Holmes may refer to the following:

Slang Term

Holmes is often used as a word for buddy. A variation of the term homie. Used mostly in gangs but more recently by highschool kids, gang related or not.

Example: "What up, holmes?" Used as a greeting among friends.

People

• Alan Holmes, Welsh musician and record producer
• Andrew Holmes (d. 1814), American army officer
• Arthur Holmes (1890–1965), British geologist
• Catherine Holmes, Australian judge
• Chris Holmes, American musician
• Clarence Holmes, also known as Ready Rock C, American musician
• Clent Holmes, guitarist
• Dave Holmes (b. 1971), American television personality
• David Holmes (1769–1832), American politician
• David Holmes, American sportscaster
• David Holmes, Irish DJ, musician and composer.
• Diane Holmes, Canadian politician
• Edmond Holmes (1850–1936), English writer and poet.
• Edwin Holmes, British astronomer
• Ernest Holmes (1887–1960), founder of the movement known as Religious Science, also known as "Science of Mind," a part of the New Thought Movement.
• Frederick William Holmes, English soldier
• Gabriel Holmes (1769–1829), American politician
• George Holmes, Chichele Professor of Medieval History Emeritus at the University of Oxford
• George M. Holmes, U.S. politician
• Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes (1941–1995), U.S. physician (orthopedist) who helped desegregate the University of Georgia as one of the first two African-American students
• Hap Holmes (1889–1940), Canadian professional ice hockey goalie
• Henry Holmes (1839-1905), English composer and professor of violin
• Herman Webster Mudgett Alias for H.H. Holmes
• Jackie Holmes, American Formula One driver
• Jessica Holmes (b. 1973), Canadian comedian and actor
• Joel Holmes, English soldier
• John Holmes (1773–1843), American politician
• John Holmes (1944–1988), American porn star of the 1970s and 1980s
• John Holmes, Anglo-Indian mercenary in Punjab.
• John Clellon Holmes (1926–1988), author
• Jon Holmes, British comedy writer and broadcaster.
• Katie Holmes (b. 1978), American actor
• Dame Kelly Holmes (b. 1970), a British middle distance athlete
• Larry Holmes (b. 1949), American boxer
• Mike Holmes, British guitarist
• Nick Holmes (b. 1971), British singer
• Oliver Wendell Holmes the elder (1809–1894), poet and essayist
• Oliver Wendell Holmes the younger (1841–1935), justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Paul Holmes, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster
• Paul Holmes (b. 1957), politician in the United Kingdom.
• Priest Holmes (b. 1973), American football player.
• Richard Holmes (1931–1991), American jazz organist
• Richard Holmes (b. 1941), British military historian
• Robert A. "Bob" Holmes, Georgia state legislator
• Robert C. Holmes (1928–1986), English TV scriptwriter
• Robert D. Holmes (1909–1976), governor of Oregon
• Robert E. Holmes (1922–2004)), Ohio state supreme court justice
• Sir Robert Holmes (1622–1692), English admiral
• Robert Holmes, guitarist for the band 'Til Tuesday
• Robert Holmes, wrote music for computer games
• Rupert Holmes (b. 1947), British composer and writer
• Simon Hugh Holmes (1831–1919), Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer.
• Theophilus H. Holmes (1804–1880), Confederate Civil War lieutenant general
• Tom Holmes (b. 1930s), current chairman of the far-right British political party, the National Front
• William Edgar Holmes, English soldier
• William Henry Holmes (1846–1933), American anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist and museum director
• Janet Holmes a Court (b. 1943), Australian businesswoman
• Holmes Rolston III, philosopher, author, and professor

Places

UK

• Holmes Chapel, a village in central Cheshire, in Congleton borough

U.S.

• Holmes Beach, Florida
• Holmes City Township, Minnesota
• Holmes County, Florida
• Holmes County, Mississippi
• Holmes County, Ohio

Other

• The fictional characters Sherlock Holmes, his brother Mycroft Holmes, and Sherrinford Holmes
• Home Office Large Major Enquiry System (HOLMES), the computer database of the Metropolitan Police Service, and its successor, HOLMES2
• Mycroft Holmes, a self-aware computer in the Robert A. Heinlein novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
• The Holmes Show, a Canadian sketch comedy television series

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