Boni may refer to:

Places

* Bone state, a kingdom in the South Sulawesi region of what is now Indonesia * Boni MRT station, a train station in Manila, Philippines * Boni, Benin, an arrondissement in the Collines department of Benin state * Boni (department), a department or commune of Tuy Province in Burkina Faso * Boni National Reserve, Garissa County, Kenya * Boni, an old name for a state on the island of

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, possibly

Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

Iran

* Boni, Ramhormoz, a village in Howmeh-ye Gharbi Rural District * Now Boni, a village in Ganjabad Rural District * Seh Boni, a village in Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem Rural District * Shahrak-e Shahid Mohasan Boni Najar, a village in Kiyaras Rural District

Mali

* Boni, Korarou, a village and seat of the commune of Korarou *

Boni, Mali Boni ( Fulfulde: ''Booni'') is a village and seat of the commune of Hairé in the Cercle of Douentza in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali. The village is 5 km south of the main road, the RN15, that links Mopti and Gao. This is the o ...

, a village

Other uses

Aluku The Aluku are a Bushinengue ethnic group living mainly on the riverbank in Maripasoula in southwest French Guiana. The group are sometimes called Boni, referring to the 18th-century leader, Boni (guerrilla leader), Bokilifu Boni. History The ...

people, also known as Boni, French Guiana * Aweer people, also known as Boni, Kenya ** Boni (Kenyan language), a language of the Aweer * ''Boni'' (film), a 2009 Telugu film * ''

Boni Homines The name ('Good men' in Latin) or (the same in French) was popularly given to at least three religious orders in the Catholic Church: Grandmontines The Order of Grandmont, were an austere order founded by St. Stephen of Muret. By the end of ...

'', an appellative of at least three religious orders in the Catholic Church * ''Boni'', a character in the television series '' The Trap Door'' * The ''boni'' ("good men") political faction of the late Roman Republic, also called the

Optimates ''Optimates'' (, ; Latin for "best ones"; ) and ''populares'' (; Latin for "supporters of the people"; ) are labels applied to politicians, political groups, traditions, strategies, or ideologies in the late Roman Republic. There is "heated ...

* Nazi Boni University, one of three public universities in Burkina Faso *

Rendille–Boni languages The Rendille–Boni languages is a proposed subgroup of the Macro-Somali languages, belonging to the Cushitic family. The languages are spoken in Kenya.Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. 2005. ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World''. 15th edition. Dal ...

, proposed subgroup of the Macro-Somali languages, belonging to the Cushitic family

People with the given name

* Boni (c. 1730–1793), Maroon guerilla leader in Suriname * Boni Boyer (1958–1996), American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer * Boni David (born 1978), Papua New Guinean woman cricketer *

Boni Haruna Boni Haruna (born 12 June 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as Minister for Youth Development of Nigeria from 2014 to 2015. He previously served as governor of Adamawa State from 1999 to 2007 and was a member of the Peoples Democratic Pa ...

(born 1957), Nigerian Minister for Youth Development * Boni Petcoff (1900–1965), American football tackle and coach

People with the surname

Ahmed bin Ali Al-boni upShams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra, a manuscript copy, beginning of 17th century Sharaf al-Din, Shihab al-Din, or Muḥyi al-Din Abu al-Abbas Aḥmad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf al-Qurashi al-Sufi, better known as Aḥmad al-Būnī al-Malki (, ), was a medieval ...

(died 1225), Arab mathematician, Sufi and writer on esotericism * Akwa Boni (died 1790), sovereign Queen of the Baoulé people *

Albert Boni Albert Boni (October 21, 1892 – July 31, 1981) was co-founder of the publishing company Boni & Liveright and a pioneering publisher in paperbacks and book clubs. Biography Born in 1892 to a Jewish family in New York City, Albert Boni moved, at ...

(1892–1981), co-founder of the publishing company Boni & Liveright * Aldo Boni (1894–1982), Italian fencer *

Alessio Boni Alessio Boni (born 4 July 1966) is an Italian actor. Life Boni was born in Sarnico in 1966. He studied theatre at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica. The second of three children, Marco is the eldest and Andrea is the youngest brother ...

(born 1966), Italian actor * Bernardino Boni (died 1774), Italian painter of the late-Baroque period * Bruno Boni (1915–2003), Italian Olympic rower *

Carla Boni Carla Gaiano (17 July 1925 in Ferrara – 17 October 2009 in Rome), known professionally as Carla Boni, was an Italian people, Italian singer. Life and career Boni worked as a singer for RAI, the Italian state radio and television network, s ...

(1925–2009), Italian singer *

Carmen Boni Carmen Boni (born Maria Carmela Bonicatti; 8 April 1901 – 18 November 1963) was an Italian actress. Biography Maria Carmela Bonicatti was born on 8 April 1901 in Rome to a colonel and Teresa Rovere di Bergeggi. Her birth date has also been gi ...

(1901–1963), Italian actress *

Chiara Boni Chiara Boni (born 27 August 1948) is an Italian fashion designer, whose career has spanned over 50 years. Biography Born in Florence to Antonio Boni and Maria Teresa Masetti Fedi, a liceo linguistico graduate, in 1971 Boni opened her first clo ...

(born 1948), Italian fashion designer *

Danièle Boni-Claverie Danièle Boni-Claverie (born ) is a journalist and politician in the Ivory Coast. She served in the country's cabinet (government), cabinet and was founding president of the Union Républicaine pour la démocratie. Biography The daughter of , sh ...

(born 1942), Ivorian journalist and politician * Giacomo Boni one of the following **

Giacomo Boni (archaeologist) Giacomo Boni (25 April 1859 – 10 July 1925) was an Italian archaeologist specializing in Roman architecture. He is most famous for his work in the Roman Forum. Life Born in Venice, Boni studied architecture at the Accademia di Belle Arti in ...

(1859–1925), specialist in Roman architecture ** Giacomo Boni (painter) (1688–1766), Baroque painter * Guido Boni (1892–1956), Italian gymnast * Guido Boni (cyclist) (1933–2014), Italian racing cyclist * Jim Boni (born 1963), Italian-Canadian ice hockey coach * Loris Boni (born 1953), Italian professional football coach and a former player *

Luisella Boni Luisella Boni (born 24 July 1935) is an Italian actress. Born as Luisa Angela Bozzo, Boni debuted in 1952 in Bernard Vorhaus' film ''Finishing School''. One of the most active actresses in Italian cinema between the early fifties and mid-sixies ...

(born 1935), Italian actress * Marco Boni (pole vaulter) (born 1984), Italian pole vaulter * Maria Roza Boni (born 1986), Greek professional basketball player * Mario Boni (born 1963), Italian former professional basketball player * Michele Giovanni Boni (or Michele Giambono; 1400–1462), Italian painter * Nazi Boni (1909–1969), politician from Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) * Michał Boni (born 1954), Polish politician, Minister of Labour and Social Policy in 1991 * Napoleone Boni (1863–1927), Italian painter * Roméo Boni (born 1990), Burkinabé international footballer *

Tanella Boni Tanella Suzanne Boni (born 1954) is an Ivorian poet and novelist. Also an academic, she is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Abidjan. Apart from her teaching and research activities, she was the President of the association of writers ...

(born 1954), Ivorian poet and novelist *

Tommaso Boni Tommaso Boni (born 15 January 1993) is a professional rugby union player. His usual position is as a centre and he currently plays for Old Glory DC in American Major League Rugby. He played for Zebre Parma from 2015 to October 2023. Internat ...

(born 1993), Italian rugby union player *

Trova Boni Trova Boni (born 21 December 1999) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a centre-back for USL Championship club San Antonio FC, on loan from Portuguese club B-SAD. After joining San Antonio FC on loan from B-SAD in August 2023, Boni returne ...

(born 1999), Burkinabé footballer *

Valentina Boni Valentina Boni is an Italian football midfielder currently playing for ASD Fimauto Valpolicella. She previously spent three years at ACF Brescia in Serie A. She has won four leagues with CF Bardolino, and she was the league's top scorer in 20 ...