Holder is a surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
Academics and literature Alfred Holder (1840–1916), Austrian-German classicist Colleen Holder, Trinidad and Tobago news presenter and producer Michelle Holder, American economist Nancy Holder (born 1953), American writer William Holder (1616–1698), English music theorist
Activism Elma Holder, American elder rights activist
Entertainment Albrecht Holder (born 1958), German classical bassoonist Boscoe Holder (1921–2007), Trinidadian dancer, choreographer and painter Christian Holder (1949–2025), British-Trinidadian dancer and choreographer, son of Boscoe Erich Holder (1901–1974), German film producer Geoffrey Holder (1930–2014), Trinidadian-American character actor, choreographer and dancer Joseph William Holder (1764–1832), English composer Meagan Holder, American actress Noddy Holder (born 1946), English musician and actor
Ram John Holder (born 1934), Guyanese-British actor and musician Roy Holder (1946–2021), English television actor
Journalism
Military and naval Burton Allen Holder (1843–1920), Chickasaw Indian, Confederate officer in the American Civil War Randolph M. Holder (1918–1942), American naval aviator
Politics and government Eric H. Holder, Jr. (born 1951), United States Attorney General from 2009 to 2015 Frederick Holder (1850–1909), South Australian politician Janice M. Holder (born 1949), American jurist Trevor Holder (born 1973), Canadian politician
Religion Christopher Holder (c. 1631–1688), Anglo-American Quaker minister
Science and technology Charles Frederick Holder (1851–1915), American naturalist, science writer, and sport fisherman Joseph Bassett Holder (1824–1888), American zoologist and physician Livingston L. Holder, Jr. (born 1956), American former astronaut; space company executive Otto Hölder (1859–1937), German mathematician
Sport Adzil Holder (1931–2019), Barbadian cricketer Alijah Holder (born 1996), American football player Bob Holder (born 1931), Australian rodeo competitor Chemar Holder (born 1998), Barbadian cricket player Edward Holder (1908–1974), All Black rugby league player Jason Holder (born 1991), Barbadian and West Indies cricket player John Holder (cricketer) (born 1945), cricketer and umpire Kyle Holder (born 1994), American professional baseball player Nikkita Holder (born 1987), Canadian Olympic 100 m hurdler and Pan American medalist Phil Holder (born 1952), English football manager and coach Rieah Holder (born 1993), Barbadian netball player Roland Holder (born 1967), West Indian cricketer Tra Holder (born 1995), Thai-American Basketball player Vanburn Holder (born 1945), West Indian cricketer Will Holder (American football) (born 1975), American Arena Football League player
Fictional characters Alexander Holder, a character in The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle Stephen Holder, a character on the American crime drama television series The Killing