Holland (surname)
Holland is a surname that is often toponymic and indicates an ancestral origin in: Holland or England, namely Holland, Lincolnshire; Upholland, Lancashire and Holland-on-Sea. Holland may also be an anglicization of the Irish language surname Ó hUallacháin. Holland is a common surname in many parts of Ireland. It is epecially common on the Beara Peninsula of County Cork.
Architecture and engineering
- Clifford Milburn Holland, designer of the Holland Tunnel
- Henry Holland, 18th century Georgian architect
- John Holland, 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
- Savage Steve Holland, American animator
- Steve Holland, American actor and model
- Sylvia Holland, American animator
- Willa Holland, American model and actress
- Tom Holland, British actor
Literature and linguistics
- Cecelia Holland, American historical novelist
- Merlin Holland, British writer and grandson of Oscar Wilde
- Philemon Holland, 16th/17th century English translator
- Richard Holland, 15th century Scottish writer
- Thomas Holland , English Bible translator
- Tom Holland , British author
- Vyvyan Holland, British author, translator and son of Oscar Wilde
- William Holland , English diarist
- Jack Holland , Irish journalist, novelist and poet
- Patrick Holland, 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, 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, English nobleman
- John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War
- Margaret Holland, Duchess of Clarence, and daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
- Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand, English nobleman
- Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.
- Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, English nobleman and a councillor of his half-brother Richard II
- Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, aka 3rd Earl of Kent
Politics
- Bjorn Holland, Wisconsin state legislator
- Bruce Holland, member of the Arkansas State Senate since 2011
- Derek Holland, 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 of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Iris Holland, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Jack Holland , Australian politician
- James Holland, U.S. congressman from North Carolina - 18th/19th century
- Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet, English politician
- Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet, British politician
- John Holland, on the Los Angeles County Civil Defense and Disaster Commission in 1960s
- John C. Holland, councilman in the Los Angeles City Council, 1943–1966
- Joseph R. Holland, New York politician
- Lionel Holland, British politician
- Mark Holland, member of the Canadian parliament
- Samuel Holland, American politician - 20th century
- Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Spessard Holland, Governor of Florida and U.S. senator
- Stuart Holland, British Labour politician and academic
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
- Owen Holland, pioneer in bio-inspired robotics
- Ranae Holland, American biologist and Bigfoot researcher
- Thomas Henry Holland, British geologist
- William Jacob Holland, zoologist, palaeontologist, and ordained Presbyterian minister
Sports
- Bill Holland, racing car driver
- Brad Holland, American basketball player and coach
- Chester Holland, New Zealand cricketer
- Derek Holland, American baseball player
- Jack Holland , American boxer, college football player
- Jack Holland , English footballer
- Jack Holland, Australian rugby league footballer
- Jeff Holland, American football player
- Joe Holland, an American Nordic combined skier
- Joe Holland, an American basketball player
- John Holland , New Zealand athlete
- John Holland , American general manager of the Chicago Cubs, 1956–1975
- John Holland , American professional basketball player
- John Holland , American slalom canoer
- John Holland , English cricketer
- John Holland , Maltese international footballer
- John Henry "Jack" Holland, English footballer
- Johnny Holland, American football player
- Jon Holland, Australian cricketer
- Jonathan Holland , footballer for Hamrun Spartans
- Jonathan Holland , American football wide receiver
- Jonathan Holland , Irish rugby union player
- Julian Holland, Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s
- Matt Holland, Irish footballer
- Patrick Holland, Canadian ice hockey player
- Peter Holland, Canadian ice hockey player
- Stephen Holland, Australian Olympic swimmer
- Terry Holland, American college basketball coach and administrator
- Tom Holland , Australian footballer
- Tom Holland , English footballer
Religion
- Jeffrey R. Holland, LDS apostle
- Thomas Holland , Catholic priest, Jesuit and martyr
Other
- Cedric Holland, Royal Navy officer
- Cyril Holland, son of Oscar Wilde, brother of Vyvyan Holland
- Dave Holland, U.S. white supremacist
- Ed Holland, American editorial cartoonist
- Fern Holland , American lawyer killed in the Iraq conflict
- Kimberly Holland, American Playboy playmate
- Lancelot Holland, Royal Navy officer
- Wau Holland, computer hacker