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Bolland, German noble, nobility with French origin. The ancestry comes from the Frenchman Pierre de la Bollánd, the councilor at the court who later fled from France to Germany in 1614. His grandson Dominique de la Bollánd (1625–1670) joined the Swedish war service and participated with great distinction during much of the 30-year war. , finally reached the lieutenant general and was appointed to the Swedish Council of Ministers in 1660. The family has links to
Bolland Castle Bolland Castle (french: Château de Bolland) is a castle in the municipality of Herve, Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium. The keep remains from the medieval building, and several other parts from the 16th century. Major works were carried out in ...
(''French: Château de Bolland''), a castle in the municipality of Herve, province of Liège, Belgium. *
Adrienne Bolland Adrienne Bolland, born Boland, (25 November 1895 – 18 March 1975) was a French test pilot. She was the first woman to fly over the Andes between Chile and Argentina. She was later described as "France's most accomplished female aviator", set ...
(1896–1975), French test pilot; first woman to fly over the Andes * Brian Bolland (born 1951), British comics artist * C. J. Bolland (born 1971), English electronic-music producer * Charlotte Bolland, British art historian and curator * Dan Bolland (born 1992), English director * David Bolland (born 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Gerardus Johannes Petrus Josephus Bolland (1854–1922), Dutch philosopher, scholar, and linguist * Gordon Bolland (born 1943), English professional football player and manager *
Janice Bolland Janice Bolland (born January 25, 1966) is an American road racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mounta ...
(born 1966), American cyclist * Jasper Bolland (born 1986), Dutch professional football player *
Jean Bolland Jean Bolland ( la, Johannes Bollandus) (13 August 1596 – 12 September 1665) was a Jesuit priest, theologian, and prominent Flemish hagiographer. Bolland's main achievement is the compilation of the first five volumes of the ''Lives of th ...
(1596–1665), Belgian Jesuit priest and hagiographer * Joe Bolland (born 1994), English actor Kevin Bolland (born 1959), American race car driver * Marc Bolland (born 1959), Dutch businessman, former CEO of
Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home ...
* Mark William Bolland (born 1966), Deputy Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1998–2002 * Martin Bolland (born 1956), British businessman *Pat Bolland (born 1958), Canadian business television commentator *
Paul Bolland Paul Graham Arthur Bolland (born 23 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer, commentator and football coach who is head of football at Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1997 to 2013 and ...
(born 1979), English professional football player * Phil Bolland (born 1967), English professional football player *Brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland (born 1955 and 1956), composers and music producers, who recorded as "Bolland" and "Bolland & Bolland" *
William Bolland Sir William Bolland (1772–1840), lawyer and bibliophile, the eldest son of James Bolland, of Southwark, was educated at Reading School under Dr. Valpy, and admitted a pensioner at Trinity College, Cambridge on 26 September 1789, at the age o ...
(1772–1840), lawyer and bibliophile * William Procter Bolland (1815–1863), cricketer


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* Boland (disambiguation) *
Bollandist The Bollandist Society ( la, Societas Bollandistarum french: Société des Bollandistes) are an association of scholars, philologists, and historians (originally all Jesuits, but now including non-Jesuits) who since the early seventeenth century h ...
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