Dadi (Hindi दादी, meaning ''paternal grandmother'') is a given name, which is common in India. It may refer to the following notable people:
Dheeya Dadi (born 2009) - Dadi of podar international school.
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Dadi Denis (born 1976), Haitian sprinter
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Dadi El Hocine Mouaki (born 1996), Algerian football player
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Dadi Gaye (born 1995), Gambian-Norwegian football player
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Dadi Janki (1916–2020), Indian spiritual leader
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Dadi Jawari, a 17th-century female ruler of Gilgi
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Dadi Leela
Dadi Leela (born Leelavati Harchandani; 20 December 1916 14 September 2017; sometimes spelled Dadi Leelan) was a Pakistani educationist, music teacher, philanthropist, and a former member of Sindh provincial assembly known for her advocacy of ...
(1916–2017), Pakistani educationist and music teacher
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Dadi Mayuma (born 1981), football player from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Dadi Nicolas
Dadi L'homme Nicolas (born September 29, 1992) is a Haitian former professional football defensive end. He attended Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Florida. He played college football at Virginia Tech, and was selected by the Kansas City C ...
(born 1992), a Haitian professional American football player
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Dadi Pudumjee
Dadi Pudumjee is a leading puppeteer in India and he is the founder of ''The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust''. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992.
He is the President of UNIMA and past member of the General Council of the Sa ...
, Indian puppeteer
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Dadi Toka Jr
Dadi Toka Jr (born 8 August 1977) is a Papua New Guinean businessman and the Chairman of the Motu Koita Assembly, a traditional landowner representative group established as an Assembly by an act of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea. The Chairma ...
, Papua New Guinea politician
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Dadi Yami
Dadi Yami Gemeda (born 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. His personal best for the distance is 2:05:41 hours.
Born and raised in the rural areas to the north of Addis Ababa, Dadi's birth date is unknown du ...
(born 1982), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Zhou Dadi
Zhou Dadi (; born 18 February 1996 in Lankao) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for China League One club Sichuan Jiuniu.
Club career
Zhou Dadi joined Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai's youth academy in 2006. He ...
(born 1996), Chinese football player
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