This is a list of government-sanctioned holidays commemorating individuals.
| Person | Holiday | Observing government | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 February | |||
| Barbados | 21 January | |||
| United States | 31 March | |||
| Jesus Christ | Christmas | Various | December 25 | |
| Various | second Monday in October (US); 12 October (elsewhere) | |||
| Guy Fawkes Night (or Day) | United Kingdom | 5 November | ||
| Malala Yousafzai | Malala Day | Various | July 12th | |
| India | 2 October | |||
| Mother Teresa | Mother Teresa Day | Albania | September 5 | |
| United States | third Monday in January | |||
| Parts of the United States | 12 February | |||
| Various | 18 July | |||
| California / United States / New York | May 22 | |||
| California | April 21 | |||
| Kenya, parts of the United States | November 6 | |||
| Four states of the United States | 4 February (California and Missouri); 1 December (Ohio and Oregon) | |||
| United States | 11 October | |||
| Illinois, Wisconsin public schools, etc. | first Monday in March | |||
| United States | 10 March | |||
| Canada | last Monday before 25 May | |||
| United States | third Monday in February | |||
| United States | 17 December | |||
| Berkeley, California | either Malcolm's birthday on May 19 or the third Sunday of May | |||
| Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen | Saint Verhaegen | Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | 20 November |