Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Kelly 2014 Kelly & Cal 
Fictional Characters from Television:
8 characters
Kelly Garrett 1976 Charlie's Angels
Kelly Bundy 1987 Married... with Children
Kelly Kapowski 1989 Saved by the Bell
Kelly Taylor 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Kelly Bridges 1996 Nash Bridges
Kelly Peyton 2001 Alias
Erin Hannon (a.k.a. Kelly) 2005 The Office
Kelly Kapoor 2005 The Office
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
11 actors, 1 actor/model, 1 actor/presenter, 1 model/actor, 1 reality star
Kelly Bishop 1944-
Kelly McGillis 1957-
Kelly Lynch 1959-
Kelly LeBrock 1960-
Katherine Kelly Lang 1961-
Kelly Preston 1962-2020
Kelly Rowan 1965-
Kelly Hu 1968-
Kelly Rutherford 1968-
Kelly Ripa 1970-
Kelly Macdonald 1976-
Kelly Reilly 1977-
Kelly McCreary 1981-
Kelly Osbourne 1984-
Kelly Marie Tran 1989-
Notable Athletes:
1 boxing, 1 soccer
(boxing) Kelly Pavlik 1982-
(soccer) Kelly Zeeman 1993-
Notable Evildoers:
1 gangster
"Machine Gun" Kelly Barnes 1900-1954
Notable Musicians:
2 singers
Kelly Rowland 1981-
Kelly Clarkson 1982-
Olympic Medalists:
4 bronze, 2 bronze/gold, 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver/bronze
(silver) Kelly Kryczka 1984 synchronized swimming - duet
(silver/bronze) Kelly Anne McCormick 1984; 1988 diving - springboard
(bronze) Kelly Santos 2000 basketball
(bronze/gold) Kelly Holmes 2000; 2004 1500 m; 800 m
(silver) Shelda Bede (middle name Kelly) 2000; 2004 volleyball
(bronze) Kelly Sotherton 2004; 2008 heptathlon; 4x400 m relay
(gold) Kelly Willie 2004 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Kelly Parker 2012 football
(bronze/gold) Kelly Rulon 2004; 2012 water polo
(gold) Kelly Jonker 2012 field hockey
(gold/bronze) Kelly Clark 2002; 2010; 2014 snowboarding
(bronze) Kelly Massey 2016 4x400 m relay
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
O'Kelly Isley Jr. (a.k.a. Kelly) 1992 The Isley Brothers