Arts and Entertainment
- John Holmes (pornographic actor) (1944–1988), pornographic film star
- John Holmes (composer) (died 1629), English cathedral musician and Renaissance composer
- John Holmes (poet) (1904–1962), poet whose work appears in the Faber Book of Modern American Verse
- John Clellon Holmes (1926–1988), poet, novelist and essayist of the Beat Generation
- John Eric Holmes (1930–2010), author and promoter of fantasy role-playing games
- Jon Holmes (born 1973), British comedy writer and broadcaster
- Jonathan Holmes (theatre director) (born 1975), UK theatre director and writer
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