Held Explained

Held may refer to:

Places

• Held Glacier

People

Arts and media

• Adolph Held (1885–1969), U.S. newspaper editor, banker, labor activist
• Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
• Alexander Held (born 1958), German television and film actor
• Anna Held (1873–1918), Polish stage performer
• Carl Held (born 1931), U.S. actor.
• John Held, Jr. (1889–1958), U.S. illustrator.
• Louis Held (1851–1927), German photojournalist
• Martin Held (1908–1992), German television and film actor
• S. S. Held, French science fiction and fantasy author
• Tom Held (1889–1962), American film editor
• Zeus B. Held (born 1950), German music producer and musician

Education and academia

• David Held (1951–2019), British political theorist
• Madeline Held, a British academic

Politics

• Heinrich Held (1868–1938), Minister-President of Bavaria
• Kurt Held (1897–1959), Jewish Communist and writer displaced from Germany during the Second World War
• Marcus Held (born 1977), German politician

Science

• Friedrich Held (1812–1872), German malacologist
• Isaac Held, American meteorologist

Sports

• Bud Held (born 1927), U.S. athlete who competed primarily in the javelin.
• Cornelis den Held (1883–1962), Dutch athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London
• Dan Held (born 1961), Canadian former professional ice hockey centre
• Franz Held (born 1948), German rower who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics
• Henk-Jan Held (born 1967), Dutch volleyball player
• Marcin Held (born 1992), Polish mixed martial artist
• Mel Held (born 1929), American professional baseball player
• Oliver Held (born 1972), German football player
• Paul Held (1927–2019), former quarterback in the National Football League
• Sigfried Held (born 1942), German football player
• Woodie Held (1932–2009), Major league baseball player

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

• De Held, a 2016 Dutch film
• Held einer Nacht, a Czech-German comedy film directed by Martin Frič
• Held Hostage, a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009
• Held (2020 film), a 2020 film, direct by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing

Other arts, entertainment, and media

• "Held" (song), a 1998 song by Smog
• Ein wahrer Held, Op. 69, is an opera in three acts by Giselher Klebe

Other uses

• Held group, a sporadic simple group found by Dieter Held
• Held v. Montana, a United States court case regarding the environment

See also

• Held for Ransom (disambiguation)
• Held up (disambiguation)
• John Held (disambiguation)