Khalil, Khelil, or Khaleel may refer to:

People

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), Lebanese-American writer, poet, visual artist, and Lebanese nationalist *

Khalil (scholar) Kabir Khalil or ''scholar Khalil'' was a 19th-century scholar and one of the three head Ulama in the Emirate of Harar. He was a member of the Qadiriyya order which was prominent in the Horn of Africa at the time. Biography Kabir Khalil was fluen ...

, 19th century Islamic scholar in the

Emirate of Harar The Emirate of Harar was a Muslim kingdom founded in 1647 when the Harari people refused to accept Imām ʿUmardīn Ādan as their ruler and broke away from the Imamate of Aussa to form their own state under `Ali ibn Da`ud. Prior to its invasion ...

DJ Khalil Khalil Abdul-Rahman Hazzard (born October 16, 1973), professionally known as DJ Khalil, is an American music producer and DJ from Los Angeles. He is the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Self Scientific (along with rapper Chace Infinite) an ...

(born 1973), American hip hop and soul music producer *

Khalil (name) Khalil or Khaleel (Arabic: خليل) means ''friend'' and is a common male first name in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia and among Muslims in South Asia and as such is also a common ...

, a surname or personal name of multiple individuals and families * Khalil Mack (born 1991), NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears * Robert "Bob" Khaleel, American hip hop musician better known as Bronx Style Bob

Places

Algeria

* Khelil, Algeria, town and commune in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria * Sidi Khellil, town and commune in El M'Ghair District, El Oued Province, Algeria * Aïn Ben Khelil, a town and commune in district of Mécheria, Naâma Province, Algeria

Iran

* Halil River, also Haliri River or Zar Dasht River in its upper reaches, a river in the Jiroft and Kahnuj districts of Kerman Province, Iran * Khalil Kord, a village in Iran * Khalil, alternate name of Qaleh-ye Khalileh, a village in Iran * Qaleh-ye Khalil, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Halil Rural District, in Kerman Province, Iran

Palestine

* Al-Khalil, the Arabic name of Hebron

Music

* Khalil (band), R&B band from South Africa *

Khalil (singer) Khalil Amir Sharieff (born November 22, 1994), is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and rapper from Sacramento, California. Music career In 2008, He worked under the auspices of L.A. Reid to record some material in Florida after being dis ...