Holman

Holman is an English and Dutch topographical surname, meaning "dweller in a hollow (hole)". The name was first recorded in England in Worcestershire before the Norman conquest of England. There are variants including: Hollman and Holeman. It is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname or its variants include:^{[1] [2]}

• Adrian Holman (1895 – 1974), British, diplomat
• Benjamin Holman (1930 – 2007), American, newspaper and television reporter
• Bernard Holman (1941 – 1988), British/New Zealand, artist
• Bill Holman (cartoonist) (1903 – 1987), American, cartoonist
• Bill Holman (musician) (b. 1927), American, songwriter and musician
• Bob Holman, American, poet
• Brad Holman (b. 1968), American, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Brett Holman (b. 1984), Australian, Association football forward
• Brian Holman (b. 1965), American, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Cal Holman (1931 – 2007), American politician
• Clare Holman (b. 1964), British, actress
• Cliff Holman (1929 – 2008), American, television personality
• D. Garth Holman (b. 1971), American Educator
• David Holman, American, television producer
• Derek Holman, (b. 1931), British, choral conductor, organist and composer
• Diana Holman-Hunt (1913 – 1933), British, memoir writer and art critic
• Dorothy Holman (1883 – ?), British, tennis player
• Eddie Holman (b. 1946), American, singer
• Edward Holman, Australian politician
• Francis Holman (1729 – 1784), British, maritime painter
• Frank B. Holman (1930 – 2005), American, politician
• Frank E. Holman (1886 – 1967), American, attorney
• Frederick Holman (1885 – 1913), British, swimmer
• Gary Holman (b. 1944), American, baseball player
• Hans-Jørgen Holman (1925 – 1986), Norwegian-American, musicologist and educationalist
• Harry Holman (1842 – 1947), American, actor
• J. Martin Holman (b. 1957), American, translator of Japanese literature
• James Holman (1786 – 1857), British, traveller and writer
• James Sanders Holman (1804 – 1867), American, politician
• Jerry Holman, American, basketball player
• John Holman (NASCAR) (1918 – 1975), American, NASCAR owner
• John Holman (politician) (1872 – 1925), Australian, politician
• Keith Holman (b. 1927), Australian, rugby league footballer
• Libby Holman (1904 – 1971), American, torch singer
• M. Carl Holman (1919 — 1988), African-American, author, poet and playwright
• Marshall Holman (b. 1954), American, professional bowler
• Matthew J. Holman (b. 1967), American, astrophysicist
• May Holman (1893 – 1939), Australian, politician
• Michael Holman (priest), British, former headmaster of Wimbledon College
• Michael Holman, American, hip hop artist
• Nat Holman (1896 – 1995), American, basketball player
• Pablo Holman (b. 1988), Chilean, musician, member of the band Kudai
• Patrick Holman (b. 1945), English, cricketer
• Percy Holman (1891 – 1978), British, politician
• Ralph Holman (b. 1917), American, biochemist
• Ralph M. Holman (b. 1914), American, attorney and senior judge
• Ray Holman (b. 1944), Trinidadian, musician
• Rex Holman, American, mixed martial arts fighter
• Rodney Holman (b. 1960), American, football player
• Rufus C. Holman (1877 – 1959), American, politician
• Ryan Holman (b. 1986), Dutch, soccer player
• Scott Earl Holman (b. 1954), American, jazz musician
• Sheri Holman, American, writer
• Steve Holman (b. 1954), American, sports broadcaster
• Tamara Holman (b. 1979), American, fictional character in the lesbian romance novel "City of Closed Minds"
• Theodor Holman (b. 1953), Dutch, author, script writer and journalist
• Tomlinson Holman, American, film technologist
• Walter Holman (b. 1949), American, football player
• William Holman (1871 – 1934), British-born Australian politician
• William S. Holman (1822 – 1897), American, lawyer, judge and politician
• Willie Holman (1945 – 2002), American, football player

Given name

• Holman Williams (1912 – 1967), American, boxer
• William Holman Hunt (1827 – 1910), British, painter
• Holman S. Melcher (1841 – 1905), American, American Civil War officer
• Holman Day (1865 – 1935), American, author

Hollman

• Ellen Hollman, American, actress
• Julie Hollman (b. 1977), British, heptathlete

References

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