Holmqvist is a Swedish surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Athletes Andreas Holmqvist (born 1981), Swedish ice hockey defenseman Birger Ivar Holmqvist (1900–1989), former Swedish ice hockey player who competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics Hans Holmqvist (born 1960), Swedish footballer Johan Holmqvist (born 1978), Swedish ice hockey goaltender Leif Holmqvist (born 1942), former Swedish ice hockey goaltender Michael Holmqvist (born 1979), Swedish ice hockey forward Hasse Holmqvist (born 1945), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
Arts and literature Ninni Holmqvist (born 1958), Swedish author and translator Stig Holmqvist (1936–2020), Swedish author and photographer
Other fields Nils-Göran Holmqvist (born 1943), Swedish politician Wilhelm Holmqvist (1905–1989), Swedish archaeologist