Famous People with Name Maxim

Maxim Dlugy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maxim Dlugy: is a Grandmaster of chess. He was a late developer and was only an average player for his age until he shot up in strength in the early 1980s.

Maxim Boilard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maxim Boilard: is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s.

Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim: was an American born inventor who emigrated to England and adopted British citizenship. He was the inventor of the Maxim Gun, the first portable, fully automatic machine gun, and the ubiquitous mousetrap, and he lays a claim to inventing the lightbulb. He also experimented with powered flight, but his large aircraft designs were never successful. However, his "Captive Flying Machine" amusement ride, designed as a means by which to fund his research while generating public interest in flight, was highly successful.