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Maximinus Thrax Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" ("the Thracian"; – 238) was Roman emperor from 235 to 238. His father was an accountant in the governor's office and sprang from ancestors who were Carpi (a Dacian tribe), a people whom Diocleti ...

(173–238), Roman emperor, also known as Maximinus I *

Maximinus II Galerius Valerius Maximinus, born as Daza (20 November 270 – July 313), was Roman emperor from 310 to 313 CE. He became embroiled in the Civil wars of the Tetrarchy between rival claimants for control of the empire, in which he was defeate ...

(270–313), Roman emperor, also known as Maximinus Daia *

Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Gaius Julius Verus Maximus (217/220 – May 238) was the son of the Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax and his wife, Caecilia Paulina. Biography The unreliable '' Historia Augusta'' claims that emperor Severus Alexander considered marrying his sister ...

(died 238; 217/220–238), also incorrectly known as Maximinus the Younger, Caesar of Rome, son of Maximinus I *Saint

Maximin of Trier Maximin (born at Silly near Poitiers; — Poitiers 12 September 346) was the sixth bishop of Trier. Maximin was an opponent of Arianism, and was supported by the courts of Constantine II and Constans, who harboured as an honored guest Athanasiu ...

(died 346), French-born bishop of Trier, Germany *Saint

Maximinus of Aix Saint Maximinus of Aix (french: Maximin d'Aix) was the (legendary) first bishop of Aix-en-Provence in the 1st century. According to his legend, he was the steward of the family at Bethany and one of the seventy-two disciples of Jesus. He accompan ...

(Maximin d'Aix), traditionally named as the first bishop of Aix and a figure in the legend of Mary Magdalene, often conflated in the Middle Ages with Maximin of Trier * Maximinus (praetorian prefect) ( fl. 4th century), Roman officer and barrister *

Maximinus (diplomat) Maximinus (Greek: Μαξιμίνος) was a 5th-century East Roman official, serving as ambassador to Attila the Hun and as a senior minister at Constantinople. Maximinus was lieutenant of Ardaburius in the Roman–Persian war in 422. In 448, ...

( fl. 5th century), Byzantine ambassador to Attila the Hun *Saint

Mesmin Saint Mesmin (Maximin, Maximinus) (died AD) is a French saint associated with the Bishopric of Orléans. He was the second abbot of Micy Abbey, founded by his uncle, Saint Euspicius. Life Mesmin was the nephew of Euspicius, archpriest of ...

or Maximin (died 520), French saint *

Maximin Isnard Maximin Isnard (; 16 November 1755 Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes – 12 March 1825 Grasse), French revolutionary, was a dealer in perfumery at Draguignan when he was elected deputy for the ''département'' of the Var to the Legislative Assembly, wher ...

(1755–1825), French revolutionary *

Maximin Giraud Pierre Maximin Giraud (26 August 1835 – 1 March 1875) was a Marian apparition, Marian visionary of Our Lady of La Salette. Early life Maximin Giraud was born on 26 August 1835, in Corps, Isère. His mother, Anne-Marie Templier hailed from t ...

(1835–1875), French Marian visionary *

Maximilian Kronberger Maximilian Kronberger, known familiarly as Maximin (April 15, 1888 – April 16, 1904), was a German poet and a significant figure in the literary circle of Stefan George (the so‑called ''George‑Kreis''). Maximin came to the attention of ...

(1888–1904), known as Maximin, German poet *

Maximino Ávila Camacho Maximino Ávila Camacho (1891 in Teziutlán, Puebla – 1945 in Mexico City) was a Constitutionalist Army officer in the Mexican Revolution and afterwards politician who served as governor of Puebla from 1937 to 1941 and as secretary of P ...

(1891–1945), Mexican revolutionary general (brother of President Camacho) *

Rayo de Jalisco Sr. Máximino Linares Moreno (November 22, 1932 – July 19, 2018) was a Mexican ''luchador'' (professional wrestler) and lucha film star, better known under the ring name Rayo de Jalisco ("The Lightning Bolt from Jalisco"). He is considered to ...

(Máximino "Max" Linares Moreno, 1932–2018), former Mexican luchador *

Max León Maximino León Molina (born February 4, 1950 in Acula, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Atlanta Braves. Listed at 5' 10", 145 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. M ...

(Maximino León Molino, born 1950), Mexican former baseball pitcher *

Maximin Coia Maximin Coia (born 5 December 1983) is a French former competitive pair skater. With Adeline Canac, he is the 2008 and 2009 French national champion. Career Early in his pairs career, Coia competed on the junior circuit with Cyriane Felden. ...

(born 1983), French pair skater *

Daniel Maximin Daniel Maximin (born April 9, 1947) is a Guadeloupean novelist, poet, and essayist. Born in Saint-Claude, his family moved to France when he was thirteen. He studied at the Sorbonne and from 1980 to 1989 served as literary director of the jou ...

(born 1947), Guadeloupean writer *

Maximin Alff Reverend Maximin Alff, SS.CC., was born in Treves, Belgium, on 24 July 1866. He made his profession in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on 6 July 1867. He studied at the Catholic University of Leuven and was ordained to t ...

(1866–1927), reverend in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary *

Maximin de Bompart Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard (1698–1773) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as governor general of the French Antilles between 1750 and 1757. In 1759 he led a French naval force attempting to relieve Gua ...

(1698–1773), French naval officer, colonial administrator, and Governor of Martinique * Juventinus and Maximinus (died 363), members of the imperial guard of Emperor Julian *

Mariani Maximin Mariani Maximin (13 June 1914 in Port-Louis, Guadeloupe - 7 July 2011) is a politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French National Assembly The National Assembly (french: link=no, italics=set, Assemblée nationale; ) is the lower hous ...

(1914–2011), politician from Guadeloupe

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Maximin (decision theory) Minimax (sometimes MinMax, MM or saddle point) is a decision rule used in artificial intelligence, decision theory, game theory, statistics, and philosophy for ''mini''mizing the possible loss for a worst case (''max''imum loss) scenario. When ...

, also known as ''minimax'', a strategy to maximize the minimum possible payback *

Maximin (philosophy) Minimax (sometimes MinMax, MM or saddle point) is a decision rule used in artificial intelligence, decision theory, game theory, statistics, and philosophy for ''mini''mizing the possible loss for a worst case (''max''imum loss) scenario. When d ...

, a principle regarding how justice relates to inequality

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