List of Koli people
List of the notable Koli personalities
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Military
Navy
- Kanhoji Angre,[1] Admiral of Maratha Navy
- Yakut Khan,[2] Admiral of Mughal Navy
- Laya Patil,[3] Naval chief in Maratha Navy
- Ram Patil,[4] Admiral of Ahmednagar Sultanate navy
- Chempil Arayan,[5][6] Admiral of Travancore Kingdom navy
Army
- Tanaji Malusare,[7] General in Maratha Empire
- Javji Bamble, Mansabdar of Maratha Empire
Politics
- Madhav Singh Solanki,[8] former Chief Minister of Gujarat
- Bharti Shiyal,[9] National Vice President of Bhartiya Janata Party, Member of Parliament from Bhavnagar
- Parshottambhai Solanki,[10] Fishery Minister of Gujarat
- Ajitsinh Dabhi,[11] Member of Parliament from Kheda and son of Fulsinh Dabhi Koli
- Anant Tare,[12] was senior leader of Shiv Sena, former Mayor of Thane and Member of legislative council of Maharashtra
- Gigabhai Gohil,[13] former Member of Parliament for Bhavnagar
- Pratap Shivram Singh,[14][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,[15] Member of Parliament from Junagadh constituency
- Balak Ram Kashyap,[16] former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency and former Member of Legislative Assembly from Kasumpti Assembly constituency
- Roop Dass Kashyap,[17] former Member of Legislative Assembly from Kasumpti Assembly constituency
- Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri,[18] former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhani Ram Shandil,[19] Cabinet Minister of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
- Virender Kashyap,[20] former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
- Suresh Kashyap,[21] Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
- Reena Kashyap,[22] Member of Legislative Assembly from Pachhad Assembly constituency
Revolutionaries and freedom fighters
- Khemirao Sarnaik,[7] challenged the Mughal Sultan Aurangzeb and dismissed the Jiziya
- Jhalkaribai,[23][better source needed] rebel leader of the Indian rebellion of 1857
- Rooplo Kolhi,[24] hero of Indian Independence movement
- Govindas Ramdas,[25] led the Kolis against British rule in Gujarat from 1826 to 1830
- Govind Rao Khare,[26] Subedar of Ratangarh fort in Maratha Army later revolted against British rule after the defeat of Maratha Empire in 1840
Rulers
- Yashwantrao Mukne,[27] Maharaja of Jawhar State
- Zalim Jalia,[28] chief of the Dahewan
- Nag Nayak,[29][need quotation to verify] Rana of Sinhagad fort who defended the fort for eight months from Muhammad bin Tughluq
Religion
- Bapu Velnath Thakor,[30] saint from Gujarat
- Kanua Baba,[31] a Koli saint of Uttar Pradesh followed by Hindus and Muslims