Holmes (family name)

Holmes is the family name of the following people:

origin

Holmes is an origin name of English origin.

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Adoniram J. Holmes (1842–1902), American politician
• Adrian Holmes (* 1974), Welsh-Canadian actor
• Alex Holmes (born 1981), American football player
• Alfred Holmes (1837–1876), English violinist and composer
• Andrew Holmes (1959-2010), British rower
• Anna Holmes (* 1969), German actress
• Arthur Holmes (1890-1965), English geologist
• Ashton Holmes (* 1978), American actor

B.

• Benjamin Holmes (1846–1914), American politician
• Bill Holmes (1899–1961), Canadian ice hockey player
• Brittany Ashton Holmes (* 1989), American actress
• Burton Holmes (1870–1958), American photographer and documentary filmmaker

C.

• Carlton Holmes (* 1964), American jazz musician
• Charles Holmes (1868–1936), English art historian and artist
• Charles H. Holmes (1827–1874), American politician
• Charlie Holmes (1910–1985), American saxophonist
• Chelsea Holmes (* 1987), American cross-country skier
• Chris Holmes (* 1958), American guitarist
• Christopher Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond (* 1971), British swimmer and politician (Conservative Party)
• Chuck Holmes (1945–2000), American film producer and director
• Cyril Holmes (1915–1996), British athlete

D.

• David Holmes (politician) (1769–1832), American politician
• David Holmes (musician) (* 1969), Northern Irish musician and film music composer
• David Holmes (soccer player) (born 1971), English soccer player
• David Holmes (actor) (born 1981), British actor and stuntman
• Dennis Holmes (born 1950), American actor

E.

• Edwin Holmes (inventor) (1820–1901), American businessman and inventor
• Edwin Holmes (astronomer) (1838 / 1839–1918 / 1919), British astronomer
• Edwin R. Holmes (1878–1961), American lawyer
• Elias B. Holmes (1807–1866), American politician
• Elizabeth Holmes (* 1984), American businesswoman
• Ephraim P. Holmes (1908-1997), American admiral
• Ernest Holmes (1887–1960), American founder of religion
• Ernie Holmes ( Ernest Lee Holmes ; 1948–2008), American football player
• Eugene Holmes (1934-2007), American opera singer (bass baritone)

F.

• Frank Holmes (1885–1980), American high and long jumper
• Frederic L. Holmes (1932–2003), American historian of science
• Frederick Holmes (1886–1944), English tug-of-war athlete

G

• Gabriel Holmes (1769–1829), American politician
• Geoffrey Holmes (1894–1964), British ice hockey player
• Geoffrey Holmes (historian) (1928–1993), British historian
• George M. Holmes (1929–2009), American politician
• Gordon Morgan Holmes (1876-1965), Irish neurologist
• Graeme Holmes (* 1984), Scottish football player
• Greg Holmes (tennis player) (born 1963), American tennis player
• Greg Holmes (rugby player) (born 1983), Australian rugby player

H

• H. Allen Holmes (* 1933), American diplomat
• HH Holmes (1861-1896), American serial killer
• Hal Holmes (1902–1977), American politician
• Hap Holmes ( Harry Holmes ; 1892-1941), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
• Harry Holmes (1896–1986), British general and honorary president of the World Esperanto Federation
• Hayley Holmes (* 1991), American actress
• Henry Holmes (1839–1905), English composer, violinist and music teacher
• Hugh Holmes (1840-1916), Irish politician

I.

• Isaac Holmes (1758–1812), American settler in the thirteen colonies
• Isaac E. Holmes (1796–1867), American politician

J

• JB Holmes (* 1982), American golfer
• Jackie Holmes (1920–1995), American racing driver
• Jacob Holmes (born 1983), Australian basketball player
• Jake Holmes (born 1939), American folk musician
• James Holmes (painter) (1777–1860), English painter
• James Holmes (author) (1924–1986), Dutch author and editor
• James Holmes (actor) , English actor
• James Eagan Holmes (* 1987), American assassin, see Aurora rampage # perpetrator
• Jean Holmes (* 1940), Panamanian sprinter
• Jerome Holmes (* 1961), American lawyer
• Joe Holmes (born 1963), American rock guitarist
• John Holmes (politician, 1773) (1773–1843), American politician (Maine)
• John Holmes (politician, 1789) (1789–1876), Scottish-Canadian politician
• John Holmes (porn actor) (1944-1988), American porn actor
• John Holmes (diplomat) (* 1951), English diplomat
• John Holmes (rugby player) (1952–2009), English rugby player
• JB Holmes (* 1982), American golfer
• John Clellon Holmes (1926–1988), American poet and writer
• John Edwin Holmes (1809–1863), American politician
• John W. Holmes (1917-2001), film editor
• John Wendell Holmes (1910–1988), Canadian diplomat
• Jordan Holmes (born 1997), Australian soccer player
• Julia Holmes (* 1980), German-Australian actress
• Julie Lynn Holmes (* 1951), American figure skater

K

• Katie Holmes (* 1978), American actress
• Keith Holmes (* 1969), American boxer
• Kelly Holmes (* 1970), English athlete
• Kenneth Holmes (* 1934), British-German biophysicist

L.

• Larry Holmes (born 1949), American boxer
• Lindell Holmes (born 1957), American boxer

M.

• Martin Holmes (1940-2020), British rally journalist, book author and co-driver
• Marty Holmes (≈1925–2001), American jazz pianist and arranger
• Michael Holmes (* 1960), Australian news presenter
• Michael Holmes , Irish musician, member of Dervish
• Mike Holmes (born 1950), Canadian football player
• Milton Holmes (1907–1987), American screenwriter, actor and film producer
• Monty Holmes , American country singer

N

• Nick Holmes (born 1954), English football player
• Nikola Holmes (* 1981), German ice hockey player
• Noel-Galway Holmes , Irish tennis player

O

• Odetta Holmes (1930-2008), American singer, see Odetta
• Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894), American medic and writer
• Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935), American legal scholar

P

• Pehr G. Holmes (1881–1952), American politician
• Philip Holmes (* 1945), American mathematician and university professor
• Phillips Holmes (1907–1942), American-Canadian actor
• Preston L. Holmes (* 1949), American film producer

R.

• Rand Holmes (1942-2002), Canadian comic artist
• Richard Holmes (jazz musician) (1931–1991), American jazz organist
• Richard Holmes (historian) (born 1945), British historian
• Richard Holmes (military historian) (1946–2011), British officer and military historian
• Richard Holmes (film producer) (* 1963), British film producer
• Robert Holmes (Admiral) (around 1622–1692), English admiral
• Robert D. Holmes (1909–1976), American politician (Oregon)
• Roy Anderson Holmes (1951-2013), American bishop
• Rupert Holmes (* 1947), British composer
• Russell Holmes (* 1982), American volleyball player

S.

• Samuel Jackson Holmes (1868–1964), American zoologist
• Santonio Holmes (* 1984), American football player
• Sidney T. Holmes (1815–1890), American politician
• Steve Holmes (* 1961), German porn actor
• Susan Carter Holmes (* 1933), British botanist
• Stephen Holmes (* 1948), American lawyer
• Sven Erik Holmes (* 1951), American lawyer

T

• Taylor Holmes (1878-1959), American actor
• Theophilus H. Holmes (1804–1880), American lieutenant general
• Thomas Fraser-Holmes (* 1991), Australian swimmer
• Tina Holmes (* 1973), American actress
• Tom Holmes (football player, 1880) ( John Thomas Holmes ; 1880– ??), English football player
• Tom Holmes (soccer player, 2000) ( Thomas Richard Holmes ; * 2000), English soccer player
• Tommy Holmes (1917-2008), American baseball player
• Tomuke Ebuwei-Holmes (* 1976), American handball player

U

• Urban Tigner Holmes, Jr. (1900–1972), American Romanist and Medievalist
• Uriel Holmes (1764-1827), American politician

V

• Victoria Holmes (* 1971), British writer

W.

• WB Keith Holmes (* 1933), Australian paleobotanist
• William Holmes (1872– ??), American film editor
• William Henry Holmes (1846–1933), American anthropologist, archaeologist, and geologist
• Winston Holmes (1879-1946), American blues singer and music producer

Fictional characters

• Sherlock Holmes , fictional character by Arthur Conan Doyle

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Holmes surname, Forebears