Maverick

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Maverick, a term suggesting independence of thought or action, can refer to:

Things:

• Maverick (roller coaster), Cedar Point's 17th roller coaster

People:

• Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), a Texas cattleman from whom the term maverick originated
• Maverick (Rednex) is a member of the swedish band, The Rednex.
• Maverick Burns, surf enthusiast and forecaster in Hawaii

Animals:

• Maverick, usually referring to semi-wild, unbranded cattle in the Western United States
  • The term is also applied (less commonly) to other unbranded range animals such as horses; for an example, see the Dallas Mavericks logo

Places:

• Maverick County, Texas, USA
• Mavericks (location), a reef near Half Moon Bay in Northern California known for powerful surf and an annual big-wave riding surf contest

In business:

• Maverick Records, a record label
• Maverick (magazine), a South African business magazine
• Maverick Arms, a subsidiary of Mossberg, making less expensive firearms than the parent company
• Maverik, the name of a filling station and convenience store chain in the Intermountain West region of the United States

In games:

• Maverick (Mega Man), rebellious Reploids from the Mega Man X video game series
• Maverick, the basic helicopter in the later Grand Theft Auto games, having no extra features
• Maverick, the callsign used by Wing Commander character Christopher Blair
• Jude Maverick, the main protagonist from the video game Wild Arms 4

In film and television:

• Maverick (TV series), a 1957 television series set in the American Old West starring James Garner and Roger Moore
• Maverick (film), a 1994 film, based on the 1957 television series, starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner
• Maverick, the callsign of Lt. Pete Mitchell (played by Tom Cruise) in the film Top Gun
• Maverick, the codename given to the character Jonsey on the television show 6teen

In music:

• The Mavericks, a country music band
• Maverick (album), a 1985 album by George Thorogood & The Destroyers.

In computers:

• MaVerick DBMS is a project to produce a free open source Multivalue Database Management System.

In other uses:

• Maverick (bicycles), a manufacturer of bicycles located in Bolder, CO, USA
• Maverick (chocolate), a chocolate snack previously manufactured by Nestle
• Ford Maverick, the name of 4 different automobiles made by the Ford Motor Company
• AGM-65 Maverick, a guided air-to-surface missile
• Maverick, a Marvel Comics mutant superhero also known as Agent Zero
• Dallas Mavericks an NBA basketball team
• Maverick, a series of guidebooks begun by travel author Robert W. Bone, covering several areas and countries, including Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand
• "Maverick", the name of a commercial crab fishing boat from Dutch Harbor and is featured on the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch
• Mavrick is the nickname of a german professional fighter.
• Maverick, is a colloquial term given to officers in the Navy who previously served as enlisted members

[edit] External links

• MaVerick Multivalue Database Management System

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