Max Explained

Max or MAX may refer to:

Animals

• Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
• Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
• Max (gorilla) (1971–2004), a western lowland gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo who was shot by a criminal in 1997
• Max, the Grinch's dog in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
• Max, the Belgian Malinois military dog, in the 2015 film of the same name

Brands and enterprises

• Australian Max Beer
• Max Hamburgers, a fast-food corporation
• MAX Index, a Hungarian domestic government bond index
• Max Fashion, an Indian clothing brand

Computing

• MAX (operating system), a Spanish-language Linux version
• Max (software), a music programming language
• MAX Machine
• Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions, 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
• , 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
• , 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
• 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
• "Max", a song by Paolo Conte

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
• Max (footballer, born 1975)
• Max (footballer, born 1983)
• Max (footballer, born 1987)
• Max (footballer, born 1990)
• Max (footballer, born 2002)
• Max Alves
• Max (drag queen)

Places

United States

• Max, Indiana, an unincorporated community
• Max Township, Itasca County, Minnesota
  • Max, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
• Max, Missouri, a ghost town
• Max, Nebraska, an unincorporated community and census-designated place
• Max, North Dakota, a town

Elsewhere

• El Max, Alexandria, Egypt, a neighborhood

Television

Channels and networks

• Max (Australian TV channel)
• Max (Canadian TV channel)
• Max (Norwegian TV channel)
• Omroep MAX, a Netherlands TV broadcaster
• Sony Max, an Indian pay television channel
• Sony MAX (South Africa)
• Cinemax or Max, a US television network
• Max (streaming service), a video on demand streaming service, formerly named HBO Max

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
• Macatawa Area Express, a bus system in Holland, Michigan, US
• MAX Light Rail, a rail service in Portland, Oregon, US
• Arriva Max, a UK bus service brand
• Boeing 737 MAX, an airliner made by the American company Boeing
• B-ON Max, a panel van
• 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), sometimes stylized as MAX Comics, a Marvel Comics imprint aimed at adult-only readers
• MAX (gene), a human gene
• Maxillaria or Max, an orchid genus
• The Max, a fictitious hangout on Saved by the Bell (also featured on The New Class and the 2020 reboot)
• The Max, a nickname for the Pakistan Hockey Super League, field hockey
• max and min, operations to obtain maximal and minimal elements

See also

• Macx (disambiguation)
• Macs (disambiguation)
• Mad Max (disambiguation)
• MAKS (disambiguation)
• Maxie (disambiguation)
• Maximilian (disambiguation)
• Maximus (disambiguation)
• Maxx (disambiguation)
• Mighty Max (disambiguation)