Max (/ˈməks/) is a masculine given name. It is often a short form (hypocorism) of Maximilian or sometimes Maxwell in English. Maxine is a feminine equivalent of Max used in English.
People named Max include:
Max Adler (disambiguation)Maximilian Max Baer (boxer) (1909-1959), American world heavyweight boxing championMaximilian Max Baer, Jr. (born 1937), son of the boxer, actor on TV's The Beverly HillbilliesMax Baer (judge) (born 1947), Pennsylvania Supreme Court JusticeBaron Max Wladimir von Beck (1854–1943), Austrian politicianMax Born (1882–1970), German physicist, mathematician and Nobel laureateMax Brown (actor) (born 1981), English actorMaxwell Max Brown (novelist) (1916–2003), Australian novelistMax Brown (rugby league) (born 1946), Australian rugby league footballerMax Changmin (born 1988), member of the pop group TVXQMax Collins (disambiguation)Max Cooper (electronica musician), European electronica and techno musicianMax Dale Cooper (born 1933), American immunologistMax Delbrück (1906–1981), German–American biophysicistMax Delbrück (chemist) (1850-1919), German agricultural chemist, uncle of the aboveMax Evans (disambiguation)Max Jakob Friedländer (1867–1958), German curator and art historianMax Geller (born 1971), Israeli Olympic wrestlerMaxwell Max Green (musician) (born 1984), American musicianMax Green (lawyer) (1952–1998), Australian lawyer, embezzler and murder victimMax Hastings (born 1945), British journalist, editor, historian and authorMax Huber (Canadian football) (born 1945), American football player in the Canadian Football LeagueMax Huber (graphic designer) (1919–1992), Swiss graphic designerMax Huber (statesman) (1874–1960), Swiss lawyer and diplomatBaron Max Hussarek von Heinlein (1865–1935), Austrian politician, Prime Minister of Austria in 1918Max King (theologian) (born 1930), founder of the school of thought known as TransmillennialismMax King (runner) (born 1980), American ultramarathon runner, winner of the 2014 IAU 100 km World ChampionshipsMax Marcuse (1877–1963), Jewish-German/Israeli dermatologist and sexologistMax Friedrich Meyer (1873–1967), German-born American psychologistMaximilian Max Meyer (footballer) (born 1995), German footballerMax Meyer-Olbersleben (1850–1927), German composer and pianistMax Morinière (born 1964), French retired sprinterMax Müller (disambiguation)Max Planck (1858-1947), German theoretical physicist and Nobel laureateMax Reinhardt (1873–1943), Austrian-born American theatre and film director, intendant and theatrical producerMax Reinhardt (publisher) (1915–2002), British publisherMax Rudolf (conductor) (1902—1995), German conductorMax Saalmüller (1832–1890), Prussian lieutenant colonel and German entomologistMax Schäfer (1907-1990), German football player and managerMax Schäfer (soldier) (1907-1987), German World War II officerMax Schneider, American pop musicianMax Ugrai (born 1995), German basketball playerMax Weber (disambiguation)Max Wyndham, 2nd Baron Egremont (born 1948), generally known as Max Egremont, British biographer and novelist