Holden (given name)

Holden is the given name of:

• Holden Bowler (1912–2001), American athlete, singer and businessman
• Holden Furber (1903–1993), American historian and professor
• Holden Karnofsky, American nonprofit executive
• Holden Powell (born 1999), American baseball player
• 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 Staes (born 2003), American football player
• Holden Thorp (born 1964), American chemist, inventor, musician, professor, and entrepreneur
• Holden Trent (1999–2024), American soccer player

• Holden Carver, the main character in the DC Comics/Wildstorm comic book series Sleeper
• Holden Caulfield, the main character in J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye
• Holden Ford, a main character in the TV series Mindhunter
• Holden Matthews, the main character in the TV series Beyond
• Holden McNeil, played by Ben Affleck in three films: Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
• Holden Snyder, from the soap opera As the World Turns
• Holden, aka Space Cop, the main character of the 2016 science-fiction action comedy film Space Cop
• Judge Holden, Fictional 19th-century American scalp-hunter from the novel, Blood Meridian