Max (surname) explained

Max is the surname of:

The Max family of artists

NB: two members of this family were knighted (Ritter is German for "knight"), both by Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria: Emanuel Max in 1876 as Ritter von Wachstein and Gabriel Max in 1900 as Ritter von Max, hence their more complicated surnames.

• Emanuel Max von Wachstein (1810–1901), German-Czech sculptor, brother of Josef, and uncle of Gabriel
• Gabriel von Max (1840–1915), Austrian painter, son of Josef, and nephew of Emanuel
• Josef Max (1804–1855), German-Czech sculptor, brother of Emanuel, and father of Gabriel

Others

• Adolphe Max (1869–1939), Belgian politician
• Ava Max (born 1994), American singer and songwriter
• Édouard de Max (1869-1924), Romanian-French stage actor and son of Emil Max
• Emil Max (1834-1894), Romanian physician
• Martin Max (born 1968), German footballer
• Peter Max (born 1937), American artist
  • Philipp Max (born 1993), German football and son of Martin Max Tucker Max (born 1975), American author

Fictional characters

• Montana Max, from the animated TV series Tiny Toon Adventures