Gani is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Gani Bobi Gani Bobi ( sr-Cyrl, Гани Боби; 20 November 1943 – 17 July 1995) was an Albanians, Albanian philosopher and sociologist from Kosovo. He was born in Lubenić, municipality of Peć, at the time Democratic Federal Yugoslavia. He was one of ...

(1943–1995), Albanian philosopher and sociologist *

Gani Fawehinmi Chief Abdul-Ganiyu "Gani" Oyesola Fawehinmi, , (22 April 1938 – 5 September 2009) was a Nigerian author, publisher, philanthropist, social critic, human and civil rights lawyer, and politician. He held the chieftaincy title of the Lamofin ...

(1938–2009), Nigerian writer *

Gani Lawal Gani Oladimeji Lawal Jr. (born November 7, 1988) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech. High school career During his time at Norcross High School, Lawal was named to the McDonald ...

(born 1988), Nigerian-American basketball player *

Gani Mirzo Gani Mirzo (born 1968) is a contemporary Kurdish musician. He was born in Qamishlo in northeastern Syria and studied music at the Aleppo Conservatory and taught lute and composition in Syria. He moved to Spain in 1993 and worked on flamenco at th ...

(born 1968), Kurdish musician *

Gani Zhailauov Gani Zhailauov (born 3 August 1985) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who fought at lightweight (-60 kg) at the 2012 Olympics. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heyda ...

(born 1985), Kazakhstani boxer

Surname

Abdelillah Gani Abdelillah Gani (born 18 September 1987) is a Moroccan para-athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Morocco at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Career Gani represented Morocco at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. This was ...

(born 1987), Moroccan Paralympic athlete *

Adnan Kapau Gani Major general TNI ( Tit.) Dr. Adnan Kapau Gani or commonly abbreviated as A.K. Gani (16 September 1905 – 23 December 1968) was an Indonesian doctor, politician, actor and military figure. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet o ...

(1905–1968), Indonesian politician *

Lenin Gani Lenin Gani () (9 December 1967- 23 May 2013) was a highly respected Bangladeshi sports journalist. He was the sports editor of ''New Age'', and later '' Bdnews24.com'', and was a senior member of the Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association. Car ...

(1967–2013), Bangladeshi journalist * R. A. Gani, Bangladeshi politician * Sakibul Gani, Indian cricketer {{given name, type=both