Kelly is a surname

Surname

A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

 in the English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

. The name has numerous origins. In some cases it is derived from toponyms located in Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 and England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, in other cases it is derived from patronyms in the Irish language

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

.

Etymology

In many cases Kelly is an Anglicisation

Anglicisation

Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...

 of the Irish

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

 surname Ó Ceallaigh, which means "descendant of Ceallach". The personal name Ceallach has been thought to mean "bright-headed", but the current understanding is that the name means "frequenting churches", derived from the Irish ceall. In other cases the surname Kelly is an Anglicisation of the Irish Ó Cadhla

Ó Cadhla

Ó Cadhla is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "descendant of Cadhla". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form of the surname for unmarried females is Ní Chadhla. The forms for...

, which means "descendant of Cadhla".

The surname can also be derived from several place names. For example, the surname can be derived from two places in Scotland: Kelly, near Arbroath

Arbroath

Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785...

; and Kellie, in Fife

Fife

Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

. The surname can also be derived from a place name in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

: Kelly, in Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

. This place name is derived from the Cornish

Cornish language

Cornish is a Brythonic Celtic language and a recognised minority language of the United Kingdom. Along with Welsh and Breton, it is directly descended from the ancient British language spoken throughout much of Britain before the English language came to dominate...

 celli, meaning "wood" or "grove".

Prevalence

The surname is one of the most prevalent surnames in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. It is also very common in Galloway

Galloway

Galloway is an area in southwestern Scotland. It usually refers to the former counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire...

, and the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

.

A - G

• Archie Kelly
  Archie Kelly
  Archibald "Archie" Kelly was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. He is best remembered for his time with Motherwell, his goals helping the side to their first victories in both the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup...
  
  , Scottish footballer
• Autumn Kelly (born 1978), wife of Peter Phillips, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II
• Brian Kelly
  Brian Kelly (actor)
  Brian Kelly was an American actor best known for his role as Porter Ricks, the widowed father of two sons on the NBC television series Flipper, and as Scott Ross in the ABC advernture series Straightaway, with co-star John Ashley.-Early years:Born in Detroit, Michigan, Kelly was the son of former...
  
   (1931–2005), American actor
• Brigit Pegeen Kelly
  Brigit Pegeen Kelly
  Brigit Pegeen Kelly is an award-winning American poet.-Life:She is married to , a poet and fiction writer.She taught at the University of California at Irvine, Purdue University, and Warren Wilson College....
  
   (born 1951), American poet
• Barbara Kelly
  Barbara Kelly
  Barbara Kelly was a Canadian-born actress, possibly best-known for her television roles in the United Kingdom opposite her husband Bernard Braden in the 1950s and 1960s and for many appearances as a panelist on the British version of What's My Line?.-Early years:Barbara Kelly was born in...
  
   (1924–2007), Canadian-born English actress
• Charles L. Kelly
  Charles L. Kelly
  Charles L. Kelly was a United States Army helicopter pilot during The Vietnam War. Major Kelly was the Commanding Officer of the 57th Medical Detachment from 11 January 1964 until he was killed in action on 1 July of the same year while trying to evacuate a wounded American advisor along with...
  
  , US Army helicopter pilot
• Colin Kelly (1915–1941), World War II ace pilot
• Darren Kelly
  Darren Kelly
  Darren Kelly is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Garforth Town as a defender.He began his career at home-town club Derry City and made nearly 150 league appearances for the team before moving to English Football League side Carlisle United, following financial difficulties at Derry...
  
   (born 1978), Northern Irish footballer
• David Kelly (1944–2003), British civil servant
• De-Anne Kelly
  De-Anne Kelly
  De-Anne Margaret Kelly , was an Australian politician. She was a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until November 2007, representing the Division of Dawson, Queensland. She was also the first female member of the National Party to win a seat in the...
  
   (born 1954), Australian politician
• Des Kelly
  Des Kelly
  Des Kelly is a British journalist and broadcaster. The award-winning sports columnist for The Daily Mail appears In the paper every Saturday, having joined in 2004....
  
   (born 1965), British journalist
• Eamon Kelly (actor)
  Eamon Kelly (Actor)
  Eamon Kelly was an Irish actor and author.-Childhood:Kelly was born in Sliabh Luachra, County Kerry, Ireland. The son of Ned Kelly and Johanna Cashman, Eamon left school at age 14 to become an apprentice carpenter to his father, a wheelwright...
  
   (1914–2001), Irish actor and author
• Edward Kelly (disambiguation)
  Edward Kelly (disambiguation)
  Edward Kelly is the name of:*Edward Kelley or Kelly , English medium and alchemist*Edward J. Kelly , alleged member of the 19th century Irish-American Molly Maguires*Ned Kelly , Australian bushranger and folk hero*Edward D...
  
  
• Ellsworth Kelly
  Ellsworth Kelly
  Ellsworth Kelly is an American painter and sculptor associated with Hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and the Minimalist school. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing the simplicity of form found similar to the work of John McLaughlin. Kelly often employs bright colors to...
  
   (born 1923), American painter and sculptor
• Emmett Kelly
  Emmett Kelly
  Emmett Leo Kelly , a native of Sedan, Kansas, was an American circus performer, who created the memorable clown figure "Weary Willie", based on the hobos of the Depression era.- Career development :...
  
   (1898–1979), American circus performer
• Eric P. Kelly
  Eric P. Kelly
  Eric Philbrook Kelly was an American journalist, academic and author of books for young readers, whose book, The Trumpeter of Krakow, won the Newbery Medal for children's literature in 1929...
  
   (1884–1960), American author
• Eugene Kelly
  Eugene Kelly
  Eugene Kelly is a Scottish musician who is a member of the group The Vaselines, a founding member of the now disbanded Eugenius and has had a number of solo releases....
  
   (born 1965), Scottish musician
• Fitzroy Kelly
  Fitzroy Kelly
  Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly PC, KC , was an English commercial lawyer, Tory politician and judge.-Background and education:...
  
   (1796–1880), British judge
• Francis Kelly (Canadian politician) (1803–1879)
• Francis Kelly (Medal of Honor)
  Francis Kelly (Medal of Honor)
  Francis Kelly was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Spanish-American War.-Biography:...
  
   (1860–1938), American sailor
• Frank Kelly
  Frank Kelly
  Frank Kelly is an Irish actor, singer and writer, whose career has covered television, radio, theatre, music, screenwriting and film. He is best known for his role as Father Jack Hackett in the comedy Father Ted. He is the son of the cartoonist Charles E...
  
   (born 1938), Irish actor
• Frederick Kelly (disambiguation)
• Gene Kelly
  Gene Kelly
  Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer...
  
  , American actor
• George Kelly (baseball player)
  George Kelly (baseball player)
  George Lange Kelly , nicknamed "Long George" and "High Pockets", was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played most of his MLB career for the New York Giants , but also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs , and Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
   (1895–1984), American
• George "Machine Gun" Kelly
  Machine Gun Kelly
  George Kelley Barnes , better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun. His most famous crime was the kidnapping of oil tycoon & businessman Charles Urschel in July 1933 for which he,...
  
   (1895–1954), American gangster
• George Kelly (musician)
  George Kelly (musician)
  George Kelly was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, vocalist and arranger born in Miami, Florida, perhaps best-known for his works with Panama Francis first in the 1930s and again in the 1970s, the latter dates representing a newly formed "Savoy Sultans"...
  
  , American
• George Kelly (psychologist)
  George Kelly (psychologist)
  George Kelly or George Kelley was an American psychologist, therapist and educator. He was best known for developing Personal Construct Psychology.- Biography :...
  
   (1905–1967), American psychologist
• George Kelly (playwright), American playwright and uncle of Princess Grace
• Gerry Kelly (broadcaster)
  Gerry Kelly (broadcaster)
  Gerry Kelly is a broadcaster from Northern Ireland. He is best known for his presenting career at UTV.-Broadcasting career:...
  
  , Ulster Television presenter
• Gerry Kelly
  Gerry Kelly
  Gerard "Gerry" Kelly is an Irish republican politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer who played a leading role in the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement on 10 April 1998...
  
  , Sinn Féin politician
• Grace Kelly
  Grace Kelly
  Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and commonly referred to as Princess Grace.After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of...
  
   (1929–1982), American film actress, aka Princess of Monaco

H - M

• Harry Kelly (politician)
  Harry Kelly (politician)
  Harry Francis Kelly was an American politician. He served as the 39th Governor of Michigan from 1943 to 1947.- Early life :...
  
   (1895–1971), Governor of Michigan
• Henry Kelly
  Henry Kelly
  Patrick Henry Kelly is an Irish television presenter and radio DJ.Henry Kelly was born in Athlone, Co Westmeath, Ireland. He was educated at Belvedere College SJ, and at University College Dublin where he was Auditor of the Literary and Historical Society...
  
   (born 1946), Irish television presenter
• Henry Kelly (VC)
  Henry Kelly (VC)
  Major Henry Kelly VC, MC & Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
  
  , Irish Victoria Cross recipient
• Hugh Kelly (1739–1777), Irish dramatist and poet
• Hugh Kelly (footballer)
  Hugh Kelly (footballer)
  Hugh Thomas "Hughie" Kelly was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He played as a defender and spent his entire 14-year professional career with Blackpool.-Club career:...
  
   (born 1923), Scottish international footballer
• Hugh Kelly (goalkeeper)
  Hugh Kelly (goalkeeper)
  Hugh Redmond Kelly was an Irish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs in Northern Ireland and England, making four international appearances for Ireland.-Northern Ireland:...
  
   (1919–1977), Northern Irish international footballer
• Jack Kelly (actor)
  Jack Kelly (actor)
  Jack Kelly was an American film and television actor most noted for the role of "Bart Maverick" in the TV series Maverick, which ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962...
  
  , American actor
• Jackie Kelly
  Jackie Kelly
  Jacqueline Marie Kelly , former Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until November 2007, representing the Division of Lindsay, New South Wales.-Early career:...
  
   (born 1964), Australian politician
• James Kelly (Irish captain)
  James Kelly (Irish captain)
  Captain James Kelly was a former Irish Army officer who was found not guilty of attempting to illegally import arms for the Provisional Irish Republican Army in the Arms Trial in 1970...
  
   (1929–2003), Irish army officer
• James Kelly (U.S. representative)
  James Kelly (U.S. representative)
  James Kelly was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1805–1809 for the Federalist Party, Pennsylvania....
  
   (1760–1819), U.S. politician
• James A. Kelly
  James A. Kelly
  James Andrew Kelly was Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs . President George W. Bush nominated Kelly on April 3, 2001; he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 26, 2001 and sworn in on May 1, 2001....
  
  , U.S. politician
• James Butler Knill Kelly
  James Butler Knill Kelly
  James Butler Knill Kelly was a Bishop of the Church of England active in the British colony of Newfoundland and in Scotland. Kelly was a participant in the first Lambeth Conference, which was a crucial step in the creation of the Anglican Communion...
  
   (1832–1907), Scottish-born Canadian Anglican bishop, later Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
• James M. Kelly
  James M. Kelly
  James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force.-Education:Born in Burlington, Iowa, James Kelly graduated from Burlington Community High School in 1982. He received a B.S. degree in astronautical engineering from the United States Air Force...
  
   (born 1964), American astronaut
• James M. Kelly (politician)
  James M. Kelly (politician)
  James M. Kelly was first elected in 1994 to represent District 9B, which covers a portion of Baltimore County, Maryland.-Background:...
  
   (born 1960), American
• James K. Kelly
  James K. Kelly
  James Kerr Kelly was an American politician born in Pennsylvania. He was a United States Senator for Oregon from 1871 to 1877, and later Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court...
  
  , American senator
• James Patrick Kelly
  James Patrick Kelly
  James Patrick Kelly is an American science fiction author who began publishing in the 1970s and remains to this day an important figure in the science fiction field....
  
  , American science fiction author
• James Plunkett Kelly
  James Plunkett
  James Plunkett Kelly, or James Plunkett , was an Irish writer. He was educated at Synge Street CBS.Plunkett grew up among the Dublin working class and they, along with the petty bourgeoisie and lower intelligentsia, make up the bulk of the dramatis personae of his oeuvre...
  
   (1920–2003), Irish writer, author of Strumpet City
• Janis Kelly
  Janis Kelly
  Janis Louise Kelly is a retired female volleyball player from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 10th place with the Women's National Team.-References:*-External links:...
  
   (born 1971), Canadian volleyball player
• Jean-Baptiste Kelly
  Jean-Baptiste Kelly
  Jean-Baptiste Kelly was a Québécois Roman Catholic vicar-general of Irish ancestry who was active in Lower Canada.-Early life and education:...
  
   (1783–1854), Canadian vicar-general
• Jean Louisa Kelly
  Jean Louisa Kelly
  Jean Louisa Kelly is an American actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her long-running role as Kim Warner on the television sitcom Yes, Dear.-Career:...
  
   (born 1972), American actress
• Jill Kelly
  Jill Kelly
  Jill Kelly is the stage name of an American pornographic actress, director and producer.- Career :Over the course of her 16-year career, Kelly has appeared in over 600 pornographic movies...
  
   (born 1971), American actress
• Jim Kelly
  Jim Kelly
  James Edward Kelly is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and the USFL's Houston Gamblers....
  
   (born 1960), American football quarterback
• Joanne Kelly
  Joanne Kelly
  Joanne Kelly is a Canadian actress, known for her appearances in films such as Going the Distance and in TV series such as Warehouse 13, in which she plays Secret Service agent Myka Bering.- Career :...
  
   (born 1980), Canadian actress
• John B. Kelly, Sr.
  John B. Kelly, Sr.
  John Brendan Kelly, Sr., also known as Jack Kelly, was one of the most accomplished American oarsmen in the history of the sport of rowing. He was a triple Olympic Gold Medal winner, the first to do so in the sport of rowing. He won 126 straight races in the single scull...
  
  , Olympic medaling rower; father of Grace Kelly and John B. Kelly, Jr.
• John B. Kelly, Jr.
  John B. Kelly, Jr.
  John Brendan Kelly, Jr. , also known as Kell Kelly or Jack Kelly, was an accomplished oarsman, a four-time Olympian, and an Olympic medal winner. He was also the son of triple Olympic gold medal winner John B. Kelly, Sr. In 1947, Kelly was awarded the James E...
  
  , aka Jack Kelly, Olympic medaling rower, politician, president of the US Olympic Committee
• John L. Kelley
  John L. Kelley
  John Leroy Kelley was an American mathematician at University of California, Berkeley who worked in general topology and functional analysis....
  
  , mathematician
• John Larry Kelly, Jr
  John Larry Kelly, Jr
  John Larry Kelly, Jr. , was a scientist who worked at Bell Labs. He is best known for formulating the Kelly criterion, an algorithm for maximally investing money....
  
  , Bell Labs scientist who formulated the Kelly criterion
• John Melville Kelly
  John Melville Kelly
  John Melville Kelly was an American painter and printmaker. He was born in Oakland, California in 1879. He studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art , the Partington Art School and with Eric Spencer Macky .Kelly worked for fourteen years as an illustrator for the San Francisco Examiner,...
  
   (1877–1962), American artist
• John Norman Davidson Kelly
  John Norman Davidson Kelly
  John Norman Davidson Kelly FBA was a prominent academic within the theological faculty of Oxford University and Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford between 1951 and 1979 during which the Hall transformed into an independent constituent college of the University and later a co-educational...
  
   (1909–1997), theologian and principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford University
• Johnny Kelly
  Johnny Kelly
  Johnny Kelly is the former drummer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative from Brooklyn, New York. He is the current drummer for the bands Danzig, and A Pale Horse Named Death.He joined Type O Negative in 1994 to replace Sal Abruscato...
  
   (born 1968), American musician
• Kate Kelly (disambiguation)
• Kathy Kelly
  Kathy Kelly
  Kathy Kelly is an American peace activist, pacifist and author, a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, one of the founding members of Voices in the Wilderness, and currently a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. She has been described as "probably the most respected leader in the...
  
  , pacifist
• The Kelly Family
  The Kelly Family
  The Kelly Family is an Irish-American-European music group consisting of a multi-generational family, who play a repertoire of rock, pop and folk music. They have had chart and concert success in Europe and other parts of the world, especially in Germany, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia, Eastern...
  
  , European-American musicians
• Kelly Kelly, ring name of American professional wrestler Barbara Blank (born 1987)
• Ken Kelly (disambiguation)
• Kevin Kelly (editor), Executive editor of Wired
• Kevin T. Kelly
  Kevin T. Kelly
  The Rev. Dr. Kevin Kelly is a British Roman Catholic priest and moral theologian.Kelly was born in Crosby, just north of Liverpool, England on 27 June 1933, to Patrick and Winifred Kelly from Northern Ireland. Kelly has been a pioneering priest and theologian, nurturing a compassionate approach to...
  
   (born 1960), American Postmodern Pop Artist
• Kieran Kelly
  Kieran Kelly
  Kieran Kelly was a top Irish jump jockey who died as a result of a racing accident.Kelly was born in County Kildare and achieved his first Cheltenham Festival success in March 2003 on Hardy Eustace in the Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle.He was critically injured in a fall in on August 8, 2003...
  
   (1978–2003), Irish jockey
• King Kelly
  King Kelly
  Michael Joseph "King" Kelly was an American right fielder, catcher, and manager in various professional American baseball leagues including the National League, International Association, Players' League, and the American Association. He spent the majority of his 16-season playing career with the...
  
   (1857–1894), American baseball player
• Lisa Robin Kelly
  Lisa Robin Kelly
  Lisa Robin Kelly is an American actress best known for her roles on That '70s Show and Amityville: Dollhouse.-Career:Lisa Robin Kelly made her debut in a 1992 episode of Married... with Children entitled "Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore". She appeared again on Married... with Children in 1997 in...
  
   (born 1975), American actress
• Lisa Kelly
  Lisa Kelly
  Lisa Ann Kelly is a singer of both classical and celtic music. She has taken part in many musical theatre productions and concerts, and is a member of the musical group Celtic Woman.-Early life:...
  
   (born 1977), Irish singer (Celtic Woman soloist)
• Lisa Kelly (Ice Road Trucker)
  Lisa Kelly (Ice Road Trucker)
  Lisa Kelly is an ‘Ice Road Trucker’ featured on the History channel documentary-style reality television series Ice Road Truckers. Each week the documentary follows several truck drivers as they make their way along the icy Dalton Highway from Fairbanks to Deadhorse, frequently towing 'oversized'...
  
  , television personality
• Luke Kelly
  Luke Kelly
  Luke Kelly was an Irish singer and folk musician from Dublin, Ireland, notable as a founding member of the band The Dubliners.-Early life:...
  
   (1940–1984), Irish singer and folk musician
• Maeve Kelly
  Maeve Kelly
  -Career:Kelly was born in Ennis, County Clare and raised in Dundalk, County Louth. She settled in Limerick and studied nursing at St. Andrew's Hospital in London. She has written novels, short stories and poems, often dealing with women's struggle for equal rights. She received a Hennessy Lit....
  
   (born 1930), Irish writer
• Marcia Kelly
  Marcia Kelly
  Marcia Gayle Kelly is a convicted American female murderer serving life without parole for orchestrating the murder of her husband James. She is incarcerated at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas, and her inmate number is #1381826.-Crime:On October 23, 2005, truck driver James Kelly was...
  
   (born 1970), convicted American murderer
• Mark Kelly (disambiguation)
  Mark Kelly
  Mark Kelly is the keyboardist of the progressive rock band, Marillion. He was raised in Ireland until he moved to England with his parents in 1969....
  
  , several people
• Martin Kelly
  Martin Kelly
  Martin Ronald Kelly is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool as a right back, although he spent most of his Academy career playing as a centre back.-2007–08:...
  
  , English footballer, currently playing for Liverpool FC.
• Mary Kelly (artist)
  Mary Kelly (artist)
  Mary Kelly is an American conceptual artist, feminist, educator, and writer. has contributed extensively to the discourse of feminism and postmodernism through her large-scale narrative installations and theoretical writings. Kelly’s work mediates between conceptual art and the more intimate...
  
   (born 1941), American artist and writer
• Mary Jane Kelly
  Mary Jane Kelly
  Mary Jane Kelly , also known as "Marie Jeanette" Kelly, "Fair Emma", "Ginger" and "Black Mary", is widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated prostitutes in the Whitechapel area of London from late August to...
  
   (c. 1863–1888), British prostitute and victim of Jack the Ripper
• Matthew Kelly
  Matthew Kelly
  Matthew Kelly is an English television presenter and Olivier-award winning actor. Having been trained as a theatre actor, he first came to public prominence as a television presenter of ITV light entertainment shows such as You Bet! and Stars in Their Eyes...
  
   (born 1950), British television presenter
• Matthew Kelly (musician)
  Matthew Kelly (musician)
  Matthew Kelly, also known as Matt Kelly, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He plays guitar and harmonica. Kelly is best known for being the leader of the rock band Kingfish, and for his association with Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead....
  
  , American rock musician
• Melissa R. Kelly
  Melissa R. Kelly
  Melissa R. Kelly was appointed in 2001 to represent District 9B, which covers a portion of Baltimore County, Maryland.-Background:...
  
   (born 1962), Maryland (USA) politician
• Michael Kelly (physicist)
  Michael Kelly (physicist)
  Michael Joseph Kelly FRS is a New Zealand-British physicist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1993 and won its Hughes Medal in 2006....
  
  , New Zealand-British physicist
• Michael Kelly (tenor) (1762–1826), Irish actor, singer and composer
• Michael Kelly (bishop)
  Michael Kelly (bishop)
  Michael Kelly was an Australian Roman Catholic clergyman, the fourth Archbishop of Sydney.Born at Waterford, Ireland, to James Kelly, a master mariner, and Mary née Grant, Kelly was educated at Christian Brothers’, Enniscorthy and the Classical Academy, New Ross.Kelly received his seminary...
  
  , fourth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
• Michael Kelly (sport shooter)
  Michael Kelly (sport shooter)
  Michael Kelly was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team 30 metre military pistol competition as well as in the 50 metre free pistol event.He was born in Galway, Ireland.-External links:**...
  
   (born 1872), American Olympic sport shooter
• Michael Kelly (editor)
  Michael Kelly (editor)
  Michael Thomas Kelly was an American journalist, a columnist for The Washington Post, and an editor at The New Republic, National Journal, and The Atlantic. He came to prominence via his reporting on the first Gulf War, but suffered professional embarrassment for his role in the Stephen Glass...
  
  , American writer and editor
• Michael Kelly (Lord Provost)
  Michael Kelly (Lord Provost)
  Michael Kelly is a Scottish Labour politician and businessman. He held the position of Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1980 to 1984, and was Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1984 to 1987...
  
  , former Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow and businessman
• Michael Kelly (American actor)
  Michael Kelly (American actor)
  Michael Joseph Kelly is an American actor.-Early life:Kelly was born in Philadelphia and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia, the son of Maureen and Michael Kelly. He has one brother and two sisters . He graduated from Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia...
  
  , American actor featured in Dawn of the Dead (2004)
• Michael Eugene Kelly
  Michael Eugene Kelly
  Michael Eugene Kelly is the owner of Yucatan Resorts, Resort Holdings International, Puerto Cancun and Avanti Motor Corporation...
  
  , automotive manufacturing entrepreneur and investment holding businessman
• Mike Kelly (journalist), contemporary American journalist
• Mike Kelly (footballer)
  Mike Kelly (footballer)
  Michael John "Mike" Kelly is an English former professional footballer and coach who played as a goalkeeper. He made 116 appearances in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City...
  
   (born 1942), English football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach
• Mike Kelly (outfielder)
  Mike Kelly (outfielder)
  Michael Raymond Kelly was an outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Colorado Rockies....
  
   (born 1970), baseball outfielder
• Mike Kelly (politician)
  Mike Kelly (politician)
  Michael Joseph "Mike" Kelly AM, MP , is an Australian politician, elected to the Australian House of Representatives as member for the Division of Eden-Monaro, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2007 federal election...
  
  , contemporary Australian politician

N - Z

• Nancy Kelly
  Nancy Kelly
  Nancy Kelly was an American actress, who was a movie leading lady in the 1930s, making 36 movies between 1926 and 1977, including portraying Tyrone Power's love interest in the classic Jesse James , which also featured Henry Fonda, and playing opposite Spencer Tracy in Stanley and Livingstone...
  
   (1921–1995), American actress
• Ned Kelly
  Ned Kelly
  Edward "Ned" Kelly was an Irish Australian bushranger. He is considered by some to be merely a cold-blooded cop killer — others, however, consider him to be a folk hero and symbol of Irish Australian resistance against the Anglo-Australian ruling class.Kelly was born in Victoria to an Irish...
  
   (c. 1854–1880), Australian outlaw
• Neil Kelly, British rugby league footballer and coach
• Pat Kelly (trade unionist)
  Pat Kelly (trade unionist)
  Pat Kelly was a New Zealand trade unionist.Kelly was an official of the Drivers' Union, a secretary of the Cleaners' Union and president of the Wellington Trades Council during his career. He was also active in the anti-Vietnam-war, anti-apartheid, anti-nuclear, and peace movements.He was 75 years...
  
   (1929–2004), New Zealand trade unionist
• Patrick Kelly (disambiguation)
• Paul Kelly (journalist)
  Paul Kelly (journalist)
  Paul John Kelly is an Australian political journalist and historian from Sydney. He has worked in a variety of roles, principally for The Australian newspaper, and is currently its Editor-at-large. He has written several books on political events since the 1970s including on the Australian...
  
  , Australian
• Paul Kelly (musician)
  Paul Kelly (musician)
  Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor...
  
   (born 1955), Australian singer and songwriter
• Paul Kelly (footballer)
  Paul Kelly (footballer)
  Paul Kelly is a former Australian rules footballer, winner of the Brownlow Medal and captain of the Sydney Swans for ten seasons. He was and still is known to Swans fans everywhere as "Captain Courageous"....
  
  , Australian
• Peter Kelley
  Peter Kelley
  Peter Kelley is an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. His coaches are Dennis Snethen, Dragomir Cioroslan, and Paul Fleschler.-External links:*...
  
   (born 1974), American weightlifter
• Petra Kelly
  Petra Kelly
  Petra Karin Kelly was a German politician and activist. She was instrumental in founding the German Green Party, the first Green party to rise to prominence worldwide.- Early life :...
  
   (1947-1992), Co-founder of German Green Party
• Richard Kelly (director)
  Richard Kelly (director)
  James Richard Kelly is an American film director and writer, best known for writing and directing the cult classic Donnie Darko in 2001.-Early life:...
  
   (born 1975), American
• Richard Kelly (politician)
  Richard Kelly (politician)
  Richard Kelly was an American politician from Florida. He was the only Republican convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scandal.-Early life and career:...
  
   (1924–2005), American
• Rick Kelly
  Rick Kelly
  Rick Kelly is a current V8 Supercar racing driver, currently living in Melbourne, Victoria. He is the younger brother of former Bathurst 1000 champion, Todd Kelly...
  
   (born 1983), Australian racing driver
• Robert Kelly (poet)
  Robert Kelly (poet)
  Robert Kelly is an American poet associated with the deep image group.-Early life and education:Kelly was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Samuel Jason and Margaret Rose Kelly née Kane, in 1935. He did his undergraduate studies at the City College of the City University of New York, graduating in 1955...
  
   (born 1935), American poet
• Ryan Kelly (disambiguation)
• Ruth Kelly
  Ruth Kelly
  Ruth Maria Kelly is a British Labour Party politician of Irish descent who was the Member of Parliament for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010...
  
   (born 1968), British politician
• Scott Kelly (disambiguation)
  Scott Kelly
  Scott Kelly may refer to* Scott Kelly , American astronaut* Scott Kelly , American rock musician* Scott Kelly , American politician...
  
  , several people
• Sean Kelly (cyclist)
  Seán Kelly (cyclist)
  John James 'Sean' Kelly is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest classics riders of all time. From turning professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won nine monument classics, and 193...
  
   (born 1956), Irish
• Stuart Kelly
  Stuart Kelly
  Stuart Kelly is an Australian former rugby league player. He played for the Gold Coast Seagulls, Parramatta Eels and the Brisbane Broncos in the Australian first grade premiership competition. His position of choice was usually at centre or wing.-Point scoring summary:-Matches played:-External...
  
  , Australian rugby league player
• Sue W. Kelly
  Sue W. Kelly
  Sue Weisenbarger Kelly was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007, representing New York's 19th District. She is a Republican. She took over fellow Republican Hamilton Fish IV's seat after he dropped out of the 1994 race due to prostate cancer...
  
   (born 1936), American politician
• Thomas Kelley (author)
• Thomas Kelly (cricketer)
• Thomas Kelly (Medal of Honor)
  Thomas Kelly (Medal of Honor)
  Thomas Kelly was a private serving in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...
  
  , American Medal of Honor recipient
• Thomas C. Kelly, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky
• Thomas J. Kelly (Irish nationalist)
  Thomas J. Kelly (Irish nationalist)
  Thomas J. Kelly was an Irish revolutionary and leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood .frame|-Biography:...
  
  
• Thomas J. Kelly (Medal of Honor), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Thomas R. Kelly
  Thomas R. Kelly
  Thomas Raymond Kelly was an American Quaker educator. He taught and wrote on the subject of mysticism. His books are widely read, especially by people interested in spirituality....
  
  , Quaker mystic
• Thomas E. Kelly
  Thomas E. Kelly
  Thomas E. Kelly is a co-founder of Jetblue Airways and a former Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the company...
  
  , director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
• Todd Kelly
  Todd Kelly
  Todd Kelly is a V8 Supercar racing driver, currently living in Melbourne, Victoria. He is the older brother of former V8 Supercar and Bathurst 1000 champion, Rick Kelly. He drove for the Holden Racing Team from 2003 until 2007, and Jack Daniel's Racing in 2008...
  
   (born 1979), Australian racing driver
• Tom Kelly (baseball)
  Tom Kelly (baseball)
  Jay Thomas Kelly , is the former manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team from to . Currently, he serves as a Special Assistant to the General Manager for the Twins....
  
   (born 1950), manager of the American baseball team the Minnesota Twins.
• Tom Kelly (engineer)
  Tom Kelly (engineer)
  Thomas Joseph Kelly was an American aerospace engineer.Thomas J. Kelly graduated from Cornell University in 1951, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society...
  
   (1932–2004), American aerospace engineer
• Tom Kelly (Gaelic football)
  Tom Kelly (gaelic football)
  Tom Kelly is a former Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland.His club is St Josephs GAA. He usually plays at centre back for Laois and in 2003 won an All-Star award and was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946.Kelly...
  
  , footballer
• Tom Kelly (Ireland)
  Tom Kelly (Ireland)
  Tom Kelly, OBE is a media commentator, businessman and former Vice Chairman of the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland. The grandson of the IRA War of Independence veteran and Irish Labour activist Tom Kelly, he attended the Abbey Grammar School in Newry followed by the...
  
  , media commentator and member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland
• Tom Kelly (musician)
  Tom Kelly (musician)
  Thomas F. Kelly is an American musician, best known for his songwriting partnership with Billy Steinberg. Steinberg and Kelly co-wrote numerous hit songs for popular music artists, including five number-one singles on the Billboard Top 100 chart in the 1980s....
  
  , American songwriter
• Van Kelly
  Van Kelly
  Van Howard Kelly was a Major League Baseball player. He played for the San Diego Padres of the National League. Kelly only played in the 1969 and 1970 baseball seasons. In 111 games over two years, Kelly had 66 hits in 298 at-bats. He also hit 4 home runs and had a .221 batting average...
  
  , baseball player
• Walt Kelly
  Walt Kelly
  Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr. , or Walt Kelly, was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip, Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio and Fantasia. Kelly resigned in 1941 at the age of 28 to work at Post-Hall Syndicate,...
  
   (1913–1973), American cartoonist
• William Kelly (inventor)
  William Kelly (inventor)
  William Kelly , born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an American inventor. Kelly studied metallurgy at the Western University of Pennsylvania. Instead of getting a job as a scientist, Kelly, his brother, and his brother-in-law started a dry goods and commission business, which they called...
  
   (1811–1888), American
• William Kelly (senator)
  William Kelly (senator)
  William Kelly was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from December 12, 1822 to 1825. He was originally elected to fill the remainder of John Williams Walker's term, who resigned.-Political life:After serving as a U.S...
  
   (1786–1834), American
• William Kelly (Guernsey and Blackheath)
  William Kelly (Guernsey and Blackheath)
  William Kelly was born in Millisle, County Down, Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and secured a post as governor to the Seigneur of Sark in 1841. He married in Guernsey and in the 1870s moved to Blackheath, London. Kelly became a prominent member of the Plymouth Brethren amongst...
  
  , member of the Plymouth Brethren
• William Osmund Kelly
  William Osmund Kelly
  William Osmund Kelly was a Michigan politician. He has filled the position of President for Saint Matthew Men’s Club, the Flint Bowling Association and the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters....
  
  , Flint, Michigan Mayor, 1940-44.
• William W. J. Kelly
  William W. J. Kelly
  William Washington Jones Kelly was the first Lieutenant Governor of Florida.Kelly was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, to Hanson Kelly and Susan Clark Kelly, an entrepreneurial merchant. The Kelly family moved to Pensacola about 1830...
  
  , Lieutenant Governor of Florida, 1865–68
• Wynton Kelly
  Wynton Kelly
  Wynton Kelly was a Jamaican-born jazz pianist, who spent his career in the United States. He is perhaps best known for working with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1959-1962.-Biography:...
  
   (1931–1971), Jamaican-born jazz pianist

O'Kelly

• Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
  Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
  Albéric O'Kelly de Galway was a Belgian chess Grandmaster , and an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster , most famous for being the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1959 and 1962. He was also a chess writer...
  
  , chess grandmaster
• Aloysius O'Kelly
  Aloysius O'Kelly
  Aloysius O'Kelly was an Irish painter.-Early life:Aloysius was the youngest of four boys and one girl to the Kelly family of Dublin. His grandparents on his father's side were natives of County Roscommon and his father ran a blacksmith's shop and dray making business in Peterson's Lane...
  
  , Irish painter, brother of James Joseph O'Kelly
• Christopher O'Kelly
  Christopher O'Kelly
  Christopher Patrick John O'Kelly VC MC was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
  
  , Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Don O'Kelly
  Don O'Kelly
  Don O'Kelly, was an American actor prominent in the 1950s and 1960s. Though credited as "Don Kelly" in earlier performances, his billing was changed to "Don O'Kelly" in 1960.-Background:...
  
  , American actor
• Gabriel O'Kelly
  Gabriel O'Kelly
  The Most Reverend Gabriel O'Kelly was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Elphin from 1718 to 1731.-References:...
  
  , Bishop of Elphin from 1718 to 1731
• James Joseph O'Kelly
  James Joseph O'Kelly
  James Joseph O'Kelly was an Irish nationalist journalist, politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented the Roscommon constituency between 1880 and 1916.-Background:His...
  
  , Irish politician
• John J. O'Kelly
  John J. O'Kelly
  John Joseph O'Kelly was an Irish politician, author and publisher. He was a former president of the Gaelic League and of Sinn Féin. He was born on Valentia Island off the County Kerry coast.-Political career:He joined Sinn Féin at its inaugural meeting on November 5, 1905...
  
  , Irish politician
• Malcolm O'Kelly
  Malcolm O'Kelly
  Malcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster....
  
   (born 1974), Irish rugby player
• Michael the O'Kelly, hero created by Manning O'Brine
• Seán T. O'Kelly
  Sean T. O'Kelly
  Seán Thomas O'Kelly was the second President of Ireland . He was a member of Dáil Éireann from 1918 until his election as President. During this time he served as Minister for Local Government and Minister for Finance...
  
  , the second President of Ireland
• Seumas O'Kelly
  Seumas O'Kelly
  Seamus O'Kelly was an Irish author and playwright.Born in Loughrea, Co. Galway, O'Kelly was educated locally and began his career as a journalist with the Cork newspaper, The Southern Star. He moved from the Southern Star to the Leinster Leader in Naas where he remained as Editor until he went to...
  
  , Irish author and writer

Kelley

• Abby Kelley
  Abby Kelley
  Abby Kelley Foster was an American abolitionist and radical social reformer active from the 1830s to 1870s. She became a fundraiser, lecturer and committee organizer for the influential American Anti-Slavery Society, where she worked closely with William Lloyd Garrison and other radicals...
  
   (1811–1887), Quaker abolitionist and social reformer; mentor of Susan B. Anthony
• Alton Kelley an American artist
• Ann Kelley
  Ann Kelley
  Ann Kelley is the author of The Burying Beetle and The Bower Bird ]...
  
  , British writer
• Augustine B. Kelley
  Augustine B. Kelley
  Augustine Bernard Kelley was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.Augustine B. Kelley was born in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania. He attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1904 and 1905. He studied mining engineering with the International Correspondence...
  
   (1883–1957), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Clarence M. Kelley
  Clarence M. Kelley
  Clarence M. Kelley was a public servant who served as the 2nd Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation....
  
   (1911–1977)
• David Kelley
  David Kelley
  David Kelley is an American philosopher, author, and advocate of Objectivism. He is founder and senior fellow of The Atlas Society. He lives in Washington, D.C..-Education and career:...
  
   (born 1949), American objectivist philosopher
• David E. Kelley
  David E. Kelley
  David Edward Kelley is an American television writer and producer, known as the creator of Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Boston Legal and Harry's Law, as well as several films. Kelley is one of the only screenwriters to have had a show created by him run on...
  
   (born 1956), American television writer and producer
• Dean M. Kelley
  Dean M. Kelley
  Dean Maurice Kelley was an American legal scholar, religious freedom advocate, author, and executive with the National Council of Churches , where his work was mainly concerned with religious liberty issues...
  
   (1927–1977), American author and religious freedom advocate
• DeForest Kelley
  DeForest Kelley
  Jackson DeForest Kelley was an American actor known for his iconic roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek.-Early life:...
  
   (1920–1999), actor, famous for Star Trek
• Edward Kelley
  Edward Kelley
  Sir Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot was an ambiguous figure in English Renaissance occultism and self-declared spirit medium who worked with John Dee in his magical investigations...
  
   (1555–1597), alchemist and spirit medium, possible creator of Enochian
• Florence Kelley
  Florence Kelley
  Florence Kelley was an American social and political reformer. Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and children's rights is widely regarded today.-Family:...
  
   (1859–1932), social/consumer safety/civil rights activist
• Francis Kelley
  Francis Kelley
  Francis Clement Kelley was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma. He was a Catholic Priest for 54 years, and Bishop for 23 years.-Early life:...
  
   (1870–1948), American Roman Catholic Bishop
• Geoffrey Kelley
  Geoffrey Kelley
  Geoffrey Kelley is a Quebec politician, coach and teacher. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Jacques-Cartier in Montreal's West Island region. He represents the Quebec Liberal Party.Kelley went to the Université de Montréal to study French courses and then...
  
   (born 1955), Canadian politician
• Harold Kelley
  Harold Kelley
  Harold Kelley was an American social psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles...
  
  , psychologist
• Harold Kelley (rugby league)
  Harold Kelley (rugby league)
  Harold Kelley was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in rugby league's founding season in Australia.Kelley played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years 1908 and 1909...
  
  , Australian rugby league footballer
• Homer Kelley
  Homer Kelley
  American Homer Kelley was the author of The Golfing Machine, one of the most comprehensive descriptions of the golf swing.- Acknowledgements :Sports Illustrated...
  
   (1907–1983), American golf instructor
• Jackie Kelley
  Jackie Kelley
  Jacqueline Kelley [née Savage] was an utility infielder/outfielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 140 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
  
   (1926–1988), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• Joseph James Kelley
  Joe Kelley
  Joseph James Kelley was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who starred in the outfield of the powerful Baltimore Oriole teams of the 1890s.-Career:...
  
   (1871–1943), American baseball player
• John L. Kelley
  John L. Kelley
  John Leroy Kelley was an American mathematician at University of California, Berkeley who worked in general topology and functional analysis....
  
  , mathematician
• Johnny Kelley
  Johnny Kelley
  John Adelbert "Johnny" Kelley was an American long-distance runner who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics, in 1936 and 1948....
  
   (1907–2004), American long-distance runner
• Josh Kelley
  Josh Kelley
  Joshua Bishop "Josh" Kelley is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist, and has had four hit singles on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart...
  
  , singer/songwriter
• Kevin Daniel Kelley
  Kevin Kelley (musician)
  Kevin Daniel Kelley was an American drummer, best known for his work with the rock bands The Byrds and the Rising Sons. Kelley also played drums for Fever Tree, although it is unknown whether he was an official member of the group or not...
  
  , American drummer with The Byrds
  The Byrds
  The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group disbanded in 1973...
  
  
• Kitty Kelley
  Kitty Kelley
  Kitty Kelley is an American journalist and author of several best-selling unauthorized biographies of celebrities and politicians. Her subjects have included Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, the British Royal Family, the Bush family, and Oprah Winfrey...
  
   (born 1942), American journalist and author
• Mike Kelley (artist) (born 1954), American artist
• Mike Kelley (baseball) (1875–1955), American baseball player and manager in the minor leagues
• Mike Kelley (American football)
  Mike Kelley (American football)
  Mike Kelley is a former player in the National Football League and United States Football League. He played for the Tampa Bay Bandits and Memphis Showboats in the USFL and the San Diego Chargers in the NFL. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team...
  
  , American football quarterback for San Diego Chargers
• Oliver Hudson Kelley
  Oliver Hudson Kelley
  Oliver Hudson Kelley is considered the "Father" of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.-Biography:In Boston, he moved to the Minnesota frontier in 1849, where he became a farmer...
  
   (1826–1913)
• William "Pig-Iron" Kelley
  William D. Kelley
  William D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Kelley was a lifelong advocate of civil rights, social reform, and labor protection.-Early life:...
  
  (1814–1890), Quaker abolitionist, US Congressman from Pennsylvania