Kelman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred R. Kelman (born 1936), American film and television documentary producer and directorCharles Kelman (1930–2004), ophthalmologist and a pioneer in cataract surgeryEmile Kelman, record producer and audio engineerGlenn Kelman, the CEO of Seattle-based Redfin, an online real estate brokerageHerbert Kelman, the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus at Harvard UniversityJames Kelman (born 1946), influential writer of novels, short stories, plays and political essaysJerson Kelman (born 1948), the CEO of Light Group - Rio de Janeiro, former Brazilian regulator for water and electricityMark Kelman (born 1951), jurist and vice dean of Stanford Law SchoolMoshe Kelman, the operational commander of the Palmach's Third Battalion in 1948Naamah Kelman (born 1955), American-born Rabbi, Dean of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion campusNic Kelman (born 1971), writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction, screenplays, and essaysPat Kelman, British director, writer and actorPeggy Kelman, Australian pioneer aviatorRicky Kelman (born 1950), American actorScott Kelman (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey playerStephen Kelman, English novelist, whose debut novel Pigeon English was a shortlisted nominee for the 2011 Man Booker PrizeTodd Kelman (born 1975), retired Canadian ice hockey defencemanWolfe Kelman (1923–1990), Austrian-born American Rabbi and leader in the Conservative Judaism in the United States