Maxwell

Maxwell is a common Scottish or Irish name that may refer to:

People

• Andrew Maxwell (1974-), an Irish comedian
• Anna Maxwell (1851–1929), an American nurse
• Augustus Maxwell (1820–1903), a politician representing the state of Florida, USA
• Brian Maxwell (1953–2004), a Canadian athlete and founder of PowerBar
• Carmen Maxwell (1902–1987), an American animator
• Cedric Maxwell (born 1955), an American basketball player
• Charlie Maxwell (born 1927), an American baseball player
• David Maxwell (academic) (born 1944), the president of Drake University
• David Farrow Maxwell (born 1900), the 80^th president of the American Bar Association
• David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir (1900–1967), a British politician, jurist, and Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
• Elsa Maxwell (1883–1963), an American gossip columnist and socialite
• Gavin Maxwell (1914–1969), a British naturalist
• Grover Maxwell (1918–1981), a philosopher of science
• Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham (1799–1868), an Irish peer and Member of Parliament
• James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), a Scottish mathematician and theoretical physicist
• John C. Maxwell (born 1947), a leadership coach, writer, and pastor
• Jordan Maxwell (born 1940), a researcher of secret societies and astro-theology
• Joseph Maxwell (1896–1967) Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Kenneth R. Maxwell (born 1941) a British historian who specializes in Iberia and Latin America
• Lily Maxwell, the first woman to vote in Britain (1867)
• Lois Maxwell (1927–2007), Canadian actress (James Bond’s Miss Moneypenny)
• Marcus Maxwell (born 1983) Californian football wide receiver
• Marilyn Maxwell (1921–1972) a platinum blonde, curvaceous movie actress and entertainer
• Maxwell Baronets, created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1627
• Maxwell (musician), a neo soul artist
• Maxwell Maxwell (born 1986), American glam-rock musician
• Michael Maxwell (born c. 1960) a new age composer (The Elegance of Pachelbel, 1998)
• Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004), Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Robert Maxwell (1923–1991), a politician and newspaper tycoon
• Robert Maxwell (songwriter) (born 1921), an American harpist and songwriter
• Ronald F. Maxwell (born 1947), an American film director and writer
• Russell Maxwell, American general (World War II)
• Steamer Maxwell (1890–1975) a Canadian amateur ice hockey defenseman
• Stephen Maxwell (born c. 1940), a Scottish nationalist
• Stewart Maxwell (born 1963) Minister for Communities and Sport and Member of the Scottish Parliament
• Tony Maxwell, an American drummer and choreographer (the Dance of Despair in Jonze’s Being John Malkovich)
• Vernon Maxwell (born 1965) a retired American professional basketball player
• William Maxwell, various people
• Maxwell, a Brazilian football player

Fictional people

• Maxwell, a character in the video games Tales of Symphonia and Tales Of Phantasia
• Enrico Maxwell, an archbishop from Hellsing
• Maxwell Smart, also known as Agent 86, from the show Get Smart
• Maxwell in by Matt Ruff
• Duo Maxwell, a gundam pilot from Gundam Wing
• Maxwell Edison of Maxwell's Silver Hammer
• Maxwell Sheffield, the male lead of the long-running television sitcom, The Nanny
• Capt. Benjamin Maxwell, Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Phoenix (NCC-65420), Star Trek (TNG)

Places

• Maxwell, Iowa, USA
• Maxwell, Nebraska, USA
• Maxwell, New Mexico, USA
• Maxwell, Texas, USA
• Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, USA
• Maxwell, Scotland
• Maxwelltown, Scotland
• Maxwell, New Zealand
• Maxwell, California, USA
• Maxwell Montes, the highest mountain on Venus

Other

• Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a graduate school in Syracuse University
• Maxwell (unit), the cgs unit of magnetic flux
• Maxwell automobile, an early 20th-century brand of motor car
• Maxwell Award, presented by the Maxwell Football Club for the American football College Player of the Year
• Maxwell bridge, a bridge circuit
• Maxwell House, a brand of coffee
• Maxwell House Hotel, formerly in Nashville, Tennessee
• Maxwell International Bahá'í School, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
• Maxwell Render, a render engine [1]
• Maxwell's, a music club in Hoboken, New Jersey
• Maxwell's equations, a set of equations that describe the behavior of electric and magnetic fields
• Maxwell's Silver Hammer, a song by The Beatles
• Maxwell Software, a computer program used by electrical engineers
• Maxwell Street, a Chicago, Illinois street famous for its blues music and black culture
• Maxwell Systems, a software company based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and Santa Cruz, California [2]
• Maxwell Technologies, a producer of ultracapacitors, microelectronics and high voltage modern energy storage solutions