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Maxwell (surname) Maxwell is a Scottish surname, a habitational name derived from a location near Melrose, in Roxburghshire, Scotland. This name was first recorded in 1144, as ''Mackeswell'', meaning "Mack's spring (or stream)" (from the Old English ''well '). The s ...
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James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish mathematician and scientist responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism and ligh ...
, mathematician and physicist
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Justice Maxwell (disambiguation)
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Maxwell baronets
There have been several baronetcies created for persons with the surname Maxwell, all of them in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.
Maxwell Baronets, of Calderwood (1627)
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Maxwell Baronet, of Pollok (1630)
*Sir John Maxwell, 1st ...
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Maxwell (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian forward
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Maxwell (footballer, born 1981)
Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade (born 27 August 1981), known as Maxwell, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently employed by Paris Saint-Germain as assistant sporting director.
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, Brazilian left-back
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Maxwell (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian striker
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Maxwell (footballer, born 1989), Brazilian left-back
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Maxwell (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian forward
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Maxwell (musician) (born 1973), American R&B and neo-soul singer
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Maxwell (rapper)
187 Strassenbande (German for "187 streetgang") is a German hip hop and urban music formation joining a great number of German rappers mostly based in Hamburg formed in 2006. It is made up of Gzuz, Bonez MC, Maxwell, LX and Sa4, taggers and graf ...
(born 1993), German rapper, member of rap band 187 Strassenbande
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Maxwell Jacob Friedman (born 1997) AEW Professional wrestler
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Maxwell Silva (born 1953), Sri Lankan Sinhala Catholic cleric,
Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo
Places
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Maxwell, California
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Maxwell, Indiana
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Maxwell, Iowa
Maxwell is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 859 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.
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Maxwell, Nebraska
Maxwell is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 312 at the 2010 census.
History
Maxwell was platted in 1894 after the Union Pacific Railroad was ...
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Maxwell, New Mexico
Maxwell is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 254 at the 2010 census, down from 274 in 2000. Maxwell was established in 1879 as a railroad town on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It was named in ho ...
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Maxwell, Texas
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Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base , officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. O ...
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Maxwell Street
Maxwell Street is an east-west street in Chicago, Illinois that intersects with Halsted Street just south of Roosevelt Road. It runs at 1330 South in the numbering system running from 500 West to 1126 West.Hayner, Don and Tom McNamee (1988). ''St ...
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Maxwell Township (disambiguation) Maxwell Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:
* Maxwell Township, Sangamon County, Illinois
* Maxwell Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
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