Max is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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 Augusto Max (born 1992), Argentine footballer 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 Karl Max, Prince Lichnowsky (1860–1928), was a German diplomat during July Crisis and later Czechs political writer Martin Max (born 1968), German footballer Peter Max (1937–2026), American artist Philipp Max (born 1993), German football and son of Martin Max Tucker Max (born 1975), American author
Fictional characters High Max, recurring antagonist from Rock Man X6 Montana Max, from the animated TV series Tiny Toon Adventures