Holden (surname)

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

* Alexandra Holden (1977-), American actress
* Albert Fairchild Holden (1866-1913), founder of Holden Arboretum
* Amanda Holden (1971-), English actress
* Anthony Holden (1947-), British journalist
* 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
* Clive Holden, Canadian multimedia artist and poet
* 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
* Hubert Ashton Holden (1822-1896), English classical scholar
* Kate Holden (1972-), Australian writer
* Isaac Holden (1807–1897), English inventor and manufacturer
* 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.
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Robert Holden, British landscape architect
* 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
* Taylor Holden, aka Wendy Holden, former journalist and novel writer
* Tim Holden (1957-), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
* 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.