Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily. For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos (beautiful), or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."
Notable people with the surname include:
Carmen Cali (born 1978), American baseball playerFrancesco Calì (1882 - 1949), Italian footballer, first captain of the Italian national teamFrank Cali, Italian mobsterGaetano Emanuel Calì, (1885 - 1936), Italian composer and orchestra conductorGiulio Calì (death 1967), Italian actorGiuseppe Calì (1846 – 1930), Maltese painterGiuseppe Calì (golfer) (born 1952), Italian golferJohn J. Cali (1918 - 2014), American real estate developerJoseph Cali (born 1950), American actorJua Cali (born 1979), Kenyan musician