Ali is a common unisex name. In

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

, Ali is derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated" or "champion", and is used as both a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

and surname. Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib, but the name is also present among some pre-Islamic Arabs (e.g. Banu Hanifa, and some rulers of Saba and Himyar). It is identical in form and meaning to the he , עֵלִי ,

Eli Eli most commonly refers to: * Eli (name), a given name, nickname and surname * Eli (biblical figure) Eli or ELI may also refer to: Film * ''Eli'' (2015 film), a Tamil film * ''Eli'' (2019 film), an American horror film Music * ''Eli'' (Jan ...

, which goes back to the High Priest

in the biblical

Books of Samuel The Book of Samuel (, ''Sefer Shmuel'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Samuel) in the Old Testament. The book is part of the narrative history of Ancient Israel called the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books (Josh ...

. Ali as a surname has become popular in domains under the influence of Islamic culture. This is especially so in the Caribbean where indentured labourers from South Asia were brought to replace African slave labour after the end of the

Transatlantic slave trade The Atlantic slave trade, transatlantic slave trade, or Euro-American slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas. The slave trade regularly used the triangular trade route and i ...

, in countries such as Guyana and

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

. The name Ali is also used in various other cultures as a given name. Among English speakers it is used as a short form of male or female names starting with "Al-", such as Alice, Alison, Alisha, Alistair, Alexander, or Alexandra. In

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...

, Áli and Åle are alternative forms of

Onela Onela was according to ''Beowulf'' a Swedish king, the son of Ongentheow and the brother of Ohthere. He usurped the Swedish throne, but was killed by his nephew Eadgils, who won by hiring foreign assistance. In Scandinavian sagas a Norwegian ki ...

. Ali is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

male given name, derived from Aleksanteri.Kustaa Vilkuna, Marketta Huitu and Pirjo Mikkonen. ''Etunimet'', published in ''Joka kodin suuri nimikirja.'' Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho, 1990.

Islam

* Al-Ali (The Sublimely Exalted)'', one of the 99 names of God in Islam * Ali ibn Abi Talib (601-661), cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...

, the fourth Caliph of Sunni Islam, and the first Imam in most schools of Shia Islam. *

Ali ibn Husayn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ( ar, علي بن الحسين زين العابدين), also known as al-Sajjād (, ) or simply as Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (), , was an Imam in Shiʻi Islam after his father Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle Hasan ...

(''Zayn al-Abidin'') (с. 659 - c. 713), grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth infallible Imam in Isma'ili and Twelver Shia Islam. * Ali ibn Musa (''ar-Reza'') (c. 766–818), eighth infallible Imam in Shia Islam. * Ali ibn Muhammad (''al-Hadi'') (c. 829 - c. 868), tenth infallible Imam in Shia Islam. *

Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari ( fa, علی ابن سهل ربن طبری ) (c. 838 – c. 870 CE; also given as 810–855 or 808–864 also 783–858), was a Persian Muslim scholar, physician and psychologist, who produced one of ...

, a Persian Muslim scholar, physician and psychologist * Ali ibn al-Mu'tasim, was a 9th-century Abbasid prince and son of

Al-Mu'tasim Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd ( ar, أبو إسحاق محمد بن هارون الرشيد; October 796 – 5 January 842), better known by his regnal name al-Muʿtaṣim biʾllāh (, ), was the eighth Abbasid caliph, ruling ...

. * Ali al-Muktafi was the 10th century Abbasīd caliph from 902 to 908. He was named after caliph

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...

. *

Ali al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa al-Rida ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا, Alī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā, 1 January 766 – 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the ...

, descendant of the Islamic prophet

, and the eighth Imam. *

Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ( ar, علي بن الحسين زين العابدين), also known as al-Sajjād (, ) or simply as Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (), , was an Imam in Shiʻi Islam after his father Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle Hasan ...

, was an Imam in Shiʻi Islam after his father Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle

Hasan ibn Ali Hasan ibn Ali ( ar, الحسن بن علي, translit=Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī; ) was a prominent early Islamic figure. He was the eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He briefly ruled as caliph from Jan ...

, and his grandfather,

. * Husayn ibn Ali, Abu Abd Allah or Imam Husayn, was a grandson of the Islamic prophet

. *

, was the firstborn son of

and Fatima, and a grandson of the Islamic prophet

. *

(Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib), was a cousin, son-in-law and companion of the Islamic prophet

. *

Ali ibn al-Athir Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ash-Shaybānī, better known as ʿAlī ʿIzz ad-Dīn Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī ( ar, علي عز الدین بن الاثیر الجزري) lived 1160–1233) was an Arab or Kurdish historian a ...

, 12th and 13th-century Islamic historian and geographer. * Ali Jaunpuri (1800-1873), Islamic scholar

Given male name

Arts and entertainment

Ali Akbar Navis Ali Akbar Navis (17 November 1924 in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra – 22 March 2003 in Padang) was a prominent Indonesian author, poet and humorist. Navis showed signs of creativity from a young age. Before discovering his talents as a writer, he ...

, Indonesian author *

Ali Gatie Ali Gatie (born May 31, 1997) is an Iraqi–Canadian singer and songwriter managed by SAL&CO. In 2019, his song " It's You" achieved worldwide success, charting on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reaching the top 30 in Australia, Canada, Irela ...

, Iraqi-Canadian singer-songwriter * Ali Hassan (born 1972), Indian television actor *

Ali Kiba Ali Saleh Kiba (born 1986), best known as Ali Kiba or sometimes King Kiba, is a Tanzanian singer and songwriter. He is from Kigoma and the owner of Kings Music label. Ali Kiba released his album ''Cinderella'' which broke record as the best- ...

(born 1986), Tanzanian singer and songwriter *

Ali Özgentürk Ali Özgentürk (born 4 November 1947) is a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was born on 4 November 1947 in Adana, Turkey. After studying philosophy and sociology at Istanbul University, he became involved in theater, as an ...

, Turkish film director *

Ali Rehman Khan Ali Rehman Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess. Born and raised in Islamaba ...

, Pakistani actor *

Ali Saad (actor) Ali Saad (Arabic: علي سعد) is a Lebanon, Lebanese actor and voice actor. Filmography Film *''Princess of Rome'' - Voice only. 2015 *''Magic Bottle'' - Voice only. 2016 *''Karun Treasure'' - Voice only. 2016 Television Dubb ...

, Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Ali Saleem Ali Saleem (Urdu: علی سلیم), best known by his alter-ego Begum Nawazish Ali, is a Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist. He became a contestant in Bigg Boss 4 in 2010. He broke into the mainstream audiences th ...

, Pakistani television host *

Ali Salem Ali Salem, also transliterated Ali Salim, ( ar, على سالم, ; 24 February 1936 – 22 September 2015) was an Egyptian playwright, author, and political commentator known for controversially endorsing cooperation with Israel. The ''Los ...

, Egyptian playwright *

Ali Shahalom Ali Shahalom ( bn, আলী শাহআলম; born 15 October 1992), also known by his stage name Ali Official, is an English people, English comedian and television presenter of British Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi descent. Early life Shahalom w ...

, British-Bangladeshi comedian *

Ali Al-Zein Ali Al-Zein (Arabic: علي الزين , born 1949) is a Lebanese actor and voice actor. He is a cousin of Ahmad Al-Zein. Filmography Film *Beirut Open City. 2008 Television *khamsa wnos. 2019 *thawani. 2019 *wein kenty 2. 2017 *wein ...

, Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Ali Campbell Alistair Ian Campbell (born 15 February 1959) is an English singer and songwriter who was lead singer of the British reggae band UB40. As part of UB40, Campbell sold over 70 million records worldwide and toured the globe for 30 years. In 2008, C ...

, British singer and member of UB40

Sports

* Ali Alaaeddine (born 1993), Lebanese footballer *

Ali Alanç Ali Alanç (born January 22, 1959) is a Turkish football manager. He is the head coach of the Izmir-based Konak Belediyespor since the 2015–16 season, which competes in the Turkish Women's First Football League. Alanç serves also as the pre ...

(born 1959), Turkish football manager * Ali Annabi, Tunisian fencer * Ali Asfand (born 2004), Pakistani cricketer *

Ali Bacher Aron "Ali" Bacher (born 24 May 1942) is a former South African Test cricket captain and an administrator of the United Cricket Board of South Africa. Personal life Bacher was born in May 1942 in Roodepoort to Lithuanian- Jewish parents who emi ...

, South African cricket batsman and administrator *

Ali Daei Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich ...

(born 1969), Iranian footballer * Ali Daher (born 1996), Lebanese footballer * Ali Demić, Bosnian basketball player *

Ali Eren Demirezen Ali Eren Demirezen (born 2 April 1990) is a Turkish professional boxer who held the WBO European heavyweight title from 2018 to 2019. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. Amateur career At th ...

(born 1990), Turkish amateur boxer * Ali Fakih (born 1967), Lebanese footballer * Ali Farahat, Egyptian chess player * Ali Farokhmanesh (born 1988), American basketball player and coach * Ali Fayad (disambiguation), multiple people * Ali Gaye (born 1998), American football player *

Ali Ferit Gören ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

(1913-1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter * Ali Güneş, Turkish footballer *

Ali Kaya (athlete) Ali Kaya (born as Stanley Kiprotich Mukche on 20 April 1994) is a Turkish long-distance runner of Kenyan origin competing in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events. He holds the 10,000 m European record for juniors, set in 2013. Career He was born Stan ...

(born Stanley Kiprotich Mukche in 1994), Kenyan-Turkish long-distance runner * Ali Kireş, Turkish footballer * Ali Marpet (born 1993), American football player in the NFL * Ali Marwi, Kuwaiti footballer *

Ali Musse Ali Adem Musse (born 1 January 1996) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. Early life Born in Somalia, Ali moved to Canada at a young age. He began playing youth football with Ear ...

(born 1996), Somali footballer * Ali Noorzad, Afghan basketball player * Ali Ölmez, Turkish footballer * Ali Omari, Afghan footballer * Ali Öztürk (footballer born 1986), Turkish footballer * Ali Öztürk (footballer born 1987), Turkish footballer * Ali Sabeh (born 1994), Lebanese footballer *

Ali Sami Yen Ali Sami Yen, born Ali Sami Frashëri (20 May 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Albanian-Turkish sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club. After the enactment of law on family names in 1934, he took the surname Yen, ...

, Turkish Association football entrepreneur * Ali Sánchez, Venezuelan professional baseball player *

Ali Sarı Ali Sarı (born November 24, 1986) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner competing in the heavyweight division. Ali Sarı is a student of civil engineering at Selçuk University. Early life Ali Sarı was born on November 24, 1986, in Beyşehir to ...

(born 1986), Turkish taekwondo practitioner * Ali Tandoğan, Turkish footballer * Ali Topaloğlu (born 1998), Turkish track and field athlete with Down syndrome *

Ali Turan Ali Turan (born 6 September 1983) is a Turkish footballer who most recently played for Konyaspor. Club career Turan began his professional career with Kayserispor, and went on loan to Kayseri Erciyesspor during the 2006–07 Super Lig season. ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ali Williams Alexander James "Ali" Williams (born 30 April 1981) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played at lock, spending almost all of his playing career in his homeland. At provincial level, he played mainly with Auckland, though he spent one seaso ...

(born 1981), New Zealand rugby union player *

Ali Nihat Yazıcı Ali Nihat Yazıcı (born 1964) is the head of Turkish Chess Federation. After graduating from Istanbul Technical University as an electronics and communication engineer in 1987, Yazıcı worked for the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (T ...

, Turkish chess official * Ali Efe Yeğin (born 1993), Turkish professional motorcycle racer

Others

Ali Aaltonen Aleksi "Ali" Aaltonen (2 August 1884 – May 1918) was a Finnish journalist and former lieutenant of the Russian Imperial Army, who served as the first commander-in-chief of the Finnish Red Guards from November 1917 to the end of January 1918. He w ...

, Finnish Red Guard commander * Ali al-Abdallah, Syrian writer and human rights activist * Ali Akdemir, Turkish scientist *

Ali Alatas Ali Alatas ( ar, علي العطاس '; 4 November 193211 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat of Ba 'Alawi sada descent, who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999. He was Indonesia's longest serving foreign minister. E ...

, Indonesian diplomat * Ali Aldabbagh, Iraqi engineer and politician * Ali Abu Awwad, Palestinian pacifist * Ali Babacan, Turkish politician * Ali Mohammad Besharati (born 1945), Iranian politician *

Ali Bozer Ali Hüsrev Bozer (28 July 1925 – 30 September 2020) was a Turkish politician and academic of commercial law. Biography Bozer was born in Ankara, Turkey. At first a member of the Nationalist Democracy Party (MDP), then of the Motherland Party ...

, Turkish politician *

Ali Brownlee Alastair Brownlee (14 April 1959 – 14 February 2016) was an English radio broadcaster best known for his coverage of Middlesbrough F.C. on BBC Tees from 1982 onwards. His connection to the club earned him the honorific "Voice of the Boro". ...

(1959–2016), English sportscaster *

Ali Çetinkaya Ali Çetinkaya, also known as " Kel" Ali Bey (1878 – 21 February 1949) was an Ottoman-born Turkish army officer and politician, who served eight terms in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, including a period in 1939–40 as his country's ...

, Turkish Army officer * Ali al-Dandachi, Syrian scout leader *

Ali Dizaei Jamshid Ali Dizaei ( fa, جمشید علی دیزایی, transliteration: ''Jamshīd ʿAlī Dizaī''; ) (born 1962) is a former Commander in London's Metropolitan Police Service, Iranian-born with dual nationality, and formerly one of Britain's ...

(born 1962), Anglo-Iranian police officer and criminal * Ali Džabič (1853–1918), Bosnian mufti * Ali Erdemir, Turkish scientist * Ali Fadel, Iraqi politician *

Ali Hassan al-Majid Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( ar, علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريت, ʿAlī Ḥasan ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī; 30 November 1941 – 25 January 2010), nicknamed Chemical Ali ( ar, علي الكيمياوي, ʿAlī al-Kīm ...

(1941–2010), Iraqi politician and mass murderer * Ali Jarbawi, Palestinian politician *

Ali Kaya (serial killer) Ali Kaya (born 1980) is a Turkish serial killer. Nicknamed "The Babyface Killer", Kaya is responsible for ten murders. Killings Ali Kaya committed crime such as theft, assault and snatch theft, and was imprisoned at the age of 17. He was rele ...

(born 1979), Turkish serial killer * Ali Kemal Bey, Turkish journalist, newspaper editor and poet * Ali Khademhosseini (born 1975), Iranian-Canadian bioengineer * Ali Khamenei (born 1939), Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989 *

Ali Kordan Ali Kordan (23 October 1958 – 22 November 2009) was an Iranian conservative politician who served in the Revolutionary Guards, the judiciary and as deputy oil minister, before becoming interior minister of Iran in 2008 for just 90 days. He was ...

(1958–2009), Iranian politician *

Ali ibn Abbas al-Majusi 'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi ( fa, علی بن عباس مجوسی; died between 982 and 994), also known as Masoudi, or Latinisation (literature), Latinized as Haly Abbas, was a Persian people, Persian physician and psychologist from the Islami ...

, 11th century physician * Ali Maksum, Indonesian Islamic leader *

Ali al-Masudi Al-Mas'udi ( ar, أَبُو ٱلْحَسَن عَلِيّ ٱبْن ٱلْحُسَيْن ٱبْن عَلِيّ ٱلْمَسْعُودِيّ, '; –956) was an Arab historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus ...

(''al-Masʿūdī)'', Arab historian,

geographer A geographer is a physical scientist, social scientist or humanist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society, including how society and nature interacts. The Greek prefix "geo" means "earth" a ...

and traveler * Ali Mech, 13th-century tribal chief * Ali Akbar Moinfar, Iranian politician *

Ali Moulana Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana (born 25 June 1956) is a Sri Lankan politician, former diplomat and local government activist. He is most known for the pivotal and important role he played in bringing about an end to the Sri Lankan Civil War. He has bee ...

, Sri Lankan politician, chairman of Eravur Urban Council * Ali Qanso, Lebanese politician * Ali İsmet Öztürk (born 1964), Turkish aerobatics pilot *

Ali ibn Ridwan Abu'l Hassan Ali ibn Ridwan Al-Misri () (c. 988 - c. 1061) was an Arab of Egyptian origin who was a physician, astrologer and astronomer, born in Giza. He was a commentator on ancient Greek medicine, and in particular on Galen; his commentary ...

, 11th century astrologer *

Ali Sabancı Ali İsmail Sabancı (May 5, 1969; Adana) is a Turkish businessperson and a third generation member of thSabancıFamily. He is the Chairperson of 'Esas Holding Education life Ali Sabancı earned his M.B.A. degree with a major in International ...

, Turkish businessman *

Ali Sadikin Ali Sadikin (7 July 1926 – 20 May 2008), better known as Bang Ali, was an Indonesian politician who served as the fourth governor of Jakarta from 1966 until 1977. Prior to becoming governor, he served as Minister of Transportation from 1963 u ...

, Indonesian politician * Ali Said Raygal, Somali politician *

Ali Sastroamidjojo Ali Sastroamidjojo ( EYD: Ali Sastroamijoyo; 21 May 1903 – 13 March 1975) was an Indonesian politician and diplomat who served as prime minister of Indonesia from 1953 until 1955 and again from 1956 until 1957. He also served as the Indo ...

, 8th and 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia * Ali Sayyar (1926–2019), Bahraini journalist and politician *

Ali Shayegan Ali Shayegan ( fa, علی شایگان, ʿAli Šāygān; March 1, 1903 – May 15, 1981), was an Iranian politician and an opponent of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and lived in political exile in New York and New Jersey from 1958. Shayegan, one of ...

(1903–1981), Iranian politician * Ali Tayebnia (born 1960), Iranian academic and politician * Ali Wallace (naturalist), assistant to naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace * Ali Wazir, Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement * Ali Yafie, Indonesian Islamic leader *

Ali Yusuf Kenadid Ali Yusuf Kenadid ( so, Cali Yuusuf Keenadiid, ar, علي يوسف كينايديض) was a Somali ruler. He was the second ruler of the Sultanate of Hobyo. History Ali Yusuf was born into a Majeerteen Darod family. His father, Sultan Yusuf Ali ...

, Somali Sultan of the

Sultanate of Hobyo The Sultanate of Hobyo ( so, Saldanadda Hobyo, ar, سلطنة هوبيو), also known as the Sultanate of Obbia,''New International Encyclopedia'', Volume 21, (Dodd, Mead: 1916), p.283. was a 19th-century Somali kingdom in present-day northeaste ...

Ali I of Yejju Ali I of Yejju (died 18 June 1788) was ''Ras'' of Begemder, and following the death of ''Ras'' Mikael Sehul, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia. He was the son of Abba Seru Gwangul, chieftain of the Yejju, and ''Woizero'' Gelebu Faris, daughter ...

(died 1788), Ethiopian leader *

Ali II of Yejju Ali II of Yejju (c. 1819 – c. 1866) was ''Ras'' of Begemder and the ''de facto'' ruler of the Ethiopian Empire. He was a member of a powerful Oromo dynasty known as the Were Sheh, a dynasty from Wollo Yejju, which the position of regents ...

(c. 1819 – c. 1866), Ethiopian leader

Given female name

Arts and entertainment

Ali Barter Alison Barter (born 1986) is an Australian pop rock singer-songwriter. Trained in classical music, Barter began writing and independently releasing pop rock in her mid-twenties. She released an EP, ''Trip'' in 2012 and was the winner of the 20 ...

(born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter * Ali Bastian (born 1982), English actress *

Ali Benjamin Ali Benjamin is an American author living in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Books Benjamin is known for her debut novel '' The Thing About Jellyfish'', which was a National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist in 2015, and a ''New Yo ...

, American author *

Ali Brown Alistair Duncan Brown (born 11 February 1970), commonly known as Ali Brown, is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire for the 2009 season. He was nicknamed "Lordy", in allusion to ...

(born 1971), American author *

Ali Brustofski Allison "Ali" Brustofski (born October 4, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter from Oakland, New Jersey. She was a finalist on The CW television network's singing show, '' The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep'' in 2012, and the 2011 winner of N ...

(born 1993), American singer *

Ali Bryan Ali Bryan is a Canadian novelist, and personal trainer. Her second novel, ''"The Figgs"'', was shortlisted for the 2019 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Biography Bryan was born in Nova Scotia, where she graduated from Saint Mary's University, ...

, Canadian novelist * Ali Caldwell (born 1988), American singer *

Ali Cobrin Ali Cobrin (born ) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Molly in the Showtime series '' Look: The Series'', as Kara in the 2012 film ''American Reunion'', and as Whitney in the 2014 film '' Neighbors''. Early life Cobrin was ...

(born 1989), American actress * Ali Cobby Eckermann (born 1963), Australian poet *

Ali Ewoldt Ali Ewoldt (born October 6, 1982) is a Filipino-American theatre actress, who made her Broadway debut in the ''Les Misérables'' revival in 2006, playing Cosette. She has also performed on national and international tours and in U.S. regional th ...

(born 1982), American theatre actress *

Ali Fedotowsky Alexandra Elaine Fedotowsky-Manno (née Fedotowsky; born September 16, 1984) is an American television personality best known as a cast member on the ABC reality shows '' The Bachelor'' and ''Bachelorette'' (2010). Early life and education Fe ...

(born 1984), American television presenter * Ali Hillis (born 1978), American actress * Ali Kay, American model *

Ali Landry Ali Germaine Landry (born July 21, 1973) is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1996. She played Rita Lefleur on the UPN sitcom '' Eve'' and was the Doritos Girl in a 1998 Super Bowl commercial. In 1998, ...

(born 1973), American model and actress *

Ali Larter Alison Elizabeth Larter (born February 28, 1976) is an American actress and model. She portrayed fictional model Allegra Coleman in a 1996 ''Esquire'' magazine hoax and took on guest roles on several television shows in the 1990s. She made her ...

(born 1976), American actress *

Ali Lee Ali Lee Kai-sum ( Chinese: 李佳芯; Jyutping: Lei5 Gaai1 Sam1; born 27 November 1982) is a Hong Kong actress and television host contracted to TVB. Lee first received attention as a television presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment ...

(born 1982), Hong Kong actress * Ali Liebegott (born 1971), American writer * Ali Liebert (born 1981), Canadian actress * Ali Lohan (born 1993), American model and actress *

Ali MacGraw Elizabeth Alice MacGraw (born April 1, 1939) is an American actress and activist. She gained attention with her role in the film ''Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She gained an ...

(born 1939), American actress *

Ali McGregor Ali McGregor is an Australian soprano opera singer, actress and cabaret performer. She has performed in operas in the United Kingdom, in Australia and in New Zealand. Her cabaret performances have been seen at festivals in the United Kingdom, Ire ...

, Australian soprano * Ali Michael (born 1990), American fashion model * Ali Rogers (born 1991), American beauty pageant titleholder *

Ali Ryerson Ali Ryerson (born 21 October 1952 in New York City) is a flutist with a background in both classical and jazz, as well as being an instructor. She has performed and toured worldwide with a wide range of artists including Billy Taylor, Kenny Barro ...

(born 1952), American flutist * Ali Shaw (born 1982), Scottish television presenter *

Ali Smith Ali Smith CBE FRSL (born 24 August 1962) is a Scottish author, playwright, academic and journalist. Sebastian Barry described her in 2016 as "Scotland's Nobel laureate-in-waiting". Early life and education Smith was born in Inverness on 24 ...

(born 1962), Scottish author *

Ali Sotto Ali Sotto (born Maria Aloha Leilani Sancianco Carag; May 29, 1961) is a Filipino singer before she become an actress, radio broadcaster and former news anchor. Her previous screen name was Aloha and now Ali Sotto. She is popularly heard on radi ...

(born 1961), Filipino actress *

Ali Spagnola Alicia Dawn Spagnola (born December 18, 1984) is a musician and YouTuber. She created a Power Hour Drinking Game Album that contains 60 one-minute songs. She also created several of the ringtones shipped on multiple Android phones. Her YouTub ...

, American musician * Ali Sparkes (born 1966), British author *

Ali Stephens Alison F. Stephens (born May 10, 1991) is an American model. Early life Stephens was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She participated in cross country running at East High School, placing second in her region in 2006. Personal life Stephens h ...

(born 1991), American model * Ali Stone (born 1992), Spanish record producer *

Ali Stroker Alyson Mackenzie Stroker (born June 16, 1987) is an American actress, author and singer. She is the first wheelchair-using actor to appear on a Broadway stage, and also the first to be nominated for and win a Tony Award. Stroker was a finalist on ...

(born 1987), American actress *

Ali Tamposi Alexandra Tamposi (born November 17, 1989) is an American songwriter from West Palm Beach, Florida. She is best known for co-writing Kelly Clarkson's song "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," 5 Seconds of Summer's song " Youngblood", DJ Snake's ...

(born 1989), American songwriter *

Ali Wentworth Alexandra "Ali" Wentworth (born January 12, 1965) is an American actress, comedian, author, and producer. Early life Wentworth's mother, Muffie Cabot (née Mabel Bryant Hobart), was Nancy Reagan's White House social secretary from 1981 to 1 ...

(born 1965), American actress *

Ali Wong Alexandra Dawn Ali Wong (born April 19, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is best known for her Netflix stand-up specials ''Baby Cobra'' (2016), ''Hard Knock Wife'' (2018), and ''Don Wong'' (2022). She starred in the film ' ...

(born 1982), Vietnamese-Chinese-American comedian

Sports

* Ali Bernard (born 1986), American Olympic athlete * Ali Brigginshaw (born 1989), Australian international rugby league player * Ali Frantti (born 1996), American volleyball player * Ali Johnson (born 1998), English footballer * Ali Krieger (born 1984), American soccer player * Ali Loke (born 1993), Welsh squash player *

Ali Riley Alexandra Lowe Riley (born 30 October 1987) is an American-born New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for Angel City of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the New Zealand women's national foot ...

(born 1987), American-born New Zealand soccer player *

Ali Viola Ali Viola (born January 1, 1976) is an American, former collegiate All-American softball player and coach. She played college softball for Nebraska from 1995 to 1998. She owns various records for the school and is one of ten NCAA Division I hitt ...

(born 1976), American softball player

Others

* Ali Cupper (born 1980), Australian politician *

Ali Hewson Alison Hewson (née Stewart; born 23 March 1961) is an Irish activist and businesswoman. She is the wife of singer and musician Paul Hewson, known as Bono, from the rock group U2. Raised in Raheny, she met her future husband at age 12 at Moun ...

(born 1961), Irish activist * Ali Hogg (born 1980), Australian activist * Ali Holman (born 1973), American author * Ali Vincent (born 1975), American spokeswoman *

Ali Watkins Ali Watkins is an American journalist who writes for ''The New York Times''. Along with two colleagues, she was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for a body of work consisting 10 articles spanning from March 3, 2014, to July 14, 2014. Watkin ...

(born 1992), American journalist

Middle name

* Abbas Ali Khalatbari (1912–1979), Iranian diplomat * Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar (born 1976), Bengali MLA of Assam * Ahmad Ali Sepehr (1889–1976), Iranian historian and politician *

Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri ( bn, আহমদ আলী এনায়েতপুরী) was a Bengali writer, journalist, and politician. Early life and education Ahmed Ali was born on 21 January 1898, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of ...

(1898-1959), Bengali author and journalist * Ajmal Ali Choudhury (1916-1971), Bengali politician * Akbar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi economist * Golam Ali Chowdhury (1824–1888), Bengali landlord and philanthropist *

Hatem Ali Jamadar Khan Sahib Hatem Ali Jamadar ( bn, হাতেম আলী জমাদ্দার; 1872–1982) was a Bengali politician and philanthropist. He served as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. Ea ...

(1872–1982), Bengali politician *

Janab Ali Majumdar Muhammad Janab Ali Majumdar ( bn, মহম্মদ জনাব আলী মজুমদার) was a Bengali politician. He served as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. Early life He was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Majumda ...

, Bengali politician * Lotf Ali Khan (c. 1769–1794), last Shah of the Zand dynasty, of Persia * Mahbub Ali Khan (1934-1984), Bangladeshi chief of naval staff *

Mehmet Ali Birand Mehmet Ali Birand (9 December 1941 – 17 January 2013) was a Turkish journalist, political commentator and writer. Biography He was born to İzzet and his wife Mürvet on 9 December 1941 in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. His mother was of Kurdish desc ...

(1941–2013), Turkish journalist *

Mohammad Ali Varasteh Mohammad Ali Varasteh (1896–1989) was an Iranian statesman who held several cabinet posts in the 1950s and also, served as the governor of Isfahan Province. He was the head of the regency council which was formed soon after the Shah Mohammad R ...

(1896–1989), Iranian statesman * Mohammed Ali Qamar, Bengali boxer * Morshed Ali Khan Panni, Bangladeshi politician *

Najib Ali Choudhury Najib Ali Choudhury ( bn, নজিব আলী চৌধুরী) was a 19th-century Bengalis, Bengali Islamic scholar and teacher. He was notable for his founding of the Madinatul Uloom Bagbari, the first madrasa in the Barak Valley region. ...

, Bengali Islamic scholar *

Osman Ali Sadagar Sheikh Osman Ali Sadagar ( as, শেখ ওছমান আলী সদাগৰ, bn, শেখ ওছমান আলী সওদাগর; 1856 – 28 April 1948) was a politician, cultivator and educationist. He served as a member of the in ...

(1856–1948), Bengali-Assamese politician and educationist * Rowshan Ali Chowdhury (1874–1933), Bengali journalist * Sherman Ali Ahmed, Bengali MLA of Assam * Wajid Ali Choudhury, Bengali MLA of Assam *

Wajed Ali Khan Panni Wajed Ali Khan Panni (also known as Chand Mian; 14 November 1871 – 25 April 1936) was a Bengali politician, educationist and the zamindar of Karatia. Early life Panni was born into a Bengali Muslim family in Karatia Union, Karatia, Tangail D ...

(1871–1936), Bengali aristocrat * Wajid Ali Khan Panni II, Bangladeshi politician * Yakub Ali Chowdhury (1888–1940), Bengali essayist

Surname

Arts and entertainment

Aamir Ali Aamir Ali Malik, known as Aamir Ali, is an Indian actor and model. Career and personal life Ali's first commercial break was a commercial for Bajaj Scooters. He appeared in advertising campaigns for Bajaj Bravo Scooter, Aptech Computers, Mar ...

, Indian television actor * Ahmad Ali (1910–1994), Pakistani writer *

Ahmad Ismail Ali Ahmad Ismail Ali ( ar, أحمد إسماعيل علي) (14 October 1917 – 26 December 1974) was the Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army and minister of war during the October War of 1973, and is best known for his planning of the attack acros ...

(1917–1974), Egyptian army officer * Alauddin Ali (1952–2020), Bangladeshi music composer *

(born 1968), Indian film actor *

Begum Nawazish Ali Ali Saleem (Urdu: علی سلیم), best known by his alter-ego Begum Nawazish Ali, is a Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist. He became a contestant in Bigg Boss 4 in 2010. He broke into the mainstream audiences thro ...

(born 1979), Pakistani television host * Filiz Ali (born 1937), Turkish pianist * Imtiaz Ali (born 1971), Indian film director *

Laylah Ali Laylah Ali (born 1968Baker, Alex (2007) ''Laylah Ali: Typology''. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. p. 47. ) is a contemporary visual artist known for paintings in which ambiguous race relations are depicted with a graphic clarity and cartoo ...

(born 1968), American visual artist *

Mahershala Ali Mahershala Ali (; born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore, February 16, 1974) is an American actor. He has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. ''Time'' magazine named him one of th ...

(born 1974), American actor * Shahalom Ali, better known as Ali Shahalom, comedian and television presenter *

Rashied Ali Rashied Ali, born Robert Patterson (July 1, 1933 – August 12, 2009) was an American free jazz and avant-garde drummer best known for playing with John Coltrane in the last years of Coltrane's life. Biography Early life Patterson was born and ...

(1935–2009), American drummer * Rucka Rucka Ali (born 1987), American rapper, radio personality, singer, comedian, and satirist * Sadeq Ali (1800–1862), Bengali poet, writer and judge *

Somy Ali Somy Ali ( ur, سومی علی, ar, سومي علي; born 25 March 1976)Singh, Prashant (30 April 2012Salman helps Somy Ali's charity foundation ''Hindustan Times'' is a Pakistani-American actress, writer, filmmaker, model and activist who has ...

(born 1976), Bollywood actress *

Syed Murtaza Ali Syed Murtaza Ali (1 July 1902 – 9 August 1981) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was the elder brother of writer and linguist Syed Mujtaba Ali. He is noted for his works relating to the histories of Chittagong, Sylhet and Jaintia. Background and e ...

, Bengali writer and historian *

Tatyana Ali Tatyana Marisol Ali is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original series ''Love That Girl!'', an ...

(born 1979), American actress and singer

Sports

* Awais Ali (born 2005), Pakistani cricketer * Abdulaziz Ali (born 1980), Qatari footballer * Hameen Ali (born 1977), American football player * Imtiaz Ali (born 1954), former West Indian cricketer * Imtiaz Ali, Trinidadian cricketer * Jusif Ali (born 2000), Finnish footballer *

Laila Ali Laila Amaria Ali (born December 30, 1977) is an American television personality and retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007. During her career, from which she retired undefeated, she held the WBC, WIBA, IWBF and IBA female sup ...

(born 1977), American television personality and former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007, daughter of Muhammad Ali * Meral Yıldız Ali (born 1987), Romanian-Turkish female table tennis player *

Moeen Ali Moeen or Moein or Moien is a given name and surname. It is a Quranic name which means: helper, supporter, or provider of refuge. Notable persons with the name include: Persons with the given name * Moein (singer) (born 1951), Iranian singer * ...

– English cricket player * Muhammad Ali (1942–2016; born Cassius Clay), American boxer, activist and philanthropist * Mohamed Ali (born 1992), Indian professional footballer * Nur Ali (born 1974), Pakistani-American racing driver * Rahman Ali (born 1944; born Rudolph Valentino Clay), American boxer, brother of Muhammad Ali * Veronica Porché Ali, American psychologist and the former wife of boxer Muhammad Ali

Others

* Ahmadu Ali (born 1936), Nigerian politician * Anwar Ali, Pakistani economist *

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali (; ; Somali: ''Ayaan Xirsi Cali'':'' Ayān Ḥirsī 'Alī;'' born Ayaan Hirsi Magan, ar, أيان حرسي علي / ALA-LC: ''Ayān Ḥirsī 'Alī'' 13 November 1969) is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist and former politicia ...

(born 1969), writer and politician *

Altab Ali Altab Ali ( bn, আলতাব আলী; 1953 – 4 May 1978) was a Bangladeshi textile worker stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated killing. His death sparked widespread outrage and grassroots action that helped to reduce racism ...

, factory garment worker murdered by three teenagers in a racist attack in East London * Ayub Ali Master, founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant in London, which became a hub for the British Asian community *

Azad Ali Azad Ali is a British activist and a spokesman for the Islamic Forum of Europe. He was founding chair of the Muslim Safety Forum, is Vice-Chair of Unite Against Fascism (UAF), and former director of engagement at Muslim Engagement and Development ...

, IT worker and civil servant for the HM Treasury *

Azmin Ali Mohamed Azmin bin Ali ( Jawi: محمد عزمين بن علي; born 25 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as Senior Minister of the Economic Cluster and as Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2022. A memb ...

(born 1964), Malaysian politician * Dina Ali, an Indian activist *

Enam Ali Enam Ali (; 1 December 1960 – 17 July 2022) was a Bangladeshi-born British businessman who founded The British Curry Awards, ''Spice Business Magazine'', and ''Ion TV''. Early life Ali was born in Sylhet District, East Pakistan (now Banglad ...

, founder of the British Curry Awards, ''Spice Business Magazine'' and Ion TV * Hassan Al-Ali, former General Secretary of the Kuwait Boy Scouts Association *

Ilias Ali (Bangladeshi politician) M Ilias Ali (1 January 1961 – disappeared 17 April 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2006) representing the Sylhet-2 constituency. He served as the organising secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist ...

, Bangladeshi politician, Organising Secretary of the Bangladesh National Party * Abul Aziz Muhammad Ismail Ali (1868–1937), Urdu poet and activist * Jobeda Ali, social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker and Chief Executive of Three Sisters Care *

Kazim Ali Kazim Ali (born April 5, 1971) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and professor. His most recent books are ''Inquisition'' (Wesleyan University Press, 2018) and ''All One's Blue'' (Harper Collins India, 2016). His honors include an Individua ...

(born 1971), American poet, novelist, essayist, and professor * Mahbub Ali, Bangladeshi politician and Member of Parliament * Mahmud Ali (statesman), Indian Freedom Movement leader, statesman * Mockbul Ali, British diplomat and former Islamic Issues Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office * Munsur Ali, British film producer, screenwriter and director *

Mustafa Ali Adeel Alam (born March 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Mustafa Ali. Prior to signing with WWE, Alam worked on the independent circuit afte ...

, Malaysian politician * Muhammad Shamsi Ali (born 1967), Indonesian-American Muslim scholar * Siraj Ali, British Bangladeshi restaurateur and philanthropist * Nasim Ali, UK Labour Party politician, councillor and former Mayor of Camden *

Noble Drew Ali Timothy Drew, better known as Noble Drew Ali (January 8, 1886 – July 20, 1929) founded the Moorish Science Temple of America. Considered a prophet by his followers, in 1913 he founded the Canaanite Temple in Newark, New Jersey, before re ...

(1886–1929), founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America *

Ragib Ali Ragib Ali ( bn, রাগীব আলী; born 10 October 1936) is a Bangladeshi-born British industrialist, pioneer tea-planter and educationalist. He is also associated with bank, insurance companies, and many other businesses. He is the fo ...

, industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist and banker *

Rushanara Ali Rushanara Ali ( bn, রুশনারা আলী; born 14 March 1975) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bethnal Green and Bow since 2010. She served as a Shadow Minister for International D ...

(born 1975), British politician *

Sabahattin Ali Sabahattin Ali (25 February 1907 – 2 April 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. Early life He was born in 1907 in Eğridere township (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria) of the Sanjak of Gümülcine (n ...

(1907–1948), Turkish novelist and journalist *

Safiye Ali Safiye Ali (2 February 1894 – 5 July 1952) was a Turkish physician, the first female medical doctor of the Republic of Turkey. She was a graduate of Robert College in Istanbul. She treated soldiers in the Balkan Wars, World War I, and the Tur ...

(1891–1952), Turkish physician * Saleem Ali (born 1973), Pakistani-American scholar *

Salim Ali Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "''Birdman of India''", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across Indi ...

(1896–1987), Indian ornithologist and naturalist *

Samina Ali Samina Ali is an American author and activist born in India. Her debut novel, '' Madras on Rainy Days'', won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger award from France and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction. Career She has served ...

, Indian-American author and activist *Sarfraz Ali (born c. 1977), convicted of the racially motivated

murder of Ross Parker Ross Andrew Parker (17 August 198421 September 2001), from Peterborough, England, was a seventeen-year-old white English male murdered in an unprovoked racially motivated crime. He bled to death after being stabbed, beaten with a hammer an ...

* Shah Muhammad Ibrahim Ali (1872–1931), Bengali poet and Islamic scholar * Shohid Ali, Bengali advocate *

Sonni Ali Sunni Ali, also known as Si Ali, Sunni Ali Ber (Ber meaning "the Great"), was born in Ali Kolon. He reigned from about 1464 to 1492. Sunni Ali was the first king of the Songhai Empire, located in Africa and the 15th ruler of the Sunni dynasty. ...

(died 1492), first king of the West African Songhai empire *

Syed Mohammad Ali Syed Mohammad Ali (9 December 1928 – 17 October 1993) was a Bengali journalist and editor. Ali began his career in East Pakistan. He became an editor for several newspapers in East Asia, including ''The Bangkok Post'' in Thailand, the ''Hong Kon ...

(1928–1993), Bangladeshi journalist, founder of Bangladesh ''The Daily Star'' * Syed Mohsin Ali, former Minister of Social Welfare * Syed Mujtaba Ali, author, journalist, travel enthusiast, academician, scholar and linguist *

Sheikh Razzak Ali Sheikh Razzak Ali (28 August 1928 – 7 June 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician, Deputy Law Minister of State and Deputy Speaker and two time Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad. Ali died on 7 June 2015. Early life Born in 1928 in Hitampur v ...

(1928–2015), author, journalist and politician in Bangladesh

Derived names

Male

* Abdul Ali * Ali Reza * Ali Sher (disambiguation) * Barkat Ali * Mehmet Ali

Female

* Aaliyah *

Aliye Aliye () is a Turkish and Iranian feminine given name. People named Aliye include: Given name * Aliye Berger (1903–1974), Turkish artist, engraver, and painter * Aliye Rona (1921–1996), Turkish film actress * (born 1951), Turkish Theater, c ...

Aliya Aliya ( ar, عَلِيَّة‎ ), Aaliyah, Alia, or Aliyah is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the feminine of the name Ali, meaning "exalted". People * Aliya bint Ali (1911–1950), Queen of Iraq * ''Aliyah bint Abdallah al-Mansur'', was th ...

Mononyms

Stage name or pseudonym

* Ali (actor), Telugu comedian and TV presenter *

Ali (French rapper) Yassine Sekkoumi ( ar, ياسين سيقوم, Yāsin Sayaqum), known by his stage name Ali, originally Daddy Ali (born 1975) is a French rapper of Moroccan origin. He started his music career with Booba as rap duo Lunatic and is now a solo rapp ...

(born 1995), French rapper of Moroccan origin * Ali (graffiti artist) * Ali (American rapper), aka Ali Jones, American rapper *

Ali (South Korean singer) Cho Yong-jin (; born November 20, 1984), known professionally as Ali (알리), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, pianist, radio host and professor in applied musical arts at the Seoul Technical Arts College. Following her debut in 2009, she w ...

* Ali (wrestler), ring name of Pakistani-American professional wrestler Adeel Alam *

Ali B Ali Bouali, known professionally as Ali B (born 16 October 1981), is a Dutch-Moroccan rapper. He is one of the most well known rappers in the Netherlands and he has performed together with Akon and Dutch artist Marco Borsato. In 2007 he made an ...

, Dutch rapper *

Ali B (DJ) Alistair Bennett, professionally known as Ali B, is an English disc jockey, radio presenter and producer. He is a former resident DJ at Fabric in London and is the owner of Air Recordings. He has released numerous singles and extended plays. H ...

, British DJ *

Ali Bongo (magician) William Oliver Wallace (8 December 1929 – 8 March 2009), known by his stage name Ali Bongo, was an English comedy magician and former president of The Magic Circle who performed an act in which he was known as the "Shriek of Araby". Early li ...

(1929–2009), stage name of British comedy magician William Wallace * Ali G, stage persona used by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen *

Ali Hassan (actor) Alihassan Turabi better known as Ali Hassan, is an Indian actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such ...

(born 1972), Indian television actor *

Ali Official Ali Shahalom ( bn, আলী শাহআলম; born 15 October 1992), also known by his stage name Ali Official, is an English people, English comedian and television presenter of British Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi descent. Early life Shahalom w ...

, British-Bangladeshi comedian *

Big Ali Ali Fitzgerald Moore (born February 25, 1978), better known by his stage name Big Ali and formerly Breakingz and Grimer, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter and DJ born in New York. He has been based in Paris, France, since 2001. He is sig ...

, American rapper and DJ

Fictional characters

* Ali (character), a Chinese cartoon character * Ali (''House''), a character in the television series ''House'' *

Ali Baba "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" ( ar, علي بابا والأربعون لصا) is a folk tale from the '' One Thousand and One Nights''. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard ...

, a character in the folk tale of ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' *Ali Bombay, a character in the television series '' M.A.S.K.'' *

Ali Osman Ali Osman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Nejdet Salih. He was a member of the original ''EastEnders'' cast, appearing in the first episode on 19 February 1985. He remained with the show for nearly fi ...

, a character in the soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Ali Al-Saachez This is a list of fictional characters from the Japanese anime television series, ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'', the eleventh incarnation of the ''Gundam'' media franchise. Celestial Being Gundam Meisters The series focuses on the four Gundam (fi ...

, a character in the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' *''Ali'', a character in ''The Land Before Time IV: Journey to the Mists''

References

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