Maverick

Maverick or Maverik may refer to:

• Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick (see below)

Computers

• 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

• 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

• Maverick (Mega Man), characters in the Mega Man X video game series
• Maverick (pinball), a game based on the 1994 film

Literature

• 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

• 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

• 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

Surname

• 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

• 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

• 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

United States

• 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

• Calgary Mavericks, a Canadian rugby union team from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Mönchengladbach Mavericks, an American football club from Mönchengladbach, Germany

Transport

• 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

• Maverick (roller coaster), at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
• AGM-65 Maverick, a guided air-to-surface missile

See also

• All pages beginning with "Maverick"
• All pages with titles containing "Maverick"