Maxwell may refer to:
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Maxwell (surname)
Maxwell is a Scottish surname and a given male name, 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 Ol ...
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James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism an ...
, mathematician and physicist
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Justice Maxwell (disambiguation) Justice Maxwell may refer to:
* Augustus Maxwell
Augustus Emmet Maxwell (September 21, 1820 – May 5, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician. Maxwell served in a number of political positions in the State of Florida including as one of ...
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Maxwell baronets, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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Maxwell (footballer, born 1979)
Maxwell Santos Silva (born 23 April 1979), known as just Maxwell, is a Brazilian former football (soccer), football player, He played as a forward.
He joined South China AA, South China on 5 September 2007.
On 28 December 2008, SCAA's Steven L ...
, 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 association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back. He is currently employed by Pari ...
, Brazilian left-back
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Maxwell (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian striker
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Maxwell (footballer, born 1989)
Maxwell Batista da Silva (born 23 October 1989), simply known as Maxwell, is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who plays as a left back. Early in his career he was known as Jorbison (alleged full name Jorbison Reis dos Santos, alleged ...
, Brazilian left-back
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Maxwell (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian forward
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Maxwell (musician)
Gerald Maxwell Rivera (born May 23, 1973), known mononymously as Maxwell, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to prominence following the release of his debut studio album ''Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite'' (1996), which r ...
(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 Tyler Friedman (born March 15, 1996), better known by the ring name Maxwell Jacob Friedman and the shortened epithet MJF, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW ...
(born 1996), American professional wrestler
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Maxwell Silva (born 1953), Sri Lankan Sinhala Catholic cleric,
Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo
Places
United States
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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 Are ...
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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 wa ...
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Maxwell, New Mexico
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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. ...
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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). ...
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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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