Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily. The origin of surname Calì is thought to be from the Greek word kalos (beautiful), or from its Sanskrit root kali (time).

Notable people with the name Cali:

Surname

Italy

• Aimone Calì (born 1997), an Italian football player
• Davide Cali (born 1972), a Swiss-born Italian writer
• Francesco Calì (1882–1949), Italian footballer, first captain of the Italian national team
• Gaetano Emanuel Calì (1885–1936), Italian composer and orchestra conductor
• Gennaro Calì (c. 1799–1877) an Italian sculptor
• Giulio Calì (1895–1967), Italian actor
• Giuseppe Calì (golfer) (born 1952), Italian golfer
• Pina Calì (1905–1949), an Italian painter
• Vincenza Calì (born 1983), Italian track and field athlete

United States

• Carmen Cali (born 1978), American baseball player
• Frank Cali (1965–2019), American mobster
• John J. Cali (1918–2014), American real estate developer
• Joseph Cali (born 1950), American actor

Other countries

• Giuseppe Calì (1846–1930), Maltese painter
• Jua Cali (born 1979), Kenyan musician

Given name

Somalia

• Ali Bu'ul or Cali Bucul, a poet
• Ali Mahdi Muhammad or Cali Mahdi Maxamed, an entrepreneur and politician
• Ali Mohamed Gedi or Cali Maxamed Geedi, a past Prime Minister

United States

• Cali Carranza, a Tejano musician
• Cali Doe or Tammy Jo Alexander, a homicide victim found in the town of Caledonia, New York
• Cali Farquharson, a professional soccer player
• Cali Thornhill DeWitt or Michael Cali DeWitt, an artist
• Luria Petrucci or Cali Lewis, a podcaster

Other countries

• Cali Timmins (born 1963), a Canadian actress

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Calì
• All pages with titles containing Calì
• All pages with titles beginning with Cali
• All pages with titles containing Cali
• Cali (disambiguation)
• Cari (name)
• Carli (given name)

1. Vincenza Calì
2. Cali
3. Francesco Calì
4. Cali Cartel
5. Giuseppe Calì
6. Cali (disambiguation)
7. Aimone Calì
8. Calis
9. Joseph Cali
10. List of Italy international footballers
11. List of Italy national football team captains
12. Cali Gari
13. Gaetano Emanuel Calì
14. Frank Cali
15. Gennaro Calì
16. Pina Calì
17. Jua Cali
18. Giuseppe Cali
19. Deportivo Cali
20. Giuseppe Calì (golfer)