People with the surname Maxim include; Alexandru Maxim, Romanian football player Cristian Maxim, Romanian football player Florin Maxim, Romanian football player Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Gun, the first machine gun Hiram Percy Maxim, founder of the American Radio Relay League Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor and firearm designer Hudson Maxim, a U.S. inventor and chemist; brother of Hiram Maxim and uncle of Hiram Percy Maxim Joey Maxim, American boxer and one-time Light Heavyweight champion of the world John Maxim, English actor Marinela Maxim, Romanian rower Wikipedia