James Kelly
James, Jimmy or Jim Kelly may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- James E. Kelly (artist), American sculptor and illustrator
- James F. Kelly, American actor
- James Kelly (artist), American painter
- James Martin Kelly, American actor and writer
- James Patrick Kelly, American writer
- Jim Kelly (martial artist), karate champion and film actor
- Jim Kelly (author), British crime writer and journalist
- Jimmy Kelly (singer), Irish-American singer and musician
- James Kelly, member of Irish metal group Altar of Plagues
- James Kelly (fiddler), Irish fiddler, member of folk group Patrick Street
Crime and law
- James Kelly (pirate), English pirate
- James Kelly (crimper), 19th-century American criminal
- James McGirr Kelly, U.S. federal judge
- James Kelly (Irish Army officer), cleared of attempting to import arms for the IRA in 1970
- James Kelly (murderer), English murderer and Jack the Ripper suspect
- Jimmy Kelly (saloon keeper), organizer and underworld figure in New York
Politics
United States
- James Kelly (U.S. representative), for the Federalist Party, Pennsylvania, 1805–1809
- James K. Kelly, U.S. senator for Oregon
- James C. Kelly, American politician and farmer from Minnesota
- James W. Kelly Jr., mayor of East Orange, New Jersey
- James H. Kelly, American politician
- James A. Kelly Jr., member of Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate
- James A. Kelly, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2001–2005
- James B. Kelly III, Pennsylvania politician
- James M. Kelly (Boston politician), Boston City Council member
- James Paul Kelly, American politician, Missouri state senator
- Jim Kelly (Kansas politician), member of the Kansas House of Representatives
- James M. Kelly (Maryland politician), American politician in Maryland
Other politics
- James Whyte Kelly, New Zealand politician
- James Kelly (Fianna Fáil politician), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- James Kelly (Repeal Association politician), Irish Repeal Association politician
- James Kelly (Scottish politician), member of the Scottish Parliament
- James Kelly, MP for the Irish constituency of Limerick City, 1844–1847
- James Francis Kelly, Ontario MPP for Muskoka—Ontario, 1934–1945
Sports
Association football
- James Kelly (footballer, born 1865), Scottish football player and administrator
- James Kelly (Lincoln City footballer), Scottish footballer
- James Kelly (American soccer), U.S. soccer player
- Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1907), English professional footballer
- Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1911), Irish international footballer
- Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1931), 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), Northern Irish footballer
American football
- Jim Kelly, American football Hall of Fame quarterback
- Jimmy Kelly (American football), American NFL player
- Jim Kelly (tight end, born 1942), American football player
- Jim Kelly (tight end, born 1951), American football player
Other sports
- Jim Kelly (baseball), American
- Jimmy Kelly (Mooncoin hurler), Irish hurler
- Jimmy Kelly (Carrickshock hurler), Irish hurler
- Jim Kelly (coach), American basketball, football, and track and field coach
- Jim Kelly (Australian cricketer), wicket-keeper
- Jim Kelly (New Zealand cricketer), Wellington representative cricketer in 1951
- Jim Kelly (boxer), Northern Irish boxer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s
- Jimmy Kelly (boxer), Irish boxer
- James Kelly (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Jim Kelly (sportscaster), American sportscaster
- James Kelly (basketball), American basketball player
- Jimmy Kelly (rugby union), Irish international rugby union player
Other
- James Kelly (Australian explorer), Australian mariner and explorer
- James Kelly (journalist), founder of Chicago Tribune
- James Kelly (bishop), Anglican bishop of Newfoundland and Scotland
- James Kelly (priest), New Zealand Catholic priest and editor
- James W. Kelly, U.S. Navy admiral
- James Kelly (historian), professor of Irish history
- James M. Kelly (astronaut), NASA astronaut on Space Shuttle missions
- James Graves Kelly, officer in the British Indian Army
- James Gordon Kelly, professor of psychology
- James Johnson Kelly, Tuskegee Airman
- James P. Kelly, CEO of United Parcel Service, 1997–2001
- Jim Kelly, managing editor of Time magazine