David Holmes may refer to:

Academics

David L. Holmes David L. Holmes (August 28, 1932 – April 29, 2023) was an American church historian. He was Walter G. Mason Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary. He was married to Carolyn Coggin Holmes, executive director of Ja ...

(born 1932), American academic * Dave Holmes (researcher) (born 1967), Canadian researcher and academic

Arts and entertainment

David Holmes (musician) David Holmes (born 25 February 1969) is a Northern Irish musician and composer. He worked as a DJ before releasing several solo albums that have incorporated elements of trip hop, big beat, electronic and rock. In the late 1990s, he also began c ...

(born 1969), Northern Irish electronic musician and composer * David Holmes, drummer and vocalist for

Servant A domestic worker or domestic servant is a person who works within the scope of a residence. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent occupational category. In traditional English contexts, such a person was said to be "in service ...

Dave Holmes (actor) David Robert Holmes (born March 14, 1971) is an American actor, writer, television host, podcaster, producer, and former VJ who gained national attention as the runner-up on MTV's first '' Wanna Be a VJ'' contest in 1998. From the beginning, he d ...

(born 1971), American MTV VJ, television presenter, actor, and writer *

David Holmes (actor) David Holmes (born 1981) is a British podcast host and former actor and stunt performer. Career Holmes was the stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in the first six films of the ''Harry Potter'' film series. He played a Slytherin ...

(born 1981), British stuntman and actor in the ''Harry Potter'' films

Politics and government

David Holmes (politician) David Holmes (March 10, 1769August 20, 1832) was an American politician in Virginia and Mississippi. He served five terms as a US congressman from Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and later was important in Mississippi's development as a s ...

(1769–1832), last governor of the Mississippi Territory and the first governor of the State of Mississippi, congressman from Virginia *

David Holmes (trade unionist) David Holmes (16 November 1843 – 14 January 1906) was a British trade unionist. Born in Manchester, Holmes worked as a weaver from the age of 8. When he was ten, he ran away from home to live with an uncle in Padiham. He continued weavin ...

(1843–1906), British trade unionist *

Ronald Holmes Sir David Ronald Holmes (, 26 December 1913 – 14 June 1981) was a British colonial government official who served in Hong Kong from 1938. In the Second World War, he was assigned to the British Army Aid Group where he actively took part ...

(David Ronald Holmes, 1913–1981), British colonial government official * David Holmes (journalist) (1926–2014), BBC political editor * David S. Holmes Jr. (1914–1994), American politician in Michigan, *

David Holmes (diplomat) David Holmes is an American diplomat who serves as a counselor for political affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. Holmes testified in public and closed-door hearings before the House Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees ...

, United States Department of State official

Sports

David Holmes (businessman) David Holmes is a Scottish businessperson. He is best known as a former chairman and chief executive of Rangers football club. Career Holmes was appointed a director of Rangers in November 1985 by the club's then majority shareholder, th ...

, former Chairman of Rangers F.C. *

Dave Holmes (American football) David Leon Holmes (January 7, 1924 – August 25, 1999) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head coach football coach at Eastern Washington State College—now known as Eastern Washington Univer ...

(1924–1999), American football player and coach *

Dave Holmes (sportscaster) David Holmes is an American sportscaster and was also the winner of Dream Job (Season 2), the second season of ''Dream Job'', the ESPN reality television talent search show that looks for new on-air talent for the all-sports television network. A 22 ...

, American sportscaster {{hndis, Holmes, David