List of Koli people
The Koli people are a community native to India. Notable people of the community include:
Military
Navy
- Kanhoji Angre, Admiral of Maratha Navy
- Yakut Khan, Admiral of Mughal Navy
- Laya Patil, Naval chief in Maratha Navy
- Ram Patil, Admiral of Ahmednagar Sultanate navy
- Chempil Arayan, Admiral of Travancore Kingdom navy
Army
- Tanaji Malusare, General in Maratha Empire
- Javji Bamble, Mansabdar of Maratha Empire
Politics
- Madhav Singh Solanki, former Chief Minister of Gujarat
- Bharti Shiyal, National Vice President of Bhartiya Janata Party, Member of Parliament from Bhavnagar
- Parshottambhai Solanki, Fishery Minister of Gujarat
- Ajitsinh Dabhi, Member of Parliament from Kheda and son of Fulsinh Dabhi Koli
- Anant Tare, was senior leader of Shiv Sena, former Mayor of Thane and Member of legislative council of Maharashtra
- Gigabhai Gohil, former Member of Parliament for Bhavnagar
- Pratap Shivram Singh, member of 3rd, 4th and 5th Lok Sabha, retired junior commissioned officer of British Indian Army and President of Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Koli Mahasabha
- Mohanbhai Patel, Member of Parliament from Junagadh constituency
Revolutionaries and freedom fighters
- Khemirao Sarnaik, challenged the Mughal Sultan Aurangzeb and dismissed the Jiziya
- Jhalkaribai, rebel leader of the Indian rebellion of 1857
- Rooplo Kolhi, hero of Indian Independence movement
- Govindas Ramdas, led the Kolis against British rule in Gujarat from 1826 to 1830
- Govind Rao Khare, Subedar of Ratangarh fort in Maratha Army later revolted against British rule after the defeat of Maratha Empire in 1840
Rulers
- Yashwantrao Mukne, Maharaja of Jawhar State
- Zalim Jalia, chief of the Dahewan
- Nag Nayak, Rana of Sinhagad fort who defended the fort for eight months from Muhammad bin Tughluq
Religion
- Bapu Velnath Thakor, saint from Gujarat
- Kanua Baba, a Koli saint of Uttar Pradesh followed by Hindus and Muslims