List of Famous people with last name Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes
Lizzie Holmes
Lizzie Holmes was an American anarchist, writer, and organizer of Chicago's working women during the late 19th century in the United States. She was a key figure in Chicago's labor movement in the years just preceding the Haymarket affair, during which she worked with and played a leading role in a range of unions including the Knights of Labor and the International Working People's Association. Prior to becoming a labor organizer, she worked as a school teacher and music instructor in Ohio.
Evelyn Iris Holmes
Ruth Holmes
Simon Hugh Holmes
Simon Hugh Holmes was a Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer. He was the fourth Premier of Nova Scotia for three and a half years.
Taylor Holmes
Taylor Holmes was an American actor who appeared in over 100 Broadway plays in his five-decade career. However, he is probably best remembered for his screen performances, which he began in silent films in 1917. Among his earliest starring roles is in George K. Spoor's 1918 production A Pair of Sixes.
Catherine Holmes
David Holmes
David Holmes was an American politician in Virginia and Mississippi. He served five terms as a US congressman from Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and later was important in Mississippi's development as a state. He was appointed by the federal government as the fourth and last governor of the Mississippi Territory. In 1817 he was unanimously elected as the first governor of the state of Mississippi. He served a term as US senator from Mississippi, appointed to fill a vacancy until elected by the legislature. Elected again as governor, he was forced to resign early due to ill health. He returned to Virginia in his last years.
John W. Holmes
John W. Holmes was a film editor. He was one of the editors on Diamonds Are Forever and The Andromeda Strain.
Peggy Holmes
Peggy Holmes is an American choreographer, dancer, screenwriter, and film director. Her full-length directorial debut was on 2008's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, although she had previously directed a segment of the anthology film Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas. She later directed Secret of the Wings (2012) and The Pirate Fairy (2014) from the Tinker Bell film series. She uses her choreography skills to bringing life to characters; animated in otherwise. Her choreography credits includes: The Country Bears, The Old Broads, I Love Trouble, Hocus Pocus, Newsies, and The Fabulous Baker Boys. Peggy's choreography was also used though television shows, specifically; for the Pilot Episode of Fame L.A. She appeared in the TV show Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash. On January 14, 2020, Peggy Holmes was hired to direct the animated film Luck.