Kali (name)

Kali is an Indian given name and surname of Sanskrit origins from the name Kālá. It is also a Finnish masculine given name that is a form of Kalle. Notable people with this name include the following:

Mononym

 * Kali, Hindu goddess, destroyer of evil forces
 * Kali (Bulgarian singer), professional name of Galina Dimitrova Ivanova (born 1975), Bulgarian singer
 * Kali (demon), Hindu mortal demon, source of all evil
 * Kali (footballer), nickname of Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso, (born 1978), Angolan former footballer
 * Kali (painter), nickname of Hanna Weynerowska (1918–1998), Polish painter
 * Kali (French singer), stage name of Jean-Marc Monnerville (born 1959), French musician

Nicknames

 * Kali, stage name of Kalila Ali Ross, American rapper
 * Kali Meehan, nickname of Kalivati Gerald Meehan (born 1970), New Zealand-born boxer
 * Kali Mirza, stage name of Kalidas Chattopadhyay, Indian composer
 * Kali Mountford, nickname of Carol Jean Mountford (born 1954), British politician
 * Kali Muscle, stage name of Chuck Kirkendall (born 1975), American bodybuilder, model and actor
 * Kali Mutsa, stage name of Celine Reymond, Chilean singer and the name of her band
 * Kali N. Rathnam, stage name of Narayana Padaiyatchi Rathnam, (c. 1897 – 1950), Indian actor
 * Kali Uchis, professional name of Karly-Marina Loaiza (born 1994), American singer and songwriter

Given name

 * Kali Alaudeen (born 1984), Indian football player
 * Kali Arulpragasam, English jewelry designer and artist (also sister of musician M.I.A.)
 * Kali Charan Bahl, Indian professor of languages and linguistics
 * Kali Banerjee (1921–1993), Indian film actor
 * Kali Charan Banerjee (1847–1902), Indian Christian
 * Kali S. Banerjee (1914–2002), Bangladeshi statistics professor
 * Kali Prasad Baskota (born 1979) Nepali singer, musician and lyricist
 * Kali Christ (born 1991), Canadian speed skater
 * Kali Davis-White (born 1994), American sprint athlete
 * Kali Ranjan Deb, Indian politician
 * Kali Flanagan (born 1995), American ice hockey player
 * Kali Nicole Gross (born 1972), American historian
 * Kali Gwegwe (born 1969), Nigerian football executive
 * Kali Hawk (born 1986), American actress, comedian and model
 * Kali Charan Hembram (born 1960), Indian writer
 * Kali Bahadur Malla, Nepalese politician
 * Kali Malone (born 1994), American composer and organist
 * Kali Nikitas (born 1964), American graphic designer
 * Kali Ongala (born 1979), English football player
 * Kali Prasad (born 1967), Indian politician
 * Kali Reis (born 1986), American boxer
 * Kali Rocha (born 1971), American actress
 * Kali Nath Roy (1878–1945), Indian journalist and editor
 * Kali Charan Saraf, Indian politician
 * Kali Spitzer (born 1987), Canadian indigenous photographer
 * Kali Charan Suman (born 1964), Indian politician
 * Kali VanBaale (born 1975), American novelist

Middle name

 * Rognvald Kali Kolsson (c. 1103 – 1158), Norwegian saint
 * Shar-Kali-Sharri (fl. c. 2217–2193 BC), Akkadian Empire king

Surname

 * Anouar Kali (born 1991), Moroccan football player
 * Cyril Kali (born 1984), French footballer
 * Kelley Kali, American director and producer
 * Maitreya Kali and Satya Sai Maitreya Kali, stagename of Craig Vincent Smith (1945–2012), American musician, songwriter and actor
 * Sándor Káli (born 1951), Hungarian politician
 * Shanti Kali (died 2000), Indian Hindu priest
 * Sinbad Kali (born 1987), Australian rugby footballer
 * Tamar-kali, American singer-songwriter
 * Wavala Kali (born 1954), Papua New Guinean sprint athlete