Kelly

Kelly may refer to any of the following:

People

Kelly is a common surname and given name (for females and sometimes also males). Its use as a given name is largely restricted to North America. Given name variants include Kelli and Kellie (both female). It is Irish in origin and is an anglicization of the Gaelic clann name of Ó Ceallaigh which itself means of cealleach.

Surname

Kelly

• Choke Kelly, American singer
• Colin Kelly, World War II ace pilot
• David Kelly, British civil servant
• David C. Kelly, American professor
• De-Anne Kelly, Australian politician
• Emmett Kelly, American circus performer
• Eric P. Kelly, American author
• Fitzroy Kelly, British judge
• Frank Kelly, Irish actor
• Frankie Kelly, singer
• Frederick Kelly, American athlete
• Gene Kelly, American actor
• George Kelly, American baseball player
• George "Machine Gun" Kelly, American gangster
• George Kelly, American musician
• George Kelly, American psychologist
• George Kelly, American playwright
• Grace Kelly, American actress
• Henry Kelly, Irish television presenter
• Henry Kelly, Irish Victoria Cross recipient
• Jack Kelly, American actor
• Jackie Kelly, Australian politician
• James Kelly, Irish army officer
• James Kelly, member of the United States House of Representatives
• James A. Kelly, American politician
• James M. Kelly, American astronaut
• James K. Kelly, American senator
• Jean Louisa Kelly, American actress
• Jill Kelly, American actress
• Jim Kelly, American football quarterback
• Keith Kelly, singer
• Kevin Kelly, Executive editor of Wired
• Kieran Kelly, Irish jockey
• King Kelly, American baseball player
• Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress
• Mark Kelly, British musician
• Mark E. Kelly, American astronaut
• Mary Jane Kelly, British prostitute and victim of Jack the Ripper
• Matthew Kelly, British television presenter
• Nancy Kelly, American actress
• Ned Kelly, Australian outlaw
• Pat Kelly, New Zealand trade unionist
• Patrick Kelly, African-American fashion designer
• Paul Kelly, Australian journalist
• Paul Kelly, Australian singer and songwriter
• Paul Kelly, Australian Rules footballer
• Petra Kelly, German activist
• R. Kelly, American R&B singer (not to be confused with Robert Kelly, the poet)
• Richard Kelly, American director
• Richard Kelly, American politician
• Robert Kelly, American poet (not to be confused with R. Kelly the R&B singer, whose first name is also Robert)
• Roberta Kelly, singer
• Ruth Kelly, British politician
• Scott J. Kelly, American astronaut
• Sue W. Kelly, American politician
• Walt Kelly, American cartoonist
• William Kelly, American inventor
• William Kelly, American senator
• William Kelly, Sr., American politician

Kelley

• David Kelley, Objectivist philosopher
• Josh Kelley, singer/songwriter

First name

Kelly

• Kelly (singer)
• Kelly Cassidy, American singer and actress
• Kelly Charles, singer
• Kelly Chen, Chinese singer and actress
• Kelly Clarkson, American singer (American Idol winner)
• Kelly Hu, American actress
• Kelly Jones, lead singer of Stereophonics
• Kelly Key, Brazilian singer and teen idol.
• Kelly Llorenna, British singer
• Kelly Marie, singer
• Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy Osbourne and stars in the reality show The Osbournes
• Kelly Preston, American actress
• Kelly Price, American singer
• Kelly Ripa, American actress and talk show host
• Kelly Rowland, American singer (part of the R&B trio Destiny's Child)

Kelli

• Kelli White, American athlete
• Kelli Brandt, American Sweetheart

Kellie

• Kellie Coffey, American singer
• Kellie Martin, American actress

Middle name

• Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas, lead singer of matchbox twenty.

Characters

• Kelly Collins, played by Hilary Duff in the Disney Channel movie Cadet Kelly
• Kelly Garrett, played by Jaclyn Smith on the TV series Charlie's Angels
• Kelly Kapowski, played by Tiffani-Amber Thiessen on the TV series Saved by the Bell
• A character named Kelly was played by Kelly Clarkson in the movie From Justin to Kelly.

Places

• Kelly Basin, Tasmania, Australia
• Kelly, North Carolina, United States
• Kelly, Wisconsin, United States
• Kelly Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Other

• Kelly Family is a band
• Kelly Services