Holstein (surname)

Holstein is a German and Danish surname, often used with the nobiliary particle "von", meaning "of", and may refer to:

• Anna Morris Holstein (1824–1901), American organizational founder, civil war nurse, author
• Barry Holstein (born 1943), American physicist
• Betty Holstein, Australian tennis player
• Denise Holstein (1927–2024), French Holocaust survivor and witness
• Eli Holstein (born 2004), American football player
• Franz von Holstein (1821–1878), German composer
• Friedrich von Holstein (1837–1909), German statesman
• Helvig of Holstein (1260–1324), a Swedish queen
• Isaac Holstein (born 1987), Filipino-American basketball player
• John C. Holstein (1945–2024), American judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri
• Mechtild of Holstein (1220 or 1225–1288), a Danish queen consort
• Theodore Holstein (1915–1985), American theoretical physicist

See also

• Staël von Holstein
• Schleswig-Holstein