Holden (surname)

Holden is a family name. Notable people with the name include:

Contents 1 A - C 2 D - G 3 H, I 4 J 5 K - M 6 N P 7 R - S 8 T - W 9 Fictional

A - C

• Alexandra Holden (1977–), American actress
• Albert Fairchild Holden (1866–1913), founder of Holden Arboretum
• Amanda Holden (1971–), English actress
• Amanda Holden (teacher), music teacher and opera translator
• Anthony Holden (1947–), British journalist
• Arthur Holden (footballer), English footballer
• Bill Holden (1948-), walked for fund-raising for the American Diabetes Association
• Bob Holden (1949–), Former Governor of Missouri
• Charles Holden (1875–1960), British architect
• Cliff Holden (1919–), English painter, designer, and silk-screen printer
• Clive Holden, Canadian multimedia artist and poet

D - G

• Dean Holden (1979–), Northern Irish professional football player
• Edith Holden (1871–1920), British artist and art teacher
• Edward Holden (1885–1947), Australian vehicle manufacturer
• Edward Singleton Holden (1846–1914), American astronomer
• Frank Holden (1952–), Australian entertainer
• Genevieve Holden (1919–2007), American novelist
• Gina Holden (1975–), Canadian actress
• Gloria Holden (1908–1991), English actress

H, I

• Helge Holden (1956–), Norwegian mathematician
• Hubert Ashton Holden (1822–1896), English classical scholar
• Isaac Holden (1807–1897), Scottish inventor and manufacturer

J

• Jack Holden (1907–2004), English long-distance runner
• James Holden (1837–1925), English locomotive engineer.
• James Holden (1920–2005), American actor.
• James Holden, electronic music producer and DJ.
• James Bismark Holden former Alberta MLA.
• Jan Holden (1931–2005), English actress
• Jennifer Holden (1936-), American actress
• Jody Holden (1968-), Canadian beach volleyball player.
• John Rose Holden (1821–1879), Canadian politician and lawyer
• Jonathan Holden, a poet laureate of Kansas
• Jon Robert Holden (1976-), a naturalized Russian professional basketball player, originally from the United States.
• Josh Holden (1978–), Canadian professional ice hockey center.
• Judge Holden (19th century), hypothetical accomplice of the Glanton scalphunter gang

K - M

• Kip Holden (1952–), Democratic Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
• Kristen Holden-Ried, Canadian actor
• Laurie Holden (1972–), American actress
• Lewis Holden, New Zealand economist
• Mari Holden (1971–), American cycle racer
• Marjean Holden, American actress
• Mark Holden (1954–), Australian singer and television personality

N P

• Nate Holden (1929–), served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1987 to 2002
• Oliver Holden (1765–1844), American composer and compiler of hymns
• P. J. Holden (1969–), Northern Irish comic artist
• Perry Greeley Holden (1865–1959), first professor of agronomy in the United States

R - S

• Randall Holden, founding settler of both Portsmouth and Warwick, Rhode Island
• Rebecca Holden (1958-), American actress, singer, and entertainer
• Reuben A. Holden, Jr. (1890–1967), American tennis player
• Richard Holden (1927-), American dancer and choreographer
• Richard Holden (1931–2005), Canadian lawyer and member of the National Assembly of Quebec
• Rick Holden football player
• Robert Holden (disambiguation)
• S. D. Holden (1870–1917), British engineer, son of James Holden
• Stewart Holden (1979-), British competitive Scrabble player
• Stuart Holden (1985-), Scottish/American football player

T - W

• Taylor Holden, aka Wendy Holden, former journalist and novel writer
• Tim Holden (1957-), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania
• Tony Holden, television producer and director
• Wendy Holden (1965-), British journalist and author of humorous novels
• William Holden (1918–1981), American actor
• William Curry Holden (1896–1993), American historian and archaeologist, first director of the Museum of Texas Tech University
• William Woods Holden (1818–1892), Republican Governor of North Carolina

Fictional

• Caroline Holden, character from the television series Baywatch, portrayed by Yasmine Bleeth.
• Judge Holden, a character in Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian, maybe real.
• Martha Holden, character from the soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Jodi Gordon.
• The Holdens, minor family from the soap opera One Life to Live.
• Tony Holden, character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Jon Sivewright.

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