Ely (surname)

Ely is a surname.

List of people with this surname

• Arthur V. Ely (1912–1942), United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
• Bob Ely, entrepreneur, former investment banker, and 2012 presidential candidate
• Dudley Ely (1817–1895), first mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
• Eugene Burton Ely, aviation pioneer
• Harry Ely, American college sports coach
• Harry Ely (baseball), American baseball player
• Janet Ely, American diver
• Joe Ely, honky-tonk/country musician
• John Ely (disambiguation), several people
• Melvin Ely, American basketball player
• Michael Ely, author
• Nathaniel Ely, (1605–1675), founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut
• Richard T. Ely, American economist
• Ron Ely, stage name of American actor Ronald Pierce
• Smith Ely, Jr. (1825–1911), New York City mayor
• Sumner Ely (1787–1857), New York politician
• Theodore N. Ely (1846-1916), American businessman
• William Ely (1765–1817), American politician
• William Caryl Ely (1856–1921), New York politician and businessman

See also

• Saint Ermenilda of Ely, daughter of King Eorcenberht of Kent and Saint Seaxburh of Ely.
• Nicholas of Ely, Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord High Treasurer in the 13th century
• Saint Seaxburh of Ely, Anglo-Saxon princess, abbess and saint
• Marquess of Ely (also Earl of Ely), a title in the peerage of Ireland