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Holm is a male given name and a family name .
Origin and meaning
Holm is of Nordic origin, meaning "the one who comes from the island".
Name bearer
First name
- Holm O. Bursum (1867–1953), American politician
- Holm Dressler (* 1949), German author, director and producer
- Holm Friebe (* 1972), German journalist and author
- Holm Pinder (* 1971), German soccer player and coach
- Holm Putzke (* 1973), German legal scholar
- Holm Schneider (* 1969), German genetic researcher, pediatrician and children's book author
- Holm Sundhaussen (1942–2015), German Southeast European historian
- Holm Tetens (* 1948), German philosopher
- Holm Vogel (* 1939), German organist and church musician
family name
A.
- Adolf Holm (1830–1900), German ancient historian
- Anders Holm (* 1981), American actor, comedian and screenwriter
- Andreas Holm (* 1942), German pop singer
- Andrej Holm (* 1970), German social scientist
- Andy Holm (* around 1960), German-Australian filmmaker, composer and musician
- Anne Holm (1922–1998), Danish journalist and author of young books
- Arild Holm (* 1942), Norwegian ski racer
- Asbjørn Holm (1921–2001), Norwegian politician
- Astrid Holm (1893–1961), Danish actress
B.
- Bill Holm (* 1925), American art historian
- Brian Holm (* 1962), Danish racing cyclist
C.
- Celeste Holm (1917–2012), American actress
- Christian Holm (1804–1846), Danish painter and engraver
- Claus Holm (1918–1996), German actor
D.
- Daniel Fredheim Holm (* 1985), Norwegian football player
- Dary Holm (1897–1960), German actress
- Dorthe Holm (* 1972), Danish curler
E.
- Edvard Holm (1833-1915), Danish historian
- Eleanor Holm (1913–2004), American swimmer
- Emil Arnold-Holm , Austrian poet
- Ernst Müller-Holm (1861–1927), German writer
- Espen Beranek Holm (* 1960), Norwegian rock musician and comedian
F.
- Fred Lonberg-Holm (* 1962), American cellist
G
- Gerd Holm , German writer
- Gerhard Holm (1853–1926), Swedish geologist and paleontologist
- Gretelise Holm (* 1946), Danish journalist and writer
- Gunnar Holm (* 1916), Danish badminton player
- Gustav Holm , pseudonym of Robert Weil (1881–1960), Austrian author and cabaret artist
- Gustav Holm (soccer player) (1892–1971), Norwegian soccer goalkeeper
- Gustav Frederik Holm (1849–1940), Danish explorer
H
- Hannes Holm (* 1962), Swedish film director, film producer and screenwriter
- Hans Henning Holm (1908–1977), German writer, stage and radio play author
- Hanya Holm (1893–1992), German-American dancer, choreographer and dance teacher
- Harry Holm (1902–1987), Danish gymnast
- Heinrich Holm (1843–1892), flag painter and hobby archaeologist
- Henrik Holm (* 1968), Swedish tennis player
- Holly Holm (* 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter
I.
- Ian Holm (1931-2020), British actor
J
- Jacob Holm (bishop) (1543–1609), Danish bishop
- Jacob Holm (shipowner) (1770–1845), Danish shipowner and merchant
- Jacob Holm (manager) (* 1961), Danish manager
- Jacob Holm (handball player) (* 1995), Danish handball player
- Jeanne M. Holm (1921-2010), US major general
- Jens Holm (* 1971), Swedish European politician
- Jim Holm (* 1945), American politician
- Johan Holm (* 1979), Swedish badminton player
- Johannes Holm (1895–1981), German communist and publishing director
- John Cecil Holm (1904–1981), American actor and playwright
- Jörg Holm (1940–2000), German actor
- Just Holm (1815–1907), Danish painter
K
- Kai Emil Holm (1896–1985), Danish actor
- Karin Holm-Müller (* 1957), German economist
- Karl Holm , pseudonym of Karl Sontag (1828–1900), German actor, playwright and writer
- Karl Holm (writer) (1856–1938), German writer
- Karl Holm (physician) (1884–1945), German general physician
- Katja Holm (1900–1977), Austrian writer and screenwriter, see Hans Gustl Kernmayr
- Kerstin Holm (* 1958), German journalist and author
- Kjeld Holm (* 1945), Danish bishop
- Korfiz Holm (1872–1942), German publisher
- Kris Holm (* 1973), Canadian mountain unicyclist
L.
- Lars Holm (* 1961), German flotilla admiral
- Lasse Holm (* 1943), Swedish pop composer and singer
- Leif-Erik Holm (* 1970), German politician (AfD)
- Liselotte Tyc-Holm (1921–2012), German entrepreneur
- Ludvig Holm (1858–1928), Danish musician and composer
M.
- Mari Holm Lønseth (* 1991), Norwegian politician
- Mia Holm (1845–1912), German writer
- Michael Holm (* 1943), German musician, singer, composer and producer
- Michael Peter Holm (1936–2009), German theater actor
- Mike Holm (1876–1952), American politician
- Mogens Winkel Holm (1936–1999), Danish composer
N
- Niels Holm (politician) (1936–1999), Greenland councilor and translator
- Niels Holm (bishop) (* 1936), bishop of the Ribe diocese
- Nino Holm (* 1950), Austrian musician and painter
O
- Ole Holm (1870–1956), Norwegian sports marksman
P
- Per Holm (1899–1974), Norwegian football player
- Per Daniel Holm (1835–1903), Swedish landscape painter
- Peter Alberg Holm (1823-1892), Faroese, Danish pastor and author
- Philip Holm (* 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
- Poul Holm (* 1920; † around 2000), Danish badminton player
R.
- Rainer M. Holm-Hadulla (* 1951), German psychiatrist and psychotherapist
- Renate Holm (* 1931), German opera singer (soprano)
- Richard Holm (1912–1988), German opera singer (tenor)
- Richard H. Holm (* 1933), American chemist
- Rikke Holm (* 1972), Danish soccer player
S.
- Søren Holm (1901–1971), Danish theologian
- Staffan Valdemar Holm (* 1958), theater and opera director
- Stefan Holm (* 1976), Swedish high jumper
- Sture Holm , Swedish statistician
- Sven Holm (1940–2019), Danish writer
- Sverre Holm (1931-2005), Norwegian actor
T
- Theodor Holm Nelson (* 1937), American sociologist
- Tore Holm (1896–1977), Swedish sailor
U
V
- Valsø Holm (1906–1987), Danish actor
- Villads Holm (1829–1901), Danish politician
Y
- Yngve Holm (1895-1943), Swedish sailor
stage name
- Harriet Holm by the Danish author Ingeborg Johansen (1896–1986)
- Jens K. Holm by the Danish author Bengt Janus Nielsen (1921–1988)
Fictional characters
- Mr. Holm of the cabaret artist Dirk Bielefeldt
- Detective assistant Holm in the films about the Olsen gang