Kelso is a surname and a given name. It is of British origin with Scottish and English roots. Earlier form Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyð (modern Welsh Calchfynydd), "lime mountain".
People with the surname Ben Kelso (born 1949), American basketball player and coach Beverley Kelso (born 1948), Jamaican singer Bill Kelso (1940-2009), Major League Baseball pitcher Bob Kelso (footballer) (1865-1942), Scottish football player Frank B. Kelso II (1933–2013), United States Navy admiral Iris Kelso (1926-2003), American journalist and television commentator J. A. Scott Kelso (born 1947), Northern Irish-born American neuroscientist J. J. Kelso (1864-1935), creator of the Children's Aid Society in Canada Jack W. Kelso (1934-1952), Medal of Honor recipient Jackie Kelso (1922-2012), American jazz saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist James Kelso (footballer) (1869-1900), Scottish footballer Jamie Kelso (born 1948), American political activist and supremacist JC Kelso Scottish musician and Writer. Aka: Joe Cowan. Singer-Songwriter with EMI and Chrysalis Records back in the 1980s and 1990s. Bands/Solo projects include Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, Justice, Illumina, As Long As Wide, Tearbox. Still active as of this entry Oct 2026. Jim Kelso (1910-1987), Scottish football player Jimmy Kelso (1910-?), Australian boxer of the 1920s and '30s John R. Kelso (1831-1891), politician and author Iain Kelso (born 1975), Canadian film score composer Louis O. Kelso (1913-1991), political economist Mark Kelso (born 1963), former Buffalo Bills defensive back Mayme Kelso (1867-1946), American actress Megan Kelso (born 1968), comic book artist Phil Kelso (1871-1935), Scottish football player Sylvia Kelso, Australian author Tommy Kelso (1882-1974), Scottish footballer Thomas Kelso (1784-1878), philanthropist William Kelso (born 1941), archeologist
People with the given name Kelso Roberts, Canadian politician Kelso Cochrane (~1936-1959), Antiguan immigrant to Britain whose murder sparked tensions in London
People with the stage name Kelso, bass player with Camp Cope released an album under this moniker.
Fictional characters Bob Kelso, Chief of Medicine from Scrubs Michael Kelso, character on That '70s Show Michael's children, Jay and Betsy Kelso from That '90s Show Casey Kelso, That '70s Show character Wyoming Bill Kelso, character in The Party Jack Kelso, character in L.A. Noire Capt. Wild Bill Kelso in 1941 Zeke Kelso, FBI Agent in That Darn Cat! and That Darn Cat (1997 film)
See also Kelso (disambiguation)
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