Holdaway is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Guy Holdaway (1886–1973), British athlete
Hubert Reginald Holdaway (1896–1963), New Zealand teacher, orchardist, Methodist lay preacher and pacifist
Jim Holdaway (1927–70), British illustrator
Richard Holdaway (Space Engineer)
Ronald M. Holdaway, American military judge
William Holdaway (1893–1967), New Zealand cricketer