# Maximov

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'''Maximov''' or '''Maksimov''' or '''Maximoff''' ({{langx|ru|Максимов}}) is a [Russian](/source/Russian_language) surname. Transliterated from [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language), it may be rendered as '''Maksymov'''. The feminine forms are '''Maximova''', '''Maksimova''' and '''Maksymova'''. The surname is derived from the male given name [Maksim](/source/Maksim) and literally means ''Maksim's''. It may refer to:

* [Aleksandr Maksimov (ethnographer)](/source/Aleksandr_Maksimov_(ethnographer)) (1872–1941), Soviet ethnographer
* [Aleksey Mikhailovich Maksimov](/source/Aleksey_Mikhailovich_Maksimov) (1813–1861), Russian stage actor
* [Aleksey Aleksandrovich Maksimov](/source/Aleksey_Aleksandrovich_Maksimov) (born 1952), Russian painter and enamellist
* [Alexander A. Maximow](/source/Alexander_A._Maximow) (1874–1928), Russian scientist
* [Dmitry Maksimov (judoka)](/source/Dmitry_Maksimov_(judoka)) (born 1978), Russian judoka
* [Dmitry Maksimov (runner)](/source/Dmitry_Maksimov_(runner)) (born 1977), Russian runner
* [Ekaterina Maximova](/source/Ekaterina_Maximova) (1939–2009), Soviet and Russian ballerina
* [Elena Maksimova](/source/Elena_Maksimova) (born 1988), Belarusian chess master
* [Grigorii Maksimov](/source/Grigorii_Maksimov) (1893–1950), Russian anarcho-syndicalist
* [Ilya Maksimov](/source/Ilya_Maksimov) (born 1987), Russian footballer
* [Ivan Maksimov](/source/Ivan_Maksimov_(footballer)) (born 1995), Russian footballer
* [Ivan Maximov](/source/Ivan_Maximov) (born 1958), Russian animator
* [Larisa Maksimova](/source/Larisa_Maksimova) (1943–2025), Russian mathematical logician
* [Matéo Maximoff](/source/Mat%C3%A9o_Maximoff) (1917–1999), French writer
* [Nikolai Maksimov](/source/Nikolai_Maksimov) (born 1956), Russian naval officer
* [Nikolay Maksimov](/source/Nikolay_Maksimov) (born 1972), Russian water polo player
* [Nikolai Alexandrovich Maximov](/source/Nikolai_Alexandrovich_Maximov) (1880–1952), Soviet plant physiologist
* [Nina Christesen](/source/Nina_Christesen) (née Maximoff; 1911–2001), Russian-Australian academic
* [Oleksandr Maksymov](/source/Oleksandr_Maksymov) (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer
* [Sergey Maksimov](/source/Sergey_Maksimov) (1831–1901), Russian ethnographic writer
* [Valentina Maksimova](/source/Valentina_Maksimova) (born 1937), Russian track cyclist
* [Vassily Maximov](/source/Vassily_Maximov) (1844–1911), 19th-century Russian painter
* [Vladimir Maksimov (actor)](/source/Vladimir_Maksimov_(actor)) (1880–1937), Russian actor
* [Vladimir Maksimov (writer)](/source/Vladimir_Maksimov_(writer)) (1930–1995), Soviet and Russian writer
* [Vladimir Maksimov](/source/Vladimir_Maksimov_(handballer)) (born 1945), Soviet and Russian handball player and coach
* [Yevgeny Maximov](/source/Yevgeny_Maximov) (1849–1904), Russian soldier and journalist

==Fictional characters==
* [Demitri Maximoff](/source/Demitri_Maximoff), protagonist of the video game franchise Darkstalkers by Capcom
* [Peter Maximoff](/source/Peter_Maximoff), an X-Men film series superhero
* [Pietro Maximoff](/source/Quicksilver_(Marvel_Comics)), also known as Quicksilver, a Marvel Comics superhero
* [Thomas Maximoff](/source/Thomas_Maximoff), also known as Tommy Shepherd or Speed, a Marvel Comics superhero
* [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff](/source/Crystalia_Amaquelin_Maximoff), also known as Crystal, a Marvel Comics superhero and Quicksilver's ex-wife
* [Luna Maximoff](/source/Luna_Maximoff), a Marvel Comics superhero and daughter of Quicksilver and Crystal
* [Wanda Maximoff](/source/Scarlet_Witch), also known as the Scarlet Witch, a Marvel Comics superhero and mother of Wiccan and Speed
* [William Maximoff](/source/William_Maximoff), also known as Billy Kaplan-Altman or Wiccan, a Marvel Comics superhero

==See also==
* [Maksymowicz](/source/Maksymowicz)
* [Maksimović](/source/Maksimovi%C4%87)
* [Maksimenko](/source/Maksimenko)

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Category:Russian-language patronymic surnames
Category:Surnames derived from given names

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