John Holland

John Holland may refer to:

Academics

• John L. Holland (1919–2008), American psychologist and professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University
• John Henry Holland (1929–2015), American scientist and professor of psychology and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan

Arts

• John Holland (poet) (1794–1872), English poet, newspaper editor, and writer on coal and metallurgy
• John Gill Holland (born 1964), American film producer
• John Holland (psychic) (born 1964), American author and psychic medium
• John Holland (actor, born 1899) (1899–1971), American film actor
• John Holland (actor, born 1908) (1908–1993), American film and television actor

Athletics

• John Holland (American football) (born 1952), American football player
• John Holland (athlete) (1926–1990), New Zealand athlete
• John Holland (baseball executive) (1910–1979), American general manager of the Chicago Cubs, 1956–1975
• John Holland (basketball) (born 1988), American professional basketball player
• John Holland (canoeist) (born 1952), American slalom canoer
• John Holland (cricketer) (1869–1914), English cricketer
• Jack Holland (footballer, born 1861) (John Henry Holland, 1861–1898), English footballer who played for Notts County
• John Holland (footballer) (born 1953), Maltese international footballer
• Johnny Holland (born 1965), American football player
• Jon Holland (born 1987), Australian cricketer

Business and engineering

• John Holland (banker) (died 1722), founder of the Bank of Scotland in 1695, the central bank of the Kingdom of Scotland
• Sir John Holland (engineer) (1914–2009), Australian engineer, founder of John Holland Group
• John Holland Group, Australian construction company
• John J. Holland (1843–1892), American shipbuilder
• John Holland (pen maker) (1838–1917), businessman and industrialist

Military

• John Vincent Holland (1889–1975), British Army officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Philip Holland (1841–1914), designed submarines for the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy
• John Frederick Holland (c. 1764–1845), army officer, surveyor and political figure in Prince Edward Island

Politics, law, and government

• Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet (1603–1701), English politician
• Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet (c. 1669–by July 1724), British politician
• John Holland, on the Los Angeles County Civil Defense and Disaster Commission in 1960s
• John C. Holland (1893–1970), councilman in the Los Angeles City Council, 1943–1966
• John Robert Holland, American civil rights lawyer, volunteered to serve as a lawyer to four Guantanamo captives
• John W. Holland (1883–1969), judge

Religion

• John Christie Holland (1882–1954), Canadian pastor and the first Canadian of African heritage to be named a "Citizen of the Year"
• John Holland (bishop) (1912–1990), Anglican bishop in New Zealand

Royalty

• John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (c. 1352–1400), half-brother to Richard II of England and second husband of Elizabeth Plantagenet, daughter of John of Gaunt
• John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (1395–1447), his son

See also

• Jack Holland (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Holland (disambiguation)

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This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 22:04