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Holbech (disambiguation)

Holbech is a historical name for Holbæk, a town in Zealand, Denmark.

Holbech is also an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Holbech family, owners of Farnborough Hall
  • Charles Holbech, Archdeacon of Coventry from 1873 to 1887
  • David Holbache or Holbech (c. 1355–1422/23), Welsh member of parliament, founder of Oswestry School
  • Thomas Holbech, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University in 1677, Master of Emmanuel College from 1676 to 1680
  • William Holbech (bishop) (1850–1930), Bishop of St Helena, earlier Archdeacon of Kimberley and Dean of Bloemfontein
  • William Holbech (cricketer) (1882–1914), English cricketer, killed in the First World War
  • William Holbech (MP) (1748–1812), English member of parliament, for Banbury, Oxon.