Kahlil is an anglicized spelling of the Arabic masculine given name
Khalil, famously used by Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist
Kahlil Gibran
Gibran Khalil Gibran ( ar, جُبْرَان خَلِيل جُبْرَان, , , or , ; January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran (pronounced ), was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist ...
(1883–1931; born ''Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān'') in English after he was registered under that name by the Josiah Quincy School of Boston following his immigration to the United States.
Notable persons with the name Kahlil include:
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Kahlil Ashanti
Kahlil Ashanti (born November 3, 1973 in Landstuhl, Germany) is an American actor and writer.
Kahlil Ashanti began his career as a teenager, performing at a community theater and at open mic nights at comedy clubs throughout the Midwestern Uni ...
(born 1973), American actor and writer
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Kahlil Bell (born 1986), American football running back
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Kahlil Byrd
Kahlil Julian Byrd is a political advisor and entrepreneur regarded as an expert in national cross-partisan reform. He has led several national political organizations in the United States. Byrd serves as founder and CEO of Invest America Fund, ...
, American political advisor and entrepreneur
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Kahlil Carter
Kahlil Rafiq Carter, (born September 13, 1976) is a former professional gridiron football player and coach.
College football
From 1994 to 1997, Carter walked-on to the University of Arkansas' football team along with Brandon Burlsworth who in ...
(born 1976), American gridiron football coach
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Kahlil Cato
Kahlil Cato (born 10 March 1977) was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, but competed for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, he was a sprinter.
Cato competed in the 4x100 metres relay at the 1996 S ...
(born 1977), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sprinter
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Kahlil Dukes
Kahlil Dukes (born May 17, 1995) is an American basketball player for Best Balıkesir of the Turkish Basketball First League. He played college basketball for the University of Southern California (USC) and Niagara University and was named the 20 ...
(born 1995), American basketball player
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Kahlil Felder
Kahlil Ameer "Kay" Felder Jr. (born March 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Felder, a point guard, declared for the 2016 NBA draft at the conclusion of his ...
(born 1995), American basketball player
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Kahlil Gibran (sculptor)
Kahlil G. Gibran (`ka-lil jə-ˈbrän) (November 29, 1922 – April 13, 2008), sometimes known as "Kahlil George Gibran" (note the artist's preferred Americanized spelling of his first name), was a Lebanese American painter and sculptor fro ...
(1922–2008), Lebanese-American painter and sculptor
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Kahlil Hill (born 1979), American gridiron football player
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Kahlil Joseph
Kahlil Joseph (pronounced ''"Kha-leel"'') is an American film, television and stage actor and teacher of performing arts. He has worked extensively in the United States and India. Joseph is based in Los Angeles.
Early life
Joseph was born in ...
, American actor and teacher of performing arts
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Kahlil Joseph (filmmaker) Kahlil Davis, known professionally as Kahlil Joseph (born 1981), is an American filmmaker, music video director, and video artist. Joseph is known for creating "intellectually and emotionally dense short films" that center on the experience of Afric ...
(born 1981), American filmmaker, music video director, and video artist
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Kahlil Lewis
Kahlil Lewis (born August 31, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was selected with the 15th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2020 XFL Draft. In the summer after his senior year of college, he spent ...
(born 1997), American football wide receiver
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Kahlil McKenzie (born 1997), American football guard
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Kahlil Seren (born 1978), American politician
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Kahlil Whitney
Kahlil Whitney (born January 8, 2001) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
High school career
Whitney attended ...
(born 2001), American basketball player
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