Leadership

• Maxine Waters (born 1938)

  American politician.

  • Representative, D-California, 1991- (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)

Science and Philosophy

• Maxine F. Singer
  • 1992 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)

Stage and Screen

• Officer Maxine Stewart

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Lauren Holly (see list of Characters on ''Picket Fences'')

The Literary World

• Maxine Hong Kingston (born 1940)

  American prose writer.

  • Wrote The Woman Warrior (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
  • 1981 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for China Men (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
• Maxine Kumin (born 1925)

  American poet.

  • 1973 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Up Country (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)