MAX
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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)