Kohli may refer to any of the unrelated surnames of Indian and Swiss-German origins.
It most commonly refers to Virat Kohli, an Indian Cricketer
Other notable people with the surname Kohli include:
Administration
edit- Ajay Kohli, American marketing theorist and former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Marketing.
- D. P. Kohli, the founder Director of the CBI, India's Central Investigation Agency
- F. C. Kohli, Indian industrialist and founder of TCS, also known as father of Indian software industry
- Pawanexh Kohli, Chief Executive and Advisor of India's National Centre for Cold-chain Development
- Ravina Raj Kohli, former President of STAR News
- R. K. Kohli, Indian educational administrator and Vice-Chancellor of Amity University
- Sunil Kumar Kohli, 46th Controller General of Defence Accounts of India
Armed Forces
edit- Sourendra Nath Kohli, former Indian Navy chief
Athletics
edit- Fränzi Mägert-Kohli, Swiss snowboarder
- Mohan Singh Kohli, Indian mountaineer who led India's first mission to climb Mt Everest
- Kabir Kohli, Indian footballer
- Palak Kohli, Indian professional Para-badminton athlete player
- Parth Kohli, Indian cricketer
- Nikhil Kohli, Indian cricketer
- Shah Kohli, Indian Judo player
- Sushil Kohli, Indian swimmer and water polo player, Asian Games bronze medalist
- Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer
- Taruwar Kohli, Indian cricketer
Entertainment
edit- Armaan Kohli, Indian actor
- Bisham Kohli, Indian film personality, better known as Vishal Anand
- Dev Kohli, Indian poet
- Girish Kohli, Indian author and screenwriter
- Gurdeep Kohli, Indian actor
- Hardeep Singh Kohli, British presenter
- Himansh Kohli, Indian actor
- Jas Kohli, Indian author
- Kuku Kohli, Indian director, writer, editor and screenwriter
- Kunal Kohli, Indian film director, producer and writer
- Madan Mohan Kohli, Indian singer and composer
- Narendra Kohli, Indian Hindi-language author
- Neelu Kohli, Indian television actress
- Nishi Kohli, Indian actor
- Purab Kohli, Indian actor, model and former video jockey
- Rahul Kohli, English actor
- Rajkumar Kohli, Indian film director
- Rochak Kohli, Indian music director, composer, singer, instrumentalist and lyricist
- Sanjeev Kohli, British Indian comedian, writer and actor
- Sunita Kohli, Indian interior designer
- Vikas Kohli, Indian musician and music producer
Judiciary
edit- Hima Kohli, Judge of the Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court
- Nalin Kohli, Indian advocate and politician
- Permod Kohli, Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court
Politics
edit- Abdul Ghani Kohli, Indian politician
- Ajit Pal Singh Kohli, Indian politician and MLA from Patiala Assembly constituency
- Amolak Rattan Kohli, former governor of the Indian state of Mizoram
- Krishna Kohli, Pakistani politician
- Manmohan Singh, 13th prime minister of India[1]
- Mohammad Aslam Kohli, Indian politician
- Om Prakash Kohli, former Governor of Gujarat from 2014 to 2019.
- Veeru Kohli, Pakistani human rights activist
Science and medicine
edit- Anil Kohli, Indian dental surgeon and former president of the Dental Council of India.
- Martin Kohli, Swiss sociologist
- Prerna Kohli, Indian clinical psychologist
- Pushmeet Kohli, American computer scientist at Google DeepMind where he heads the "Robust and Reliable AI" and "AI for Science" teams.
- Sanjai Kohli, Indian electrical engineer known for his work in developing GPS
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fenech, Louis E.; McLeod, W. H. (2014-06-11). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.