Paul Kelly may refer to:

Academia

Paul Kelly (mathematician) Paul Joseph Kelly (June 26, 1915 – July 15, 1995) was an American mathematician who worked in geometry and graph theory. Education and career Kelly was born in Riverside, California. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University ...

(1915–1995), American mathematician *

Paul Kelly (journalist) Paul John Kelly (born 11 October 1947) is an Australian political journalist, author and television and radio commentator from Sydney. He has worked in a variety of roles, principally for ''The Australian'' newspaper, and is currently its edito ...

(born 1947), Australian journalist * Paul Kelly (lawyer) (born c. 1955), American lawyer and former NHL Players Association executive director * Paul Kelly (professor) (born 1962), British political theorist * Paul Kelly (doctor), an epidemiologist who is currently Chief Medical Officer of Australia

Sportspeople

Paul Kelly (cricketer) Paul Kelly (born 15 February 1960) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 49 first-class cricket, first-class and 36 List A cricket, List A matches for Auckland cricket team, Auckland between 1980 and 1990. See also * List of Auckland re ...

(born 1960), New Zealand cricketer *

Paul Kelly (Australian rules footballer) Paul Kelly (born 28 July 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer, winner of the Brownlow Medal and captain of the Sydney Swans for ten seasons. He was and still is known to Swans fans everywhere as "Captain Courageous". Born in Wagga Wag ...

(born 1969), Australian rules footballer *

Paul Kelly (footballer, born 1969) Paul Michael Kelly (born 12 October 1969) is an English former footballer who played as a right-back or defensive midfielder for West Ham United. He made a single appearance in the Football League. Kelly played schoolboy football for England ...

, English footballer * Paul Kelly (soccer) (born 1974), American soccer player *

Paul Kelly (hurler) Paul Kelly (born 14 December 1979) is an Irish hurler who plays for his local club Mullinahone and at senior level for the Tipperary county team. Recently he has transferred clubs to O'Loughlin Gaels club in Kilkenny but since 2010 he has ...

(born 1979), Irish hurler *

Paul Kelly (fighter) Paul Anthony Kelly (born 12 September 1984) is a retired English mixed martial artist who is best known for his nine-fight stint in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Kelly was sentenced to thirteen years in prison for heroin trafficking in ...

(born 1984), British martial artist

Music and film

Paul Kelly (actor) Paul Michael Kelly (August 9, 1899 – November 6, 1956) was an American stage, film, and television actor. His career survived a manslaughter conviction, tied to an affair, that caused him to spend time in prison in the late 1920s. Early life ...

(1899–1956), American stage and screen actor *

Paul Kelly (American musician) Paul Kelly (born June 19, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for the soul songs "Stealing in the Name of the Lord", which was a major hit in 1970, and "Hooked, Hogtied & Collared". He also wrote " Personally", which has b ...

(1940–2012), American soul singer-songwriter * Paul Kelly (Australian musician) (born 1955), Australian rock, folk and country musician *

Paul Kelly (Irish musician) Paul Kelly (born 1957) is an Irish multi-instrumentalist and musician from Tallaght in Dublin, Ireland. He has played Irish traditional music, bluegrass and country, and is equally at home in a variety of different styles of music. Early life ...

(born 1957), Irish traditional, bluegrass and country musician *

Paul Austin Kelly Paul Austin Kelly (born 1960) is an American singer. A former rock musician who has sung opera, the tenor also writes, records and performs music for children. Musical beginnings Kelly attended Rondout Valley High School in Accord, New York and ...

(born 1960), American opera tenor and former rock musician *

Paul Kelly (film maker) Paul Kelly (born 23 July 1962 Farnborough, Hampshire) is an English film director, musician, photographer and designer. Music The son of an RAF fighter pilot - he took up flying aged fourteen, making his first solo flight on his seventeenth birt ...

(born 1962), British film maker and musician

Politics

* Paul Joseph Kelly Jr. (born 1940), US federal judge * Paul V. Kelly (born 1947), Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, 2001–2005 *

Paul Kelly (politician) There were several independent candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. One independent candidate, André Arthur, was elected for the Quebec riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. Some independent candidates have their own biography page ...

(born 1963), Canadian politician

Other

Paul Kelly (criminal) Paul Kelly (born Paolo Antonio Vaccarelli; December 23, 1876 – April 3, 1936) was an Italian American mobster and former boxer, who founded the Five Points Gang in New York City. He had started some brothels with prize money earned in boxing. ...

(1876–1936), American criminal and founder of the Five Points Gang