Sports, games, and recreation

Kelly Pannek

Kelly Pannek, American ice hockey forward (Minnesota Frost, PWHL), three-time U.S. Olympian with gold 2018, silver 2022, gold 2026; first official signing in PWHL history.

Kelly 'The Ghost' Pavlik, born 1982 in Youngstown, Ohio, is a retired American middleweight boxer, 40-2 (34 KOs), who unified the WBC and WBO titles by TKO7 over Jermain Taylor in 2007 and lost them to Sergio Martinez in 2010.

Kelly Rulon

Kelly Rulon (Kelly Kristen Rulon, born 1984), American water polo driver; UCLA star and 2007 Cutino Award winner; Olympic bronze 2004 and gold 2012; USA Water Polo Hall of Fame 2020.

Kelly Sheffield

Kelly Sheffield, American women's volleyball coach from Muncie, Indiana; head coach at Wisconsin since 2013, 2021 NCAA champion, five Big Ten titles, career record 619-185 (.770).

Kelly Sildaru

Kelly Sildaru, Estonian freestyle skier born 2002 in Tallinn; 2022 Olympic slopestyle bronze, 2019 world halfpipe champion, 2020 Youth Olympic gold, and 10 X Games medals, second most among female skiers.

Kelly Slater

Kelly Slater (Robert Kelly Slater, born 1972) is an American professional surfer from Cocoa Beach, Florida, with a record 11 world titles (1992-2011), youngest and oldest champion, creator of the Surf Ranch wave pool and co-founder of Outerknown.

Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith is an English former footballer and forward for Arsenal. She played internationally from 1995 to 2014 and is recognized as one of England's greatest female players.

Kelly VanderBeek

Kelly VanderBeek, Canadian alpine skier born 1983 in Kapuskasing, Ontario; 2006 Olympic super-G fourth place, three World Cup podiums, first Canadian woman on a home-soil World Cup podium at Lake Louise 2006; retired 2013 after knee injury, now a broadcaster.

Kelly Willie

Kelly Jeromy Willie (born 1982, Houston) is an American sprinter, LSU record holder, who won 2004 Athens Olympic gold in the men's 4x400 m relay and the 2008 Valencia World Indoor 4x400 title.

Kelpo Gröndahl

Kelpo Olavi Gröndahl (1920–1994), Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler: Olympic silver London 1948 and gold in the 87 kg light-heavyweight class at Helsinki 1952, later SKDL member of the Finnish Parliament 1962–1970 and harbormaster of Pori.

Kelsey Mitchell

Kelsey Mitchell (born 1993, Brandon, Manitoba), Canadian track cyclist and bobsledder; RBC Training Ground recruit 2017; Olympic sprint gold Tokyo 2020, flying 200m world record 10.154; 13th in two-woman bobsleigh, Milano Cortina 2026.

Kelsey Plum

Kelsey Plum, born 1994, American WNBA guard, 2017 first overall pick, two-time champion with Las Vegas Aces, former NCAA Division I women's scoring record holder (3,527 points), two-time Olympic gold medalist, now with Los Angeles Sparks.

Kelsey Robinson

Kelsey Robinson (Kelsey Marie Robinson-Cook, born 1992), American volleyball outside hitter, three-time Olympic medalist (bronze 2016, gold 2020, silver 2024), 2014 world champion, 2018 USAV co-player of the year after switching to libero.

Kelsey Serwa

Kelsey Serwa (born 1989, Kelowna, BC), Canadian ski cross racer; Olympic gold PyeongChang 2018, silver Sochi 2014, 2011 world champion, retired 2019 with eight World Cup wins.

Kelsi Dahlia

Kelsi Worrell (Kelsi Dahlia), American butterfly swimmer born 1994 in New Jersey; 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay, first woman under 50 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly, and short-course 100 fly world record holder (54.59, 2021).

Keltis

Keltis is a 2008 Kosmos board game by Reiner Knizia, winner of the Spiel des Jahres 2008; a multiplayer development of Lost Cities in which 2–4 players race figures along five stone paths using ascending or descending card sequences.

Kelvin Beachum

Kelvin Beachum, offensive tackle (born 1989, Mexia, Texas), SMU alumnus drafted 248th overall by Pittsburgh in 2012; 14-year NFL veteran with Steelers, Jaguars, Jets, and Cardinals, 160+ starts, two-time Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee, founder of Kelvin Konnects.

Kelvin Benjamin

Kelvin Benjamin, former NFL wide receiver (also tried tight end in 2021), drafted 28th overall by the Carolina Panthers in 2014 from Florida State; set Panthers rookie records (73 catches, 1,008 yards, 9 TDs), tore his ACL in 2015, was traded to Buffalo in 2017, and last played in 2018.

Kelvin Gastelum

Kelvin Gastelum, American UFC middleweight born 1991 in San Jose, raised in Yuma, Arizona; TUF 17 winner, interim title challenger vs Adesanya, known for weight misses and durable southpaw boxing.

Kelvin Hayden

Kelvin Hayden (born 1983, Chicago) is a former NFL cornerback, a 2005 second-round Colts pick out of Illinois who returned an interception 56 yards for the clinching touchdown in Super Bowl XLI.

Kelvin Kiptum

Kelvin Kiptum (1999-2024), Kenyan marathon runner; set the men's marathon world record of 2:00:35 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, his third race; died in a road accident aged 24.

Kelvin Sampson

Kelvin Sampson, American basketball coach, head coach at Houston since 2014 after Montana Tech, Washington State, Oklahoma, Indiana, and NBA assistant stints; 829-361 record, 21 NCAA tournaments, 2021 and 2025 Final Fours.

Kelvin Tatum

Kelvin Tatum MBE (born 1964) is an English former speedway and grasstrack rider, twice British Champion, three-time World Longtrack Champion, and captain of England's 1989 World Cup-winning team, later a Sky Sports presenter.

Kelvin Taylor

Kelvin Taylor (born 1993, Belle Glade, Florida), son of Fred Taylor, set Florida's high school rushing record (12,121 yards) at Glades Day, rushed 2,108 yards for the Florida Gators, and was drafted 211th overall by the 49ers in 2016, playing briefly for San Francisco and Atlanta.

Kemar Bailey Cole

Kemar Bailey-Cole, Jamaican sprinter (born 1992, Spanish Town), Racers Track Club; two-time Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist (London 2012, Rio 2016), 2013 world relay champion, and 2014 Commonwealth Games 100m winner; personal best 9.92 seconds.

Kemar Roofe

Kemar Roofe is a Jamaican professional footballer, born in Walsall, England, in 1993, best known for his spells at Leeds United and Rangers, where he won the 2020/21 Scottish Premiership.

Kemba Walker

Kemba Walker, American point guard born 1990 in the Bronx; UConn 2011 NCAA champion and MOP; 9th pick 2011; Charlotte Hornets all-time leading scorer (12,009 points), four-time All-Star; later Celtics, Knicks, Mavericks, Monaco; retired 2024.

Kemps

Kemps (also Kent, Cash, Canes) is a partnership card game for two-player teams: collect four of a kind, signal your partner secretly, and have them call "Kemps"; losing teams spell K-E-M-P-S.

Ken Anderson (quarterback)

Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback 1971-1986, four-time NFL passing champion, 1981 NFL MVP, and Super Bowl XVI starter; still holds the 70.6% single-season completion record and is not in the Hall of Fame.