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
Notable Actors and Actresses:
1 actor, 1 actor/model, 1 actress
Aamir Ali 19xx-
Ali Larter 1976-
Memet Ali Alabora 1977-
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer
(soccer) Nezih Ali Boloğlu 1964-
(soccer) Sulley Muntari (a.k.a. Ali) 1984-
(soccer) Badra Ali Sangaré 1986-
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Ali B. 1981- hip hop
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher
Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Sina 980-1037
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Ali Talip Özdemir 1953-
Zulfikar Ali Magsi 1954-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Ikbal Ali Shah 1894-1969
Ali Smith 1962-
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 silver
(bronze) Ali Ezzine 2000 3000 m steeplechase
(silver) Ali Saïdi-Sief 2000 5000 m
Other Leaders:
1 president, 1 president/prime minister, 1 prime minister
President/Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 1971-1973; 1973-1977 Pakistan
President Ali Hassan Mwinyi 1985-1995 Tanzania
Prime Minister Ali Masimov 1993 Azerbaijan
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