Holdaway is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Guy Holdaway (1886–1973), British athlete Hubert Holdaway (1896–1963), New Zealand teacher, orchardist, Methodist lay preacher and pacifist Jim Holdaway (1927–1970), British illustrator Richard Holdaway (born 1949), British space engineer Ronald M. Holdaway (born 1934), American military judge William Holdaway (1893–1967), New Zealand cricketer