Holland (surname)

Holland is a toponomical surname indicative of ancestral origin in the Dutch region of Holland, the Netherlands, or the English region of Holland (Lincolnshire), or the English towns of Upholland (Lancashire) and Holland-on-Sea (Essex). It is also an Anglicized version of Ó hUallacháin (or Houlihan or Holohan) and is a common surname on the Beara Peninsula in southwestern County Cork, Ireland. It is also found in places where Beara immigrants settled, such as Butte, Montana, and southeastern Massachusetts.

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
• Savage Steve Holland, American animator
• Steve Holland (actor), 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 (born 1945), British writer and grandson of Oscar Wilde
• 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

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
• 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
• 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, 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
• Bruce Holland (American politician), member of the Arkansas State Senate since 2011
• 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
• James Holland (American politician), U.S. congressman from North Carolina - 18th/19th century
• Joseph R. Holland (born 1936), New York politician
• Lionel Holland (1865–1936), 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 (1868–1947), British geologist
• William Jacob Holland (1848–1932), 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 (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
• Jeff Holland, American football player
• Joe Holland (skier), an American Nordic combined skier
• Joe Holland (basketball), an American basketball player
• Julian Holland (boxer), Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s
• Matt Holland, Irish footballer
• Patrick Holland (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
• Peter Holland (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey 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
• Tom Holland (footballer, born 1997), English footballer

Religion

• Jeffrey R. Holland, LDS apostle
• Thomas Holland (Jesuit) (d. 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
• Dave Holland (Klansman), U.S. white supremacist
• 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)