Holland (surname)

Holland is an English habitational name from Holland, a division of Lincolnshire, or any of the eight villages in various parts of England so called, from Old English hōh ‘ridge’ + land ‘land’.

Architecture and engineering

• Clifford Milburn Holland, designer of the Holland Tunnel
• Henry Holland, 18th-century Georgian architect
• John Holland (engineer), Australian engineer and construction magnate
• John Philip Holland, Irish submarine designer

Film, theatre and television

• Agnieszka Holland, Polish film director
• Arnie Holland, American film distribution CEO of Lightyear Entertainment
• Deidre Holland, Dutch porn star
• Diane Holland, British actress
• George Holland, 19th century actor
• Jennifer Holland, American actress
• Savage Steve Holland, American animator
• Steve Holland (actor), American actor and model
• Sylvia Holland, American animator
• Tom Holland, British actor
• Willa Holland, American model and actress

Literature and linguistics

• Cecelia Holland, American historical novelist
• Merlin Holland (born 1945), British writer and grandson of Oscar Wilde
• Norah M. Holland (1876-1925), writer
• Philemon Holland, 16th/17th century English translator
• Richard Holland, 15th-century Scottish writer
• Thomas Holland (translator) (1539–1612), English Bible translator
• Tom Holland (author) (born 1968), British author
• Vyvyan Holland (1886–1967), British author, translator and son of Oscar Wilde
• William Holland (diarist) (1776–1819), English diarist
• Jack Holland (writer) (1947–2004), Irish journalist, novelist and poet
• Patrick Holland, (born 1977) Australian writer

Music

• Brian Holland, African-American songwriter and record producer
• Dave Holland, British jazz bassist and composer
• Dexter Holland, singer and guitarist of the American punk band the Offspring
• Eddie Holland, African-American songwriter and record producer, brother of Brian and part of Holland-Dozier-Holland
• Jerry Holland (fiddler), a noted Canadian fiddler
• Jolie Holland, American singer and songwriter
• Jools Holland, British pianist
• Luke Holland, drummer of the American metalcore band The Word Alive
• Milt Holland, American jazz percussionist, drummer, musicologist and session musician in Los Angeles
• W. S. Holland, American rock drummer
• Will Holland, British musician, DJ and record producer

Nobility

• John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (c. 1352 – 1400), English nobleman
• John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (1395–1447), English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War
• Margaret Holland, (1385–1439) Duchess of Clarence, and daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
• Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand (1270–1328), English nobleman
• Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent (c. 1314 – 1360), English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.
• Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (1350–1397), English nobleman and a councillor of his half-brother Richard II (1374–1400)
• Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey (1374–1400), aka 3rd Earl of Kent

Politics

• Bjorn Holland, Wisconsin state legislator
• Derek Holland (activist), figure of the European far right
• Elmer J. Holland, 20th century U.S. Representative
• François Hollande, President of France
• Harry Holland, New Zealand politician and unionist
• Henry Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford, the 19th- and 20th-century politician
• Henry Holland (mayor), mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
• Iris Holland, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Jack Holland (politician) (1877–1955), Australian politician
• James Holland (North Carolina politician), U.S. congressman from North Carolina – 18th/19th century
• Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet (1603–1701), English politician
• Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet (c. 1669–by July 1724), British politician
• John Holland, on the Los Angeles County Civil Defense and Disaster Commission in 1960s
• John C. Holland (1891–1970), councilman in the Los Angeles City Council, 1943–1966
• Joseph R. Holland (born 1936), New York politician
• Lionel Holland (1865–1936), British politician
• Mark Holland, member of the Canadian parliament
• Roger Holland, Alaska politician
• Samuel H. Holland, 20th-century American politician
• Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Spessard Holland, Governor of Florida and U.S. senator
• Stuart Holland, British Labour politician and academic
• Victoria Holland, Cherokee politician and attorney

Science

• Sir Henry Holland, 1st Baronet, the 19th-century physician and travel writer
• John Henry Holland, pioneer in genetic algorithms
• John L. Holland developer of RIASEC theory
• Mary E. Holland American detective and fingerprinting expert
• Owen Holland, pioneer in bio-inspired robotics
• Ranae Holland, American biologist and Bigfoot researcher
• Thomas Henry Holland (1868–1947), British geologist
• William Jacob Holland (1848–1932), zoologist, palaeontologist, and ordained Presbyterian minister

Sports

• Bill Holland, racing car driver
• Bob Holland (1946–2017), Australian cricketer
• Brad Holland, American basketball player and coach
• Chester Holland, New Zealand cricketer
• Derek Holland, American baseball player
• Greg Holland, American baseball player
• Ian Holland (born 1990), American cricketer
• Jack Holland (boxer) (c.1909–1933), American boxer, college football player
• Jack Holland (footballer, born 1861) (1861–1898), English footballer
• Jack Holland (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
• James Holland (soccer), Australian soccer player
• Jeff Holland, American football player
• Jevon Holland (born 2000), Canadian-American football player
• Joe Holland (skier), an American Nordic combined skier
• Joe Holland (basketball), an American basketball player
• John Holland (athlete) (1926–1990), New Zealand athlete
• John Holland (baseball executive) (1910–1979), American general manager of the Chicago Cubs, 1956–1975
• John Holland (basketball) (born 1988), American professional basketball player
• John Holland (canoeist) (born 1952), American slalom canoer
• John Holland (cricketer) (1869–1917), English cricketer
• John Holland (footballer) (born 1953), Maltese international footballer
• John Henry "Jack" Holland (1861–1898), English footballer
• Johnny Holland (born 1965), American football player
• Jon Holland (born 1987), Australian cricketer
• Jonathan Holland (footballer) (born 1978), footballer for Hamrun Spartans
• Jonathan Holland (American football) (born 1985), American football wide receiver
• Jonathan Holland (rugby union) (born 1991), Irish rugby union player
• Julian Holland (boxer), Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s
• Kevin Holland, American Mixed Martial Artist
• Matt Holland, Irish footballer
• Patrick Holland (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
• Peter Holland (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
• Sonny Holland (1938-2022), American football coach and player
• Stephen Holland, Australian Olympic swimmer
• Terry Holland, American college basketball coach and administrator
• Tom Holland (Australian footballer) (1885–1946), Australian footballer
• Tom Holland (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1987), English footballer

Religion

• Jeffrey R. Holland (born 1940), LDS apostle
• Patricia T. Holland (1942–2023), American LDS leader
• Thomas Holland (Jesuit) (died 1642), Catholic priest, Jesuit and martyr

Other

• Cedric Holland (1889–1950), Royal Navy officer
• Cyril Holland (1885–1915), son of Oscar Wilde, brother of Vyvyan Holland
• Ed Holland, American editorial cartoonist
• Fern Holland (1970–2004), American lawyer killed in the Iraq conflict
• Kimberly Holland, American Playboy playmate
• Lancelot Holland (1887–1941), Royal Navy officer
• Wau Holland, computer hacker

See also

• Holland (disambiguation)
• Hollander (disambiguation) (includes Hollaender and Holländer)