Arthur Holmes sunan mutum ne kuma ba shi da ma'anar ƙamus. Duk da haka, Arthur Holmes (1890-1965) ya kasance sanannen masanin ilimin ƙasa ɗan Biritaniya wanda ya ba da gudummawa mai mahimmanci ga nazarin ilimin ƙasa, musamman a fagen wasan kwaikwayo na rediyo. Ayyukansa sun taimaka wajen kafa ka'idodin tectonics na farantin karfe da kuma shekarun duniya, kuma ana daukarsa daya daga cikin manyan masana kimiyyar kasa na karni na 20.