Holden (given name)

Holden is the given name of:

People:

• Holden Bowler (1912-2001), American athlete, singer and businessman
• Holden Furber (1903–1993), American historian and professor
• Holden C. Richardson (1878-1960), pioneer in U.S. naval aviation
• Holden Roberto (1923-2007), founder and leader of the National Liberation Front of Angola
• Holden Thorp (born 1964), American chemist, inventor, musician, professor, and entrepreneur
• Holden Scott, sometime pen name of American author Ben Mezrich (born 1969)
• Holden Walz (2004-present), American scholar out of California and former professional Go-Kart racer
• Holden Kelly, (2005-present), stand up comedian and intellectual from Southern California

Fictional characters:

• Holden Caulfield, the main character in J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye
• Holden Carver, the main character in the DC Comics/Wildstorm comic book series Sleeper
• Holden Ford, a main character in the TV series Mindhunter
• Holden Matthews, the main character in the TV series Beyond
• Archie Holden Buster Williams, the main character in the movie Archie’s Final Project
• Holden Snyder, from the soap opera As the World Turns
• Holden McNeil, played by Ben Affleck in "Chasing Amy"