Ely (surname)
Ely is a surname which may refer to: Alfred Ely (1815–1892), American politician Arthur V. Ely (1912–1942), United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient Ben Ely (born 1970), Australian musician Bill Ely (1869–1957), Australian politician Bob Ely (born 1958), American entrepreneur, former investment banker and 2012 presidential candidate Dudley Ely (1817–1895), first mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut Eugene Burton Ely (1886–1911), American aviation pioneer Frederick D. Ely (1838–1921), American politician Harold Ely (1909–1983), American football player Harry Ely (1854–1928), American football and baseball coach Harry Ely (baseball) (1868–1925), American baseball player Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1858–1920), American author, amateur gardener and founding member of the Garden Club of America Jack Ely (1943–2015), American guitarist and singer, best known for singing the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie" Janet Ely (born 1953), American diver Joe Ely (1947–2025), American singer, songwriter and guitarist John Ely (disambiguation) John Hart Ely (1938–2003), American legal scholar Joseph B. Ely (1881–1956), 52nd Governor of Massachusetts Melvin Ely (born 1978), American basketball player Michael Ely, author Nathaniel Ely (1605–1675), founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut Ralph Ely (1820–1883), American politician and military officer from Michigan Reginald Ely (fl. 1438–1471), English architect Richard T. Ely (1854–1943), American economist Richard Ely (1945–2019), American actor, singer and voice actor Rodrigo Ely (born 1993), Brazilian-Italian footballer Ron Ely (1938–2024), stage name of American actor Ronald Pierce Shyra Ely (born 1983), American former Women's National Basketball Association player Smith Ely Jr.