Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. The name " Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names.

List of people

Monarchs

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519) was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death. He was never crowned by the pope, as the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians. He proclaimed himself E ...

(1459–1519) *

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II (31 July 1527 – 12 October 1576) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death in 1576. A member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, he was crowned King of Bohemia in Prague on 14 May 1562 and elected King of Germany (Kin ...

(1527–1576) *

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian I (17 April 157327 September 1651), occasionally called the Great, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Duke of Bavaria from 1597. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War during which he obtained the title of a Prince ...

(1573–1651) * Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662–1726) * Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1727–1777) *

Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph (german: Maximilian I. Joseph; 27 May 1756 – 13 October 1825) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, prince-elector of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1806, then King of Bavaria (as Maximilian I Joseph) ...

(1756–1825) *

Maximilian II of Bavaria Maximilian II (28 November 1811 – 10 March 1864) reigned as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864. Unlike his father, King Ludwig I, "King Max" was very popular and took a greater interest in the business of Government than in personal extr ...

(1811–1864) *

Prince Maximilian of Baden Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (''Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm''; 10 July 1867 – 6 November 1929),Almanach de Gotha. ''Haus Baden (Maison de Bade)''. Justus Perthes, Gotha, 1944, p. 18, (French). also known as Max von Baden, was a Ge ...

(1867–1929) *

Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888), known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the royal House of Wittelsbach who were Kings of Bavaria, and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music. He is ...

(1808–1888) * Maximilian I of Mexico (1832–1867)

Other royalty

Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony , image = El príncipe Maximiliano de Sajonia (Palacio Real de Madrid).jpg , caption = Portrait by Vicente López Portaña (1825) , spouse = , issue = , house = Wettin , father = Frederick Chris ...

(1759–1838) * Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (born 1933)

Saints

Maximilian of Antioch Maximilian of Antioch ( la, Maximilianus; died ) was a Christian martyr under the Roman emperor Julian. He died circa 353. His feast day is 21 August.Maximilian of Lorch Saint Maximilian of Lorch (also: Maximilian of Celeia, Latin: ''Maximilianus'') (died 12 October 288) was a missionary in the Roman province of Noricum. He was martyred in AD 288. Maximilian was born in Celje, Celeia in the Roman province of Nor ...

(died 288), Christian bishop and martyr *

Maximilian of Tebessa Saint Maximilian of Tebessa, also known as Maximilian of Numidia, ( la, Maximilianus; AD 274–295) was a Christian saint and martyr, whose feast day is observed on 12 March. Born in AD 274, the son of Fabius Victor, an official connected to the R ...

(274–295), Christian martyr * Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941), Polish Conventual Franciscan friar and martyr

Sportspeople

Max Aarons Maximillian James Aarons (born 4 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Norwich City. He is primarily a right-back, but can also play as a left-back. Club career Aarons began his career at Luton ...

(born 2000), English footballer * Maximilian "Max" Baer (Maximilian Adelbert Baer), (1909-1959), American boxer and heavyweight champion *

Maximilian Beister Maximilian Beister (born 6 September 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently a free agent. Club career Hamburger SV Beister began his career 2001 with VfL Lüneburg. In 2004, he joined the Hamburger ...

(born 1990), German footballer * Maximilian "Max" Chilton (born 1991), Indycar driver *

Maximilian Dimitrovici Maximilian Siegfried Franz Dimitrovici (born February 22, 1989), aka Maximilian Dimitrovici, is a German ice hockey defenceman. Currently, he plays in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League for Zeytinburnu BS. The tall player at shoots left-handed ...

(born 1989), German ice hockey player * Maximilian Ferrari (born 2000), Canadian soccer player * Maximilian Heidegger (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

Maximilian Günther Maximilian Günther (born 2 July 1997) is a German racing driver currently competing in Formula E for Maserati MSG Racing. Günther has previously driven in Formula 2 with Arden and for Dragon Racing, BMW i Andretti and Nissan e.dams in Formu ...

(born 1997), German Formula E driver * Maximilian Levy (born 1987), German track cyclist *

Maximilian Mbaeva Maximilian Mbaeva (born 14 April 1989) is a Namibian international footballer who plays for South African club Lamontville Golden Arrows, as a goalkeeper. Career He was born in Windhoek. Mbaeva has played club football for African Stars and La ...

(born 1989), Namibian footballer * Maximillian "Max" Schmeling (1905–2005), German boxer and heavyweight champion *

Max Emilian Verstappen Max Emilian Verstappen (; born 30 September 1997) is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver and the 2021 and 2022 Formula One World Champion. He competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing. Verstappen is the son of racing drive ...

(born 1997), Formula 1 driver and a world champion (2021-2022)

Other people

* Maximilian (1936-2020), stage name of American musician Maxfield Crook * Maximilian Apfelbaum (d.1953), Polish-born furrier who co-founded the New York furriers Maximilian. *

Max Baer Jr. Maximilian Adelbert Baer Jr. (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, producer, comedian, and director widely known for his role as Jethro Bodine, the dim-witted relative of Jed Clampett (played by Buddy Ebsen) on ''The Beverly Hillbillies ...

(Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr.), American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director * Maximilian Grabner (1905–1948), Austrian Nazi Gestapo chief in Auschwitz executed for crimes against humanity * Maximilian Hacman (1877–1961), Romanian academic * Maximilian List (1910 – c. 1980), German SS concentration camp commandant *

Maximilien Robespierre Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and statesman who became one of the best-known, influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution. As a member of the Esta ...

(1758–1794), politician in the French Revolution * Maximilian Ronge (1874–1953), Austrian intelligence officer * Maximilian Schell (1930–2014), Austrian-born Swiss actor * Maximilian von Sevenborg ( – ), author * Maximilian von Weichs (1881–1954), German field marshal

Fictional characters

* Maximillian, robot from the 1979 Disney motion picture ''The Black Hole'' *

Maximillian Arturo This is a list of ''Sliders (TV series), Sliders'' characters, a science fiction television show that aired on the Fox network for three seasons and the Sci Fi Channel for two seasons. The show starred Jerry O'Connell as Quinn Mallory, a college s ...

, a character from the television series '' Sliders'' * Maximilien Aue, fictional SS officer from Jonathan Littell's novel ''The Kindly Ones'' * Maximilian Bercovicz, fictional character from '' Once Upon A Time In America'' * Maximilian Boisvert, Victorian Princess from menswear store Greenwoods * Maximilian Goof is

Max Goof Maximilian "Max" Goof is an animated character who is the son of the Disney character Goofy. He first appeared in the 1951 short "Fathers Are People" as Goofy Jr., and later appeared in the 1992 television series '' Goof Troop'' as Max Goof, a pr ...

's full name in Disney TV and film franchises * Maximilian Jenius, fictional character from ''

Macross is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime media franchise/ media mix, created by Studio Nue (most prominently mecha designer, writer and producer Shōji Kawamori) and Artland in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth and th ...

'' * Maximilian Morrel, the son of shipbuilder Pierre Morrel, from Alexandre Dumas' adventure novel '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' *

Maximillion Pegasus The ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series features an extensive cast of characters created by Kazuki Takahashi. The series takes place in a fictional city in Japan called Domino City, in which most of the characters that appear in the series originate. Many plot ...

, fictional character on ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' * Maximilian Alanzo Ernesto Russo, also known as Max Russo, a character from ''

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 wiza ...

'' * Maximilian Veers, Imperial general who led the assault on Echo Base in ''

The Empire Strikes Back ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'') is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a stor ...

'' * Maximilian (Maxie) Zeus, villain in Batman comic book series *

Tsar Maximilian ''Tsar Maximilian'' (russian: Царь Максимилиан) is a well-known and complex Russian folk theatre, having enjoyed wide popularity throughout European Russia European Russia (russian: Европейская Россия, russian ...

, hero of the eponymous Russian folk-play