Max or MAX may refer to:

Animals

* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) *

Max (gorilla) Max (6 March 1971 – 5 May 2004) was a western lowland gorilla held at the Johannesburg Zoo who in 1997 was shot and wounded by Isaac Mofokeng, a criminal who entered his enclosure at the zoo while attempting to evade police. Max was born on ...

(1971–2004), a western lowland gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo who was shot by a criminal in 1997

Brands and enterprises

* Australian Max Beer * Max Hamburgers, a fast-food corporation * MAX Index, a Hungarian domestic government bond index *

Max Fashion Max Fashion is a UAE fashion brand under the banner of the UAE based Landmark Group. That was opened by Micky Jagtiani The brand was first launched in May 2004, in the Middle East in UAEbr> History Max Fashion was first established in 2004 ...

, an Indian clothing brand

Computing

* MAX (operating system), a Spanish-language Linux version *

Max (software) Max, also known as Max/MSP/Jitter, is a visual programming language for music and multimedia developed and maintained by San Francisco-based software company Cycling '74. Over its more than thirty-year history, it has been used by composers, per ...

, a music programming language * Commodore MAX Machine *

Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions The Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions or MAX are instruction set extensions to the Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC instruction set architecture (ISA). MAX was developed to improve the performance of multimedia applications that were becoming more prevalen ...

, extensions for HP PA-RISC

Films

* ''Max'' (1994 film), a Canadian film by Charles Wilkinson * ''Max'' (2002 film), a film about Adolf Hitler * ''Max'' (2015 film), an American war drama film

Games

* '' Dancing Stage Max'', a 2005 game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series * '' DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution'' or ''MAX'', a North American music video game * '' DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix'' or ''MAX'', a 2001 Japanese music video game * '' M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration'', a computer game

Literature

* Max (book series), a children's book series by Barbro Lindgren and Eva Eriksson * ''Max'' (children's book), a children's book by Bob Graham * ''Max'' (Fast novel), a 1982 novel by Howard Fast * '' MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel'', a novel by James Patterson

Magazines

* ''Max'' (French magazine) * ''Max'' (German magazine) (1991–2008) * ''Max'' (Italian magazine) (1985–2013) * ''Max'', a 1990s Australian magazine later retitled ''

Maxim Maxim or Maksim may refer to: Entertainment * ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine ** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition ** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition *Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sir ...

'' * ''Max'', a Mexican magazine

Music

* MAX (group), a Japanese vocal group * Max Schneider, better known by the mononym MAX, American singer * ''Max'' (album), a 2015 album by Max Mutzke * ''MAX'' (album), a 1958 album by Max Roach * ''Max'', a 1977 album by The Rumour

People and fictional characters

* Max (given name), including nicknames and fictional characters * Max (surname) * Max Schneider (born 1992), American singer known as MAX * Max (Korean singer), stage name of Korean singer Shim Chang-min (born 1988) * Max (Portuguese singer), fado singer * Max (Spanish cartoonist) (born 1956) * Max (1872–1956), British cartoonist sir Max Beerbohm

Places

United States

* Max, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Max Township, Itasca County, Minnesota **

Max, Minnesota Max is an unincorporated community in Max Township, Itasca County, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with ove ...

, an unincorporated community *

Max, Missouri Max is an extinct town in Dent County, in the U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separat ...

, a ghost town * Max, Nebraska, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *

Max, North Dakota Max is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 331 at the 2020 census. Max was founded in 1906. History Before 1906, rumors were circulating that the Soo Line would lay track close to Elbow Lake, north of Garr ...

, a town

Elsewhere

* El Max, Alexandria, Egypt, a neighborhood

Television

Channels and networks

* Max (Australian TV channel) *

Max (Canadian TV channel) Max is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Remstar Media Group, a division of Remstar. The channel primarily broadcasts entertainment programming, focusing on scripted television series and films. Established in 1997 as MusiMax ...

* Max (Norwegian TV channel) * Omroep MAX, a Netherlands TV broadcaster *

Sony Max Sony Max (known popularly as Set Max) is an Indian pay television entertainment channel which is a sister channel to Sony Entertainment Television, operated by Culver Max Entertainment. The channel started broadcasting on 20 July 1999 and is ...

, an Indian pay television channel * Sony MAX (South Africa) *

Cinemax Cinemax is an American pay television, cable, and satellite television network owned by the Home Box Office, Inc. subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Developed as a companion "maxi-pay" service complementing the offerings shown on parent ...

or Max, a US television network

Episodes

* "Max" (''The X-Files'') * "Max", a 1978 episode of '' The Bionic Woman''

Transportation

* MAX (Calgary), a bus system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada * MAX (Utah Transit Authority), a bus line in Salt Lake County, Utah, US * MAX Bus Rapid Transit (Colorado), a bus system in Fort Collins, Colorado, US *

MAX Light Rail The Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is a light rail system serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Owned and operated by TriMet, it consists of five color-designated lines that altogether connect the six sectio ...

, a rail service in Portland, Oregon, US *

Arriva Max Arriva MAX is a premium brand used by various Arriva bus subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. History In September 2014, Arriva launched the MAX brand for interurban express services. The first services were launched by Arriva North East, which ...

, a UK bus service brand * Boeing 737 MAX, an airliner made by the American company Boeing * Dudek Max, a Polish paraglider design * Moyes Max, an Australian hang glider design * Madera Area Express (now Madera Metro), a transit agency in Madera, California, US * Metro Area Express (Perth), a proposed light rail system in Perth, Western Australia * Metropolitan Area Express BRT Line or MAX, a bus system in Las Vegas, Nevada, US * Metro Arlington Xpress, a public transit system in Texas, US * Modesto Area Express (now Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority), a transit agency in Modesto, California, US * E1 Series Shinkansen or Max, a bullet train in Japan * E4 Series Shinkansen or Max, a bullet train in Japan

Other uses

Max (comics) MAX Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics specializing in comic book media aimed at adult-only readers. It was launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system. The MAX Comics imprint is ...

, sometimes stylized as MAX Comics, a Marvel Comics imprint aimed at adult-only readers * MAX (gene), a human gene * ''

Maxillaria ''Maxillaria'', abbreviated as Max in the horticultural trade, is a large genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). This is a diverse genus, with very different morphological forms. Their characteristics can vary widely. They are commonly called s ...

'' or Max, an orchid genus * The Max, a fictitious hangout on ''

Saved by the Bell ''Saved by the Bell'' is an American television sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC. The series premiered, in primetime, on August 20, 1989, a Sunday night. Targeted at kids and teens, ''Saved by the Bell'' was broadcast in the United States ...

'' (also featured on '' The New Class'' and the 2020 reboot) * max and min, operations to obtain maximal and minimal elements