John Kelly

John Kelly or Jack Kelly may refer to:

People

Academics and scientists

• John Kelly (engineer), Irish professor, former Registrar of University College Dublin
• John Forrest Kelly (1859–1922), scientist
• John Kelly (scholar) (1750–1809), at Douglas, Isle of Man

Arts and media

• John Kelly (performance artist), American visual and performance artist
• Jack Kelly (actor) (1927–1992), American film and television actor, noted for the U.S. TV series Maverick
• John Kelly (actor, 1901–1947), American film actor whose credits include Meet Dr. Christian
• John Kelly (artist) (born 1965), Australian artist
• John Kelly (author) (born 1964), British author and illustrator
• John Kelly (Doctor Who) (born 1978), member of the Doctor Who Restoration Team
• John Melville Kelly (1879–1962), American/Hawaiian artist
• John Kelly (Irish broadcaster) (born 1965), Irish radio broadcaster and presenter of The View
• John Liddell Kelly (1850–1925), British journalist and poet

Politicians

• Jack Kelly (politician) (born c. 1939), Philadelphia Republican councilman-at-large
• John Kelly (Canadian politician) (1852–1934), municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• John Kelly (New South Wales politician) (1840–1896), Australian politician
• John Kelly, councillor on City of Greater Dandenong Council
• John Kelly (Roscommon politician) (born 1960), Irish Labour Party Senator
• John Kelly (Sinn Féin politician) (1936–2007), Northern Irish republican leader
• John Kelly (U.S. politician) (1822–1886), politician in Tammany Hall, U.S. Representative from New York (1855–1858)
• John M. Kelly (politician) (1931–1991), Irish Fine Gael politician, cabinet member, legal scholar, and novelist
• John P. Kelly (New Jersey), member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Ocean County, New Jersey
• Sir Basil Kelly (John William Basil Kelly, 1920–2008), Northern Irish Unionist politician
• John David Kelly (1934–1998), American judge
• John Richards Kelly (1844–1922), British Member of Parliament for Camberwell North, 1886–1892
• Jack Sherwood Kelly (1880–1931), adventurer and soldier awarded the Victoria Cross
• John F. Kelly (politician) (born 1950), former Judge Advocate General and former State Senator for Michigan
• John V. Kelly (1926–2009), American Republican Party politician in New Jersey
• John Robert Kelly (1849–1919), farmer and politician in colonial South Australia

Military people

• John Kelly (Royal Navy officer) (1871–1936), British Admiral of the Fleet
• John D. Kelly (World War II soldier) (1923–1944), American soldier, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
• John D. Kelly (Korean War soldier) (1928–1952), USMC, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient
• John F. Kelly (Marine) (born 1950), United States Marine Corps general
• John H. Kelly (1840–1864), American Confederate Brigadier General
• John J. Kelly (1898–1957), USMC, World War I Army and Navy Medal of Honor recipient

Sportspeople

• John Kelly (American football) (born 1944), American football player
• John Kelly (catcher) (1859–1908), 1879–1884 baseball player
• John Kelly (outfielder) (1879–1944), 1907 baseball player
• John Kelly (boxer) (born 1932), Northern Irish boxer
• John Kelly (sportscaster) (born 1960), ice hockey sportscaster
• John Kelly (Lancashire and Derbyshire cricketer) (1922–1979), English cricketer
• John Kelly (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1930–2008), English cricketer
• John Kelly (footballer, born 1909), English professional footballer for York City
• John Kelly (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2001), Scottish international football player (Barnsley)
• John Kelly (footballer, born 1960), Anglo-Irish soccer player whose clubs included Tranmere Rovers, Preston
• John Kelly (golfer) (born 1984), American amateur golfer
• John Kelly (rugby union) (born 1974), Irish rugby union footballer
• John Kelly (rugby league), English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer
• John B. Kelly, Sr. (1889–1960), nicknamed "Jack", Olympic rower, father of actress, Grace Kelly and John B. Kelly, Jr.
• John B. Kelly, Jr. (1927–1985), Olympic rower, Philadelphia councilman, head of the US Olympic Committee and brother of Grace Kelly
• Kick Kelly (1864–1892), also known as "Honest John", American baseball player and umpire, boxing referee and gambling operator
• Shipwreck Kelly (American football) (John Simms Kelly, 1910–1986), American football player
• Jack Kelly (footballer) (1913–2000), English footballer with clubs including Burnley and Leeds United
• Jack Kelly (Australian footballer) (1916–1971), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
• John Kelly (Tipperary hurler) (born 1948), Irish retired sportsperson
• John Paul Kelly (born 1987), former Irish professional footballer

Other people

• John Kelly of Killanne (died 1798), leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Wexford
• John Kelly (minister) (1801–1876), Congregational minister
• John Kelly (1840–1904), British architect specialising in churches, see Kelly & Birchall
• John Larry Kelly, Jr. (1923–1965), Bell Labs scientist, originator of the Kelly criterion for wealth maximization
• John Gregory Kelly (born 1956), American Roman Catholic bishop
• John Hall Kelly (1879–1941), former Canadian High Commissioner to Ireland
• John Hubert Kelly (1939–2011), U.S. diplomat
• John Kelly (diplomat) (born 1941), British diplomat and Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• John A. Kelly (1943–1978), American investigative journalist in Boston, Massachusetts
• John Q. Kelly (born 1953), New York City attorney

Characters

• Jack Kelly, character in the 1992 Disney film Newsies, played by Christian Bale
• John Kelly (NYPD Blue), character on the TV series NYPD Blue, played by David Caruso
• Real name of John Clark (Tom Clancy character), character in a number of Tom Clancy novels

Other

• John Kelly Girls' Technology College
• John P. Kelly (album), a 2001 album by rapper Mr. Cheeks

See also

• John Kelley (disambiguation)