Maximilian

Maximilian
Pronunciation	/ˌmæksɪˈmɪliən/; German: [maksiˈmiːli̯aːn]; Polish: [maksɨˈmʲilʲjan]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Other names
Related names	Maximiliano, Massimiliano, Maximus, Max, Maxie

Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. It was coined by Friedrich III for his son in 1459, explaining it as a combination of the names of two Roman generals, Maximus and Aemilianus. There was, however, an antecedent in Maximilianus, and several other prominent early Christians.

List of people

Monarchs

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459–1519)
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527–1576)
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573–1651)
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662–1726)
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1727–1777)
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756–1825)
Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811–1864)
Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867–1929)
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808–1888)
Maximilian I of Mexico (1832–1867)

Saints

Maximilian of Antioch (died c. 353), Christian martyr
Maximilian of Lorch (died 288), Christian bishop and martyr
Maximilian of Tebessa (274–295), Christian martyr
Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941), Polish Conventual Franciscan friar and martyr

Sportspeople

Maximillian (Max) Chilton (born 1991), Indycar driver
Maximilian Beister (born 1990), German footballer
Maximilian Dimitrovici (born 1989), German ice hockey player
Maximilian Levy (born 1987), German track cyclist
Maximilian Mbaeva (born 1989), Namibian footballer
Maximillian (Max) Schmeling (1905–2005), German boxer

Other people

Maximilian (born 1936), stage name of American musician Max Crook
Maximilian Grabner (1905–1948), Austrian Nazi Gestapo chief in Auschwitz executed for crimes against humanity
Maximilian Hacman (1877–1961), Romanian academic
Maximilian List (1910–c.1980), German SS concentration camp commandant
Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794), politician in the French Revolution
Maximilian Ronge (1874–1953), Austrian intelligence officer
Maximilian Schell (1930–2014), American actor
Maximilian von Sevenborg (c. 1490 – c. 1538), author

Fictional characters

Maximilian Jenius, fictional character from the Macross
Maximillion Pegasus, fictional character on Yu-Gi-Oh!
Maximillian, robot from the 1979 Disney motion picture The Black Hole
Maximillian Arturo, fictional character on Sliders
Tsar Maximilian, hero of the eponymous Russian folk-play
Maximilian (Maxie) Zeus, villain in Batman comic book series
Maximillian Goof is Max Goof's full name in Disney TV and film franchises
Maximilian Alanzo Ernesto Russo, also known as Max Russo, a character from Wizards of Waverly Place
Maximilian Veers, Imperial General who led the assault on Echo Base in The Empire Strikes Back