Boni

Boni may refer to:

Places

• Bone state, a kingdom in the South Sulawesi region of what is now Indonesia
• Boni MRT station, a train station in Manila, Philippines
• Boni, Benin, an arrondissement in the Collines department of Benin state
• Boni (department), a department or commune of Tuy Province in Burkina Faso
• Boni National Reserve, Garissa County, Kenya
• Boni, an old name for a state on the island of Borneo, possibly Brunei

Iran

• Boni, Ramhormoz, a village in Howmeh-ye Gharbi Rural District
• Now Boni, a village in Ganjabad Rural District
• Seh Boni, a village in Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem Rural District
• Shahrak-e Shahid Mohasan Boni Najar, a village in Kiyaras Rural District

Mali

• Boni, Korarou, a village and seat of the commune of Korarou
• Boni, Mali, a village

Other uses

• Aluku people, also known as Boni, French Guiana
• Aweer people, also known as Boni, Kenya
  • Boni (Kenyan language), a language of the Aweer
• Boni (film), a 2009 Telugu film
• Boni Homines, an appellative of at least three religious orders in the Catholic Church
• Boni, a character in the television series The Trap Door
• The boni ("good men") political faction of the late Roman Republic, also called the Optimates
• Nazi Boni University, one of three public universities in Burkina Faso
• Rendille–Boni languages, proposed subgroup of the Macro-Somali languages, belonging to the Cushitic family

People

Given name

• Boni Boyer (1958–1996), American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer
• Boni David (born 1978), Papua New Guinean woman cricketer
• Boni Haruna (born 1957), Nigerian Minister for Youth Development
• Boni Petcoff (1900–1965), American football tackle and coach

Surname

• Boni (guerrilla leader), Bokilifu Boni, (c. 1730–1793), Maroon guerilla leader in Suriname
• Ahmed bin Ali Al-boni (died 1225), Arab mathematician, Sufi and writer on esotericism
• Akwa Boni (died 1790), sovereign Queen of the Baoulé people
• Albert Boni (1892–1981), co-founder of the publishing company Boni & Liveright
• Aldo Boni (1894–1982), Italian fencer
• Alessio Boni (born 1966), Italian actor
• Bernardino Boni (died 1774), Italian painter of the late-Baroque period
• Bruno Boni (1915–2003), Italian Olympic rower
• Carla Boni (1925–2009), Italian singer
• Carmen Boni (1901–1963), Italian actress
• Chiara Boni (born 1948), Italian fashion designer
• Danièle Boni-Claverie (born 1942), Ivorian journalist and politician
• Giacomo Boni one of the following
  • Giacomo Boni (archaeologist) (1859–1925), specialist in Roman architecture
  • Giacomo Boni (painter) (1688–1766), Baroque painter
• Guido Boni (1892–1956), Italian gymnast
• Guido Boni (cyclist) (1933–2014), Italian racing cyclist
• Jim Boni (born 1963), Italian-Canadian ice hockey coach
• Loris Boni (born 1953), Italian professional football coach and a former player
• Luisella Boni (born 1935), Italian actress
• Marco Boni (pole vaulter) (born 1984), Italian pole vaulter
• Maria Roza Boni (born 1986), Greek professional basketball player
• Mario Boni (born 1963), Italian former professional basketball player
• Michel Boni (born 2008), English-born Beninese footballer
• Michele Giovanni Boni (or Michele Giambono; 1400–1462), Italian painter
• Nazi Boni (1909–1969), politician from Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
• Michał Boni (born 1954), Polish politician, Minister of Labour and Social Policy in 1991
• Napoleone Boni (1863–1927), Italian painter
• Roméo Boni (born 1990), Burkinabé international footballer
• Tanella Boni (born 1954), Ivorian poet and novelist
• Tommaso Boni (born 1993), Italian rugby union player
• Trova Boni (born 1999), Burkinabé footballer
• Valentina Boni (born 1983), Italian football midfielder
• Victoria Boni (1839–1909), Swedish opera singer

Nickname

• José Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho (born 1935), Brazilian advertising executive and television director

See also

• Bonis (disambiguation)
• Bonny (disambiguation)
• Bono (disambiguation)
• Bonus (disambiguation)