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Ally Maxwell (born 1965), Scottish football goalkeeper •
Andrew Maxwell (born 1974), Irish stand-up comedian •
Anna Maxwell (1851–1929), American nurse •
Anne Maxwell (printer) (died 1684), English printer •
Augustus Maxwell (1820–1903), American politician •
Bill Maxwell (1882–1917), Australian rules footballer •
Billy Maxwell (1929–2021), American golfer •
Brendon Maxwell (born 1991), American ice hockey player •
Brian Maxwell (1953–2004), Canadian athlete and founder of PowerBar •
Brynna Maxwell (born 2000), American basketball player •
Brookie Maxwell (1956–2015), American artist •
Bruce Maxwell (born 1990), American baseball player •
Byron Maxwell (born 1988), American football player •
Carman Maxwell (1902–1987), American animator •
Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair (born 1964), Scottish landowner and businesswoman •
Cedric Maxwell (born 1955), American basketball player •
Celia Maxwell, American infectious disease physician and academic administrator •
Charles Maxwell (disambiguation), several people •
Charlie Maxwell (1927–2024), American baseball player •
Chenoa Maxwell (born 1969), American actress and photographer •
Chris Maxwell, several people •
Christine Maxwell (born 1950), British Internet content pioneer and educator •
Clarence L. Maxwell (1860–1909), American gunfighter and businessman •
Col Maxwell (1917–2001), Australian rugby player •
Colin Maxwell (politician) (1943–2018), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada •
Constantia Maxwell (1886–1962), Irish historian •
Corty Maxwell (1851–1925), American professional baseball umpire •
David Maxwell (disambiguation), several people •
Devonnsha Maxwell (born 1999), American football player •
Duncan Maxwell (1892–1969), Australian doctor and army officer •
Edward Maxwell (1867–1923), Canadian architect. •
Edwin Maxwell (actor) (1886–1948), Irish actor •
Edwin Maxwell, American lawyer, judge, and politician •
Elisabeth Maxwell (1921–2013), Anglo-French historian •
Elizabeth Maxwell, American voice actress •
Elsa Maxwell (1883–1963), American gossip columnist and socialite •
Enola Maxwell (1919–2003), American civil rights activist, minister, and community leader •
Frank Maxwell (1916–2004), American actor •
Gavin Maxwell (1914–1969), Scottish naturalist •
Geoffrey Maxwell (died 2025), Jamaican football player and manager •
George Maxwell (disambiguation), several people •
Gerald Maxwell (1895–1959), British First World War flying ace •
Ghislaine Maxwell (born 1961), British former socialite and convicted
sex offender •
Gilbert Maxwell (1910–1979) American poet, actor, and author •
Glenn Maxwell (born 1988), Australian professional cricketer •
Graham Maxwell, American theologian •
Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham (1799–1868), Irish politician •
Howard Maxwell (born 1949), American politician •
Hu Maxwell (1860–1927), American writer •
Hugh Maxwell (1787–1873), New York County District Attorney and Collector of the Port of New York •
Ian Maxwell (disambiguation), several people •
Isabel Maxwell (born 1950), French entrepreneur •
Jackie Maxwell (born 1956), Canadian theatre director •
James Maxwell (disambiguation), several people •
Jan Maxwell (1956–2018), American actress •
Jason Maxwell (born 1972), American former professional baseball player •
Jenny Maxwell (1941–1981), American actress •
Jenny Maxwell (rugby union) (born 1992), Scottish rugby union player •
Jim Maxwell (commentator) (born 1950), Australian sports commentator •
Jim Maxwell (American football) (born 1981), American football linebacker •
Jimmy Maxwell (bandleader) (born 1953), musician and bandleader •
Jimmy Maxwell (footballer) (1889–1916), Irish footballer •
Jimmy Maxwell (trumpeter) (1917–2002), American trumpeter •
John Maxwell (disambiguation), several people •
Joseph Maxwell (disambiguation), several people •
Justin Maxwell (born 1983), American baseball outfielder •
Katherine Clerk Maxwell (1824–1886), Scottish physical scientist •
Kenneth R. Maxwell (born 1941) British historian •
Kelly Maxwell (softball), American softball player •
Kevin Maxwell (born 1959), British businessman •
Laureen Maxwell (born 2002), French high jumper •
Lilly Maxwell, the first
woman to vote in Britain (1867) •
Lois Maxwell (1927–2007), Canadian actress •
Lucien Maxwell (1818–1875), American mountain man, rancher, scout, and farmer •
Luke Maxwell, English footballer •
Lukita Maxwell, Indonesian-born American actress •
Marcus Maxwell (born 1983), American football player •
Marilyn Maxwell (1921–1972), American actress •
Murray Maxwell (1775–1831), British Royal Navy officer •
Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004), American religious leader •
Nicholas Maxwell (born 1937), philosopher at UCL •
Paul Maxwell (1921–1991), Canadian actor working in Britain •
Perriton Maxwell (1868–1947), American author, editor and illustrator •
Reid Maxwell (born 2007), Canadian Paralympic swimmer •
Reginald Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people •
Robert Maxwell (disambiguation), several people •
Roberta Maxwell (born 1941), Canadian actress •
Robin Maxwell (author) (born 1948), American writer •
Ronald F. Maxwell (born 1947), American film director and writer •
Russell Maxwell, American general •
Sammie Maxwell (born 2001), New Zealand cyclist •
Scott Maxwell (born 1964), Canadian racing driver •
Scott Maxwell (engineer) (born 1971), American engineer •
Steamer Maxwell (1890–1975), Canadian ice hockey player •
Stella Maxwell (born 1990), Belgian model •
Stephen Maxwell (1942–2012), Scottish nationalist •
Steve Maxwell (born 1952), American fitness coach •
Steve Maxwell (soccer) (1965–2024), Australian professional soccer player •
Stewart Maxwell (born 1963), Scottish politician •
Tony Maxwell, American drummer and choreographer •
Vernon Maxwell (born 1965), American basketball player •
Walter Maxwell (1836–1895), American businessman and politician •
W. B. Maxwell (William Babington Maxwell, 1866–1938), British novelist •
W. Henry Maxwell (1935–2010), American politician •
William Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people • Willie Maxwell, birth name of American rapper
Fetty Wap •
Zerlina Maxwell (born 1981), American television personality and writer ==Fictional characters==