Business and Engineering
- John Holland (banker), founder of the Bank of Scotland in 1695, the central bank of the Kingdom of Scotland
- Sir John Holland (engineer) (1914–2009), Australian engineer and construction magnate
- Leighton Holdings owners of John Holland Group
- John J. Holland, American shipbuilder
- John Holland (pen maker), businessman and industrialist
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