, political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sc ...

(1864–1920), German political economist and sociologist *

Max Carl Wilhelm Weber Max Carl Wilhelm Weber van Bosse or Max Wilhelm Carl Weber (5 December 1852 – 7 February 1937) was a German- Dutch zoologist and biogeographer. Weber studied at the University of Bonn, then at the Humboldt University in Berlin with the z ...

(1852–1937), German-Dutch zoologist and biogeographer * Max Wise (born 1975), American politician and former FBI agent * Max Wyndham, 2nd Baron Egremont (born 1948), generally known as Max Egremont, British biographer and novelist

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* Max Zaslofsky (1925–1985), American National Basketball Association player and American Basketball Association coach

Fictional characters

* Max, in the 2005 film '' The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D'' * Max, Darla Dimple's assistant in the 1997 animated film ''

Cats Don't Dance ''Cats Don't Dance'' is a 1997 American animated musical comedy film directed by Mark Dindal. The film features the voices of Scott Bakula, Jasmine Guy, Matthew Herried, Ashley Peldon, John Rhys-Davies, Kathy Najimy, Don Knotts, Hal Holbrook, ...

'' * Max, the robotic spaceship in the 1986 film ''

Flight of the Navigator ''Flight of the Navigator'' is a 1986 American science-fiction adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Mark H. Baker, Michael Burton, and Phil Joanou. It stars Joey Cramer as David Freeman, a 12-year-old boy abducted by an ali ...

'' * Uncle Max, a meerkat character in the 2004 animated film '' The Lion King 1½'' * Max, a military dog, protagonist of the 2015 film ''

Max Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

'' * Max, in the 1979 film ''

The Muppet Movie ''The Muppet Movie'' is a 1979 musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson, and the first theatrical film to feature the Muppets. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was wr ...

'' * Max, the head vampire in the film '' The Lost Boys'' * Max, a main character in the film ''

Once Upon A Time In America ''Once Upon a Time in America'' () is a 1984 epic crime film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone, and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The film is an Italian–American venture produced by The Ladd Company, Emb ...

'' * Max, in the 1993 action/martial arts film '' Showdown'' * Max, in the 2016 3D computer-animated film ''

The Secret Life of Pets ''The Secret Life of Pets'' is a 2016 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal. It was directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Yarrow Cheney, and produced by Chr ...

'' * Max, the boy in Christopher Nolan film ''Tenet'' * Max, in the 1968 animated musical film '' Yellow Submarine'' *

, in the Fox TV series ''24'' * Max, a Camp Campbell camper and a protagonist in the animated TV series '' Camp Camp'' * Max, in the PBS animated TV series ''

Dragon Tales ''Dragon Tales'' is an animated educational television, educational Fantasy fiction, fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker, developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser, and pr ...

'' * Max, in the 1980s TV series ''

Hart to Hart ''Hart to Hart'' is an American mystery television series that premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, respectively, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset ...

'' * Max, an anthropomorphic rabbit character in the Nick Jr. animated preschool TV series ''

Max & Ruby ''Max & Ruby'' is a Canadian children's preschool animated series based on the book series by Rosemary Wells and co-produced by Nelvana Limited. The series follows two young rabbit siblings in the 1940s and 1950s. Two ''Max & Ruby'' books h ...

'' * Max, in the animated series '' Mighty Max'' * Max, the namesake owner and waiter of The Max from ''

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

'' *

, a dump truck in the British animated children's TV series ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' * Max, in the Canadian animated TV series '' Total Drama: Pahkitew Island'' * Max, in the ''

Advance Wars ''Advance Wars'' is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It is the seventh title in the Wars (series), ''Wars'' series of video games, and the first in the ''Advanc ...

'' video games * Max, in the ''

Bomberman is a video game Media franchise, franchise created by Shinichi Nakamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara, originally developed by Hudson Soft and currently owned by Konami. The Bomberman (1983 video game), original game, also known as ''Bakudan Otoko'' (� ...

'' series of computer and video games * Max, a character in the video game ''

Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' is a multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by Finnish video game company Supercell (company), Supercell. The game was released worldwide on 12 December 2018, on iOS an ...

'' * Max, in the Swedish ''Den Max'' children's books * Max, the Grinch's dog from the Dr. Seuss book ''

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' is a children's Christmas book by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a green cranky, solitary creature who attempts to thwart the pu ...

'' and its adaptations in other media * Max, the boy from the Maurice Sendak book ''

Where the Wild Things Are ''Where the Wild Things Are'' is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several ti ...

'' and its adaptations in other media * Max the Minifigure, the mascot of the '' Lego Club Magazine'' and

The Lego Group Lego A/S, also known as the Lego Group, is a Danish construction toy production company based in Billund. It manufactures Lego-branded toys, consisting mostly of interlocking ABS plastic and rubber bricks. The Lego Group has also built severa ...

* Max (Comet Man), an alien character featured in Marvel Comics *

, a character in the ''Pokémon'' anime series * Max, in the ''Sam & Max'' franchise * Max Black, from the CBS sitcom ''

2 Broke Girls ''2 Broke Girls'' (stylized as ''2 Broke Girl$'') is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 2011, to April 17, 2017. The series was produced for Warner Bros. Television and created by Michael Patrick King and Whitn ...

'' * Max Blum, from the TV sitcom '' Happy Endings'' * Max Branning, in the BBC TV series ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' * Max Brass, a heavyweight champion from ''

Arms Arms or ARMS may refer to: *Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to: People * Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader Coat of arms or weapons *Armaments or weapons **Fi ...

'' * Max Cady, the villain in both film versions of ''

Cape Fear (1962 film) ''Cape Fear'' is a 1962 American psychological horror thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson, from a screenplay by James R. Webb, adapting the 1957 novel '' The Executioners'' by John D. MacDonald. It stars Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden, an ...

'' and ''

Cape Fear (1991 film) ''Cape Fear'' is a 1991 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a remake of the 1962 film, which was based on the 1957 novel '' The Executioners'' by John D. MacDonald. The film stars Robert De Niro, ...

'' * Max Carr, a character in the 1995 family-comedy film '' Born to Be Wild'' * Max Carreau, the French name of Mike Flood, a character in the 2005 and 2008 versions of ''

Fireman Sam ''Fireman Sam'' () is a British animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd and T ...

'' *

Max Caulfield Maxine "Max" Caulfield is a fictional character from the ''Life Is Strange'' video game series published by Square Enix. Created by French developer Dontnod Entertainment, she is the player character in ''Life Is Strange (video game), Life Is St ...

, the main character in the 2015 video game ''

Life Is Strange ''Life Is Strange'' is a series of adventure games published by Square Enix's Square Enix External Studios, External Studios. Created by Dontnod Entertainment, the series debuted with the Life Is Strange (video game), eponymous first install ...

'' * Max Cherry, a bail bondsman from the film ''

Jackie Brown ''Jackie Brown'' is a 1997 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, based on the 1992 novel ''Rum Punch'' by Elmore Leonard. It stars Pam Grier as Jackie Brown, a flight attendant who smuggles money between the United Sta ...

'', which is based on the novel ''

Rum Punch ''Rum Punch'' is a 1992 novel written by Elmore Leonard. The novel was adapted into the film ''Jackie Brown'' (1997) by director Quentin Tarantino. The characters Ordell Robbie, Louis Gara, and Melanie Ralston first appeared in Leonard's novel ...

'' * Max Cooper, on the television series ''

Power Rangers Wild Force ''Power Rangers Wild Force'' is a television series and the tenth season of Power Rangers. It is also the anniversary season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 25th Super Sentai series ''Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger'', which itself ...

'' * Max Demian, in ''

Hermann Hesse Hermann Karl Hesse (; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a Germans, German-Swiss people, Swiss poet and novelist, and the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His interest in Eastern philosophy, Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophic ...

'' novel ''

Demian ''Demian: The Story of a Boyhood'' is a bildungsroman by Hermann Hesse, first published in 1919 in literature, 1919; a prologue was added in 1960 in literature, 1960. ''Demian'' was first published under the pseudonym "Emil Sinclair", the name of ...

'' * Max Dennison, in the 1993 film '' Hocus Pocus'' * Max Dillon, fictional Marvel Comics supervillain otherwise known as Electro; one of Spider-Man's nemeses * Max Einstein, the main character of the book '' Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment'' by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein * Max Estrella, the main character of Bohemian Lights, play written by Ramón del Valle-Inclán and published in 1924 * Max Fischer, main character in '' Rushmore'' * Max Frost, the lead character in the film '' Wild in the Streets'' *

Maxine "Max" Gibson Terrence "Terry" McGinnis Wayne, also known as Batman Beyond or Batman of the Future after his Batman Beyond, animated television series to distinguish him from his predecessor Batman, Bruce Wayne, is a superhero appearing in media (communicati ...

, supporting character on the animated series ''

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (also known as ''Batman of the Future'' in Europe) is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, and serving as the sequel to both '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and '' The New Ba ...

'', and in related

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

media * Max Goof, the son of the Disney character

Goofy Goofy is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. He is a tall, Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic dog who typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fe ...

Max Guevara Max Guevara (X5-452) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the cyberpunk science fiction television program '' Dark Angel''. During both seasons of the series, Max was portrayed by Jessica Alba; Geneva Locke played the character during ...

, the lead character in the TV series '' Dark Angel'' * Max Headroom, a 1980s TV character *Max Keeble, the main character in the 2001 film ''Max Keeble's Big Move'' * Max King, in the TV series ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

'' *

, in the 1970s TV series ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richa ...

'' * Maxine "Max" Mayfield, in the Netflix TV series ''

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American television series created by the Duffer brothers, Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the Stranger Things season 1, first season was released on N ...

'' * Maximilian "Max" Medici, one of the main characters in the 2019 ''

Dumbo ''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American Animated film, animated Musical film, musical Fantasy film, fantasy Comedy drama, comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film i ...

'' remake * Max Mercer, the main character from the Christmas movie ''

Home Sweet Home Alone ''Home Sweet Home Alone'' is a 2021 American List of Christmas films, Christmas comedy film directed by Dan Mazer and written by Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell. A standalone sequel to ''Home Alone: The Holiday Heist'' (2012), it is the sixth ins ...

'' *

Max Modell Max Modell is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily in association with Spider-Man. Publication history Max Modell first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #648 (January 2011), and was cr ...

, fictional Marvel Comics character *

Max Payne (character) Max Payne is a fictional character who is the title character, titular protagonist of the neo-noir video game Max Payne, series of the same name. Created by and initially modeled after the likeness of Sam Lake, Max was introduced in an Max Payn ...

, the main character in the video game series ''Max Payne'' and its film adaptation * Max Rebo, a ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'' character * Max Reynolds, the father of Sydney Reynolds and one of the titular characters in the Disney Channel series '' Sydney to the Max'' * Max Ride, the main character of the ''Maximum Ride'' book series by James Patterson *

Max Rockatansky Max Rockatansky is the title character and antihero protagonist of the Australian post-apocalyptic action film series ''Mad Max'' created by director George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller and producer Byron Kennedy. Max was played by actors ...

, the main character in the ''

Mad Max ''Mad Max'' is an Australian media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It centres on a series of post-apocalyptic and dystopian action films. The franchise began in 1979 with '' Mad Max'', and was followed by three sequels: ...

'' films * Max Russo, in the Disney Channel TV series ''

Wizards of Waverly Place ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' is an American fantasy teen sitcom created by Todd J. Greenwald that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between October 2007 and January 2012. The series centers on Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), a teenage wi ...

'' * Maxwell "Max" Sheffield, in the American sitcom ''

The Nanny ''The Nanny'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish wikt:fashionista, fashionista from Flushing, Queens, who becomes the nanny of three children ...

'' *

Max Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, an ...

, in the 1995 version of the TV series ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the Spy fiction, secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Bu ...

'' *Max Smith, a character in the Canadian cartoon '' My Pet Monster'' * Max Steel (a.k.a. Max McGrath in some media), from the ''Max Steel'' franchise * Max Tate (Max Mizuhara in Japanese version), from the anime/manga series ''

Beyblade Beyblade (Japanese: ベイブレード ''Beiburēdo'') is a battling spinning top toyline and multimedia franchise developed by Takara Tomy. Beyblades were inspired by the old "beigoma" spinning tops in olden Asia. The first modern Beyblade was ...

'' * Max Tennyson, the grandfather of

Ben Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson or Ebenezer, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin ...

and Gwen Tennyson from Cartoon Network's ''

Ben 10 ''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise conceived by Man of Action and owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. The franchise, mainly consisting of animated series produced by Cartoon Network Studios, revolves around a young boy named Ben Tennys ...

'' franchise * Max Thunderman, from the Nickelodeon TV series '' The Thundermans'' * Max Schnell (also known as Sebastian Schnell in the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

dub), in ''

Cars 2 ''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American animated spy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to '' Cars'' (2006), the second film in the ''Cars'' franchise, and the 12th animated film from the studio ...

''. He’s voiced by

Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel (; born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver who most recently competed in Formula One from to . Vettel won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from to with Red Bull, and rema ...

in the German dub. * Max Tyler, in the MTV animated TV sitcom ''

Daria ''Daria'' is an American adult animation, adult animated sitcom television series created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis, Susie Lewis Lynn. The series ran from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, on MTV. It centers on the titular character, D ...

'' * Max von Mayerling, Norma Desmond's butler in the film ''

Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, United States, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway (California), Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisad ...

'' * Max Young, in the animated TV series '' Fantastic Max'' *

Max Zorin Maximillian Zorin is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1985 James Bond film '' A View to a Kill''. He is portrayed by Christopher Walken. Biography In the 1985 film '' A View to a Kill'', Maximillian Zorin ( Christopher Walken) ...

, the main antagonist in the

James Bond The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...

film ''

A View to a Kill ''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film, the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from ...

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