List of Famous people named Max

Name Max is among the most common names in Russia, Switzerland, Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Maximilian, Maximillian. Similar names: Maximilian, Maximillian, Maxi, Maxx, Mix, Maxie, Maks, Maxa, Maksa. Here are some famous Maxs:

Max Otto Lagally

First Name Max
Last Name Lagally
Born on January 7, 1881
Died on January 31, 1945 (aged 64)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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Max Ilgner

First Name Max
Last Name Ilgner
Born on June 28, 1899
Died on March 28, 1966 (aged 66)
Born in Germany, Hesse

Max Ilgner was a German industrialist. He was a member of the board of IG Farben and held the title Wehrwirtschaftsführer or war economy leader under the Nazi regime. After the war, he was convicted by the Allies of "spoliation and plunder", but released almost immediately, and continued his career as a political lobbyist and business executive, becoming chairman of a Swiss chemical company.

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Max Schmidt

First Name Max
Last Name Schmidt
Born on August 23, 1818
Died on January 8, 1901 (aged 82)
Born in Germany

Max Schmidt was a German landscape painter.

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Max Riederer von Paar

First Name Max
Last Name Paar
Born on September 2, 1897
Died on January 4, 1964 (aged 66)
Born in Austria
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Max Thedy

First Name Max
Last Name Thedy
Died on August 13, 1924
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Max Thedy was a German painter, designer and engraver. He is sometimes erroneously referred to as Marc Thedy.

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Max Suter

First Name Max
Last Name Suter
Born on March 2, 1895
Died on October 14, 1936 (aged 41)
Born in Switzerland, Aargau
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Max Reichmann

First Name Max
Last Name Reichmann
Born on November 29, 1884
Died on February 3, 1958 (aged 73)
Born in Germany

Max Reichmann (1884-1958) was a German film director active during the silent and early sound eras. Before making his own films, Reichmann worked as an assistant director on several E.A. Dupont productions. After graduating to directing, he directed the tenor Richard Tauber in several films following the introduction of sound in the late 1920s.

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Max Jacob

First Name Max
Last Name Jacob
Born on August 15, 1849
Died on April 25, 1921 (aged 71)
Born in Germany, Brandenburg
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Max Fassbender

First Name Max
Last Name Fassbender
Born on October 8, 1868 (age 157)
Born in Germany

Max Fassbender was a German cinematographer. He is known for his work with directors Fritz Lang and Richard Oswald.

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Max Büdinger

First Name Max
Last Name Büdinger
Died on February 22, 1902
Born in Germany, Hesse

Max Büdinger was a German historian. He was a professor of general history at the University of Vienna (1872–99).

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