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