Bolland
Bolland, German noble, nobility with French origin.
The ancestry comes from the Frenchman Pierre de la Bollánd, the councilor at the court who later fled from France to Germany in 1614. His grandson Dominique de la Bollánd (1625–1670) joined the Swedish war service and participated with great distinction during much of the 30-year war. , finally reached the lieutenant general and was appointed to the Swedish Council of Ministers in 1660. The family has links to Bolland Castle (French: Château de Bolland), a castle in the municipality of Herve, province of Liège, Belgium.
- Adrienne Bolland (1896–1975), French test pilot; first woman to fly over the Andes
- Brian Bolland (born 1951), British comics artist
- C. J. Bolland (born 1971), English electronic-music producer
- Charlotte Bolland, British art historian and curator
- David Bolland (born 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Gerardus Johannes Petrus Josephus Bolland (1854–1922), Dutch philosopher, scholar, and linguist
- Gordon Bolland (born 1943), English professional football player and manager
- Janice Bolland (born 1966), American cyclist
- Jasper Bolland (born 1986), Dutch professional football player
- Jean Bolland (1596–1665), Belgian Jesuit priest and hagiographer
- Kevin Bolland (born 1959), American race car driver
- Marc Bolland (born 1959), Dutch businessman, former CEO of Marks & Spencer
- Marc Bolland (politician) (born 1963), Belgian politician
- Mark William Bolland (born 1966), Deputy Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1998–2002
- Martin Bolland (born 1956), British businessman
- Pat Bolland (born 1958), Canadian business television commentator
- Paul Bolland (politician) (born 1939), Belgian politician
- Paul Bolland (born 1979), English professional football player
- Phil Bolland (born 1967), English professional football player
- Brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland (born 1955 and 1956), composers and music producers, who recorded as "Bolland" and "Bolland & Bolland"
- William Bolland (1772–1840), lawyer and bibliophile
- William Procter Bolland (1815–1863), cricketer
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