James Kelly

James, Jimmy or Jim Kelly may refer to:

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 (born 1941), Pennsylvania politician
• James A. Kelly (born 1936), Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2001–2005
• James A. Kelly, Jr. (1926–2013), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1959–1965) and the Massachusetts Senate (1965–1979)
• James K. Kelly (1819–1903), U.S. senator for Oregon (1871–1877)
• James M. Kelly (Boston politician) (1940–2007), Boston City Council member
• James M. Kelly (Maryland politician) (born 1960)
• James M. Kelly (Massachusetts politician) (1940–2007), Boston city council president
• James Whyte Kelly (1855–1938), New Zealand politician
• Jim Kelly (Kansas politician) (born 1947), member of the Kansas House of Representatives
• James Kelly, UK MP for the Irish constituency of Limerick City, 1844–1847

Sports

• James Kelly (Australian footballer) (born 1983), Australian Football League player
• James Kelly (Scottish footballer) (1865–1932), played for Renton FC, Celtic FC and Scotland
• James Kelly (Glasgow), Scottish football midfielder
• James Kelly (soccer) (c. 1920s), U.S. soccer player
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1984), English professional footballer
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1970), Irish international footballer
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2003), English footballer active in the 1950s and 1960s
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1933), Scottish footballer active in the 1950s
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1954), Northern Irish footballer active in England and North America in the 1970s and 1980s
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1957), English footballer for Manchester United and NASL teams
• Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1973), English footballer for Wrexham and Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Jimmy Kelly (Northern Ireland footballer) (fl. 1920s), Northern Irish footballer
• Jimmy Kelly (American football), NFL player
• Jimmy Kelly (hurler) (1884–1966), Irish hurler
• Jimmy Kelly (Carrickshock hurler), Irish hurler
• Jim Kelly (baseball) (1884–1961), American baseball player
• Jim Kelly (born 1960), American football hall of fame quarterback
• Jim Kelly (tight end, born 1942), American football player
• Jim Kelly (tight end, born 1951), American football player
• Jim Kelly (coach) (1893–1972), American basketball, football and track and field coach
• Jim Kelly (Australian cricketer) (1867–1938), Australian cricketer
• Jim Kelly (New Zealand cricketer) (1928–1995), New Zealand cricketer for Wellington
• Jim Kelly (martial artist) (1946–2013), karate champion and martial arts film star
• Jim Kelly (boxer) (1912–?), Northern Irish boxer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s
• Jim Kelly (sportscaster), American sportscaster

Artists

• James E. Kelly (artist) (1855–1933), sculptor and illustrator of people and events in American wars, particularly the American Civil War
• James Kelly (abstract expressionist artist) (1913–2003), American abstract expressionist artist

Actors

• James F. Kelly, American actor
• James Martin Kelly (born 1954), American actor and writer

Religion

• James Kelly (bishop) (1832–1907), Anglican bishop of Newfoundland and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, 1901–1904
• James Kelly (priest) (1877–1939), New Zealand Catholic priest and editor

Writers

• James Kelly (journalist) (1809–1895), founder of Chicago Tribune
• James Patrick Kelly (born 1951), American writer
• James Martin Kelly (born 1954), American actor and writer
• Jim Kelly, managing editor of Time magazine (2001–2005)
• Jim Kelly (author) (born 1957), British crime-writer and journalist
• James Kelly (historian) (born 1959), Irish author and historian

Musicians

• James Kelly, Irish fiddler and one-time member of Irish folk group Patrick Street
• James Kelly, member of Irish metal group Altar of Plagues

Others

• James P. Kelly, CEO of United Parcel Service, 1997–2001
• James Kelly (pirate) (died 1701), English pirate
• James Kelly (Australian explorer) (1791–1859), Australian mariner, explorer and port official
• 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 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 M. Kelly (astronaut) (born 1964)
• James Kelly (crimper), 19th-century American criminal
• James W. Kelly (1913–1989), U.S. Navy admiral
• Jim Kelly (model railroader)
• James A. Kelly, founder of the US National Board for Professional Teaching Standards