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Kelly may refer to:

Places

• Kelly Basin, Tasmania, Australia
• Kelly, Kentucky, United States
• Kelly, North Carolina, United States
• Kelly, Wisconsin, United States
• Kelly Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Other

• Kelly criterion is a formula for maximizing growth of winnings in gambling.
• Kelly Family is a band
• Kelly Services is an employment agency
• Kelly green, a shade of the color green,
• Kelly (musical), a 1965 musical
• Kelly Kelly, stage name of wrestler Barbie Blank in Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)
• Kelly Kelly (TV series), a short-lived Shelly Long sitcom that aired on The WB in fall 1998.
• Kelly (tool), a type of hemostat
• Kelly (TV series), a Northern Ireland television interview show
• Kelly drive, part of a drilling rig
• Kelly (School house), one of the four houses of Marist College North Shore
• Jackson Kelly, an electric guitar series produced by Jackson Guitars

Origin of the name

The name Kelly is etymologically Irish in origin, and is the 2nd most common family name in Ireland (after Murphy). It has also become a first name (originally for males, then expanded to females). Variants of the name include Kellyn, Kelley, Kelli, Kellye, Kellie, Kelle, Kellog, McCullough, and Cheallaigh (as a female surname, for example: Ní Cheallaigh). It is most commonly an Anglicisation of the Gaelic clan name of Ó Ceallaigh, which means grandchild or descendant of Ceallach. The word Ceallach itself means contentious, which has been adapted by recruiting sergeants to mean "Brave Warrior" in many English-speaking armies (such as that of the Irish Army, British Army, and Australian Army), and by American popular culture to mean "Warrior Princess". The spelling "Kelley" is often associated with pre-famine largely Protestant emigrants, though the clerks at Ellis Island spelled it more than one way.

Surname

• Archie Kelly, Scottish footballer
• Autumn Kelly (b. 1978), fiancée to Peter Phillips, a member of the extended British Royal family and in the line of succession to the British throne
• Brigit Pegeen Kelly, (born 1951), American poet
• Barbara Kelly, (1924-2007), Canadian-born English actress
• Charles L. Kelly, US Army helicopter pilot
• Colin Kelly, (1915 - 1941) World War II ace pilot
• Danny Kelly, (b. 1985), Legend King of all the Kellys
• Darren Kelly, (born 1978), Northern Irish footballer
• David Kelly, (1944 - 2003) British civil servant
• De-Anne Kelly, (born 1954) Australian politician
• Des Kelly, (born 1965) British journalist
• Eamon Kelly, (1914 - 2001) Irish actor and author
• Ellsworth Kelly, (born 1923) American painter and sculptor
• Emmett Kelly, (1898 - 1979) American circus performer
• Eric P. Kelly, (1884 - 1960) American author
• Eugene Kelly, (1965—) Scottish musician
• Fitzroy Kelly, (1796 - 1880) British judge
• Francis Kelly, (1803 - 1879) Canadian politician
• Francis Kelly (Medal of Honor), (1860 - 1938) American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• Frank Kelly, (born 1938) Irish actor
• Frederick Kelly, (1891 - 1974) American athlete
• Gene Kelly, American actor
• George Kelly (baseball player), (1895 - 1984) American baseball player
• George "Machine Gun" Kelly, (1895 - 1954) American gangster
• Maeve Kelly, (born 1930) Irish writer
• George Kelly (musician), American musician
• George Kelly (psychologist), (1905 - 1967) American psychologist
• George Kelly (playwright), American playwright
• Gerry Kelly (broadcaster), Ulster Television presenter
• Gerry Kelly, Sinn Féin politician
• Grace Kelly, (1929 - 1982) American actress, Princess of Monaco
• Harry Kelly, (1895-1971), Governor of Michigan
• Henry Kelly, (born 1946) Irish television presenter
• Henry Kelly (VC), Irish Victoria Cross recipient
• Jack Kelly (actor), American actor
• Jackie Kelly, (born 1964) Australian politician
• James Kelly (Irish captain), (1929 - 2003) Irish army officer
• James Kelly (U.S. representative), (1760 - 1819) member of the United States House of Representatives
• James A. Kelly, American politician
• James Butler Knill Kelly, (1832 - 1907) Scottish-born Canadian Anglican bishop, later Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
• James M. Kelly, (born 1964) American astronaut
• James M. Kelly, (b 1960) American politician
• James K. Kelly, American senator
• James Patrick Kelly, American science fiction author
• James Plunkett Kelly, (1920-2003) Irish writer, author of Strumpet City
• Jean-Baptiste Kelly, (1783 - 1854) Canadian vicar-general
• Jean Louisa Kelly, (born 1972) American actress
• Jill Kelly, (born 1971) American actress
• Jim Kelly, (born 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.
• John Larry Kelly, Jr Bell Labs scientist who formulated the Kelly criterion
• John Melville Kelly (1877-1962), American artist
• John Norman Davidson Kelly (1909-1997) Theologian and Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford University
• Kate Kelly (1882-1964), American/Hawaiian sculptor
• Kathy Kelly, pacifist
• Kevin Kelly, Executive editor of Wired
• Kieran Kelly, (1978 - 2003) Irish jockey
• King Kelly, (1857 - 1894) American baseball player
• Lisa Robin Kelly, (born 1975) American actress
• Luke Kelly, (1940-1984) Irish singer and folk musician
• Mark Kelly, British musician
• Mark E. Kelly, (born 1964) American astronaut
• Mary Kelly (artist), (born 1941), American artist and writer
• Mary Jane Kelly, (c. 1863 - 1888) British prostitute and victim of Jack the Ripper
• Matthew Kelly, (born 1950) British television presenter
• Matthew Kelly (musician), American rock musician
• Melissa R. Kelly, (born 1962), former Maryland (USA) politician
• Nancy Kelly, (1921 - 1995) American actress
• Ned Kelly, (c. 1854 - 1880) Australian outlaw
• Pat Kelly (trade unionist), (1929 - 2004) New Zealand trade unionist
• Patrick Kelly, disambiguation page,
• Paul Kelly (journalist), Australian journalist
• Paul Kelly (musician), (born 1955) Australian singer and songwriter
• Paul Kelly (footballer), Australian Rules footballer
• Petra Kelly, (1947 - 1992) German activist
• R. Kelly, (born 1967) American R&B singer
• Richard Kelly (director), (born 1975) American director
• Richard Kelly (politician), (1924 - 2005) American
• Robert Kelly (poet), (born 1935) American poet
• Roberta Kelly, singer
• Ruth Kelly, (born 1968) British politician
• Scott J. Kelly, (born 1964) American astronaut
• Seán Kelly (cyclist), (born 1956) Irish cyclist
• Stuart Kelly, Australian rugby league player
• Sue W. Kelly, (born 1936) American politician
• Thomas Kelley, author
• Thomas Kelly, cricketer
• Thomas C. Kelly, third Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky
• Thomas R. Kelly, Quaker mystic
• Thomas E. Kelly, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 1979-1987
• Tom Kelly (baseball) (born 1950), manager of the American baseball team the Minnesota Twins.
• Tom Kelly (engineer) (1932 - 2004), American aerospace engineer
• Tom Kelly (Ireland), media commentator and member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland
• Tom Kelly (Gaelic football), Gaelic football player
• Walt Kelly, (1913 - 1973) American cartoonist
• William Kelly (inventor), (1811 - 1888) American inventor
• William Kelly (senator), (1786 - 1834) American senator
• William Kelly, Sr. (politician), American politician
• William Kelly (Guernsey and Blackheath) Prominent member of the Plymouth Brethren in the late 19th Century

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
• Seán T. O'Kelly, the second President of Ireland
• Seumas O'Kelly, Irish author and writer
• James Joseph O'Kelly, Irish politician
• Aloysius O'Kelly, Irish painter, brother of James Joseph O'Kelly

Kelley

• David Kelley, (born 1949) American objectivist philosopher
• David E. Kelley, television producer (Ally McBeal)
• DeForest Kelley, actor, portrayed Dr. McCoy in Star Trek
• Josh Kelley, singer/songwriter
• Kitty Kelley, biographer

First name

Kelly

• Kelly Brook (born 1979), is an English model, actress
• Kelly Chen (born 1973), Chinese singer and actress
• Kelly Carlson American actress notable for her role on Nip/Tuck
• Kelly Clarkson (born 1982), American singer/songwriter
• Kelly Groves (born 1966), American author and illustrator
• Kelly Hu (born 1968), American actress
• Kelly Key (born 1983), Brazilian singer
• Kelly Kline (born 1981), American porn actress
• Kelly Kulick (born 1977), American Pro Bowler
• Kelly Llorenna
• Kelly Marie (born 1957), Scottish singer
• Kelly Nass (born 1977), Production coordinator on the CBS show "Ghost Whisperer
• Kelly Osbourne (born 1984), daughter of Ozzy Osbourne and stars in the reality show The Osbournes
• Kelly Poon, Chinese singer
• Kelly Preston (born 1962), American actress
• Kelly Price (born 1973), American singer
• Kelly Ripa (born 1970), American actress and talk show host
• Kelly Rowland (born 1981), American singer (part of the R&B trio Destiny's Child)
• Kelly Summ (born 1989)
• Kelly Timmons (born 1984), American artist/illustrator
• Kelly van der Veer (born 1980), Dutch male-to-female transsexual and TV personality

Kelly (male)

• Kelly Chase, retired NHL hockey player and current broadcaster
• Kelly Donohue, (born 1925) Philanthropist, slide-pianist
• Kelly Gruber, (born 1963) Major League Baseball Player (Toronto Blue Jays)
• Kelly Holcomb, NFL Quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles)
• Kelly Jones, singer, songwriter and guitarist (Stereophonics)
• Kelly Pavlik, WBO and WBA Middleweight Champion Boxer
• Kelly Perdew, winner of The Apprentice 2
• Kelly O'Donnell, Sports Anchor, GOLTV
• Kelly Reno (born 1966), a former juvenile actor
• Kelly Slater, World Champion Surfer
• Kelly Stinnett, a Major League Baseball catcher
• Kelly Stinson , standing member of Sector 7 and a Canadian Gangster

O'Kelly

• O'Kelly Isley, Jr., member of The Isley Brothers.

Kellie

• Kellie Coffey, American singer
• Kellie Hoggart, a member of band Hi-5
• Kellie Martin (born 1975), American actress
• Kellie Pickler, American Idol Season 5 Finalist
• Kellie Rasberry, Radio DJ
• Kellie Suttle (born 1973), American pole vaulter
• Kellie Hayden (née Culey), wife of Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden
• Kellie Shanygne Williams, American actress

Kelli

• Kelli Williams, American actress known for her role on The Practice

Middle name

• Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas, (born 1972) lead singer of Matchbox Twenty.

Fictional characters

• Kelly is Barbie's younger sister
• Kelly, a valley girl drag persona created by Liam Kyle Sullivan first for the video "Shoes"
• The Onion's editorial cartoonist Ward Sutton signs his work as 'Kelly'
• Kelly Bundy, played by Christina Applegate on the TV series Married... with Children
• Kelly Collins in Cadet Kelly, a DCOM
• Kelly Cramer on the soap opera One Life to Live
• Kelly Gaines, played by Jackie Swanson on the American TV series Cheers
• Kelly Garrett, played by Jaclyn Smith on the TV series Charlie's Angels
• Kelly Leak, baseball playing thug in the 1976 film The Bad News Bears
• Kelly Kapowski, played by Tiffani-Amber Thiessen on the TV series Saved by the Bell
• Kelly Taylor, played by Jennie Garth on the TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210"