Held may refer to:

Places

Held Glacier Held Glacier () is a tributary glacier, , flowing east from the Anderson Heights to enter Shackleton Glacier just south of Epidote Peak, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieu ...

People

Arts and media

Adolph Held Adolph Held (May 16, 1885 – May 14, 1969) was a Galician-born Jewish American newspaper editor, banker, and labor activist. Life Held was born on May 16, 1885 in Boryslav, Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of Jacob Held and Tauba Yetta Singer. ...

(1885–1969), U.S. newspaper editor, banker, labor activist *

Al Held Al Held (October 12, 1928 – July 27, 2005) was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. As an artist, multiple stylistic changes occurred throughout his career, howe ...

(1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter. *

Alexander Held Gerald Alexander Held (born 19 October 1958) is a German actor. He is internationally best known for his historical depictions, as Walther Hewel in the 2004 film ''Der Untergang'', Robert Mohr in the 2005 film ''Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage' ...

(born 1958), German television and film actor * Anna Held (1873–1918), Polish stage performer *

Carl Held Carl Held (born September 19, 1931), sometimes credited as Karl Held and Christopher Held, is an American actor who has worked extensively in both American and British television. Career Held is best known for his role as Garth in the 1980s s ...

(born 1931), U.S. actor. *

John Held, Jr. John James Held Jr. (January 10, 1889 – March 2, 1958) was an American cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, and author. One of the best-known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, his most popular works were his uniquely styled ...

(1889–1958), U.S. illustrator. *

Louis Held Carl Heinrich Louis Held (1 December 1851 – 17 April 1927) was a German photographer and a pioneer of photojournalism. Held was raised by relatives after the death of his parents in 1860. He first apprenticed in a company producing silk tissues ...

(1851–1927), German photojournalist * Martin Held (1908–1992), German television and film actor * S. S. Held, French science fiction and fantasy author *

Tom Held Tom Held (August 31, 1889 – March 13, 1962) was an Austrian-born American film editor. He was nominated for two Academy awards. Both were for Best Film Editing and both were during the 11th Academy Awards. His two nominated films were '' The G ...

(1889–1962), American film editor *

Zeus B. Held Zeus B. Held is a German music producer and musician, known for his work in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He was involved with several artists of the krautrock, disco, and new wave era, such as Birth Control, Rockets, Gina X Performance, Dead Or ...

(born 1950), German music producer and musician

Education and academia

David Held David Jonathan Andrew Held (27 August 1951 – 2 March 2019) was a British political scientist who specialised in political theory and international relations. He held a joint appointment as Professor of Politics and International Relations, and w ...

(born 1951), British political theorist *

Madeline Held Madeline Held MBE (1944, in Corbridge, Northumberland – 2020, in London) was a British academic in the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, London South Bank University. She had been the Director of the LLU+ (formerly the London Language and Lit ...

, a British academic

Politics

Heinrich Held Heinrich Held (6 June 1868 – 4 August 1938) was a German Catholic politician and Minister President of Bavaria. He was forced out of office by the Nazi takeover in Germany in 1933. Biography Heinrich Held was born in Erbach in the Taunus, th ...

(1868–1938), Minister-President of Bavaria *

Kurt Held Kurt Kläber (1897–1959), who published under the pseudonym Kurt Held, was a writer and Communist displaced from Germany during the Second World War. Early life Kläber left school at the age of 14 and began training as a locksmith and later t ...

(1897–1959), Jewish Communist and writer displaced from Germany during the Second World War *

Marcus Held Marcus Held (born 15 October 1977) is a German politician. Born in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, he represents the SPD. Marcus Held has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 2013 to October 2021. ...

(born 1977), German politician

Science

Friedrich Held Friedrich Held (21 July 1812 – 25 January 1872) was a German malacologist. His name is honoured by the research organization Friedrich Held Gesellschaft Verein zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Weichtierkunde e.V. Works *Held F. 1836. Aufzä ...

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

Sports

Bud Held Franklin Wesley "Bud" Held (born October 25, 1927) is an American athlete primarily notable for his performance throwing the javelin. He was born in Los Angeles, California. College career Held started as a pole vaulter at Grossmont High School ...

(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 Franz Held (born 6 May 1948) is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Held was born in Passau. In 1968, Held and his partner, Günther Karl, finished twelfth in the coxless ...

(born 1948), German rower who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics *

Henk-Jan Held Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967 in Renswoude, Utrecht (province), Utrecht) is a volleyball player (game), player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Volleyb ...

(born 1967), Dutch volleyball player *

Marcin Held Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut, Professional Fighters League, a ...

(born 1992), Polish mixed martial artist *

Mel Held Melvin Nicholas Held (born April 12, 1929) is an American former professional baseball player. He appeared in four Major League Baseball games as a relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles at the outset of the season, and had a 13-year career in ...

(born 1929), American professional baseball player *

Oliver Held Oliver Held (born 10 September 1972) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Honours * UEFA Cup: 1996–97 * DFB-Pokal: 2000–01 * Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bund ...

(born 1972), German football player *

Paul Held Paul Ernest Held, Jr. (October 20, 1927 – July 19, 2019) was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Held was born in El Segundo, California. Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detro ...

(born 1928), former quarterback in the National Football League * Sigfried Held (born 1942), German football player *

Woodie Held Woodson George "Woodie" Held (March 25, 1932 – June 11, 2009) was a shortstop/outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, ...

(1932–2009), Major league baseball player

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

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De Held ''De Held'' is a 2016 Dutch crime film directed by Menno Meyjes. It was based on the novel of the same name by Jessica Durlacher. It was listed as one of eleven films that could be selected as the Dutch submission for the Best Foreign Language F ...

'', a 2016 Dutch film * '' Held einer Nacht'', a Czech-German comedy film directed by Martin Frič * ''

Held Hostage ''Held Hostage'' is a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009. It is based on the true story of Michelle Renee Ramskill-Estey who also wrote the novel. Hal Foxton Beckett was nominated for a Leo Award for the music featured ...

'', a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009 * ''Held (2020 film)'', a 2020 fill, direct by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* "Held" (song), a 1998 song by Smog * ''

Ein wahrer Held ''Ein wahrer Held'' (''A True Hero''), Op. 69, is an opera in three acts by Giselher Klebe who with his wife, Lore Klebe, also wrote the libretto based on the Play (theatre), play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' by John Millington Synge. The ...

'', Op. 69, is an opera in three acts by Giselher Klebe

Other uses

Held group In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Held group ''He'' is a sporadic simple group of Order (group theory), order : 21033527317 = 4030387200 : ≈ 4. History ''He'' is one of the 26 sporadic groups and was fo ...

, a sporadic simple group found by Dieter Held