Kelly
Appearance
Kelly may refer to:
Places
- Kelly Basin, Tasmania, Australia
- Kelly, Devon, England
- Kelly, North Carolina, United States
- Kelly, Wisconsin, United States
- Kelly Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Other
- Kelly Family is a band
- Kelly Services is an employment agency
- Kelly is a shade of the color green, kelly green
- Kelly was a 1965 musical
- The stage name of wrestler Barbie Blank in Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE) is Kelly Kelly
- Kelly Kelly, a short-lived Shelly Long sitcom that aired on The WB in fall 1998.
- A kelly is a type of hemostat
- Kelly is the name of an Irish television interview show
- Kelly (rat is a character in the Deptford Mice
- kelly is a part of a drilling rig
People
Kelly is a common surname and given name (for females and sometimes also males). Given name variants include Kelli and Kellie. It is Irish in origin and is an anglicization of the Gaelic clann name of Ó Ceallaigh which itself means of cealleach.
Surname
Kelly
- Carl P. Kelly, (b. 1935) Irish American father of 11
- Colin Kelly, (1915 - 1941) World War II ace pilot
- David Kelly, (1944 - 2003) British civil servant
- David C. Kelly, American professor
- De-Anne Kelly, (b. 1954) Australian politician
- Des Kelly, (b. 1965) British journalist
- Ellsworth Kelly, (b. 1923) American painter and sculptor
- Emmett Kelly, (1898 - 1979) American circus performer
- Eric P. Kelly, (1884 - 1960) American author
- Fitzroy Kelly, (1796 - 1880) British judge
- Francis Kelly, (1803 - 1879) Canadian politician
- Frank Kelly, (b. 1938) Irish actor
- Frankie Kelly, singer
- Frederick Kelly, (1891 - 1974) American athlete
- Gene Kelly, American actor
- George Kelly, (1895 - 1984) American baseball player
- George "Machine Gun" Kelly, (1895 - 1954) American gangster
- George Kelly, American musician
- George Kelly, (1905 - 1966) American psychologist
- George Kelly, American playwright
- Gerry Kelly Ulster Television presenter
- Gerry Kelly Sinn Féin politician
- Grace Kelly, (1929 - 1982) American actress, Princess of Monaco
- Henry Kelly, (b. 1946) Irish television presenter
- Henry Kelly, Irish Victoria Cross recipient
- Jack Kelly, American actor
- Jackie Kelly, (b. 1964) Australian politician
- James Kelly, (1929 - 2003) Irish army officer
- James Kelly, (1760 - 1819) member of the United States House of Representatives
- James A. Kelly, American politician
- James Butler Knill Kelly, (1832 - 1907) Canadian Anglican bishop
- James M. Kelly, (b. 1964) American astronaut
- James K. Kelly, American senator
- James Patrick Kelly, American science fiction author
- Jean-Baptiste Kelly, (1783 - 1854) Canadian vicar-general
- Jean Louisa Kelly, (b. 1972) American actress
- Jeremiah Kelly of Scouting Ireland - Scouting notable, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1985
- Jill Kelly, (b. 1971) American actress
- Jim Kelly, (b. 1960 ) American football quarterback
- John B. Kelly, Sr. Triple Gold-medal winning Olympic rower, father of Grace Kelly and John B. Kelly, Jr.
- John B. Kelly, Jr., aka Jack Kelly, Olympic medaling rower, politician, president of the US Olympic Committee.
- Kathy Kelly, pacifist
- Keith Kelly, singer
- Kevin Kelly, Executive editor of Wired
- Kieran Kelly, (1978 - 2003) Irish jockey
- King Kelly, (1857 - 1894) American baseball player
- Kimberly Kelly, (b. 1974) average person, Hello Kitty's # 1 Fan
- Lisa Robin Kelly, (b. 1975) American actress
- Mark Kelly, British musician
- Mark E. Kelly, (b. 1964) American astronaut
- Mary Jane Kelly, (c. 1863 - 1888) British prostitute and victim of Jack the Ripper
- Matthew Kelly, (b. 1950) British television presenter
- Nancy Kelly, (1921 - 1995) American actress
- Ned Kelly, (c. 1854 - 1880) Australian outlaw
- Pat Kelly, (1929 - 2004) New Zealand trade unionist
- Patrick Kelly, (1957 - 1987) Famous Member of the Irish Republican Army
- Patrick Kelly, American Civil War commander of the Irish Brigade
- Paul Kelly, Australian journalist
- Paul Kelly, (b. 1955) Australian singer and songwriter
- Paul Kelly, Australian Rules footballer
- Petra Kelly, (1947 - 1992) German activist
- R. Kelly, (b. 1967) American R&B singer (not to be confused with Robert Kelly, the poet)
- Richard Kelly, (b. 1975) American director
- Richard Kelly, (1924 - 2005) American
- Robert Kelly, (b. 1935) American poet (not to be confused with R. Kelly the R&B singer, whose first name is also Robert)
- Roberta Kelly, singer
- Ruth Kelly, (b. 1968) British politician
- Scott J. Kelly, (b. 1964) American astronaut
- Sean Kelly, (b. 1956) Irish cyclist
- Sue W. Kelly, (b. 1936) American politician
- Walt Kelly, (1913 - 1973) American cartoonist
- William Kelly, (1811 - 1888) American inventor
- William Kelly, (1786 - 1834) American senator
- William Kelly, Sr., American politician
O'Kelly
- Albéric O'Kelly de Galway, chess grandmaster
- Christopher O'Kelly, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Don O'Kelly, American actor
- John J. O'Kelly, Irish politician
- Malcolm O'Kelly, Irish rugby player
- Michael the O'Kelly, hero created by Manning O'Brine
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr., musician from the group The Isley Brothers
- Sean T. O'Kelly, the second President of Ireland
- Seumas O'Kelly, Irish author and writer
Kelley
- David Kelley, (b. 1949) American Objectivist philosopher
- DeForest Kelley, Star Trek actor
- Josh Kelley, singer/songwriter
- Kitty Kelley, biographer
- David E. Kelley, television producer (Ally McBeal)
First name
Kelly
- Kelly Chen, (b. 1973) Chinese singer and actress
- Kelly Clarkson, (b. 1982) American pop-rock singer
- Kelly Hu, (b. 1968) American actress
- Kelly Jones, (b. 1974) lead singer of Stereophonics
- Kelly Key, (b. 1983) Brazilian singer
- Kelly Llorenna
- Kelly Madison
- Kelly Marie, (b. 1957) Scottish singer
- Kelly Nass, [1] (b. 1977) Production coordinator on the CBS show "Ghost Whisperer
- Kelly Osbourne, (b. 1984) daughter of Ozzy Osbourne and stars in the reality show The Osbournes
- Kelly Poon, Chinese Singer, Female Champion of Singapore Project Superstar
- Kelly Preston, (b. 1962) American actress
- Kelly Price, (b. 1973) American singer
- Kelly Ripa, (b. 1970) American actress and talk show host
- Kelly Rowland, (b. 1981) American singer (part of the R&B trio Destiny's Child)
- Kelly Timmons, (b. 1984) American artist/illustrator
Kelly (male)
- Kelly Donohue, (b.1925) Philantropist, slide-pianist
- Kelly Gruber, (b.1963) Major League Baseball Player (Toronto Blue Jays)
- Kelly Holcomb, NFL Quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills)
- Kelly Perdew, winner of The Apprentice 2
- Kelly O'Donnell, Sports Anchor, GOLTV
- Kelly Slater, World Champion Surfer
Kellie
- Kellie Coffey, American singer
- Kellie Martin, (b. 1975) American actress
- Kellie Pickler, American Idol Season 5 Finalist
Middle name
- Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas, (b. 1972) lead singer of Matchbox Twenty.
Characters
- Kelly Bundy, played by Christina Applegate on the TV series "Married... with Children"
- 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.
- Kelly is Barbie's younger sister.
- Kelly Taylor, played by Jennie Garth on the TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210"