Academics and scientists •
John Kelly (engineer), Irish professor, former registrar of University College Dublin •
John Kelly (scholar) (1750–1809), at Douglas, Isle of Man •
John Forrest Kelly (1859–1922), scientist •
John Larry Kelly Jr. (1923–1965), scientist at Bell Labs •
John F. Kelly (professor), professor of addiction medicine •
John Norman Davidson Kelly, British theologian and academic •
John E. Kelly III, American executive at IBM
Arts and entertainment •
Jack Kelly (actor) (1927–1992), American film and TV actor, in American 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 (born 1978), member of the
Doctor Who Restoration Team •
John Kelly (Irish broadcaster) (born 1965), Irish radio broadcaster and presenter of
The View •
John Liddell Kelly (1850–1925), British journalist and poet •
John Melville Kelly (1879–1962), American/Hawaiian artist •
John Kelly (performance artist) (born 1959), American performance artist, visual artist and writer •
Johnny Kelly (born 1968), American drummer • John Kelly (born 1980), director of Academy Award-nominated animated short
Retirement Plan Politicians United Kingdom •
John Kelly (Sinn Féin politician) (1936–2007), Northern Irish republican leader •
John Richards Kelly (1844–1922), British member of parliament for Camberwell North, 1886–1892 •
Basil Kelly (John William Basil Kelly, 1920–2008), Northern Irish Unionist politician
United States •
Jack Kelly (politician) (born c. 1939), former Philadelphia Republican councilman-at-large •
John Kelly (New York politician) (1822–1886), politician in Tammany Hall, U.S. representative from New York (1855–1858) •
John B. Kelly (Boston politician) (died 1969), Boston City councilor •
John David Kelly (1934–1998), American judge •
John F. Kelly (born 1950), former White House chief of staff, United States Marine Corps general, and Secretary of Homeland Security •
John F. Kelly (Michigan politician) (1949–2018), judge advocate general and state senator for Michigan •
John R. Kelly (born 1946), Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates •
John V. Kelly (1926–2009), American Republican Party politician in New Jersey •
John Kelly (Brooklyn politician) (1855–1900), American politician from New York
Other countries •
John Kelly (bailiff) (c. 1793–1854), member of the House of Keys and high bailiff of Castletown, Isle of Man •
John Kelly (Canadian politician) (1852–1934), municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada •
John Kelly (New South Wales politician) (1840–1896), Australian politician •
John Kelly (Roscommon politician) (born 1960), Irish Labour Party Senator •
John M. Kelly (politician) (1931–1991), Irish Fine Gael politician, cabinet member, legal scholar, and novelist •
John Robert Kelly (1849–1919), farmer and politician in colonial South Australia
Military personnel •
John Kelly of Killanne (died 1798), leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Wexford •
John Sherwood-Kelly (1880–1931), adventurer and soldier awarded the Victoria Cross •
John Kelly (Royal Navy officer) (1871–1936), British admiral of the fleet •
John D. Kelly (Korean War soldier) (1928–1952), USMC, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient •
John D. Kelly (World War II soldier) (1923–1944), American soldier, World War II Medal of Honor recipient •
John F. Kelly (born 1950), White House Chief of Staff, United States Marine Corps general, and Secretary of Homeland Security •
John H. Kelly (1840–1864), Confederate brigadier general •
John J. Kelly (1898–1957), USMC, World War I, Army Medal of Honor and Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Sportspeople Association football •
Jack Kelly (English footballer) (1913–2000), English footballer with clubs including Burnley and Leeds United •
John Kelly (footballer, born 1909) (1909–?), English footballer for York City •
John Kelly (footballer, born 1913) (1913–?), English footballer for Bradford City •
John Kelly (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2001), Scottish international football player (Barnsley) •
John Kelly (footballer, born 1935), Scottish footballer for Crewe Alexandra •
John Kelly (footballer, born 1960), Anglo-Irish soccer player whose clubs included Tranmere Rovers, Preston •
John Paul Kelly (football) (born 1987), Irish footballer
American football •
John Kelly (offensive lineman) (1944–2015), American football player •
John Kelly (running back) (born 1996), American football running back •
Shipwreck Kelly (American football) (John Simms Kelly, 1910–1986), American football player •
Jack Kelly (American football) (born 2003), American football player
Rugby football •
John Kelly (rugby, born 1917), English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer •
John Kelly (rugby union, born 1974), Irish rugby union player •
John Kelly (rugby union, born 1995), English rugby union player •
Jack Kelly (rugby union, born 1926) (1926–2002), New Zealand rugby union player •
Jack Kelly (rugby union, born 1997), Irish rugby union player
Other sports •
Kick Kelly (John O. Kelly, 1856–1926), American baseball player and umpire, boxing referee and gambling operator •
Jack Kelly (swimmer) (born 2003), American and Irish professional swimmer •
Jack Kelly (Australian footballer) (1916–1971), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda •
John Kelly (boxer) (1932–2016), Northern Irish boxer •
John Kelly (catcher) (1859–1908), 1879–1884 baseball player •
John Kelly (equestrian) (born 1930), Australian Olympic equestrian •
John Kelly (golfer) (born 1984), American amateur golfer •
John Kelly (Lancashire and Derbyshire cricketer) (1922–1979), English cricketer •
John Kelly (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1930–2008), English cricketer •
John Kelly (outfielder) (1879–1944), 1907 baseball player •
John Kelly (racewalker) (1929–2012), Irish Olympic athlete •
John Kelly (triple jumper) (born c. 1938), American triple and long jumper, 1959 NCAA runner-up for the
Stanford Cardinal track and field team •
John Kelly (sportscaster) (born 1960), ice hockey sportscaster •
John Kelly (Tipperary hurler) (born 1948), Irish retired sportsperson •
Jack Kelly Jr. (rower) (1927–1985), John B. Kelly Jr., an Olympic rower, Philadelphia councilman, head of the US Olympic Committee and brother of Grace Kelly •
Jack Kelly Sr. (rower) (1889–1960), John B. Kelly Sr. (nicknamed "Jack"), Olympic rower, father of actress, Grace Kelly and John B. Kelly Jr. •
Jack Kelly (hurler) (born 1996), Irish hurler •
John Kelly (runner) (born 1984), American endurance athlete •
John-Paul Kelly (ice hockey) (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey player
Other people • John Kelly (1840–1904), British architect specialising in churches, see
Kelly & Birchall •
John Kelly (coal merchant) (1840-1904), Irish businessperson, philanthropist, shipowner and coal merchant •
John Kelly (diplomat) (born 1941), British diplomat and governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands •
John Kelly (minister) (1801–1876), Congregational minister •
John A. Kelly (1943–1978), American investigative journalist in Boston, Massachusetts •
Gregory Kelly (bishop) (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 P. Kelly (clergyman), convening apostle of the International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders • Jack Kelly, founder of British news organization
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