Maxim
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Template:Wiktionary Maxim may refer to:
- Maxim (saying), an aphorism
- Maxim (magazine), an international men's magazine
- Maxim Radio, Maxim magazine's radio channel on Sirius Satellite Radio
- Maxim gun, the first self-acting machine gun
- Gricean maxims, conversational principles theorized by philosopher Paul Grice
- Maxim (philosophy), a principle of willing
- The Mirco-Arcsecond X-ray Imaging Mission or MAXIM, a proposed astronomy spacecraft
Maxim is the name of:
- Maxim Litvinov (1876-1951), Russian revolutionary and prominent Soviet diplomat
- Hiram Percy Maxim (1869-1936), founder of the American Radio Relay League
- Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916), inventor and firearm designer
- Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), Soviet/Russian author
- Joey Maxim (1922-2001), American boxer and one-time Light Heavyweight champion of the world
- Maxim (Patriarch) (born 1914), Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- Maxim Reality (born 1967), member of British hard dance/rave act The Prodigy
- Maxim Rudometkin (1818-1877) is known to members of the Molokan Jumpers sect as the King of the Holy Seven Spirits of God and leader of the New Isrealites.
Maxim is the name of the company or group:
- Maxim IC, a manufacturer of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits
- Maxim Institute, a conservative think tank in New Zealand
- Maxim's, a chain of caterers, restaurants, and fast food shops in Hong Kong
- Maxim's de Paris is a Parisian restaurant of the Belle Epoque.