People from Ely

Robert Johnson (Rocky) Spane (born May 5, 1940) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific from 1993 to 1996. Spane is a 1962 U.S. Naval Academy graduate.

Albert J. Carpenter (9 June 1911 – 21 June 1999) was an officer in the United States Coast Guard from 1933–1968.