Max (surname)

Max is the surname of:

The Max family of artists
NB: two members of this family were knighted (Ritter is German for "knight"), both by Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria: Emanuel Max in 1876 as Ritter von Wachstein and Gabriel Max in 1900 as Ritter von Max, hence their more complicated surnames.
 * Emanuel Max von Wachstein (1810–1901), German-Czech sculptor, brother of Josef, and uncle of Gabriel
 * Gabriel von Max (1840–1915), Austrian painter, son of Josef, and nephew of Emanuel
 * Josef Max (1804–1855), German-Czech sculptor, brother of Emanuel, and father of Gabriel

Others

 * Adolphe Max (1869–1939), Belgian politician
 * Ava Max (born 1994), American singer and songwriter
 * Édouard de Max (1869-1924), Romanian-French stage actor and son of Emil Max
 * Emil Max (1834-1894), Romanian physician
 * Martin Max (born 1968), German footballer
 * Peter Max (born 1937), American artist
 * Philipp Max (born 1993), German football and son of Martin Max
 * Tucker Max (born 1975), American author

Fictional characters

 * Montana Max, from the animated TV series Tiny Toon Adventures