Thomas, Tom, or Tommy Kelly may refer to:

Entertainment

* Tommy Kelly (actor) (1925–2016), American actor in ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' *

Tom Kelly (musician) Thomas F. Kelly (born April 16, 1952) is an American musician, best known for his songwriting partnership with Billy Steinberg. Steinberg and Kelly co-wrote numerous hit songs for popular music artists, including five number-one singles on the ...

(born 1946), American musician and songwriter * "Shotgun" Tom Kelly (born 1949), American radio and television personality * Thomas Vincent Kelly (active 1996–2009), American film and television actor *

Tom Kelly (actor) Tom Kelly is a British actor, noted for his roles in television. He appeared in three ''Doctor Who'' serials (''The Face of Evil'', ''The Sun Makers'' and ''The Invasion of Time''), as well as ''Blake's 7'', ''Sapphire & Steel'' and ''Dempsey & ...

, British television actor * Thomas Kelly (pianist), British pianist, prize-winner in 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition

Military

Thomas Kelly-Kenny General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, (27 February 1840 – 26 December 1914) was a British Army general who served in the Second Boer War. Military and political career Thomas Kelly was born on 27 February 1840 in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland, ...

(1840–1914), Irish/British General, born Thomas Kelly * Thomas Kelly (sailor) (1928–1947), British Merchant Navy seaman and George Cross recipient * Thomas Kelly (Medal of Honor, 1898) (died 1920), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient during the Spanish–American War *

Thomas Kelly (Medal of Honor, 1864) Thomas Kelly (1837 - ?) was an Irish born recipient of the Medal of Honor and soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Kelly was born in Ireland in 1837. He served as private in Company A of the 6th New York Volunteer ...

(1837–?), Irish-born soldier in the Union Army * Thomas J. Kelly (Medal of Honor) (1923–1988), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient during World War II * Thomas W. Kelly (1932–2000), U.S. Army lieutenant general and Gulf War Pentagon spokesman

Politics

Thomas Kelly (politician, born 1723) Thomas Kelly (1723–1809) was an Irish barrister, judge and politician, who held the office of Serjeant-at-law (Ireland). He sat briefly in the Irish House of Commons and was then appointed a justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland). ...

(1723–1809), Irish barrister, judge and politician *

Thomas J. Kelly (Irish nationalist) Thomas Joseph Kelly (6 January 1833 – 5 February 1908) was an Irish revolutionary and leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), a secret organisation with the objective of establishing an Irish republic independent from the United Kin ...

(1833–1908), Irish revolutionary and leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood *

Thomas Kelly (Sinn Féin politician) Thomas Kelly (13 September 1868 – 20 April 1942) was an Irish Sinn Féin and later Fianna Fáil politician. He was a book and picture dealer before entering politics. He was a founder member of Sinn Féin and was elected to Dublin City Council ...

(1868–1942), Irish Sinn Féin and later Fianna Fáil politician * Thomas Kelly (Canadian politician) (1833–1893), Canadian lawyer, judge and politician in Prince Edward Island *

Thomas Kelly (New Zealand politician) Thomas Kelly (1830 – 20 September 1921) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand. He represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate from to 1879, and then the (renamed) New Plymouth electorate from to 1884, ...

(1830–1921), Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand *

Tom Kelly (SDLP politician) Tom Kelly, OBE, DL, is an Irish and UK media commentator, businessman and former vice chairman of the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland. The grandson of the IRA War of Independence veteran and Irish Labour activist Tom Kell ...

, former Vice Chairman of the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland

Religion

Thomas Kelly (hymn-writer) Thomas Kelly (13 July 1769 – 14 May 1855) was an Irish evangelical, known as a Church of Ireland cleric to 1803, hymn writer and founder of the Kellyites. Life He was the son of Thomas Kelly (1723–1809), judge of the Court of Common Pleas (I ...

(1769–1855) Irish evangelical, founder of the Kellyites * Thomas Kelly (archbishop of Armagh) (1781–1835), Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *

Thomas Raymond Kelly (Quaker mystic) Thomas Raymond Kelly (June 4, 1893 – January 17, 1941) was an American Quaker educator. He taught and wrote on the subject of mysticism. His books are widely read, especially by people interested in spirituality. Kelly was born in 1893 in Chi ...

(1893–1941), American Quaker educator * Thomas C. Kelly (1931–2011), Archbishop of Louisville

Sports

Football and rugby

Thomas Kelly (rugby union) Thomas Kelly (1882–1959) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1906 to 1908. He also captained his country to a 19–0 victory over France at the Stade Colombes in Paris on 1 January 1908. Early life Thomas Kelly was ...

(1882–1959), England *

Tom Kelly (footballer, born 1885) Thomas Kelly (2 October 1885 – 9 April 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Glossop as a half back. Personal life Kelly was married with six children and predominantly lived i ...

(1885–1916), English professional footballer *

Tom Kelly (footballer, born 1919) Thomas William Kelly (known throughout his playing career as Bill or Billy (22 November 1919 – 1970)) was an English footballer who made 157 appearances in the Football League for Darlington either side of the Second World War. He played ...

(1919–1970), English professional footballer * Tom Kelly (footballer, born 1964) (born 1964), Scottish professional footballer * Tommy Kelly (footballer) (active 1966–1982), Irish *

Tom Kelly (Gaelic footballer) Tom Kelly is a former Gaelic footballer from County Laois. His club is St Joseph's. He usually played at centre back for Laois and in 2003 won an All Stars Award and was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championsh ...

(active 1999–2010), former Gaelic football player *

Thomas Kelly (footballer) Thomas, Tom, or Tommy Kelly may refer to: Entertainment * Tommy Kelly (actor) (1925–2016), American actor in ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' * Tom Kelly (musician) (born 1946), American musician and songwriter * "Shotgun" Tom Kelly (born 1949) ...

, English footballer for Sunderland *

Tommy Kelly Tommy Terrell Kelly (born December 27, 1980) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State and was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent i ...

(born 1980), American football player for the New England Patriots

Other sports

Thomas Kelly (cricketer, born 1844) Thomas Joseph Dart Kelly (3 May 1844 – 20 July 1893) was an Australian cricketer who played in two Test matches between 1877 and 1879. Kelly played domestic cricket for Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), ...

(1844–1893), Australian cricketer * Thomas Kelly (cricketer, born 2000) (born 2000), Australian cricketer * Tom Kelly (basketball) (1924–2008), American engineer and professional basketball player *

Thomas Joseph Kelly Thomas Joseph Kelly (September 23, 1919 – April 19, 2013) was a United States Racing Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses as well as an owner and breeder. Born in Pikesville, Maryland, in his teens he began working at the Balt ...

(1919–2013), American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses * Tom Kelly (baseball) (born 1950), manager of the Minnesota Twins *

Tommy Spider Kelly Tommy "Spider" Kelly (September 6, 1867 – January 4, 1927) was a Harlem, New York boxer (nicknamed "The Harlem Spider"), and the world champion bantamweight fighter between 1890 and 1892. He was the first New York-born champion since the Marque ...

(1867–1927), American boxer * Toss Kelly (Thomas B. Kelly, 1862–1924), American baseball umpire

Other

Thomas J. Kelly (aerospace engineer) Thomas Joseph Kelly (June 14, 1929March 23, 2002) was an American aerospace engineer. Kelly primarily worked on the Apollo Lunar Module, which earned him the name of "Father of the Lunar Module" from NASA. Kelly graduated from Cornell Universi ...

(1929–2002), American *

Thomas J. Kelly (scientist) Thomas J. Kelly is an American cancer researcher whose work focuses on the molecular mechanisms of DNA replication. Kelly is director of the Sloan-Kettering Institute, the basic research arm of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He hold ...

(born 1941), American cancer researcher *

Thomas Forrest Kelly Thomas Forrest Kelly (born 1943) is an American musicologist, musician, and scholar. He is the Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music at Harvard University. His most recent books include: ''The Role of the Scroll'' (2019), ''Capturing Music: The Story ...

(born 1943), American musicologist *

Thomas J. Kelly III Thomas J. Kelly III (August 8, 1947), born in Hackensack, New Jersey, is an American, Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist. Based in greater Philadelphia, he has worked as a freelancer for electronic and print outlets since 1995. Kelly joined t ...

(born 1947), American photojournalist * Thomas Kelly (1994–2012), Australian assault victim * Thomas P. Kelly III, American diplomat * Thomas Kelly, one of the perpetrators of the

Maungatapu murders The Maungatapu murders took place on 12 and 13 June 1866 on the Maungatapu track near Nelson, South Island, New Zealand, in two separate attacks that killed five people. Four people were charged with the murders; one was pardoned after giving ...