Ely is a surname which may refer to: * Alfred Ely (1815–1892), American politician * Arthur V. Ely (1912–1942), United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient * Ben Ely (born 1970), Australian musician *

Bill Ely William Thomas Ely (7 June 1869 – 19 April 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1920 to 1922 and 1925 to 1932, representing the electorates of Parramatta (1920–22 ...

(1869–1957), Australian politician *

Bob Ely Robert Moulton Ely (born 1958) is an American entrepreneur and former investment banker. He challenged President Barack Obama in several primaries for the Democratic Party's 2012 presidential nomination, and Donald Trump for the Republican Party ...

(born 1958), American entrepreneur, former investment banker and 2012 presidential candidate * Dudley Ely (1817–1895), first mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut * Eugene Burton Ely (1886–1911), American aviation pioneer *

Frederick D. Ely Frederick David Ely (September 24, 1838 – August 6, 1921) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography Frederick D. Ely was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts on September 24, 1838. He attended Day’s Academy and graduated ...

(1838–1921), American politician *

Harold Ely Harold Ellsworth Ely (December 26, 1909 – July 12, 1983) was an American football Tackle (American football), tackle who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears and Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL), Brooklyn Dodge ...

(1909–1983), American football player * Harry Ely, American football and baseball coach, mainly in the 1890s * Harry Ely (baseball), American baseball player *

Helena Rutherfurd Ely Helena Rutherfurd Ely (born ''Helena Rutherfurd'': September 28, 1858 – May 18, 1920) was an American author, amateur gardener and founding member of the Garden Club of America whose three books influenced American and British gardeners to avo ...

(1858–1920), American author, amateur gardener and founding member of the Garden Club of America *

Jack Ely Jack Brown Ely (September 11, 1943 – April 28, 2015) was an American guitarist and singer, best known for singing the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie". Classically trained in piano, he began playing guitar after seeing Elvis Presley on tel ...

(1943–2015), American guitarist and singer, best known for singing the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie" * Janet Ely (born 1953), American diver *

John Hart Ely John Hart Ely ( ; December 3, 1938 – October 25, 2003) was an American legal scholar. He was a professor of law at Yale Law School from 1968 to 1973, Harvard Law School from 1973 to 1982, Stanford Law School from 1982 to 1996, and at the Uni ...

, American legal scholar *

Joe Ely Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas Country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll. He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo ...

(born 1947), American singer, songwriter and guitarist * John Ely (disambiguation) *

Joseph B. Ely Joseph Buell Ely (February 22, 1881 – June 13, 1956) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Massachusetts. As a conservative Democrat, Ely was active in party politics from the late 1910s, helping to build, in conjunction with ...

(1881–1956), 52nd Governor of Massachusetts *

Melvin Ely Melvin Anderson Ely (; born May 2, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who used to be an assistant coach for the Canton Charge of the NBA G League. A 6'10", , power forward–center from Fresno State, Ely was drafted ...

(born 1978), American basketball player * Michael Ely, author *

Nathaniel Ely Nathaniel Ely (also Nathaniel Eli) (1605 – December 25, 1675) was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the October 1656 session. He was ...

(1605–1675), founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut *

Reginald Ely Reginald Ely or Reynold of Ely ( fl. 1438–1471) was an English master mason and architect working in Gothic architecture in the Kingdom of England in the 15th century.

(''fl.'' 1438–1471), English architect * Richard T. Ely (1854–1943), American economist * Rodrigo Ely (born 1993), Brazilian-Italian footballer * Ron Ely (born 1938), stage name of American actor Ronald Pierce * Shyra Ely (born 1983), American former Women's National Basketball Association player *

Smith Ely Jr. Smith Ely Jr. (April 17, 1825 – July 1, 1911) was the 82nd Mayor of New York City and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life He was born in Hanover Township, New Jersey, on April 17, 1825. His father, ...

(1825–1911), New York City mayor and member of the United States House of Representatives * Sumner Ely (1787–1857), New York politician * Talfourd Ely (1838–1923), English archaeologist and classicist * Theodore N. Ely (1846–1916), American businessman * Thomas C. Ely, American bishop * Victoria Joyce Ely (1889–1979), American nurse * William Ely (disambiguation)

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