Maxwell (surname)
Maxwell is a Scottish surname and a given male name, a habitational name derived from a location near Melrose, in Roxburghshire, Scotland. This name was first recorded in 1144, as Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's spring ". The surname Maxwell is also common in Ulster, where it has, in some cases, been adopted as alternate form of the Irish surname Miskell. The surname Maxwell is represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacSuail.
People
- Ally Maxwell, Scottish football goalkeeper
- Andrew Maxwell, Irish stand-up comedian
- Anna Maxwell, American nurse
- Anne Maxwell (printer), English printer
- Augustus Maxwell, American politician
- Bernadine Maxwell, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Bill Maxwell, Australian rules footballer
- Billy Maxwell, American golfer
- Brendon Maxwell, American ice hockey player
- Brian Maxwell, Canadian athlete and founder of PowerBar
- Brynna Maxwell, American basketball player
- Brookie Maxwell, American artist
- Bruce Maxwell, American baseball player
- Byron Maxwell, American football player
- Carman Maxwell, American animator
- Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair, Scottish landowner and businesswoman
- Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player
- Celia Maxwell, American infectious disease physician and academic administrator
- Charles Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- Charlie Maxwell, American baseball player
- Chenoa Maxwell, American actress and photographer
- Chris Maxwell, several people
- Christine Maxwell, British Internet content pioneer and educator
- Clarence L. Maxwell, American gunfighter and businessman
- Col Maxwell, Australian rugby player
- Colin Maxwell (politician), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
- Constantia Maxwell, Irish historian
- Corty Maxwell, American professional baseball umpire
- David Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- Devonnsha Maxwell, American football player
- Duncan Maxwell, Australian doctor and army officer
- Edward Maxwell, Canadian architect.
- Edwin Maxwell (actor), Irish actor
- Edwin Maxwell, American lawyer, judge, and politician
- Elisabeth Maxwell, Anglo-French historian
- Elizabeth Maxwell, American voice actress
- Elsa Maxwell, American gossip columnist and socialite
- Enola Maxwell, American civil rights activist, minister, and community leader
- Frank Maxwell, American actor
- Gavin Maxwell, Scottish naturalist
- Geoffrey Maxwell, Jamaican football player and manager
- George Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- Gerald Maxwell, British First World War flying ace
- Ghislaine Maxwell, British former socialite and convicted sex offender
- Gilbert Maxwell American poet, actor, and author
- Glenn Maxwell, Australian professional cricketer
- Graham Maxwell, American theologian
- Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham, Irish politician
- Howard Maxwell, American politician
- Hu Maxwell, American writer
- Hugh Maxwell, New York County District Attorney and Collector of the Port of New York
- Ian Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- Isabel Maxwell, French entrepreneur
- Jackie Maxwell, Canadian theatre director
- James Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- Jan Maxwell, American actress
- Jason Maxwell, American former professional baseball player
- Jenny Maxwell, American actress
- Jim Maxwell (commentator), Australian sports commentator
- Jim Maxwell (American football), American football linebacker
- Jimmy Maxwell (bandleader), musician and bandleader
- Jimmy Maxwell (footballer), Irish footballer
- Jimmy Maxwell (trumpeter), American trumpeter
- John Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- Justin Maxwell, American baseball outfielder
- Katherine Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physical scientist
- Kenneth R. Maxwell British historian
- Kelly Maxwell (softball), American softball player
- Kevin Maxwell, British businessman
- Laureen Maxwell, French high jumper
- Lilly Maxwell, the first woman to vote in Britain
- Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress
- Lucien Maxwell, American mountain man, rancher, scout, and farmer
- Luke Maxwell, English footballer
- Lukita Maxwell, Indonesian-born American actress
- Marcus Maxwell, American football player
- Marilyn Maxwell, American actress
- Murray Maxwell, British Royal Navy officer
- Neal A. Maxwell, American religious leader
- Nicholas Maxwell, philosopher at UCL
- Paul Maxwell, Canadian actor working in Britain
- Perriton Maxwell, American author, editor and illustrator
- Reid Maxwell, Canadian Paralympic swimmer
- Reginald Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- Roberta Maxwell, Canadian actress
- Robin Maxwell (author), American writer
- Ronald F. Maxwell, American film director and writer
- Russell Maxwell, American general
- Sammie Maxwell, New Zealand cyclist
- Scott Maxwell, Canadian racing driver
- Scott Maxwell (engineer), American engineer
- Steamer Maxwell, Canadian ice hockey player
- Stella Maxwell, Belgian model
- Stephen Maxwell, Scottish nationalist
- Steve Maxwell, American fitness coach
- Steve Maxwell, Australian professional soccer player
- Stewart Maxwell, Scottish politician
- Tony Maxwell, American drummer and choreographer
- Vernon Maxwell, American basketball player
- W. B. Maxwell, British novelist
- W. Henry Maxwell, American politician
- William Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Willie Maxwell, birth name of American rapper Fetty Wap
- Zerlina Maxwell, American television personality and writer
Fictional characters
- Bob Maxwell (Coronation Street), fictional character in the British soap opera
- Bobby Maxwell (character), fictional character from the 1976 American film The Enforcer
- Calvin Maxwell, the Yellow Ranger of Power Rangers Ninja Steel
- Chrissa Maxwell, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2009
- Duo Maxwell, in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
- Enrico Maxwell, in the manga franchise Hellsing
- Jane Maxwell, in the role-playing video game Wild Arms 3
- Johnny Maxwell, fictional character in Terry Pratchett's novels
- Nicole "Nikki" Maxwell, character in the Dork Diaries book series
- Peter Maxwell, character in The Vampire Diaries
- Peter Maxwell, in Clifford Simak's novel ''The Goblin Reservation''