Máximo Viola y Sison (17 October 1857 – 3 September 1933) was a propagandist, writer, revolutionary leader and doctor from Bulacan, Philippines.

[1] Viola met Jose Rizal, in Barcelona, Spain and both became involved in the Propaganda Movement.

[1] Rizal experienced financial constraints in getting his novel Noli me Tangere published and considered destroying the manuscript of the book.

[1] Viola became the president of Liga de Proprietarios to support the rice farmers of San Miguel, Bulacan in their opposition against politicians who were courting the tenants' votes at the expense of the landlords.

During the extension of the Manila Railroad line to Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, he opposed the acquisition of land by the British Company without the latter paying appropriate reparations to the landowners affected.

Upon Viola's return to the Philippines from Europe, he met Juana Roura, whom he married in 1890.