Kells is a surname, also used as a nickname and given name.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Bill Kells, New Zealand rugby league player
* Greg Kells, Canadian businessman and politician
* Harriet B. Kells, American educator, activist, suffragist, feminist, editor
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Iris Kells
Iris Victoria Kells (31 January 1923 – 10 August 2016) was an English operatic soprano. She played leading roles in the 1960s at Sadler's Wells Opera.
Life
Iris Kells was born in Pachmarhi in India; her father was a colonel in the Indan army. ...
Morley Kells
Morley Kells (born January 26, 1936) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on two separate occasions from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 2003, and was bri ...
, Canadian politician
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Robert Kells
Robert Kells, (7 April 1832 – 14 April 1905) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Details
Kells was born in India on 7 April 1832 in Meerut.Susannah Kells, pseudonym for Bernard and Judy Cornwell, English authors
Nickname
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Machine Gun Kelly (rapper)
Colson Baker (born April 22, 1990), known professionally as Machine Gun Kelly (MGK), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is noted for his genre duality across alternative rock with hip hop.
Machine Gun Kelly released f ...
("Kells" for short), Cleveland Rapper/poet
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R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses.
During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwid ...
, an American R&B musician, sometimes referred to as "Kells"
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Kellin Quinn
Kellin Quinn is an American singer and musician. He is the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the post-hardcore band Sleeping with Sirens. Aside from his band, he is well-known for collaborating with other artists.
Career
Quinn is the vocalis ...
, American singer, sometimes referred to as "Kells"