Ho 3þ -doped SrBi 2 Nb 2 O 9 multifunctional ferroelectric ceramics with bright green light emission and good electrical properties were fabricated in this work. Under blue light excitation, samples showed bright green light with two typical emission bands: a strong green emission centered at 545 nm corresponding to the intra f-f transition from the excited 5 S 2 to the ground state 5 I 8 and a relatively weak red emission located 653 nm induced by the 5 F 5 ! 5 I 8 transition of Ho 3þ . Due to the concentration quenching effect, the intensity of emission was strongly dependent on the doping concentration. Furthermore, the electrical properties have improved by Ho 3þ doping. At x ¼ 0.004, samples exhibit optimal electrical properties with high Curie temperature (T c ¼ 441 8C) and large 2P r and d 33 values (2P r ¼ 15.54 mC cm À2 , d 33 ¼ 19 pC/N). These results demonstrate that the SBN-xHo ceramics possess excellent multifunctional properties to achieve a variety of applications.