Maximov or Maksimov or Maximoff () is a

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

surname. Transliterated from Ukrainian, it may be rendered as Maksymov. The feminine forms are Maximova, Maksimova and Maksymova. The surname is derived from the male given name

Maksim Maxim (more accurately spelled Maksim assuming that "X" is not a consonant, but the conjunction of "K" and "S" sounds; “Maksym”, or "Maxym") is an epicene (or gender-neutral) first name of Roman origin mainly given to males. It is adopted in ...

and literally means ''Maksim's''. It may refer to: * Aleksandr Maksimov (ethnographer) (1872–1941), Soviet ethnographer * Aleksey Mikhailovich Maksimov (1813–1861), Russian stage actor * Aleksey Aleksandrovich Maksimov (born 1952), Russian painter and enamellist * Alexander A. Maximow (1874–1928), Russian scientist * Dmitry Maksimov (judoka) (born 1978), Russian judoka * Dmitry Maksimov (runner) (born 1977), Russian runner *

Ekaterina Maximova Ekaterina Sergeyevna Maximova (; 1 February 1939 – 28 April 2009) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian Ballet dancer, ballerina of the second part of the 20th century who was internationally recognised. She was a prima ballerina of the Bol ...

(1939–2009), Soviet and Russian ballerina * Elena Maksimova (born 1988), Belarusian chess master * Grigorii Maksimov (1893–1950), Russian anarcho-syndicalist * Ilya Maksimov (born 1987), Russian footballer * Ivan Maksimov (born 1995), Russian footballer * Ivan Maximov (born 1958), Russian animator * Larisa Maksimova (1943–2025), Russian mathematical logician * Matéo Maximoff (1917–1999), French writer * Nikolai Maksimov (born 1956), Russian naval officer *

Nikolay Maksimov Nikolay Mikhaylovich Maksimov (; born 15 November 1972) is a Russian water polo goalkeeper, who played at the 1996 Summer Olympics, on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He ...

(born 1972), Russian water polo player * Nikolai Alexandrovich Maximov (1880–1952), Soviet plant physiologist * Nina Christesen (née Maximoff; 1911–2001), Russian-Australian academic * Oleksandr Maksymov (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer * Valentina Maksimova (born 1937), Russian track cyclist * Vassily Maximov (1844–1911), 19th-century Russian painter * Vladimir Maksimov (actor) (1880–1937), Russian actor *

Vladimir Maksimov (writer) Vladimir Yemelyanovich Maksimov (, born Lev Alekseyevich Samsonov, Лев Алексеевич Самсонов; 27 November 1930 — 26 March 1995) was a Soviet and Russian writer, publicist, essayist and editor, one of the leading figures of th ...

(1930–1995), Soviet and Russian writer * Vladimir Maksimov (born 1945), Soviet and Russian handball player and coach * Yevgeny Maximov (1849–1904), Russian soldier and journalist

Fictional characters

Demitri Maximoff This is a list of characters from Capcom's ''Darkstalkers'' media franchise, who are either based on various literary and cinematic monsters or inspired by international mythology and fairy tales. Consisting of supernatural creatures engaging in co ...

, protagonist of the video game franchise Darkstalkers by Capcom *

Peter Maximoff Peter Maximoff is a fictional character appearing in 20th Century Fox's X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' film series, portrayed by Evan Peters and based on the Marvel Comics character Quicksilver (Marvel Comics), Quicksilver, a Mutant (Marvel C ...

, an X-Men film series superhero *

Pietro Maximoff Quicksilver (Pietro Django Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in the comic book ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack ...

, also known as Quicksilver, a Marvel Comics superhero * Thomas Maximoff, also known as Tommy Shepherd or Speed, a Marvel Comics superhero * Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, also known as Crystal, a Marvel Comics superhero and Quicksilver's ex-wife * Luna Maximoff, a Marvel Comics superhero and daughter of Quicksilver and Crystal * Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch, a Marvel Comics superhero and mother of Wiccan and Speed * William Maximoff, also known as Billy Kaplan-Altman or Wiccan, a Marvel Comics superhero

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