# 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 (architect), 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 (actor), 19th century actor
* Jennifer Holland, American actress
* Mary Holland, American actress, comedian, writer
* 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
* Jack Holland (writer) (1947–2004), Irish journalist, novelist and poet
* Merlin Holland (born 1945), British writer and grandson of Oscar Wilde
* Norah M. Holland (1876–1925), writer
* Patrick Holland (author), (born 1977) Australian writer
* Philemon Holland, 16th/17th century English translator
* Richard Holland, 15th-century Scottish writer
* Sarah Holland-Batt (born 1982), Australian poet, critic, academic
* 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

## Music

* Brian Holland, African-American songwriter and record producer
* Dave Holland (bassist), 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
* James Holland (percussionist) (1933–2022), classical percussionist
* Jerry Holland (musician), 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, Duchess of Clarence, (1385–1439), daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
* Robert Holland, 1st Baron Holand (c. 1283–1328), 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 Holland Codes / Holland Occupational Themes RIASEC theory
* Mary E. Holland American detective and fingerprinting expert
* Owen Holland (academic), pioneer in bio-inspired robotics
* Ranae Holland, American biologist and Bigfoot researcher
* Thomas Henry Holland (1868–1947), British geologist
* Walter W. Holland (1929–2018), epidemiologist and public health physician
* 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
* Ceri Holland , Welsh footballer
* Chester Holland, New Zealand cricketer
* Derek Holland (born 1986), 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 Iraqi conflict
* Kimberly Holland, American Playboy playmate
* Lancelot Holland (1887–1941), Royal Navy officer
* Milton M. Holland (1844–1910), American Union army soldier
* Wau Holland (1951–2001), German computer hacker