Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of

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. The origin of surname Calì is thought to be from the Greek word ''kalos'' (beautiful), or from its

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root ''kali'' (time). Notable people with the name Cali:

Surname

Italy

* Aimone Calì (born 1997), an Italian football player * Davide Cali (born 1972), a Swiss-born Italian writer * Francesco Calì (1882–1949), Italian footballer, first captain of the

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Gaetano Emanuel Calì Gaetano Emanuel Calì (1885 in Catania – 1936 in Syracuse) was an Italian composer, orchestra conductor, and bandleader. He was student of Francesco Paolo Frontini, under whom he began to study classical instead of popular music. Calì comp ...

(1885–1936), Italian composer and orchestra conductor * Gennaro Calì (c. 1799–1877) an Italian sculptor *

Giulio Calì Giulio Calì (26 March 1895 – 20 January 1967) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1966. Life and career Born in Rome, Calì started his career on stage, being mainly active in Roman dialect theat ...

(1895–1967), Italian actor *

Giuseppe Calì (golfer) Giuseppe Calì (born 28 September 1952) is an Italian professional golfer. Calì was born in Mirano. He turned professional in 1971 and has won twelve professional tournaments in his home country, including five in 1988. Calì played on the Euro ...

(born 1952), Italian golfer * Pina Calì (1905–1949), an Italian painter * Vincenza Calì (born 1983), Italian track and field athlete

United States

Carmen Cali Carmen Salvatore Cali (born November 2, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Cali graduated in 1997 from Naples High School in Naples, Florida, after lettering and starring four years in both football and baseball. He went on t ...

(born 1978), American baseball player *

Frank Cali Francesco Paolo Augusto "Frank" Cali (, ; March 26, 1965 – March 13, 2019), also known as "Franky Boy", was an American mobster and the eventual acting boss of the Gambino crime family. Law enforcement considered Cali to have been the Gambino ...

(1965–2019), American mobster * John J. Cali (1918–2014), American real estate developer *

Joseph Cali Joseph Cali (born March 30, 1950) is an American actor known for playing the role of Joey in the 1977 film '' Saturday Night Fever''. Post Saturday Night Fever, he appeared on television and in films such as 1979's '' Voices'', '' The Competiti ...

(born 1950), American actor

Other countries

Giuseppe Calì Giuseppe Calì (14 August 1846 – 1 March 1930) was a Maltese painter of Italian descent. Biography Born in Valletta, Calì was baptised at the Dominican Parish Church of Porto Salvo, one of the seven offsprings of the artist and musici ...

(1846–1930), Maltese painter *

Jua Cali Paul Julius Nunda (born 12 September 1979), better known by his stage name Jua Cali, is a Kenyan hip hop artist. In 2000, together with record producer Clemo, he founded Calif Records where he has been ever since. Jua Cali performs in Swahili ...

(born 1979), Kenyan musician

Given name

Somalia

* Ali Bu'ul or Cali Bucul, a poet *

Ali Mahdi Muhammad Ali Mahdi Muhammad ( so, Cali Mahdi Maxamed, ar, علي مهدي محمد) (1 January 1939 – 10 March 2021) was a Somali entrepreneur and politician. He served as President of Somalia from 26 January 1991 to 3 January 1997. The Cairo Agreeme ...

or Cali Mahdi Maxamed, an entrepreneur and politician *

Ali Mohamed Gedi Ali Mohammed Gedi ( so, Cali Maxamed Geeddi, ar, علي محمد جيدي) (born 2 October 1952), popularly known as Ali Gedi, was the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia from 2004 to 2007. He was relatively un ...

or Cali Maxamed Geedi, a past Prime Minister

United States

* Cali Carranza, a Tejano musician * Cali Doe or Tammy Jo Alexander, a homicide victim found in the town of Caledonia, New York *

Cali Farquharson Cali Jean Farquharson (born December 17, 1993) is an American professional Association football, soccer player. Early life Born in Yokota, Japan, Farquharson attended Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona where she was named the most ...

, a professional soccer player *

Cali Thornhill DeWitt Cali DeWitt (born Michael Andrew DeWitt is an artist, designer, and blogger who lives in Los Angeles. Life and career Dewitt was born in Sidney, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. He moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of three. Dewi ...

or Michael Cali DeWitt, an artist * Luria Petrucci or Cali Lewis, a podcaster

Other countries

Cali Timmins Cali Timmins (born April 27, 1963) is a Canadian former actress, best known for her work in the soap ''Ryan's Hope'' as Maggie Shelby, a role she played from 1983 to 1989. She also had a leading role in the cult classic '' Spacehunter: Adventur ...

(born 1963), a Canadian actress

Surname

Italy

United States

Other countries

Given name

Somalia

United States

Other countries

See also