Kali is an Indian

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Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

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 Kali (; , ), also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. Kali is also connected with transcendental knowledge and is the first of the ten Mahavidyas, a group of goddesses who p ...

, Hindu goddess, destroyer of evil forces * Kali (Bulgarian singer), professional name of Galina Dimitrova Ivanova (born 1975), Bulgarian singer *

Kali (demon) Kali ( Devanāgari: , IAST: ', with both vowels short; from a root ', 'suffer, hurt, startle, confuse') is the personification of sin which presides over the Kaliyuga, the present era characterized by moral decline and disorder in Hinduism. His ...

, 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

, 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 Carol Jean Mountford (née Newton; born 12 January 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley from 1997 until she retired from the House of Commons at the 2010 general election. Ea ...

, nickname of Carol Jean Mountford (born 1954), British politician *

Kali Muscle Chuck Kirkendall (born February 18, 1975), known professionally as Kali Muscle, is an American bodybuilder, YouTuber and actor who has appeared in commercials for Taco Bell, GEICO, Snickers, Comcast, Honda, Go-Gurt and others. Career Kali Mus ...

, 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 Karly Marina Loaiza (born July 17, 1994), known professionally as Kali Uchis ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. Her accolades include a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award, an American Music Awards, American Music Award, two Billboard Music Awar ...

, 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 Kaliprasad Banerjee (20 November 1921 – 5 July 1993), professionally known as Kali Banerjee was an Indian actor, who worked in the 1950s–1970s in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is best known for his work with film directors like ...

(1921–1993), Indian film actor *

Kali Charan Banerjee Kali Charan Banerjee (1847–1907), spelt also as Kalicharan Banerji or K.C. Banerjea or K.C. Banurji, was a Bengali convert to Christianity through the Free Church of Scotland, the founder of ''Calcutta Christo Samaj'', a Calcutta lawyer, and ...

(1847–1902), Indian Christian *

Kali S. Banerjee Kali S. Banerjee (September 17, 1914 – April 9, 2002) was a math and statistics expert, and a professor of statistics at the University of Delaware. He was born in Dhaka, (now in Bangladesh) in 1914. He earned his bachelor's degree in mathem ...

(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 Kali Dora Flanagan (born September 19, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She also ...

(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 Kali Malone (born 1994) is an American composer and organist based in Stockholm. Her works implement unique tuning systems in minimal music, minimalist form for analog synthesis, analog and digital synthesis often combined with acoustic instrumen ...

(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 Kali Reis (born August 24, 1986) is an American professional boxer and actress. She is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC female middleweight title in 2016 and the WBA, WBO, and IBO female light welterweight ti ...

(born 1986), American boxer *

Kali Rocha Kali Rocha (born December 5, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Karen Rooney, the mother of the four Rooney children and the school's vice principal, on the Disney Channel sitcom '' Liv and Maddie''. She also co-wrote four e ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Kali Nath Roy Kali Nath Roy (1878 – 9 December 1945) was a Bengali nationalist journalist and the Chief Editor of the newspaper '' The Tribune''. His son Samarendra Nath Roy was a mathematician and applied statistician. Early life Roy was born in 1878 at ...

(1878–1945), Indian journalist and editor *

Kali Charan Saraf Kali Charan Saraf (born 7 August 1951) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Malviya Nagar constituency in Jaipur. 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 Ragnvald, Rögnvald or Rognvald or Rægnald is an Old Norse name (Old Norse ''Rǫgnvaldr'', modern Icelandic ''Rögnvaldur''; in Old English ''Regenweald'' and in Old Irish, Middle Irish '' Ragnall''). Notable people with the name include: * Ragnv ...

(c. 1103 – 1158), Norwegian saint *

Shar-Kali-Sharri Shar-Kali-Sharri (, ''Dingir, DShar-ka-li-Sharri''; died 2193 BC) reigned c. 2218–2193 BC (middle chronology) as the ruler of Akkadian Empire, Akkad. In the early days of cuneiform scholarship the name was transcribed as "Shar-Gani-sharri". In ...

(fl. c. 2217–2193 BC), Akkadian Empire king

Surname

* Anouar Kali (born 1991), Moroccan football player * Cyril Kali (born 1984), French footballer *

Kelley Kali Kelley Kali is an American director, actor, writer, and producer. She is the creator of the 2021 indie film ''I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking)'', which has won several awards in the film festival circuit. Other directing credits include ''Lalo's Hous ...

, American director and producer *Maitreya Kali and Satya Sai Maitreya Kali, stagename of

Craig Vincent Smith Craig Vincent Smith (April 25, 1945 – March 16, 2012) was an American musician, songwriter and actor. He began his career in the 1960s playing pop and folk music, and appearing on ''The Andy Williams Show''. Smith wrote several songs that wer ...

(1945–2012), American musician, songwriter and actor *

Sándor Káli Sándor Káli (born July 3, 1951) is a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament. Káli is a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party and a former mayor of Miskolc Miskolc ( , ; ; Czech language, Czech and ; ; ; ) is a city in northeaste ...

(born 1951), Hungarian politician *

Shanti Kali Gurudev Santi Kali or Santi Tripura (died 27 August 2000) was a popular Hindu priest who was shot to death inside his ashram near Jirania under the Sadar subdivision in the Indian state of Tripura. Police reports regarding the incident unidentifie ...

(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

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