Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales:
1 character
Ali Baba Middle Eastern 
Indian Sultans and Emperors:
1 emperor
Emperor Shah Alam II (a.k.a. Ali) 1759-1806
Islamic Caliphs:
2 caliphs
Caliph Ali ibn Abi-Talib 656-661 Rashidun
Caliph Ali al-Muktafi 902-908 Abbasid
Jordanian Prime Ministers:
3 prime ministers
Rashid Tali'a (middle name Ali) 1921
Ali al-Rikabi 1922-1923; 1924-1926
Ali Abu Al-Ragheb 2000-2003
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors, 1 comedian
Ali MacGraw 1939-
Ali Larter 1976-
Memet Ali Alabora 1977-
Aamir Ali 1981-
Ali Wong 1982-
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer
(soccer) Sulley Muntari (middle name Ali) 1984-
(soccer) Badra Ali Sangaré 1986-
Notable Musicians:
3 singers, 1 musician
Abdel Halim Hafez (middle name Ali) 1929-1977
Ali Farka Touré 1939-2006
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 1948-1997
Ali B. 1981-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 historian
al-Masudi (a.k.a. 'Ali) 896-956
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Ali Masimli 1953-
Notable Writers:
1 author
Ali Smith 1962-
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 silver
(silver) Ali Saïdi-Sief 2000 5000 m
(bronze) Ali Ezzine 2000 3000 m steeplechase
Other Leaders:
4 prime ministers, 1 president
Prime Minister Ali al-Rikabi 1920 Syria
Prime Minister Errol Alibux (middle name Ali) 1983-1984 Suriname
President Ali Hassan Mwinyi 1985-1995 Tanzania
Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei (middle name Ali) 2003-2005; 2005-2006 Palestine
Prime Minister Ali Asadov 2019- Azerbaijan
Other Royalty:
1 prince
Ali bin Hussein 1975- Jordan
Pakistani Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president/prime minister
(president/prime minister) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 1971-1973; 1973-1977
Persian and Iranian Kings and Queens:
4 kings
King Mohammad Ali Khan Zand 1779
King Ali-Morad Khan Zand 1781-1785
King Lotf Ali Khan Zand 1789-1794
King Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar 1907-1909
Turkish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
(prime minister) Fethi Okyar (a.k.a. Ali) 1923; 1924-1925
(prime minister) Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (a.k.a. Ali) 1965