Maksim Maksimovich Kovalevsky was a Russian jurist and the main authority on sociology in the Russian Empire. He was vice-president (1895) and president (1905) of the International Institute of Sociology. He also held a chair in sociology at the Psycho-Neurological Institute. Kovalevsky was elected into the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1914. The Russian Sociological Society adopted his name in 1916.
Maksim Łužanin, was a Belarusian prose writer, poet, screenwriter, translator, essayist, and a literary critic. In 1969, he was awarded for the Honored Artist of the Byelorussian SSR and in 1975, Łužanin was awarded with the honorary badge Meritorious Activist of Culture of Polish People's Republic.
Maksim Sergeyevich Pokrovsky is a Russian musician, best known as the frontman of the Moscow-based rock band Nogu Svelo!. He has also released some solo songs in Russia and the UK. He is currently working in the United States.
Maxim Shevchenko is an editor, journalist and presenter on television and radio in Russia, one of the leading Russian journalists and experts on ethno-cultural and religious policies. He is the leader of the opposition Russian Party of Freedom and Justice.
Maksud Syundyukle - Tatar and Bashkir poet, translator. Member of the Writers' Union of the Bashkir ASSR. Honored Worker of Culture of the Bashkir ASSR.
Maksym Slavinsky was a Ukrainian journalist, political and public figure, diplomat and statesman. He was an editor of many newspapers of liberal and pro-Ukrainian disposition in the Russian Empire. In 1918 Slavinsky was appointed as Minister of Labor, serving in the position for less than a month.
Maksymilian Stanisław Ryłło was a Polish Catholic missionary and a member of the Jesuit order. He is known for his missions to Middle East, where he founded the Saint Joseph University of Beirut, and his preaching ability. Ryłło was also the rector of the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide from 1844 to 1846.
