Thomas Kelly

Thomas Kelly, Tom Kelly or Tommy Kelly may refer to:

Public officials and political activists

• Thomas Kelly (Canadian politician) (1833–1893), Conservative from Prince Edward Island
• Thomas J. Kelly (Irish nationalist) (1833–1908), leader in Irish Republican Brotherhood, came to America in 1851 and served on Union side in Civil War
• Thomas Kelly (Irish politician), (1868–1942), one of Sinn Féin founding members who represented Dublin South
• Thomas William Kelly (1874–1944), English political figure; Labour Party Member of Parliament who represented Rochdale
• Tom Kelly (Ireland), Vice Chairman of Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from late 1980s to mid-2000s; media commentator and academic

Sports personalities

Footballers

• Thomas "Hughie" Kelly (1923–2009), Scottish footballer and manager, Blackpool defender
• Tommy Kelly (footballer), Irish midfielder of 1960s, 70s and 80s, played for Bohemian F.C.
• Tom Kelly (footballer) (born 1964), Scottish left back for Hibernian, and manager
• Thomas David Kelly (born 1965), English footballer who was also on Republic of Ireland national team; striker for Walsall, Mansfield Town and Derry City
• Tom Kelly (Gaelic footballer), Irish centre back for Laois

Baseball players

• Tom Kelly (baseball) (born 1950), American player and manager for Minnesota Twins
• Thomas Donald Kelly (born 1980), American baseball player, infielder with Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers

Other sports figures

• Thomas Kelly (cricketer) (1844–1893), Irish-born Australian right-hand batsman and right-arm bowler
• Thomas Kelly (rugby player) (1882–after 1908), English lock, captained national rugby union team
• Thomas Kelly (coach) (before 1893–after 1922), American college football and basketball coach at University of Alabama and University of Missouri
• Thomas Joseph Kelly (born 1919), American racehorse owner and breeder
• Tom Kelly (basketball) (1924–2008), American guard, played for Boston Celtics
• Tommy Kelly (born 1980), American football player; defensive tackle; college football at MSU; plays for Oakland Raiders

Religious scholars

• Thomas Raymond Kelly (Quaker mystic) (1893–1941), American Quaker educator, philosopher and author
• Thomas C. Kelly (1931-2011), American religious leader; Dominican order; served in Catholic Church administration; auxiliary bishop of Washington, D.C., and later Archbishop of Louisville
• Thomas Kelly (archbishop of Armagh) (died 1835), an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Dromore, then archbishop of Armagh

Recipients of medals for valor

• Thomas J. Kelly (Medal of Honor recipient) (1923–1988), American army sergeant honored for heroism in April 1945
• Thomas Raymond Kelly (George Cross recipient) (1928–1947), Northern Ireland-born British Merchant Navy Able Seaman posthumously awarded for courage during ship sinking

Screen and musical performers

• Tommy Kelly (actor) (born 1925), American juvenile performer in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• Tom Kelly (actor), English television performer in Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and Sapphire & Steel
• Tom Kelly (musician), American songwriter and singer/rhythm guitarist

Industry executives

• Thomas J. Kelly (aerospace engineer) (1929–2002), American project coordinator, Engineering/Deputy Program Manager for Grumman's Apollo Lunar Module
• Thomas E. Kelly (born 1954), American business executive, co-founder and vice president of JetBlue Airways

See also

• Thomas Kelley (disambiguation)
• Kelly (name)
• Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1841–1915), English academic, Biblical translator, scholar and divine who authored historical and literary commentaries
• Thomas Kelly McManus (born 1981), Scottish footballer, striker for Hibernian and Derry City
• Tom Kelly Gilbert (born 1983), American ice hockey defenseman for Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers
• Thomas Kelly-Kenny (1840–1914), Irish-born British Army Lieutenant General, commanded 6th Division during 1899–1901 Second Anglo-Boer War
• Thomas Kelly High School, American educational institution on southwest side of Chicago