The Koli people (Hindi: कोली) are a community native to India and Pakistan. The Koli forms the largest caste-cluster, comprising 24% of the total population of the Gujarat^[1] and 30% of Himachal Pradesh.^[2] The following is the list of notable Kolis.

Military

Navy

Bust of Kanhoji Angre in Visaka Museum

• Kanhoji Angre,^[3] Admiral of Maratha Navy
• Yakut Khan,^[4] Admiral of Mughal Navy
• Laya Patil,^[5] Naval chief in Maratha Navy
• Ram Patil,^[6] Admiral of Ahmednagar Sultanate navy
• Chempil Arayan,^[7][8] Admiral of Travancore Kingdom navy

Army

Tanaji Malusare

• Tanaji Malusare,^[9] military general of Maratha Army

Politics

Chief ministers

• Madhav Singh Solanki,^[10] former Chief Minister of Gujarat

Party presidents

• Bharti Shiyal,^[11] National Vice President of Bhartiya Janata Party, Member of Parliament from Bhavnagar

Ministers

• Parshottambhai Solanki,^[12] Fishery Minister of Gujarat

Members of Parliament

• Hukam Chand Kachwai,^{[citation needed]} five times Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh loksabha
• Ajitsinh Dabhi,^[13] Member of Parliament from Kheda and son of Fulsinh Dabhi Koli
• Anant Tare,^[14] was senior leader of Shiv Sena, former Mayor of Thane and Member of legislative council of Maharashtra
• Gigabhai Gohil,^[15] was Member of Parliament for Bhavnagar
• Pratap Shivram Singh,^{[16][need quotation to verify]} 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,^[17] Member of Parliament from Junagadh constituency

Revolutionaries and freedom fighters

Jhalkaribai Koli statue in Agra, Uttar Pradesh

• Khemirao Sarnaik,^[9] challenged the Mughal Sultan Aurangzeb and dismissed the Jiziya
• Jhalkaribai,^{[18][better source needed]} rebel leader of the Indian rebellion of 1857
• Rooplo Kolhi,^[19] hero of Indian Independence movement
• Govindas Ramdas,^[20] led the kolis against British rule in Gujarat since 1826 to 1830
• Govind Rao Khare,^[21] Subedar of Ratangarh fort in Maratha Army later revolted against British rule after the defeat of Maratha Empire in 1840

Rulers

Maharaja Yashwantrao Martandrao Mukne of Jawhar State

• Yashwantrao Mukne,^[22] Maharaja of Jawhar State
• Zalim Jalia,^[23] chief of the Dahewan
• Nag Nayak,^{[24][need quotation to verify]} Rana of Sinhagad fort who defended the fort for eight months from Muhammad bin Tughluq

Religion

Velnath Thakor temple, Rajkot, Gujarat

• Bapu Velnath Thakor,^[25] saint from Gujarat
• Kanua Baba,^[26] a Koli saint of Uttar Pradesh followed by Hindus and Muslims
• Kuber Das,^[27] koli sant of Gujarat devoted by Luhars