James Kelly

James Kelly or Jim Kelly may refer to:

• James Kelly (pirate) (died 1701), English pirate
• James Kelly (Australian explorer) (1791–1859), Australian mariner, explorer and port official
• James Kelly (bishop) (1832–1907), Anglican bishop of Newfoundland and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, 1901–1904
• James Kelly (Irish politician), UK MP for the Irish constituency of Limerick City, 1844–1847
• Jimmy Kelly (saloon keeper) (fl. 1900–1914), Saloon keeper, political organizer and underworld figure in New York
• James McGirr Kelly (1928–2005), U.S. federal judge
• James Kelly (died 1929), one of the Jack the Ripper suspects
• James E. Kelly (artist) (1855–1933), sculptor and illustrator of people and events in American wars, particularly the American Civil War
• James Kelly (journalist) (1809–1895), founder of Chicago Tribune
• James Kelly (Irish Army officer) (1929–2003), former Irish Army officer cleared of attempting to illegally import arms for the IRA in the Arms Trial in 1970
• James P. Kelly (Jim Kelly) (born c. 1943), CEO of United Parcel Service, 1997–2001
• James Patrick Kelly (born 1951), American writer
• James Martin Kelly (born 1954), American actor and writer
• James R. Kelly III (born 1948), New York businessman and was married to the former mayor of Washington DC Sharon Pratt Kelly
• James Kelly (editor), managing editor of Time magazine (since 2001)
• James M. Kelly (born 1964), astronaut
• James Kelly (crimper), 19th century American criminal
• Jim Kelly (author), British crime-writer and journalist
• Jim Kelly (model railroader)
• James Kelly (historian) (born 1959), Irish author and historian
• James F. Kelly, American actor
• James Joseph Kelly (1877–1939), New Zealand Catholic priest and editor

Politicians

• James Kelly (Fianna Fáil), member of the Dáil Éireann (1932–1943), Fianna Fáil party
• James Kelly (Scottish politician) (born 1963), Member of the Scottish Parliament
• James Kelly (U.S. representative) (1760–1819), member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the Federalist Party, Pennsylvania, 1805–1809
• James B. Kelly, Pennsylvania politician
• James A. Kelly, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2001–2005
• James K. Kelly (1819–1903), U.S. senator for Oregon (1871–1877)
• James M. Kelly (politician) (born 1960), Maryland politician
• James Whyte Kelly (1855–1938), New Zealand politician

Sportsmen

• James Kelly (Australian rules footballer) (born 1983), Australian Football League player
• James Kelly (Scottish footballer) (c. 1890s), played for Renton FC, Celtic FC and Scotland (see List of Scotland international footballers)
• James Kelly (soccer) (c. 1920s), U.S. soccer player
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer born 1931) (1931–2003), English footballer active in the 1950s and 1960s
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer born 1957), English footballer for Man Utd and NASL teams
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer born 1973), English footballer for Rhyl, Wrexham, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chester City
• Jimmy Kelly (Irish footballer) (1911–1970), Irish footballer
• Jimmy Kelly (Northern Ireland footballer) (fl. 1920s), Northern Irish footballer
• Jimmy Kelly (hurler),Irish hurler
• Jim Kelly (baseball) (1884–1961), American baseball player
• Jim Kelly (born 1960), former American football quarterback
• Jim Kelly (basketball coach), DePaul University men's basketball coach, 1929–1936
• Jim Kelly (cricketer) (1867–1938), Australian cricketer
• Jim Kelly (martial artist) (born 1946), karate champion and martial arts film star

See also

• James Edward Kelly (disambiguation)
• James Kelley, Pennsylvania politician
• Jim Kelley (1949–2010), sports columnist
• James P. Kelley, corporate executive
• James Fitzmaurice-Kelly (1858–1923), writer
• Jim Kelly Peak, a mountain in British Columbia, Canada
• Jim Kelley (presenter), co-host of Canadian reality TV show, Junk Brothers