Maverick

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Maverick, a term suggesting independence of thought or action, can refer to:

Things:

• Maverick (roller coaster), Cedar Point's 17th roller coaster

People:

• Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), a Texas cattleman from whom the term maverick originated
• Samuel Maverick (colonist) (1602–1670), an English colonist in Massachusetts
• Maverick Matt (Matt Bentley), professionnal wrestler in TNA wrestling.
• Eddie Carbone (Eddie Carbone), Longshoreman working on the docks of Red Hook.
• Guy Powell (1989–), General legend and originator of maverick culture in Newcastle
• Maverick Burns, Surf Reporter / Forecaster in the Hawaiian islands. Hawaiisurfnews.com

Animals:

• Maverick, usually referring to semi-wild, unbranded cattle in the Western United States. The term is also applied (less commonly) to other unbranded range animals such as horses; for an example, see the Dallas Mavericks logo

Places:

• Maverick County, Texas, USA
• Mavericks (location), a reef near Half Moon Bay in Northern California known for powerful surf and an annual big-wave riding surf contest

In business:

• Maverick Angels, a group of high net worth angel investors who invest in early-stage ventures
• Maverick Records, a record label
• Maverick (magazine), a South African business magazine
• Maverick Arms, a subsidiary of Mossberg, making less expensive firearms than the parent company
• Maverik, the name of a filling station and convenience store chain in the Intermountain West region of the United States
• Maverick Technology [1] a UK distributor of cutting edge automotive diagnostic equipment
• Maverick Paintball [2] A paintball organization with paintball fields and paintball teams

In games:

• Maverick (Mega Man), rebellious Reploids from the Mega Man X video game series
• Maverick, the basic helicopter in the later Grand Theft Auto games, having no extra features
• Maverick, the callsign used by Wing Commander character Christopher Blair
• Jude Maverick, the main protagonist from the video game Wild Arms 4

In film and television:

• Maverick (TV series), a 1957 television series set in the American Old West starring James Garner and Roger Moore
• Maverick (film), a 1994 film, based on the 1957 television series, starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner
• Maverick's a 1998 one-hour PBS documentary the famed California surfing location
• Maverick, the callsign of Lt. Pete Mitchell (played by Tom Cruise) in the film Top Gun
• Maverick, the codename given to the character Jonsey on the television show 6teen

In music:

• The Mavericks, a country music band
• Maverick, a George Thorogood album

In computers:

• MaverickCrunch is a floating point math coprocessor by Cirrus Logic for ARM architectures.

In other uses:

• Maverick (chocolate), a chocolate snack previously manufactured by Nestle
• Ford Maverick, the name of 4 different automobiles made by the Ford Motor Company
• AGM-65 Maverick, a guided air-to-surface missile
• Maverick, a Marvel Comics mutant superhero also known as Agent Zero
• Dallas Mavericks an NBA basketball team
• A-Tech Mavericks, mascot for Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Maverick, an autobiography of Ricardo Semler's company