Maverick
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Maverick or Maverik may refer to:
- Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick (see below)
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Computers [edit]
- Maverick Framework, a model-view-controller framework for Java
- Maverick Meerkat, a version of Ubuntu (10.10)
- Maverick.NET, a Maverick port from Java to C#
- MaverickCrunch, a floating point math coprocessor core intended for digital audio
Film and television [edit]
- Maverick (film), a 1994 film based on the television series, starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner
- Maverick (TV series), an American western series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
- Maverick, the callsign of the main character, played by Tom Cruise, in the film Top Gun
Games [edit]
- Maverick (Mega Man), characters in the Mega Man X video game series
- Maverick (pinball), a game based on the 1994 film
Literature [edit]
- Maverick! (book), an autobiography by Ricardo Semler
- Maverick (comics), a comic-book imprint, series, and several characters
- Maverick (Dark Horse), a defunct imprint of Dark Horse Comics
- Maverick (magazine), a defunct South African business magazine
- Maverick, a 1990 science fiction novel by Bruce Bethke in the Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens series
- Maverick: Extraordinary Women from South Africa's Past, a 2005 book by Lauren Beukes
Music [edit]
- Maverick (George Thorogood and the Destroyers album), 1985
- Maverick (Hank Williams, Jr. album), 1992
- Maverick (Meg album), 2010
- "Maverick" (song), by D'espairsRay
- Maverick (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the 1994 film
- Mavericks (album), a 2010 album by Johnossi
- "Mavericks", a song by Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker
- The Mavericks, a country music band
- The Mavericks (1991 album), their 1991 self-titled debut
- The Mavericks (2003 album), their 2003 album
- Fender Maverick, a guitar
Organizations and products [edit]
- Maverick (chocolate), a discontinued chocolate bar manufactured by Nestle in the UK
- Maverick (cigarette), a brand of cigarettes manufactured by Lorillard Tobacco Company
- Maverick (company), an American entertainment company with several divisions:
- Maverick Films, a film production company
- Maverick Records, a record label
- Maverick Entertainment Group, a film distributor
- Maverick Entertainment (UK company), a company whose productions include Snailsbury Tales
- Maverik Lacrosse, an American lacrosse equipment and apparel company
- MAVERICK Technologies, an American industrial automation company
- Mossberg Maverick, a shotgun model
- Maverick, a brand of jeans owned by VF Corporation
- Maverick REV-6, a Nerf toy gun
People [edit]
Surname [edit]
- Kurd Maverick, Kurdish-German producer and DJ
- Mary Maverick (1818–1898), Texas pioneer and memoirist
- Maury Maverick (1895–1954), US congressman from Texas, who coined the word "gobbledygook"
- Maury Maverick, Jr. (1921–2003), Texas politician, activist and columnist
- Samuel Maverick (1803–1870), Texas cattleman from whom the term maverick originated
- Samuel Maverick (apprentice) (died 1770), a young man killed in the Boston Massacre
- Samuel Maverick (colonist) (c. 1602–c. 1670), English colonist in Massachusetts
Nickname or given name [edit]
- Michael Chiesa (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
- Maverick Matt, ring name of Matt Bentley (born 1979), American professional wrestler
- Maverick Sabre (born 1990), English singer-songwriter and rapper
- Maverick Viñales (born 1995), Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
Places [edit]
- Maverick (MBTA station), a subway station in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Mavericks (location), a surfing location in Northern California, U.S., site of the Mavericks Surf Contest
- Maverick County, Texas, U.S.
- Maverick Theater, a storefront theater in Fullerton, California, U.S.
- Maverik Center, a multi-purpose arena in West Valley City, Utah, U.S.
Sports [edit]
United States [edit]
- Clermont Mavericks, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league team in Clermont, Florida
- Dallas Mavericks, an NBA basketball team from Dallas, Texas
- Denver Mavericks, a defunct minor league ice hockey team in Denver, Colorado
- High Desert Mavericks, a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California
- Houston Mavericks, a defunct American Basketball Association team in Houston, Texas
- Mid-Missouri Mavericks, a minor league baseball team from Columbia, Missouri
- Missouri Mavericks, a Central Hockey League team from Independence, Missouri
- Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks, the sports teams of the University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Portland Mavericks, a defunct minor league baseball team in Portland, Oregon
- Potomac Mavericks, a professional inline hockey team in Chantilly, Virginia
- Tucson Mavericks a defunct minor league ice hockey team in Tucson, Arizona
- UT Arlington Mavericks, the sports teams of the University of Texas at Arlington
- Yakima Mavericks, a minor league football team from Yakima, Washington
- Mavericks, the mascot of James Madison High School, in San Antonio, Texas
- Mavericks, the mascot of Mesa State College in Colorado
- Mavericks, the mascot of Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Mavericks, the mascot of McNeil High School, in Austin, Texas
- Mavericks, the mascot of Mercy College, in Dobbs Ferry, New York
- Mavericks, the mascot of Moore Catholic High School, in Staten Island, New York
- Mavericks, the mascot of Montrose School, in Medfield, Massachusetts
Other countries [edit]
- Calgary Mavericks, a Canadian rugby union team from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Mönchengladbach Mavericks, an American football club from Mönchengladbach, Germany
Transport [edit]
- Maverick (armored vehicle), internal armed security vehicle for Peacekeeping forces
- AEA Maverick, a single-seat sportsplane
- Ford Maverick (disambiguation), the name of four different automobiles made by the Ford Motor Company
- I-Fly Maverick, a powered-parachute flying vehicle under development by the Indigenous People's Technology and Education Center
- SS Maverick, an American oil tanker
Other uses [edit]
- Maverick (roller coaster), at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
- AGM-65 Maverick, a guided air-to-surface missile
See also [edit]
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