James, Jimmy or Jim Kelly may refer to:
Crime and law
James Kelly (pirate) (died 1701), English pirate
James Kelly (crimper), 19th-century American criminal
James McGirr Kelly (1928–2005), U.S. federal judge
James Kelly (Irish Army officer) (1929–2003), cleared of attempting to import arms for the IRA in 1970 James Kelly (murderer) (1860–1929), English murderer and Jack the Ripper suspect Jimmy Kelly (saloon keeper) (fl. 1900–1914), organizer and underworld figure in New York
Entertainment
James E. Kelly (artist) (1855–1933), American sculptor and illustrator
James F. Kelly, American actor
James Kelly (artist) (1913–2003), American painter
James Martin Kelly (born 1954), American actor and writer
James Patrick Kelly (born 1951), American writer
James Paul Kelly (1911-1972), American politician and Missouri state senator
Jim Kelly (martial artist) (1946–2013), karate champion and martial arts film star Jim Kelly (author) (born 1957), British crime writer and journalist Jimmy Kelly (singer) (born 1971), Irish-American singer and musician James Kelly, member of Irish metal group Altar of Plagues James Kelly (fiddler) (born 1957), Irish fiddler, member of folk group Patrick Street
Politics
United States
James Kelly (U.S. representative) (1760–1819), for the Federalist Party, Pennsylvania, 1805–1809 James K. Kelly (1819–1903), U.S. senator for Oregon (1871–1877) James C. Kelly (1857-1947), American politician and farmer from Minnesota James W. Kelly Jr. (1908–1990), mayor of East Orange, New Jersey James H. Kelly (1919–1984), American politician James A. Kelly Jr. (1926–2013), member of Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate James A. Kelly (born 1936), Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2001–2005 James B. Kelly III (born 1941), Pennsylvania politician James M. Kelly (Boston politician) (1940–2007), Boston City Council member Jim Kelly (Kansas politician) (born 1947), member of the Kansas House of Representatives James M. Kelly (Maryland politician) (born 1960)
Elsewhere
James Whyte Kelly (1855–1938), New Zealand politician
James Kelly (Fianna Fáil politician), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
James Kelly (Repeal Association politician) (1808–1875), Irish Repeal Association politician James Kelly (Scottish politician) (born 1963), member of the Scottish Parliament James Kelly, MP for the Irish constituency of Limerick City, 1844–1847 James Francis Kelly, Ontario MPP for Muskoka—Ontario, 1934–1945
Sports
Association football
James Kelly (footballer, born 1865) (1865–1932), Scottish football player (Renton FC, Celtic FC, national team) and administrator James Kelly (Lincoln City footballer) (fl. 1892–93), Scottish footballer (Lincoln City FC) James Kelly (soccer) (c. 1920s), U.S. soccer player Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1984), English professional footballer Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1970), Irish international footballer Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2003), English footballer active in the 1950s and 1960s Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1933), Scottish footballer active in the 1950s Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1954), Northern Irish footballer active in England and North America in the 1970s and 1980s Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1957), English footballer for Manchester United and NASL teams Jimmy Kelly (footballer, born 1973), English footballer for Wrexham and Wolverhampton Wanderers Jimmy Kelly (Northern Ireland footballer) (fl. 1920s), Northern Irish footballer