HOLMES
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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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