MAX

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Contents 1 Computers, software, and games 2 Places 3 Transportation 4 Media, arts and entertainment 5 Science and technology 6 Other 7 See also

Max, as a word or as an abbreviation, may refer to:

As a first name

• Max Black, a British-American philosopher
• Max Born, a German physicist
• Max Cavalera, a Brazilian heavy metal guitarist, songwriter and singer
• Max Ernst, a German surrealist and dadaist painter
• Max Frisch, a Swiss architect and writer (Homo Faber)
• Max Magnus Norman, a Swedish artist
• Max Planck, a German physicist
• Max Reger (1873–1916), German composer, conductor, pianist, organist, and teacher
• Max Stirner, a German philosopher
• Max Weber, a German philosopher/political theorist

As a surname

• Adolphe Max, a Belgian politician
• Gabriel von Max, an Austrian painter
• Peter Max, an American artist
• Tucker Max, an American author

Fictional characters

• Max (24 character), a character from the second season of 24 and 24: The Game
• Max and Moritz, a German language illustrated story in verse
• Max, a character from the Bomberman series
• Max (Comet Man), a Marvel Comics character
• Max, the nickname of The Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe in the new series of Doctor Who
• Max Branning, a character from EastEnders.
• Max (Flight of the Navigator), a spaceship from Flight of the Navigator
• Max Goof, the son of Disney character Goofy
• Max Guevara, a character from Dark Angel
• Max Headroom (character), a 1980s television personality
• Max (Pokémon), a character in the Pokémon anime
• Max Rockatansky, the main character from the Mad Max films
• Max, a "hyperkinetic rabbity thing", one of the two main characters in the comic series Sam & Max
• Max Tate, a character from the anime/manga series Beyblade
• Max Tennyson, a character from Ben 10
• Montana Max, a Tiny Toons Adventures character
• Montana Max (Hellsing), an anime character
• Ultraman Max, the main character from Ultraman Max
• The Maxx (character), the main character from The Maxx

[edit] Computers, software, and games

• 3ds Max, a computer program for the development of 3-dimensional graphics and animation
• Max (software), a graphical development environment for music and multimedia
• Commodore MAX Machine, a computer
• Max Payne, a computer game
• MAX (Linux distribution) (Madrid linux), a government sponsored Knoppix-based version of Linux in Spanish
• Mechanized Assault & Exploration, a computer game
• Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions, for HP PA-RISC
• Max (ripping software), an audio ripper for Mac OS X

[edit] Places

In the United States:

• Max, Indiana
• Max, Nebraska, in Dundy County
• Max, North Dakota, in McLean County
• Max Township, Minnesota, in Itasca County

[edit] Transportation

• MAX Light Rail (an acronym for Metropolitan Area Express), a light rail system serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area
• MAX (UTA), a bus rapid transit system in West Valley City, Utah
• Metropolitan Area Express BRT Line (MAX), a bus rapid transit system in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Modesto Area Express, a transit agency serving Modesto, California
• Multi Amenity eXpress, the double decker Shinkansen trains operated by East Japan Railway Company

[edit] Media, arts and entertainment

• Max (TV Network) (aka Cinemax), sister channel to HBO
• MAX (band), a Japanese vocal group
• MAX (comics), a Marvel imprint
• Max (film), a semi-historical film portraying Adolf Hitler after his military discharge at the end of World War I
• MAX, a Spanish theatre award
• "Max" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files
• MAX, a television broadcasting station in the Netherlands
• Max (album), a compilation album from various artists
• Max FM, a UK radio station
• MAXX, a Eurodance band from the early 1990s
• MAX (Channel), an Australian pay TV channel

[edit] Science and technology

• Max, the abbreviation for the orchid genus Maxillaria
• MAX (gene), a human gene
• max(), an abbreviation for either maximal element, greatest element, or extreme value in mathematics

[edit] Other

• Max (book), a children's book by Bob Graham
• Max (pig), the pet pig of George Clooney
• Max Hamburgers, a fast-food corporation

[edit] See also

• Mighty Max (disambiguation)
• Maxwell (disambiguation)
• Maximilian (disambiguation)
• Maximus (disambiguation)
• Mad Max (disambiguation)