# Kali (name)

Kali is an Indian given name and surname of Sanskrit origins from the name Kālá. It is also a Finnish masculine given name that is a form of Kalle. Notable people with this name include the following:

## Mononym

* Kali, Hindu goddess, destroyer of evil forces
* Kali (Bulgarian singer), professional name of Galina Dimitrova Ivanova (born 1975), Bulgarian singer
* Kali (demon), Hindu mortal demon, source of all evil
* Kali (footballer), nickname of Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso, (born 1978), Angolan former footballer
* Kali (painter), nickname of Hanna Weynerowska (1918–1998), Polish painter
* Kali (French singer), stage name of Jean-Marc Monnerville (born 1959), French musician

## Nicknames

* Kali, stage name of Kalila Ali Ross, American rapper
* Kali Meehan, nickname of Kalivati Gerald Meehan (born 1970), New Zealand-born boxer
* Kali Mirza, stage name of Kalidas Chattopadhyay, Indian composer
* Kali Mountford, nickname of Carol Jean Mountford (born 1954), British politician
* Kali Muscle, stage name of Chuck Kirkendall (born 1975), American bodybuilder, model and actor
* Kali Mutsa, stage name of Celine Reymond, Chilean singer and the name of her band
* Kali N. Rathnam, stage name of Narayana Padaiyatchi Rathnam, (c. 1897 – 1950), Indian actor
* Kali Uchis, professional name of Karly-Marina Loaiza (born 1994), American singer and songwriter

## Given name

* Kali Alaudeen (born 1984), Indian football player
* Kali Arulpragasam, English jewelry designer and artist (also sister of musician M.I.A.)
* Kali Charan Bahl, Indian professor of languages and linguistics
* Kali Banerjee (1921–1993), Indian film actor
* Kali Charan Banerjee (1847–1902), Indian Christian
* Kali S. Banerjee (1914–2002), Bangladeshi statistics professor
* Kali Prasad Baskota (born 1979) Nepali singer, musician and lyricist
* Kali Christ (born 1991), Canadian speed skater
* Kali Davis-White (born 1994), American sprint athlete
* Kali Ranjan Deb, Indian politician
* Kali Flanagan (born 1995), American ice hockey player
* Kali Nicole Gross (born 1972), American historian
* Kali Gwegwe (born 1969), Nigerian football executive
* Kali Hawk (born 1986), American actress, comedian and model
* Kali Charan Hembram (born 1960), Indian writer
* Kali Bahadur Malla, Nepalese politician
* Kali Malone (born 1994), American composer and organist
* Kali Nikitas (born 1964), American graphic designer
* Kali Ongala (born 1979), English football player
* Kalicharan Prasad (born 1967), Indian politician
* Kali Reis (born 1986), American boxer
* Kali Rocha (born 1971), American actress
* Kali Nath Roy (1878–1945), Indian journalist and editor
* Kali Charan Saraf, Indian politician
* Kali Spitzer (born 1987), Canadian indigenous photographer
* Kali Charan Suman (born 1964), Indian politician
* Kali VanBaale (born 1975), American novelist

## Middle name

* Rognvald Kali Kolsson (c. 1103 – 1158), Norwegian saint
* Shar-Kali-Sharri (fl. c. 2217–2193 BC), Akkadian Empire king

## Surname

* Anouar Kali (born 1991), Moroccan football player
* Cyril Kali (born 1984), French footballer
* Kelley Kali, American director and producer
* Maitreya Kali and Satya Sai Maitreya Kali, stagename of Craig Vincent Smith (1945–2012), American musician, songwriter and actor
* Sándor Káli (born 1951), Hungarian politician
* Shanti Kali (died 2000), Indian Hindu priest
* Sinbad Kali (born 1987), Australian rugby footballer
* Tamar-kali, American singer-songwriter
* Wavala Kali (born 1954), Papua New Guinean sprint athlete