James Kelly

James Kelly or Jim Kelly may refer to:

• James Kelly (pirate) (died 1701), English pirate
• James Kelly (Australian explorer) (1791–1859), Australian mariner, explorer and port official
• James Kelly (bishop) (1832–1907), Anglican bishop of Newfoundland and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, 1901–1904
• James Kelly (Irish politician), UK MP for the Irish constituency of Limerick City, 1844–1847
• Jimmy Kelly (saloon keeper) (fl. 1900–1914), Saloon keeper, political organizer and underworld figure in New York
• Jim Kelly (sportscaster), American sportscaster
• James McGirr Kelly (1928–2005), U.S. federal judge
• James Kelly (died 1929), one of the Jack the Ripper suspects
• James E. Kelly (artist) (1855–1933), sculptor and illustrator of people and events in American wars, particularly the American Civil War
• James Kelly (journalist) (1809–1895), founder of Chicago Tribune
• 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 P. Kelly (Jim Kelly) (born c. 1943), CEO of United Parcel Service, 1997–2001
• James Patrick Kelly (born 1951), American writer
• James Martin Kelly (born 1954), American actor and writer
• James R. Kelly III (born 1948), New York businessman and was married to the former mayor of Washington DC Sharon Pratt Kelly
• James Kelly (editor), managing editor of Time magazine (since 2001)
• James M. Kelly (born 1964), astronaut
• James Kelly (crimper), 19th century American criminal
• Jim Kelly (author), British crime-writer and journalist
• Jim Kelly (model railroader)
• James A. Kelly (educator), founder of the US National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• James Kelly (historian) (born 1959), Irish author and historian
• James F. Kelly, American actor
• James Joseph Kelly (1877–1939), New Zealand Catholic priest and editor
• James Kelly (fiddler), Irish fiddle player from Dublin, son of Clare fiddle and concertina player John Kelly