James Kelly Explained
James, Jimmy or Jim Kelly may refer to:
Arts, Entertainment
- James E. Kelly (artist) (1855–1933), American sculptor and illustrator
- James F. Kelly, American actor
- James Kelly (artist) (1913–2003), American painter
- James Martin Kelly (born 1954), American actor and writer
- James Patrick Kelly (born 1951), American writer
- Jim Kelly (martial artist) (1946–2013), karate champion and film actor
- Jim Kelly (author) (born 1957), British crime writer and journalist
- Jimmy Kelly (singer) (born 1971), Irish-American singer and musician
- James Kelly, member of Irish metal group Altar of Plagues
- James Kelly (fiddler) (born 1957), Irish fiddler, member of folk group Patrick Street
Crime and law
Politics
United States
- James Kelly (U.S. representative) (1760–1819), for the Federalist Party, Pennsylvania, 1805–1809
- James K. Kelly (1819–1903), U.S. senator for Oregon (1871–1877)
- James C. Kelly (1857-1947), American politician and farmer from Minnesota
- James W. Kelly Jr. (1908–1990), mayor of East Orange, New Jersey
- James H. Kelly (1919–1984), American politician
- James A. Kelly Jr. (1926–2013), member of Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate
- James A. Kelly (born 1936), Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2001–2005
- James B. Kelly III (born 1941), Pennsylvania politician
- James M. Kelly (Boston politician) (1940–2007), Boston City Council member
- James Paul Kelly (1911-1972), American politician, Missouri state senator
- Jim Kelly (Kansas politician) (born 1947), member of the Kansas House of Representatives
- James M. Kelly (Maryland politician) (born 1960)
Other politics
Sports
Association football
- James Kelly (footballer, born 1865) (1865–1932), Scottish football player (Renton FC, Celtic FC, national team) and administrator
- James Kelly (Lincoln City footballer) (fl. 1892–93), Scottish footballer (Lincoln City FC)
- James Kelly (American 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
American football
Other sports
- Jim Kelly (baseball) (1884–1961), American
- Jimmy Kelly (Mooncoin hurler) (1884–1966), Irish hurler
- Jimmy Kelly (Carrickshock hurler) (1916–1985), Irish hurler
- Jim Kelly (coach) (1893–1972), American basketball, football, and track and field coach
- Jim Kelly (Australian cricketer) (1867–1938), wicket-keeper
- Jim Kelly (New Zealand cricketer) (1928–1995), Wellington representative cricketer in 1951
- Jim Kelly (boxer) (1912–?), Northern Irish boxer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s
- Jimmy Kelly (boxer, born 1992), Irish boxer
- Jim Kelly (martial artist) (1946–2013), karate champion and film star
- James Kelly (Australian footballer) (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
- Jim Kelly (sportscaster), American sportscaster
- James Kelly (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player
Other
- James Kelly (Australian explorer) (1791–1859), Australian mariner and explorer
- James Kelly (journalist) (1809–1895), founder of Chicago Tribune
- James Kelly (bishop) (1832–1907), Anglican bishop of Newfoundland and Scotland
- James Kelly (priest) (1877–1939), New Zealand Catholic priest and editor
- James W. Kelly (1913–1989), U.S. Navy admiral
- James Kelly (historian) (born 1959), professor of Irish history
- James M. Kelly (astronaut) (born 1964), NASA astronaut on Space Shuttle missions
- James Graves Kelly (1843–1923), officer in the British Indian Army
- James Gordon Kelly, professor of psychology
- James Johnson Kelly (1928–2018), Tuskegee Airman
- James P. Kelly, CEO of United Parcel Service, 1997–2001
- Jim Kelly, managing editor of Time magazine (2001–2005)
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