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 Schmeling

Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling
First Name Max
Last Name Schmeling
Born on September 28, 1905
Died on February 2, 2005 (aged 99)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations. Schmeling is the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul.

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Max Gallo

Max Louis Jules Gallo
First Name Max
Last Name Gallo
Born on January 7, 1932
Died on July 18, 2017 (aged 85)

Max Gallo was a French writer, historian and politician. He wrote over one hundred books.

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Max Reinhardt

First Name Max
Last Name Reinhardt
Died on October 30, 1943

Max Reinhardt was an Austrian-born theatre and film director, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his innovative stage productions, he is regarded as one of the most prominent directors of German-language theatre in the early 20th century. In 1920, he established the Salzburg Festival with the performance of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Jedermann.

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Max Hauke

First Name Max
Last Name Hauke
Born on August 29, 1992 (age 33)
Born in Austria, Styria

Max Hauke is a cross-country skier from Austria. He competed for Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the cross-country skiing events.

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Max Gail

First Name Max
Last Name Gail
Born on April 5, 1943 (age 83)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr. is an American actor who has starred in stage, television, and film roles. He is best known for his role as Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the sitcom Barney Miller (1975–1982), which earned him two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations. Gail also won the 2019 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Mike Corbin on the soap opera General Hospital

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Max Domi

First Name Max
Last Name Domi
Born on March 2, 1995 (age 31)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Maxwell Johannes Domi is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

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Max Gradel

First Name Max
Last Name Gradel
Born on November 30, 1987 (age 38)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Max-Alain Gradel is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Sivasspor and the Ivory Coast national team.

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Max Otte

Matthias Otte
First Name Max
Last Name Otte

Max Otte is a German-American economist, book author, fund manager, and conservative political activist. Otte is a member of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) and the chairperson of the advisory board of the Desiderius Erasmus Foundation. He obtained his Ph.D. from Princeton University. Max Otte the founding sponsor of the Human Roots Award.

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Max Pauly

First Name Max
Last Name Pauly
Born on June 1, 1907
Died on October 8, 1946 (aged 39)

Max Pauly was an SS Standartenführer who was the commandant of Stutthof concentration camp from September 1939 to August 1942 and commandant of Neuengamme concentration camp and the associated subcamps from September 1942 until liberation in May 1945.

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Max Thieriot

First Name Max
Last Name Thieriot
Born on October 14, 1988 (age 37)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Maximillion Drake Thieriot is an American actor and director. He made his acting debut in the 2004 adventure comedy film Catch That Kid. Thieriot has since appeared in the action comedy The Pacifier (2005), the mystery comedy Nancy Drew (2007), the sci-fi Jumper (2008), the supernatural horror My Soul to Take (2010), the erotic thriller Chloe (2010), the drama Disconnect (2012), the psychological horror-thriller House at the End of the Street (2012), and the action-thriller Point Break (2015).

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