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Hollows (Mercury)

Hollows are shallow, irregular, flat-floored depressions on the surface of Mercury, bright and bluish and unique to the planet, discovered by NASA's MESSENGER in 2011 and thought to form from loss of volatile material.

Hollweg family

The Hollweg family is a German entrepreneur family that has owned Cordes & Graefe KG since 1933, a building-technics wholesaler in Stuhr behind the GC-Gruppe.

Holly

Holly (Ilex, Aquifoliaceae): the sole genus of its family, over 664 dioecious tree and shrub species. Originated in subtropical Asia in the early Eocene; famous species include Ilex aquifolium, the Christmas holly.

Holly (Red Dwarf)

Holly is the senile ship's computer of Red Dwarf, IQ 6,000, played by Norman Lovett and Hattie Hayridge, absent in Series VI-VII and revived in The Promised Land.

Holly A. Brady

Holly A. Brady is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Indiana since 2019, appointed by President Trump.

Holly A. Ingraham

Holly A. Ingraham, also published as H. A. Ingraham, is a molecular endocrinologist at UCSF known for identifying Pit-1 and for showing SF-1 drives gonadal sex differences.

Holly A. Thomas

Holly A. Thomas, also known as Holly Aiyisha Thomas, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2022.

Holly Black

Holly Black (born 1971) is the American fantasy author of Tithe, The Spiderwick Chronicles with Tony DiTerlizzi, The Folk of the Air (The Cruel Prince), and adult debut Book of Night; Newbery Honor, Nebula, and Mythopoeic Award winner.

Holly Cairns

Holly Cairns is an Irish politician, leader of the Social Democrats since March 2023 and a Teachta Dála since 2020, under whom the party almost doubled its Dáil seats.

Holly Carlton

Holly Carlton is an American materials scientist and group leader at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, known for synchrotron x-ray studies of 3D-printed metals and a 2025 PECASE award.

Holly Cattle

Holly Cattle (Holly Emily G Cattle, born 1997) is an English actress trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, known for Ellie Sutherland in COBRA series 3 and Edie/Beatrice Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Young Sherlock, plus Dalgliesh, Mr Loverman, and Rivals.

Holly Cole

Canadian jazz singer Holly Cole (born 1963, Halifax; ホリー・コール in Japan) led the Holly Cole Trio with Aaron Davis and David Piltch, later solo; smoky contralto, Tom Waits songbook Temptation, platinum and gold Canadian albums, 2025 album Dark Moon.

Holly Dunn

Holly Dunn (1957–2016), American country singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member, best known for "Daddy's Hands," two No. 1 hits, ACM and CMA awards; later a Santa Fe painter. Distinct from the British nutritionist of the same name.

Holly Earl

Holly Earl, born 1992 in London, is an English actress known for Humans (Agnes), Erica, Loving Vincent, Cuckoo (Zoe), Doctor Who (Lily Arwell), and video game voice roles such as Lillia and Roccia.

Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

Holly Energy Partners, L.P. was a midstream master limited partnership that transported petroleum products and crude oil by pipeline until HF Sinclair acquired it in 2023.

Holly Flax

Holly Flax (Hollis Partridge Flax), fictional HR representative on NBC's The Office, played by Amy Ryan; introduced in 'Goodbye, Toby' (2008) as Toby's replacement, Michael Scott's soulmate, transferred to Nashua, then engaged and moved to Colorado.

Holly Gibney

Holly Gibney (Holly Rachel Gibney) is Stephen King's fictional private investigator, introduced as a walk-on in Mr. Mercedes (2014), developed through the Bill Hodges trilogy, The Outsider, If It Bleeds, Holly (2023), and Never Flinch (2025).

Holly Golightly (singer)

Holly Golightly (Holly Golightly Smith, born 1966, London), English garage-blues singer-songwriter; Thee Headcoatees member from 1991, solo artist from 1995, White Stripes Elephant duet 2003, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs duo.

Holly Hagan

Holly Hagan-Blyth (born 1992), also Holly Hagan, is an English reality TV personality from Thornaby, Teesside, an original Geordie Shore cast member (2011), author of Not Quite a Geordie (2014), Geordie OGs star, and fitness coach married to Jacob Blyth.

Holly Hallstrom

Holly Anne Hallstrom (born 1952) is an American model and actress, a "Barker's Beauty" on The Price Is Right from 1977 to 1995. She was fired in 1995, ostensibly for weight gain, and fought Bob Barker in litigation settled in 2005.

Holly Herndon

Holly Herndon (born 1980, Johnson City, Tennessee) is an American electronic composer and AI artist. Albums Movement (2012), Platform (2015), PROTO (2019); created Spawn and the Holly+ voice twin; co-founded Have I Been Trained.

Holly Holm

Holly Holm, "The Preacher's Daughter", Albuquerque-born boxer and MMA fighter; multi-division boxing champion, UFC bantamweight champion after her 2015 head-kick KO of Ronda Rousey at UFC 193; left the UFC in 2025 and returned to boxing.

Holly Hughes (research microbiologist)

Holly A. Hughes is an American CDC research microbiologist in Fort Collins, Colorado, who develops molecular diagnostics for arboviruses and received the 2025 Presidential Early Career Award.

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter, born 1958 in Conyers, Georgia, is an Oscar-winning American actress of stage, film, and TV. Known for Raising Arizona, Broadcast News, The Piano (Best Actress, 1993), The Incredibles' Elastigirl, Saving Grace, and Starfleet Academy's Captain Nahla Ake.

Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson (William Johnson, born 1960, Liverpool) is an English singer and painter, frontman of Frankie Goes to Hollywood ('Relax', 'Two Tribes', 'The Power of Love'), solo chart-topper with Blast (1989), and HIV advocate.

Holly Krieger

Holly Krieger is an American mathematician, Professor at the University of Cambridge since 2022, known for arithmetic dynamics, work on the Mandelbrot set, and Numberphile videos.

Holly L. Teeter

Holly L. Teeter, born 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas, is a United States district judge for the District of Kansas since 2018, nominated by President Trump.

Holly Madison

Holly Madison (Holly Sue Cullen) is an American reality TV star, author, and podcast host known for the Playboy Mansion, The Girls Next Door (2005-2010), the memoir Down the Rabbit Hole, and true-crime shows.

Holly Mae Brood

Holly Mae Brood (born 1994, Amsterdam), Dutch actress, presenter, singer, and dancer; daughter of Xandra Jansen and raised by Herman Brood. Known for Amy Kortenaer in GTST/Nieuwe Tijden, Love Island, The Takeover, PATTY, Amsterdamned II.

Holly Maloney

Holly Maloney is an American venture capitalist who leads healthcare investing at General Catalyst, where she became its first female managing director and built its Health Assurance practice.