Ali Baba   (m)  
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales   Middle Eastern
Ali ibn Abi-Talib   (m)   600-661  
Islamic Caliphs   656-661   Rashidun
Ali al-Muktafi   (m)   877-908  
Islamic Caliphs   902-908   Abbasid
al-Masudi   (a.k.a. 'Ali)   (m)   896-956  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Shah Alam II   (a.k.a. Ali)   (m)   1728-1806  
Indian Sultans and Emperors   1759-1806
Ali-Morad Khan Zand   (m)   c. 1740-1785  
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens   1781-1785
Mohammad Ali Khan Zand   (m)   1760-1779  
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens   1779
Lotf Ali Khan Zand   (m)   c. 1769-1794  
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens   1789-1794
Ali al-Rikabi   (m)   1864-1943  
Jordanian Prime Ministers   1922-1923; 1924-1926
Other Leaders   1920   Syria   (prime minister)
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar   (m)   1872-1925  
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens   1907-1909
Rashid Tali'a   (middle name Ali)   (m)   1877-1926  
Jordanian Prime Ministers   1921
Fethi Okyar   (a.k.a. Ali)   (m)   1880-1943  
Turkish Presidents and Prime Ministers   1923; 1924-1925   (prime minister)
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü   (a.k.a. Ali)   (m)   1903-1981  
Turkish Presidents and Prime Ministers   1965   (prime minister)
Ali Hassan Mwinyi   (m)   1925-  
Other Leaders   1985-1995   Tanzania   (president)
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto   (m)   1928-1979  
Pakistani Presidents and Prime Ministers   1971-1973; 1973-1977   (president/prime minister)
Abdel Halim Hafez   (middle name Ali)   (m)   1929-1977  
Notable Musicians
Ahmed Qurei   (middle name Ali)   (m)   1937-2023  
Other Leaders   2003-2005; 2005-2006   Palestine   (prime minister)
Ali MacGraw   (f)   1939-  
Notable Actors and Entertainers   (actor)
Ali Farka Touré   (m)   1939-2006  
Notable Musicians
Ali Abu Al-Ragheb   (m)   1946-  
Jordanian Prime Ministers   2000-2003
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan   (m)   1948-1997  
Notable Musicians
Errol Alibux   (middle name Ali)   (m)   1948-  
Other Leaders   1983-1984   Suriname   (prime minister)
Ali Masimli   (m)   1953-  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Ali Asadov   (m)   1956-  
Other Leaders   2019-   Azerbaijan   (prime minister)
Ali Smith   (f)   1962-  
Notable Writers
Ali bin Hussein   (m)   1975-  
Other Royalty   1975-   Jordan   (prince)
Ali Larter   (f)   1976-  
Notable Actors and Entertainers   (actor)
Memet Ali Alabora   (m)   1977-  
Notable Actors and Entertainers   (actor)
Ali Saïdi-Sief   (m)   1978-  
Olympic Medalists   2000   5000 m   (silver)
Ali Ezzine   (m)   1978-  
Olympic Medalists   2000   3000 m steeplechase   (bronze)
Aamir Ali   (m)   1981-  
Notable Actors and Entertainers   (actor)
Ali B.   (m)   1981-  
Notable Musicians
Ali Wong   (f)   1982-  
Notable Actors and Entertainers   (comedian)
Sulley Muntari   (middle name Ali)   (m)   1984-  
Notable Athletes   (soccer)
Badra Ali Sangaré   (m)   1986-  
Notable Athletes   (soccer)