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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 ...
, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
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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 light ...
, 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)
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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) (born 1993), German rapper, member of rap band 187 Strassenbande
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Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Maxwell T. Friedman (born March 15, 1996), better known by his ring name Maxwell Jacob Friedman (often abbreviated to MJF), is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current A ...
(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
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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 e ...
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Maxwell, New Mexico
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Maxwell, Texas
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Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
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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). ''S ...
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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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