List of people named Lee (Korean name)

List of people named Lee (Korean name)

Lee (이) is a common family name among ethnic Koreans, with approximately 15% of all Koreans sharing the name. This is a list of notable people named Lee, also translitered as Yi, Yie, Rhee and Rhie.

*Lee Beom Suk, first Prime Minister of South Korea (1948–1950)
*Lee Beom Suk, former Foreign Minister of South Korea (1982–1983)
*Lee Bong-Ju, marathon runner
*Lee Byung-Hun, actor
*Lee Chang-dong, film director and writer
*Lee Chang-ho, go player
*Lee Chul Woo, government official
*Lee Chun-Soo, football player
*Lee, Dae Sung, master of taekwondo
*Lee Da Hae, actress, model
*Lee Dong-gun, actor
*Lee Donghae, singer (member of Super Junior)
*Lee Hyukjae (Eunhyuk), singer (member of Super Junior)
*Lee Sungmin, singer (member of Super Junior)
*Lee Dong-soo, badminton player
*Lee Dong Wook, actor and model
*Lee Eui-geun, politician
*Lee Eun-ju, actress
*Lee Hae Chan, former Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006)
*Lee Hoi-chang, politician
*Lee Hyo-jung, badminton player
*Lee Hyori of Fin KL, pop singer
*Lee Hyun-il, badminton player
*Lee Hyung-taik, most successful South Korean male tennis player to date
*Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (2003–2006)
*Lee Jung-hyun, pop singer and actress
*Lee Jung-yeon (Sarah Lee), LPGA golfer
*Lee Jung-Youl, football player
*Lee Kun-hee, businessman
*Lee Kyung Hae, farmer and political activist
*Lee Kyung-won, badminton player
*Lee Mee-na, LPGA golfer
*Lee Min Woo of Shinhwa, singer
*Lee Myung-bak, 17th President of South Korea (2008-)
*Lee Na-young, actress
*Lee Pa-ni, model
*Lee Sa-bi (Lee Eon-jeong), model
*Lee Sedol, go player
*Lee Seon-hwa, LPGA golfer
*Lee Seung Gi, singer
*Lee Seung-jae, film producer
*Lee Seung-Yeop, baseball player
*Lee Si-yeon, actress
*Lee Soo Young, a Korean ballad singer
*Lee Sung-Hi, model
*Lee Sung-Jin, archer
*Lee Yong-dae, badminton player
*Lee Young Ae, actress
*Lee Young-Pyo, football player
*Miyavi, Japanese rock musician and third-generation Zainichi Korean
*Rhee Chong Chul, Father of Australian Taekwondo, and one of the original masters of taekwondo
*Rhee Chong Hyup, one of the original masters of taekwondo
*Rhee Jhoon Goo (Jhoon Rhee), Father of American Taekwondo
*Rhee Ki Ha, Father of British Taekwondo, and one of the original masters of taekwondo
*Rhee Syngman, first President of South Korea (1948–1960)
*Simon Hang Bock Rhee
*Yi, Alex (Yi Hyun), American football player of Korean descent
*Yi Chung, member of the former Imperial Family of Korea
*Yi Eon-jeok, 16th century government official
*Yi Gae, 15th century government official and scholar
*Yi Gang (Prince Imperial Ui), Korean royalty
*Yi Gu (Prince Imperial Hoeun), Korean royalty
*Yi Hong, model and descendant of Korean royalty
*Yi Hwang (Toegye), 16th century Confucian scholar
*Yi I (Yulgok), 16th century Confucian scholar
*Yi Ik (Seongho), 18th century philosopher
*Yi Ja-chun, 14th century government official
*Yi Jong Mu, 15th century general
*Yi Mae-chang, 16th century musician and artist
*Yi, Natasha, model and actress
*Yi Ok-gi, 16th century naval commander
*Yi Saek, 14th century philosopher and poet
*Yi Sang, 20th century writer
*Yi Sun-sin, 16th century admiral
*Yi So-yeon, first Korean astronaut
*Yi Won (Hereditary Prince Imperial of Korea), Korean royalty
*All the kings of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910)
*Lee Jun Ki, singer, actor and model


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