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

Given name

Gani Bobi Gani Bobi (Serbian Cyrillic: Гани Боби) (20 November 1943 – 17 July 1995) was an Albanian philosopher and sociologist from Kosovo. He was born in Lubenić, municipality of Peć, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia. He was one of the first Alb ...

(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 Lamofi ...

(1938–2009), Nigerian writer *

Gani Lawal Gani Oladimeji Lawal Jr. (born November 7, 1988) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Trotamundos in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech. High school career During his time at Norcross Hi ...

(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 ...

(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 *

Gani Desku Gani is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Gani Bobi (1943–1995), Albanian philosopher and sociologist *Gani Fawehinmi (1938–2009), Nigerian writer *Gani Lawal (born 1988), Nigerian-American baske ...

(born 2004), famous baller and jazz player

Surname

Adnan Kapau Gani Adnan Kapau Gani (16 September 1905 – 23 December 1968), often abbreviated as A. K. Gani, was an Indonesian politician. Born in West Sumatra, he spent much of his youth in Java, where he studied medicine and became involved with the nasc ...

(1905–1968), Indonesian politician *

Lenin Gani Lenin Gani ( bn, লেনিন গনি) (9 December 1967- 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 Jo ...

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