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
• 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. (1825–1911), New York City mayor and member of the United States House of Representatives
• Sumner Ely (1787–1857), New York politician
• Talfourd Ely (1838–1923), English archaeologist and classicist
• Theodore N. Ely (1846–1916), American businessman
• Thomas C. Ely (1951–2025), American bishop
• Victoria Joyce Ely (1889–1979), American nurse
• William Ely (disambiguation)

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

Surname list

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