Holdsworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Holdsworth (Yorkshire cricketer), 19th century English cricketerAllan Holdsworth (born 1946), English guitarist and composerAndy Holdsworth (born 1984), English footballerAnnie E. Holdsworth, English writerArthur Howe Holdsworth (1780–1860), English merchant and politicianB. G. Holdsworth (1892–1949), Indian civil servantDame Bronwen Holdsworth (born 1943), New Zealand businesswoman and arts patronChris Holdsworth (born 1987), American mixed martial artistDaniel Holdsworth (disambiguation), multiple peopleDavid Holdsworth (born 1968), English footballer and managerDean Holdsworth (born 1968), English footballer and managerEdward Holdsworth (1684–1746), English classical scholarEthel Carnie Holdsworth (1886–1962), English writerFrank Holdsworth (1872–1941), New Zealand cricketerFrank Wild Holdsworth (1904–1969), British orthopaedic surgeonFred Holdsworth (born 1952), American baseball playerGary Holdsworth (born 1941), Australian sprinterHerbert Holdsworth (1890–1949), British politician and businessmanJames B. Holdsworth (c. 1796 – 1859), Canadian merchant and politicianJeff Holdsworth (born 1963), American musicianJim Holdsworth (1850–1918), American baseball playerJohn Holdsworth, English rugby league refereeJohn Holdsworth (rugby union) (1884–?), Australian rugby union playerKelvin Holdsworth (born 1966), Scottish Episcopalian clergymanLee Holdsworth (born 1983), Australian racing driverPaul Holdsworth (born 1970), Australian rules footballerPetrina Holdsworth (born 1952), English politicianPhilip Holdsworth (1851–1902), Australian poet and public servantRichard Holdsworth (1590–1649), English academic theologianR. L. Holdsworth (1899–1976), British academic and explorerTed Holdsworth (born 1984), Australian rules footballerTrevor Holdsworth (1927–2010), English businessmanWayne Holdsworth (born 1968), Australian cricketerWilliam Holdsworth (disambiguation), multiple people