Gender:
Origin:
Arabic
3128 famous people named Ali found on Wikipedia.
26906 male, 9877 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
309-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
309-th in year 2018
Used in: Arabic, English, Indian, Indonesian, Pakistani, Pashto, Persian
Ali (Arabic: علي, ʿAlī) is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high" or "elevated". It is a common name in Arab countries and the rest of the Muslim world. Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib but the name is identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew: עֵלִי , Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel.
The name Ali also arises in other traditions. Among English-speakers as short for male and female names starting with "Al-", or the Old Norse man's name Áli. It can also be an English nickname, as a shortened form of Alice, Alison, Alistair, or Alexander and Alexandra.
Ali is also a Finnish male given name, derived from Aleksanteri.
Means: lofty, sublime in Arabic.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mahershalalhashbaz Ali | 1974 | American actor |
2 | Laila Ali | 1977 | Boxer |
3 | Ali Larter | 1976 | American actress |
4 | Tatyana Ali | 1979 | American actress, singer |
5 | Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib | 0599 | Cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad |
6 | Ali Khamenei | 1939 | Third president and current supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
7 | Ali MacGraw | 1939 | American actress |
8 | Ali Wong | 1982 | American actress |
9 | Ayaan Hirsi Ali | 1969 | Dutch feminist, author |
10 | Husayn ibn Ali | 0626 | The grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib |
11 | Imtiaz Ali | 1971 | Film director |
12 | Ali Zafar | 1980 | Pakistani singer and film actor |
13 | Ali Fazal | 1987 | Actor |
14 | Ali Baba | A character from the folk tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | |
15 | Sajal Ali | 1994 | Pakistani Actress, Model |
16 | Ali Abbas Zafar | Film director and actor | |
17 | Maya Ali | 1989 | Pakistani model and presenter |
18 | Ali G | Fictional character created and portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen | |
19 | Moeen Ali | 1987 | England cricketer |
20 | Ali Landry | 1973 | Model, actress and Miss USA 1996 |
21 | Hasan ibn Ali | 0624 | Shia Imam |
22 | Ali Krieger | 1984 | Soccer player defender for the United States and the Washington Spirit |
23 | Ali Baddou | 1974 | French television presenter |
24 | Ali Shaheed Muhammad | 1970 | American DJ, rapper and record producer |
25 | Lucky Ali | 1958 | Singer-songwriter, composer and actor |
26 | Javed Ali | 1982 | Playback singer |
27 | Khalilah Ali | 1950 | Former wife of boxer Muhammad Ali |
28 | Somy Ali | 1976 | Former Pakistani Bollywood actress |
29 | Veronica Porsche Ali | 1955 | Film, television actress, psychologist |
30 | Farah Khan Ali | 1969 | Gemologist |
31 | Ali Hewson | 1961 | Irish activist and businesswoman |
32 | Ali Fedotowsky | 1984 | Reality television participant |
33 | Hyder Ali | 1720 | Military commander, de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore |
34 | Brother Ali | 1977 | American rapper |
35 | Ali Dia | 1965 | Senegalese footballer |
36 | Rahman Ali | 1943 | Heavyweight boxer |
37 | Aamir Ali | Indian television actor and model | |
38 | Ali Cobrin | 1989 | American actress |
39 | Ali Lohan | 1993 | American fashion model, singer, and actress |
40 | Ali Campbell | 1959 | Musician, UB40 member |
41 | Ali Asgar | 1982 | Indian actor and stand-up comedian |
42 | Tariq Ali | 1943 | British Pakistani writer, journalist, and historian |
43 | Ali Daei | 1969 | Iranian footballer |
44 | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | 1936 | President of Tunisia |
45 | Ali Abdullah Saleh | 1942 | President of North Yemen from 1978 to 1990; President of Yemen from 1990 to 2011 |
46 | Salim Ali | 1896 | Indian ornithologist, Ex. member of Rajyasabha |
47 | Ghulam Ali | 1940 | Pakistani Singer |
48 | Ali Bongo Ondimba | 1959 | President of Gabon |
49 | Asif Ali | 1986 | Indian film actor |
50 | Ali Merchant | 1984 | Television actor |
51 | Azhar Ali | 1985 | Pakistani cricketer |
52 | Ali Sunal | 1977 | Turkish actor |
53 | Ali Al-Habsi | 1981 | Omani footballer |
54 | Zaid Ali | Pak-Canadian Youtube Comedian | |
55 | Shaad Ali | Indian director | |
56 | Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin | 0658 | Great-grandson of the Prophet Mohammed |
57 | Iman Ali | 1980 | Pakistani actress |
58 | Al-Abbas ibn Ali | 0647 | Abul Fadhl |
59 | Shafqat Amanat Ali | 1965 | Singer |
60 | Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr | 2000 | Saudi protestor |
61 | Ali Hassan al-Majid | 1941 | Former Ba'athist Iraqi Defense Minister and commander; first cousin of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein |
62 | Shawar Ali | Film actor and model | |
63 | Zaynab bint Ali | 0626 | Sahaba |
64 | Nafisa Ali | 1957 | Indian actress and model |
65 | Rucka Rucka Ali | 1987 | American rapper, radio personality, singer, comedian, and satirist |
66 | Ali Bumaye | 2000 | German rapper |
67 | Ali Bahadur | 1758 | Nawab of the dominion of Banda |
68 | Ali Velshi | 1969 | Canadian journalist |
69 | Arsher Ali | 1984 | British actor |
70 | Ali McGregor | Australian soprano opera singer and cabaret performer | |
71 | Ali Hassan Salameh | 1940 | Palestinian terrorist |
72 | Ali al-Sistani | 1930 | Iranian grand ayatollah |
73 | Aruna Asaf Ali | 1909 | Indian independence activist |
74 | Ali Bagautinov | 1985 | Russian martial artist |
75 | Ali Kiba | 1986 | Tanzanian Musician |
76 | Ali Hillis | 1978 | American actress |
77 | Ali Carter | 1979 | Snooker player |
78 | Ali Kemal Bey | 1867 | Turkish liberal journalist and politician |
79 | Ali As | 1979 | German rapper |
80 | Ali al-Hajvery | 0990 | Darbar |
81 | Ali Quli Mirza | Indian actor and singer | |
82 | Ali Al-Ridha | 0766 | Eighth of the Twelve Imams |
83 | Hadji Ali | 1888 | Vaudeville performance artist |
84 | Saboor Ali | 1990 | Pakistani Actress, Model |
85 | Ali Farka Touré | 1939 | Malian musician |
86 | Hasan Ali | 1994 | Pakistani cricketer |
87 | Ali of Hejaz | 1879 | King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca 1924-1925 |
88 | Ali Sethi | 1984 | |
89 | Ali Adnan Kadhim | 1993 | Footballer |
90 | Ali Boulala | 1979 | Swedish skateboarder |
91 | Ali Bastian | 1983 | British actress |
92 | Ali B | 1981 | Dutch rapper of Moroccan descent |
93 | Ali al-Hadi | 0827 | Imam |
94 | Choudhry Rahmat Ali | 1895 | Pakistani politician |
95 | Ali Akbar Khan | 1922 | Bangladeshi musician |
96 | Kelli Ali | 1974 | English vocalist |
97 | Sajjad Ali | 1966 | Pakistani Singer, composer, lyricist, actor, Director a multi-telented artist owns many albums and currently producing music from Dubai, UAE |
98 | Ali Shariati | 1933 | Iranian academic and activist |
99 | Ali Azmat | 1970 | Pakistani singer |
100 | Kilo Ali | 1973 | Rapper |
101 | Ali Lee | 1982 | |
102 | Abdullah Yusuf Ali | 1872 | Indian Islamic scholar who translated the Qur'an into English |
103 | Amanat Ali | 1987 | Pakistani singer |
104 | Ali Liebert | 1981 | Canadian actress |
105 | Agha Ali | Actor, singer and model | |
106 | Ali Güngörmüs | 1976 | German cook |
107 | Ali Smith | 1962 | Scottish writer |
108 | Mustafa Ali | 1986 | Wrestler |
109 | Ali Nuhu | 1974 | Nigerian actor |
110 | Sadam Ali | 1988 | American boxer |
111 | Ali Michael | 1990 | American model |
112 | Nia Ali | 1988 | American athletics competitor |
113 | Ali Shallal al-Qaisi | 1962 | Iraqi torture survivor |
114 | Ali Kamel | 1962 | Brazilian journalist |
115 | Nujood Ali | 1998 | Advocate of opposition to forced marriages |
116 | Ali Rehman Khan | 1988 | Pakistani actor and Model |
117 | Mir Afsar Ali | 1975 | Radio jockey |
118 | Muzaffar Ali | 1944 | Indian film producer |
119 | Abid Ali | 1952 | Television actor |
120 | Rubina Ali | 1999 | Indian actress |
121 | Umm Kulthum bint Ali | Granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the daughter of Imam Ali | |
122 | Mast Ali | Indian Actor,Comedian | |
123 | Mumtaz Ali | 1912 | Indian dancer, actor |
124 | Nabeel Shaukat Ali | 1989 | Pakistani singer |
125 | Alexandra Wentworth | 1965 | American actress |
126 | Nausheen Sardar Ali | 1982 | Indian actress |
127 | Ali Goni | Indian actor | |
128 | Ali Mohamed | 1952 | American spy |
129 | Ali Stroker | 1987 | |
130 | Ali Williams | 1981 | New Zealand rugby union footballer |
131 | Ali Marpet | 1993 | American football player |
132 | Ali Ersan Duru | 1984 | Turkish actor |
133 | Ali Soufan | 1971 | FBI Agent |
134 | Rushanara Ali | 1975 | British politician |
135 | Ali Spagnola | 1984 | Musician |
136 | Subhashini Ali | 1947 | Indian politician |
137 | Mohammad Ali | 1931 | Pakistani actor |
138 | Ali Qushji | 1403 | Ottoman astronomer and mathematician |
139 | Monica Ali | 1967 | British writer and novelist |
140 | Ali Sina | Iranian critic of Islam | |
141 | Ali Haji | 1999 | Indian actor |
142 | Ali Abbas | ||
143 | Ali Suliman | 1977 | Arab-Israeli actor |
144 | Ali Al-Naimi | 1935 | Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources |
145 | Ali Larijani | 1958 | Iranian philosopher, politician |
146 | Ali Kazmi | 1981 | |
147 | Zayd ibn Ali | 0695 | Imam |
148 | Shagufta Ali | 1967 | Indian actress |
149 | Erum Ali | 1975 | Indian costume designer |
150 | Ali Ashfaq | 1985 | Footballer |
151 | Ali Saleem | 1980 | Pakistani television personality |
152 | Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn | 0662 | Muslim martyr |
153 | Ali Budesh | 1957 | Indian mobster |
154 | Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn | 0680 | Islamic martyr |
155 | Chi Ali | 1976 | American rapper |
156 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | 1925 | Tanzanian President |
157 | Ali as Caliph | ||
158 | Shahrazad Ali | 1954 | Author |
159 | Kabir Ali | 1980 | England Cricketer |
160 | Fiza Ali | 1984 | Actor and model |
161 | Fahad Ali | 1987 | Indian television actor |
162 | Sonni Ali | 1464 | King of the Songhai Empire |
163 | Kadeer Ali | 1983 | Cricketer |
164 | Ali Akbar Salehi | 1949 | Iranian politician |
165 | Ali Modu Sheriff | 1956 | Senator Ali Sheriff |
166 | Ali Haider | 1967 | Pakistani actor and singer |
167 | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub | Syrian military commander | |
168 | Ali ibn al-Athir | 1160 | Scholar and historian |
169 | Abdiweli Mohamed Ali | 1965 | President of Puntland; former Prime Minister of Somalia |
170 | Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali | 1926 | First Lady of Malaysia |
171 | Ali Mazrui | 1933 | Kenyan academic |
172 | Azam Ali | 1970 | Iranian-American singer and musician |
173 | Agha Shahid Ali | 1949 | Poet |
174 | Ali Bongo | 1929 | British magician |
175 | Ali Mensan | 1987 | |
176 | Mir Quasem Ali | 1952 | |
177 | Ali Poyrazoğlu | 1946 | Turkish actor |
178 | Ali LeRoi | 1962 | American actor, and filmmaker |
179 | Ali Khan | 1954 | German actor and film producer |
180 | Ali Pasha | 1750 | Ottoman ruler |
181 | Leïla Ben Ali | 1956 | Wife of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
182 | Ali Jahangiri | 1981 | |
183 | Ali Mabkhout | 1990 | Emirati footballer |
184 | Ali Javan | 1926 | Iranian-American Physicist |
185 | Ali Benarbia | 1968 | Algerian footballer |
186 | Ali Fuat Başgil | 1899 | Turkish jurist and politician |
187 | Ali Gomaa | 1951 | Egyptian imam |
188 | Muhsin ibn Ali | ||
189 | Asaf Ali | 1888 | Indian politician |
190 | Noer Ali | 1958 | |
191 | Ali Bilgin | 1981 | Turkish film director and television director |
192 | Mir Mohammad Ali | Comedian | |
193 | Babar Ali | 1975 | Film and television actor |
194 | Haidar Ali | 1948 | Indian film and television actor and screenwriter |
195 | Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani | 1892 | Qatari politician |
196 | Ali Zeidan | 1950 | Libyan politician |
197 | Sabahattin Ali | 1907 | Turkish writer and poet |
198 | Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi | 1986 | Football player |
199 | Ali Erkazan | Turkish actor | |
200 | Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed | 1948 | Bangladeshi politician |