Holt is a given name and surname.

Etymology

Holt is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

and placename, of

Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic branc ...

origin and meaning a small wood or grove of

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s."A Genealogical History of the Holt Family in the United States" Page 5, 1864
/ref> It derives from the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

word ''holt'' and is a near-synonym of "wold" (from Old English ''wald''), originally denoting a forested upland. Those words are

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with the modern German words "Holz" and "Wald" respectively. The word is also found in Scandinavian placenames and in surnames derived from them: in Danish, Norwegian, and Icelandic as ''Holt'' (or the more archaic Danish ''Holdt'' and ''Holte''); in Swedish as ''Hult'' or ''Hulte''; and even in Finnish as ''Hulti'' (a

loanword A loanword (also loan word or loan-word) is a word at least partly assimilated from one language (the donor language) into another language. This is in contrast to cognates, which are words in two or more languages that are similar because th ...

from Swedish). It is often used in combination with other words, as in ''Uhrenholdt'' ("ancient holt", a Danish last name taken from that of an estate) or

Älghult Älghult is a locality situated in Uppvidinge Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of ...

elk The elk (''Cervus canadensis''), also known as the wapiti, is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. The common ...

holt"), a village and the site of a small art-glass factory in

Småland Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized fo ...

, Sweden. In Sweden it is most commonly found in and around

, including

Älmhult Älmhult () is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with 8,955 inhabitants in 2010. It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA (the Swedish furniture company) store was built. IKEA continues to have a large c ...

, the location of the first

IKEA IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been t ...

store. Another spelling of the name is "Hoult", more commonly found in the north of England than in the south. Related German names include '' Holz'', ''Holzman'', ''Holzhauer'', et al., and their anglicized equivalents which often insert a "t" between the "l" and the "z".

Notable people named Holt

Alfred Holt Alfred Holt (13 June 1829 – 28 November 1911) was a British engineer, ship owner and merchant. He lived at Crofton Estate, Crofton, Aigburth in Liverpool, England. Holt is credited with establishing the long distance steamship by develo ...

(1829–1911), English steamship designer and ship owner * Alfred Holt (cricketer) (1863–1942), English cricketer *

Anne Holt Anne Holt (born 16 November 1958) is a Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice. Early life She was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestrøm and Tromsø, and moved to Oslo in 1978. Holt graduated with a law degree from the Universit ...

(born 1958), Norwegian crime novelist and lawyer * Andrew Holt (disambiguation), several people * Arthur Holt (sportsman) (1911–1994), Hampshire cricketer and Southampton footballer *

Arthur Holt (politician) Arthur Frederick Holt (8 August 1914 – 23 August 1995) was a hosiery manufacturer and Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom, and Member of Parliament for thirteen years. Background Holt was born in Bolton. He was educated at Mill Hil ...

(1914–1995), English politician *

Benjamin Holt Benjamin Leroy Holt (January 1, 1849 – December 5, 1920) was an American businessman and inventor who patented and manufactured the first practical crawler-type tread tractor. The continuous-type track is used for heavy agricultural and engin ...

(1849–1920), American machinery inventor * Bob Holt (disambiguation), several people * Brian Van Holt (born 1969), American actor *

Brock Holt Brock Wyatt Holt (born June 11, 1988), nicknamed "The Brock Star", is an American former professional baseball player. Well known for his role as a utility player, Holt played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red ...

(born 1988), American baseball player *

Chad Holt Chad Jeremy Holt (October 3, 1972 – August 18, 2019) was an American writer, actor, and performer in Austin, Texas. He was the subject of the independent documentary film ''Total Badass'' by director Bob Ray about his struggles with drug use and ...

(1972–2019), American actor, writer, and criminal *

Charles A. Holt Charles A. Holt (born October 2, 1948) is a behavioral economist, the A. Willis Robertson Professor of Political Economy at the University of Virginia. He also teaches public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy The ...

, behavioral economist * Charles C. Holt (1921–2010), professor at McCombs School of Business, Texas * Charlotte C. Holt, American activist and lawyer *

Chris Holt (baseball coach) Christopher Anthony Holt (born April 19, 1979) is an American professional baseball former pitcher and current pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). Married to Shana Holt with two children. Biography Holt at ...

(born 1979), American baseball coach *

Chris Holt (ice hockey) Christopher Holt (born June 5, 1985) is a Canadian-born American former professional hockey goaltender who last played with the Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League. He also played for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues of the Nation ...

(born 1985), goaltender *

Claire Holt Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Emma Gilbert in '' H2O: Just Add Water'', Samara Cook in ''Pretty Little Liars'', Chastity Meyer in ''Mean Girls 2'', Rebekah Mikaelson in ''The ...

(born 1988), Australian actress *

David Holt (musician) David Holt (born October 15, 1946 in Gatesville, Texas) is a musician who performs traditional American music and stories. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Holt plays 10 acoustic instruments and has released recordings of traditional mountain m ...

(born 1946), American musician *

David Holt (voice actor) David Holt is an English voice actor and writer. He has contributed his voice to a wide variety of children's cartoons. Career Voice acting Holt is noted for his role as Vervain in ''Watership Down'' as well as the voices for the male animals ...

, English voice actor *

Edwin Holt Edwin Bissell Holt (; August 21, 1873 – January 25, 1946) was a professor of philosophy and psychology at Harvard from 1901–1918. From 1926–1936 he was a visiting professor of psychology at Princeton University. Biography Holt was born in W ...

(1873–1946), Harvard professor of philosophy and psychology *

Elinor Holt Eleanor Holt is a Canadian actress and voice actress who frequently works for Blue Water Studios in Calgary, Alberta. Holt is also one of the founding members of the Evergreen Theatre in Calgary. Roles *''Banner of the Stars'' - Sobaash *''Bibi ...

, voice actress *

Ernest William Lyons Holt Ernest William Lyons Holt or E. W. L. Holt (17 October 1864 – 10 June 1922) was an eminent English marine naturalist and biologist who specialized in ichthyology, the study of fish. His work helped lay a scientific foundation for the fis ...

(1864–1922) *

Fritz Holt Fritz Holt (October 9, 1940 – July 14, 1987) was an American theatre producer and director. Born George William Holt III in San Francisco, Holt was a graduate of the University of Oregon. He began his career as an assistant stage manager at t ...

(1940–1987), American theatre producer and director *

Gary Holt (footballer) Gary James Holt (born 9 March 1973) is a Scottish football player and coach, who was most recently the sporting director at Falkirk. Holt first played competitively for Kilmarnock, making 138 appearances, before transferring to Norwich City, whe ...

(born 1973) *

Gary Holt (musician) Gary Wayne Holt (born May 4, 1964) is an American musician from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a guitarist, bandleader, and main songwriter for thrash metal band Exodus and was a member of Slayer from 2011 to 2019, replacing Jeff Hanneman on ...

(born 1964) *

Georgia Holt Georgia Holt (born Jackie Jean Crouch; June 9, 1926 – December 10, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, actress and model. She was also notable for being the mother of singer and actress Cher. Early life Holt was born Jackie Jean Crouch in ...

(1926–2022), American singer *

Grant Holt Grant Holt (born 12 April 1981) is an English former professional footballer who is currently a scout at West Ham United. During his football career, Holt played for a number of non-league and professional clubs, making nearly 100 league appeara ...

(born 1981), English footballer * Gwynneth Holt (1909–1995), British artist *

Hamilton Holt Hamilton Holt (August 18, 1872 – April 26, 1951) was an American educator, editor, author and politician. Biography Holt was born on August 18, 1872 in Brooklyn, New York City to George Chandler Holt and his wife Mary Louisa Bowen Holt. His fat ...

(1872–1951), former president of Rollins College *

Harold Holt Harold Edward Holt (5 August 190817 December 1967) was an Australian politician who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his presumed death in 1967. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party. Holt was born in S ...

(1908–1967), Prime Minister of Australia *

Harold Holt (impresario) Harold Holt (3 November 18853 September 1953) was an impresario in England from the 1920s to the early 1950s, who managed many of the great names in the classical music world. He was considered the leading concert agent of his time, and was said t ...

(1885–1953), South African-English impresario *

Hazel Holt Hazel Holt (nee Young, 3 September 1928 – 23 November 2015) was a British novelist. She studied at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham, England, and then Newnham College, Cambridge. She went on to work at the International Afric ...

(1928–2015), British novelist *

Helen F. Holt Helen Louise Froelich Holt (August 16, 1913 – July 12, 2015) was an American scientist, educator, and politician. She served as the Secretary of State of West Virginia from 1957 to 1959 and also served in the West Virginia House of Delegates fr ...

(1913–2015), American politician *

Henry Holt (North Dakota politician) Henry Holt (November 13, 1887 – March 2, 1944) was a politician from the U. S. state of North Dakota. He was born in Illinois."Lt. Gov. Henry Holt Dies", ''The Bismarck Tribune'', Thursday, March 02, 1944, Bismarck, North Dakota, United States ...

(1887–1944), lieutenant governor *

Henry Holt (publisher) Henry Gartf Holt (January 3, 1840 – February 13, 1926), was an American book publisher and author. Life and career Henry Holt was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 3, 1840." He graduated from Yale University in 1862. After a year at Col ...

, of Baltimore, US; founded

Henry Holt and Company Henry Holt and Company is an American book-publishing company based in New York City. One of the oldest publishers in the United States, it was founded in 1866 by Henry Holt and Frederick Leypoldt. Currently, the company publishes in the fields ...

(now

Holt McDougal Holt McDougal is an American publishing company, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, that specializes in textbooks for use in high schools. The Holt name is derived from that of U.S. publisher Henry Holt (1840–1926), co-founder of the ...

) *

Henry E. Holt Henry E. Holt (27 September 1929 - 5 May 2019) was an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets, who has worked as a planetary geologist at the United States Geological Survey and Northern Arizona University. Ca ...

(1929–2019), astronomer *

Henry H. Holt Henry H. Holt (March 27, 1831 – 1898) was an American politician from the U. S. state of Michigan. Biography Holt was born in Camden, New York and received an academic education, studied law and graduated from union law college of Ohio. ...

(1831–1898), Michigan politician, lieutenant governor *

Henry W. Holt Henry Winston Holt (September 14, 1864 – October 4, 1947) was born at Wakefield, Virginia in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, but was raised in Surry County, Virginia. His preparatory education was received at Hanover Academy in Hanover Coun ...

, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia *

Herbert Samuel Holt Sir Herbert Samuel Holt (February 12, 1856 – September 29, 1941) was an Ireland, Irish-born Canadians, Canadian civil engineer who became a businessman, banker, and corporate director with a ruthless business reputation. He was President o ...

(1856–1941), former president of the Royal Bank of Canada * Herbert Holt, rugby league footballer of the 1920s * Homer A. Holt (1898–1975), American politician *

Jack Holt (actor) Charles John Holt, Jr. (May 31, 1888 – January 18, 1951) was an American motion picture actor who was prominent in both silent and sound movies, particularly Westerns. Early life Holt was born in 1888 in the Fordham section of The Bronx, New ...

(1888–1951) *

Jack Holt (dinghy designer) Jack Holt, OBE (8 April 1912 – 14 November 1995) was a prolific designer of sailing dinghies. His pioneering designs of dinghies using plywood did much to popularise the sport of sailing in the period immediately following World War II. ...

(1912–1995) * Jefferson Holt, former manager of rock band R.E.M. *

Jennifer Holt Jennifer Holt (born Elizabeth Marshall Holt; November 10, 1920 – September 21, 1997) was an American actress. Early years She was born in Hollywood, California, to actor Jack Holt and his wife, Margaret Woods. She was the sister of wes ...

(1920–1997), American actress *

Jim Holt (Arkansas politician) Jim L. Holt (born January 17, 1965) is an American Baptist minister and a conservative Republican politician from Springdale in northwestern Arkansas. Background Holt was born in Camden in Ouachita County, southern Arkansas. He joined the m ...

(born 1965) *

JoBea Way Holt JoBea Way Holt (born 1954) is an American planetary scientist who has worked for NASA. Holt studied the carbon cycle in Earth's atmosphere. She is also a member of the Climate Project, and is the author of several books and research papers. Bio ...

(born 1954), planetary scientist * John Holt (disambiguation), various people *

Joseph Holt Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 – August 1, 1894) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician. As a leading member of the Buchanan administration, he succeeded in convincing Buchanan to oppose the secession of the South. He returned to Ke ...

(1807–1894), American judge *

Joseph Holt (rebel) Joseph Holt (1756 – 16 May 1826) was a United Irish general and leader of a large guerrilla force which fought against British troops in County Wicklow from June–October 1798. He was exiled in 1799 to the colony of New South Wales (since ...

(1756–1826), United Irish general *

Justice Holt (disambiguation) Justice Holt may refer to: * Andrew Holt (judge) (1855–1948), associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court * Homer A. Holt (justice) (1831–1898), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia * Henry W. Holt (1864– ...

Kåre Holt Kåre Holt (10 October 1916 – 15 March 1997) was a Norwegian author. He wrote plays, poetry and about forty books. Biography Holt was born in the village of Våle in Vestfold, Norway. His parents were Peder Anton Kristiansen (1870-1958) and M ...

(1916–1997), Norwegian author * Kristen Holt, Canadian educator and Abercrombie & Fitch model *

Lester Holt Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of ''NBC Nightly News'' and ''Dateline NBC''. On June 18, 2015, Holt was made the permanent anchor of ''NBC Nightly News'' following the ...

(born 1959), American news journalist *

Lou Holtz Louis Leo Holtz (born January 6, 1937) is an American former football player, coach, and analyst. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the New York ...

, American college football coach *

Luther Emmett Holt Luther Emmett Holt (L. Emmett Holt, March 4, 1855 – January 14, 1924) was an American pediatrician and author, noted for writing ''The Care and Feeding of Children: A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's Nurses'' in 1894. Born near ...

(1855–1924), pediatrician and author * Luther Emmett Holt Jr. (1895–1974), pediatrician *

Marjorie Holt Marjorie Sewell Holt (September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018), a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to ...

(1920–2018), United States representative from Maryland * Maxwell Holt (born 1987), American volleyball player * Michael Holt (author) (born 1929) *

Michael Holt (musician) Michael Holt is an American musician based in Truro, Massachusetts. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1968, and raised in New York City, where he learned to play the piano as a child. Early life In high school (Hunter College High School) i ...

(born 1968) *

Michael Holt (snooker player) Michael Holt (born 7 August 1978) is an English former professional snooker player from Nottingham. A former world Top 20 player, he has won one ranking event – the 2020 Snooker Shoot Out – and two minor-ranking tournaments. He has been ru ...

(born 1978) *

Mike Holt Mike Holt (15 September 1931 – 19 July 2008) born Antione Michael Holthausen in Pretoria was a South African professional middle/ light heavy/ heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and '60s who won the South African middleweight title, and South ...

(1931–2008), South African boxer (birth name Antione Michael Holthausen) *

Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) Michael Holt is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second character to take up the Mister Terrific mantle. Echo Kellum portrayed a version of the character renamed Curtis Holt in the CW Arrowverse ...

, fictional character in the DC Universe *

Nancy Holt Nancy Holt (April 5, 1938 – February 8, 2014) was an American artist most known for her public sculpture, installation art, concrete poetry, and land art. Throughout her career, Holt also produced works in other media, including film and photog ...

(1938–2014), American artist *

Olivia Holt Olivia Hastings Holt (born August 5, 1997) is an American actress and singer. She starred in the Disney XD series ''Kickin' It'', Disney Channel Original Movie '' Girl vs. Monster'', and the Disney Channel Original Series '' I Didn't Do It''. Fr ...

(born 1997), American actress *

Orrin Holt Orrin Holt (March 13, 1792 – June 20, 1855) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Willington, Connecticut. He received a limited schooling and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the Connecticut S ...

(1792–1855), United States representative from Connecticut *

Peter Holt Peter M. Holt (born July 26, 1948) is an American businessman. He is the former CEO of HoltCat, the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United States and former chairman, CEO, and owner of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, which owns the NBA's San ...

(born 1948), American businessman *

Pierce Holt Leslie Pierce Holt (born January 1, 1962) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 to 1995. H ...

(born 1962), American football player *

Randy Holt Stewart Randall Holt (born January 15, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as one of the toughest players in the sport during his career, he still holds t ...

(born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ric Holt Richard Craig Holt (February 13, 1941 – April 12, 2019) was an American-Canadians, Canadian computer scientists, computer scientist. Early life Holt was born on in 1941 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Vashti Young and C.P. Holt, but later move ...

, Canadian computer scientist *

Robert Holt Robert Wilfred Holt (9 June 1913 – 1 May 1985) was an Australian politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and, later, of the Parliament of Australia. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Holt was educated in Melbourne at Scotch C ...

(1913–1985), American academic author *

Rod Holt Frederick Rodney Holt Moritz, Michael, ''The Little Kingdom,'' ebook (born 1934) is an American computer engineer and political activist. He is Apple employee #5, and developed the unique power supply for the 1977 Apple II. Actor Ron Eldard portr ...

(born 1934), American computer engineer * Rosie Holt, British actress, comedian and writer *

Rush D. Holt, Jr. Rush Dew Holt Jr. (born October 15, 1948) is an American scientist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and son of former West Virginia U.S. Senator Rush D. Holt Sr. H ...

, a U.S. Representative from New Jersey *

Rush D. Holt, Sr. Rush Dew Holt Sr. (June 19, 1905 – February 8, 1955) was an American politician who was a United States Senator from West Virginia (1935–1941) and a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1931–1935, 1942–1950, 1954& ...

, a U.S. Senator from West Virginia *

Ryves Holt Ryves Holt (1696 – May 8, 1763) was an American judge who served as chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1745 to 1763. Biography Born in 1696, Holt, a resident of Philadelphia, was involved in trade with the West Indies before being ...

(1696–1763), Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court * Sam B. Holt (1902–?), American college basketball coach * Samuel C. O. Holt (born 1936), American radio and television executive *

Sandrine Holt Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a British-born Canadian model and actress. Early life Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in Croydon. Her middle name was later changed to Claire. Her father, Man Shun ("Horace" ...

(born 1972), model and actress *

Seth Holt Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. Ac ...

(1923–1971), British film director and producer *

Simeon ten Holt Simeon ten Holt (24 January 1923 – 25 November 2012) was a Dutch contemporary classical composer. Ten Holt was born in Bergen, North Holland, and studied with Jakob van Domselaer, eventually developing a highly personal style of minimal ...

(1923–2012), Dutch composer *

Simma Holt Simma Holt, (née Milner, March 27, 1922 – January 23, 2015) was a Canadian journalist, author, and the first Jewish woman elected to the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Vegreville, Alberta as Simma Milner, the sixth of eight children, sh ...

(1922–2015), Canadian journalist and politician *

Simon Holt Simon Holt (born 21 February 1958) is an English composer. Biography Simon Holt was born in Bolton, Lancashire on 21 February 1958. Educated at Bolton School, Holt immersed himself in organ, piano and visual art during his sixth form years. ...

(born 1958), British composer *

Sophia Holt Sophia Holt (1658 – 1734), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography Holt was born in Zwolle as the daughter of the city secretary Johan Holt.Steve Holt (disambiguation), several people *

Susan Holt Susan Holt is a Canadian politician, who has been the leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association since August 6, 2022, leader of the Opposition since May 9, 2023, and MLA for Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore since April 24, 2023. Holt ...

, Canadian politician in New Brunswick *

Terrence Holt Terrence DaQuay Holt (born March 5, 1980) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round (137th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State University. Holt ...

(born 1980), American football player; younger brother of Torry Holt * Terrence Holt (writer), American writer * Thomas Holt (American architect), American architect * Thomas Holt (English architect), English architect *

Thomas Michael Holt Thomas Michael Holt (July 15, 1831 – April 11, 1896) was an American industrialist who served as the 47th governor of North Carolina from 1891 to 1893. Formerly a North Carolina State Senator and Speaker of the House of the North Carolina Gen ...

(1831–1896), textile manufacturer, whose company later became part of Burlington Industries *

Tim Holt Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in forty-six B westerns released by RKO Pictures. In a career spanning mo ...

(1919–1973), American actor *

Tim Holt (statistician) David Holt CB (29 October 1943 – 15 November 2022) was a British statistician who was Professor Emeritus of Social Statistics at the University of Southampton. He had been the president of the Royal Statistical Society (2005–2007), the las ...

(1943–2022) *

Tom Holt Thomas Charles Louis Holt (born 13 September 1961) is a British novelist. In addition to fiction published under his own name, he writes fantasy under the pseudonym K. J. Parker. Biography Holt was born in London, the son of novelist Hazel H ...

(born 1961), British novelist *

Torry Holt Torry Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976) is a former professional American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most rec ...

(born 1976), American football player; older brother of Terrence Holt * Victor Holt (1908–1988), American basketball player *

Victoria Holt Eleanor Alice Hibbert (née Burford; 1 September 1906 – 18 January 1993) was an English writer of historical romances. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen ...

, pseudonym of Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert, British author * William Holt (disambiguation), several people *

Yvette Holt Yvette Henry Holt (born 1971) is an Aboriginal Australian poet, essayist, academic, researcher and comedian, of the Bidjara, Yiman and Wakaman nations of Queensland. She came to prominence with her first published collection of poetry, ''Anony ...

(born 1971), Australian poet

Given name

Holt McCallany Holt McCallany (born Holt Quinn McAloney; September 3, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for portraying FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on the series '' Mindhunter'' (2017–2019) and has had leading and supporting roles in various television ...

(born 1963), American actor * Holt Persinger, American politician from Georgia

Notable people with variants of the name

Axel Petersson Döderhultarn Axel "Döderhultarn" Petersson, formerly Axel Petersson, (12 December 1868 – 15 March 1925) was a Swedish wood carver who was one of the recognized masters of wood carving, most famous for Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving, Sca ...

(born Axel Petersson; 1868–1925), Swedish woodcarver *

Laura Pendergest-Holt Laura Pendergest-Holt (born July 23, 1973) is a convicted Ponzi scheme perpetrator, financier, and former chief investment officer of Stanford Financial Group, who was charged with a civil charge of fraud on February 17, 2009. On May 12, 2009, Pen ...

(born 1973), convicted Ponzi scheme operator *

Jacob Holdt Jacob Holdt (born 29 April 1947) is a photography in Denmark, Danish photographer, writer and lecturer. His mammoth work, ''American Pictures'', gained international fame in 1977 for its effective photographic revelations about the hardships of Am ...

(born 1947), Danish photojournalist *

Johan Hultin Johan Hultin (October 7, 1924 – January 22, 2022) was a Swedish-born American pathologist known for recovering tissues containing traces of the 1918 influenza virus that killed millions worldwide. Life and career Hultin was born into a wealthy ...

(1924–2022), Swedish-American pathologist *

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (born 22 January 1987) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen. Her greatest achievement is winning the ...

, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier

Places with names derived from Holt and variants

Älmhult Municipality Älmhult Municipality (''Älmhults kommun'') is a municipality in central Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where the town of Älmhult is seat. In 1901 Älmhult was detached from ''Stenbrohult'' and made a market town (''köping''). The presen ...

Kronoberg County Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is ...

, Sweden *

Diepholz Diepholz (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Deefholt'') is a town and capital of the district of Diepholz in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the rivers Hunte and Lohne, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabrück, and 60 km southwest of ...

town and capital of the district of Diepholz, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

* Döderhult, parish in

Oskarshamn Municipality Oskarshamn Municipality (''Oskarshamns kommun'') is a municipality in Kalmar County in south-eastern Sweden, where the city Oskarshamn is seat. The amalgamations in the present municipality took place in 1967 when three rural municipalities join ...

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Geo ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

; Misterhult is a nearby parish **

Oskarshamn Oskarshamn is a coastal city and the seat of Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 17,258 inhabitants in 2010. History Etymology Döderhultsvik was the original name before a town charter was granted in 1856. The name was then chang ...

, city, earlier called Döderhultsvik (orig. Duderhultevik), after the nearby bay, which is still called Döderhultsvik (''vik''=bay) *

Esholt Esholt is a village between Shipley and Guiseley, in the metropolitan district of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated east of Shipley town centre , south-west of Guiseley Main Street , north of Bradford City Cent ...

, a village in the

City of Bradford The City of Bradford () is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a large area which includes the towns and v ...

in the metropolitan county of

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

Holte Holte is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The local town centre is centred on Holte station and is surrounded by extensive areas of single-family, detached homes as well as several l ...

, northern suburb of

Metropolitan Copenhagen The Copenhagen metropolitan area or Metropolitan Copenhagen ( da, Hovedstadsområdet, , literally "The Capital Area") is a large commuter belt (the area in which it is practical to commute to work) surrounding Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. ...

, Rudersdal municipality, Denmark * Hult, a village in

Eksjö Municipality Eksjö Municipality (''Eksjö kommun'') is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town Eksjö is seat. The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former ''City of Eksjö'' was amalgamated with three neighborin ...

Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Sept ...

, Sweden *

Hultsfred Hultsfred () is a locality and the seat of Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,143 inhabitants in 2010. It is best known for the Hultsfred Festival The Hultsfred Festival ( sv, Hultsfredsfestivalen) was an annual music festival ...

, seat of

Hultsfred Municipality Hultsfred Municipality (''Hultsfreds kommun'') is a municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. The seat is in the town of Hultsfred. The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the market town (''köping' ...

, Sweden and location of the

Hultsfred Festival The Hultsfred Festival ( sv, Hultsfredsfestivalen) was an annual music festival held in Hultsfred, Sweden. It took place at the lake Hulingen during three days in the June or July, from Thursday to Saturday. Since the first festival in 1986, it ...

Northolt Northolt is a town in West London, England, spread across both sides of the A40 trunk road. It is west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the seven major towns that make up the London Borough of Ealing. It had a population of 30,304 at ...

, a suburb of

North London North London is the northern part of London, England, north of the River Thames. It extends from Clerkenwell and Finsbury, on the edge of the City of London financial district, to Greater London's boundary with Hertfordshire. The term ''nort ...

(formerly in

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...

) * Reykholt, Iceland (''reyk''=smoke) *

Råshult Råshult is a village just north of Älmhult in Kronoberg County, Småland, Sweden. It is notable as the birthplace of the seminal biologist and "father of modern taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778 ...

village,

, Småland, Sweden, birthplace of

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

* Stenbrohult, the parish in which Råshult is located *

Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock is a city in the Gütersloh (district), district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km east of Gütersloh and 15 km south-east of Bielef ...

, town in the district of

Gütersloh Gütersloh () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. Gütersloh is the administrative centre for a district of the same name and has a population of 100,194 peo ...

in the state of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

, Germany *

Skálholt Skálholt (Modern Icelandic: ; non, Skálaholt ) is a historical site in the south of Iceland, at the river Hvítá. History Skálholt was, through eight centuries, one of the most important places in Iceland. A bishopric was established in Sk� ...

(Old Icelandic: Skálaholt) important historical site in southeast Iceland

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