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Lee (리 or 이) is a common family name among ethnic Koreans, with approximately 15% of all Koreans sharing the name. The name is derived from the common Chinese surname Li 李 and is written identically to the Chinese name in Hanja characters. This is a list of notable people with the Korean name Lee, also transliterated as Yi, in South Korea and Ri, in North Korea ; Yie, Rhee and Rhie are also other variations.
Notable people with the surname
Lee Areum, former member of South Korean girl group, T-ara
Lee Bum-ho, South Korean baseball player
Lee Bum-suk, first Prime Minister of South Korea (1948–1950)
Lee Bum-suk, former Foreign Minister of South Korea (1982–1983)
Lee Beom-soo, actor
Lee Bo-young, actress
Lee Bong-Ju, marathon runner
Lee Bum-young, footballer
Lee Byung-hun, actor- Lee Byung-hun (known as L.Joe), former member of South Korean boy band Teen Top
Lee Hae-Jin, writer
Lee Chae-mi, actress
Lee Chae-rin (stage name CL), former member of South Korean girl group 2NE1
Lee Chae-yeon, singer- Lee Chaeyeon, member of South Korean-Japanese girl group IZ*ONE
Lee Chae-young, actress- Lee Chae-young, member of South Korean girl group Fromis 9
- Lee Chan (stage name Dino) member of South Korean boy group Seventeen
Lee Chang-dong, film director and writer
Lee Chang-ho, go player- Lee Changhyun (stage name Bitto), member of South Korean boy group UP10TION
Lee Chang-sub, member of South Korean boy band BTOB
Lee Changsun (stage name Lee Joon), member of South Korean boy band MBLAQ
Lee Chan-hee (stage name Chunji), member of South Korean boy band Teen Top- Lee Chanhyuk, member of South Korean musical duo Akdong Musician
Lee Cheol-woo, politician
Lee Chul-woo, government official
Lee Chul-woo, model and actor
Lee Chung, member of the former Imperial Family of Korea
Lee Chung-yong, South Korean footballer
Lee Chun-soo, South Korean footballer
Lee Da-in, actress and model
Lee Da-hae, actress and model
Lee Dae-Ho, baseball player
Lee Dae-hwi, former Produce 101 season 2 contestant, and member of South Korean group WANNA ONE
Lee Dae-sung, master of taekwondo
Lee Dong-gun, actor
Lee Dong-hae, member of South Korean boy group Super Junior- Lee Donghyuck (stage name Haechan), member of South Korean boy band NCT
- Lee Dong-min (stage name Cha Eunwoo), member of South Korean boy band Astro
Lee Dong-soo, badminton player
Lee Dong-wook, actor and model- Lee Dongyeol (stage name Xiao), member of South Korean boy group UP10TION
Effie Lee, member of the South Korean girl group C-REAL
Lee El, actress
Lee Elijah, actress and model
Lee Eon-jeok, 16th century government official
Lee Eui-geun, politician
Lee Eun-ju, actress
Lee Eun-ju, gymnast
Lee Eun-Jung, long-distance runner
Lee EunWon, ballet dancer
Lee Eui-woong, former Produce 101 season 2 contestant, and member of duo Hyongseop x Euiwoong- Lee Felix, member of South Korea boy group Stray Kids
Lee Gae, 15th century government official and scholar- Lee Gahyeon, member of South Korean girl group DREAMCATCHER
Lee Gang (Prince Imperial Ui), Korean royalty
Lee Geun-hwa, Korean poet and professor
Lee Gi-kwang (formerly known as 'AJ'), member of South Korean boy band Highlight, formerly known as Beast
Lee Gu (Prince Imperial Hoeun), Korean royalty- Lee Gun-Hee, former Produce 101 season 2 contestant
- Lee Gun-Min, former Produce 101 season 2 & MIXNINE contestant
Lee Ha-yool, actor- Lee Hae-in, member of South Korean girl group I.B.I
Lee Hae Chan, former Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006)
Lee Hae-ri, South Korean singer and member of South Korean pop ballad duo, Davichi
Lee Hoi-chang, politician
Lee Hong, model and descendant of Korean royalty
Lee Hong-gi, actor, member of South Korean band F.T. Island
Lee Hong-bin, member of South Korean boy band VIXX
Lee Ho-won (stage name Hoya), South Korean actor and former member of South Korean boy band Infinite
Lee Hui-sol, South Korean Olympic weightlifter
Lee Hwang (Toegye), 16th century Confucian scholar- Lee Hwanhee, member of South Korean boy group UP10TION
- Lee Hwi Taek (stage name Hui), member of South Korean boy group Pentagon and trio band Triple H
- Lee Hyemin (stage name Euaerin), former member of South Korean girl group Nine Muses
Lee Hyeonggi, Korean poet
Lee Hyeri, South Korean actress and singer, member of South Korean girl group Girl's Day- Lee Hyo-eun, member of South Korean girl group Stellar
Lee Hyo-jung, badminton player
Lee Hyori, member of inactive South Korean girl group Fin.K.L, solo pop singer
Lee Hyuk-jae (stage name Eunhyuk), member of South Korean boy group Super Junior
Lee Hyung-taik, most successful South Korean male tennis player to date
Lee Hyun-il, badminton player- Lee Hyun-joo, former member of South Korean girl group APRIL
- Lee Hyunjoo (stage name Leesem), former member of South Korean girl group Nine Muses
Lee I (Yulgok), 16th century Confucian scholar
Lee Ik (Seongho), 18th century philosopher
Lee In-Seong, author
Lee Ja-chun, 14th century government official
Lee Jae-dong, professional StarCraft player- Lee Jae-hwan, (stage name Ken) member of South Korean boy band VIXX
Lee Jae-jin, bassist of South Korean band F.T. Island- Lee Jeno, member of South Korean boy band NCT
Lee Ji-ah, actress and singer- Lee Ji-eun, (stage name IU) South Korean solo pop singer
- Lee Ji-hoon (stage name Woozi) singer-songwriter, composer and member of South Korean boy group Seventeen
Lee Ji-hyun (stage name Qri), member of South Korean girl group T-ara
Lee Jin-ki (stage name Onew), leader of South Korean boy band SHINee- Lee Jin-sol, member of South Korean girl group APRIL
- Lee Jinsook (stage name Yeoreum), member of Chinese-South Korean girl group Cosmic Girls
- Lee Ji-yeon (stage same Lina), South Korean singer and musical actress, member of The Grace
Lee Jong-hyun, member of South Korean boyband, CNBLUE
Lee Jong Mu, 15th century general
Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (2003–2006)
Lee Joo-woo, actress
Lee Jung-hoon (Stage Name: Yoon So-ho), theatre and musical actor
Lee Jung-hwan (Stage Name: Sandeul), main vocal of South Korean boy band B1A4
Lee Jung-hyun, pop singer and actress
Lee Jung-jae, actor and model
Lee Jung-shin, member of South Korean boy band CNBLUE
Lee Jung-yeon (Sarah Lee), LPGA golfer
Lee Jung-youl, football player
Lee Joon-ho, South Korean actor and singer, member of South Korean boy band 2PM
Lee Joon-gi, singer, actor and model
Lee Jong-suk, South Korean actor and model
Lee Jooheon, South Korean rapper, member of Monsta X
Lee Kang-baek, Korean playwright
Lee Kang-min, actor- Lee Keum-jo, member of South Korean girl group Nine Muses
Lee Keun-ho, footballer
Lee Ki-ho (author), Korean author
Ki Hong Lee, Korean-American actor
Lee Kun-hee, businessman
Lee Kwang-soo, a South Korean actor and model
Lee Kyoung-Ja, author
Lee Kyung Hae, farmer and political activist
Lee Kyung-won, badminton player
Lenny Lee, member of the girl group C-REAL- Lee Luda, member of Chinese-South Korean girl group Cosmic Girls
Lee Mae-chang, 16th century musician and artist
Lee Mee-na, LPGA golfer- Lee Mi-joo, member of girl group Lovelyz
Lee Mi-yeon, actress
Lee Min-ho, actor and model
Lee Min-ho, actor and model- Lee Minho, member of South Korea boy group Stray Kids
- Lee Minhyuk (stage name B-Bomb), member of South Korean boy band Block B
Lee Minhyuk, member of South Korean boy band BTOB- Lee Minhyuk, member of South Korean boy band Monsta X
Mark Lee (Lee Minhyung) member of South Korean boy band NCT
Lee Min-jung, actress
Lee Mi-Ok, long-distance runner
Lee Mi-sook, actress- Lee Misung, member of South Korean group Sunny Hill
Lee Min-woo (1976), actor
Lee Min-woo, singer, songwriter, choreographer, producer, member of South Korean boy band SHINHWA
Lee Min-young (stage name: Min), member of South Korean girl group Miss A
Lee Mun Ku, author
Lee Myung-bak, 17th President of South Korea (2008-2013)- Lee Na-eun, member of South Korean girl group APRIL
- Lee Na-kyung, member of South Korean girl group Fromis 9
Lee Na-young, actress
Lee Ok-gi, 16th century naval commander
Lee Oyoung, critic and author
Lee Pa-ni, model
Lee Re Dee, rapper of the girl group C-REAL
Lee Sa-bi (Lee Eon-jeong), model
Lee Saek, 14th century philosopher and poet- Lee Sae-rom, member of South Korean girl group Fromis 9
Lee Sang, 20th century writer
Lee Sang-don, South Korean legal scholar, activist, politician
Lee Sang-yun, South Korean professor.
Lee Sang-hee, actress
Lee Sang-hyuk (born 1996), better known as "Faker", professional e-sports (League of Legends) player
Lee Sang-woo, an actor
Lee Sedol, go player
Lee Seon-hwa, LPGA golfer- Lee Seok-min, (stage name: Dokyeom or DK), member of South Korean boy group Seventeen
- Lee Seo-yeon, member of South Korean girl group Fromis 9
Lee Seul-bi, actress- Lee Seung-ah, member of South Korean group Sunny Hill
Lee Seung-chul, singer
Lee Seung-gi, singer
Lee Seung-jae, film producer
Lee Seung-hyun (stage name Seungri), member of South Korean boy band Big Bang
Lee Seung-hoon (born 1992), South Korean member and rapper of boy group Winner
Lee Seung-Min, taekwondo coach and former world champion
Lee Seung-woo, South Korean football player
Lee Seung-Yeop, South Korean baseball player
Lee Si-yeon, actress- Lee Siyeon, member of South Korean girl group DREAMCATCHER
Lee Si-young, actress and model- Lee Sojung, member of South Korean girl group Ladies' Code
Lee Soo-hyuk, actor and model- Lee Soo-jung (stage name Baby Soul), member and leader of South Korean girl group Lovelyz
Lee Soo-kyung, actress
Lee Soo Man, founder of South Korean record label S.M. Entertainment
Soo Yeon Lee, table tennis player and model
Lee Soon Kyu (stage name Sunny), member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
Lee Soo-young, South Korean ballad singer
Lee So-yeon, first Korean astronaut- Lee Soyul (stage name Jenny), member of South Korean girl group DIA
- Lee Suhyun, member of South Korean musical duo Akdong Musician
- Lee Suhyun, member of South Korean girl group I.B.I
Lee Sung-Hyun (born 1991), South Korean kickboxer- Lee Sungjun (stage name Wei), member of South Korean boy group UP10TION
Lee Sun-hee, South Korean singer
Lee Sun-ho, (Andy Lee), member of South Korean boy band SHINHWA. Producer of boy band Teen Top.
Lee Sung-Hi, model
Lee Sungmin, member of South Korean boy group Super Junior
Lee Sung-Jin, archer
Lee Sung-jong, member of South Korean boy band Infinite
Lee Sung-yeol, member of South Korean boy band Infinite
Lee Sunmi, former member of the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls
Lee Sun-sin, 16th century admiral
Lee Tae-il, member of South Korean boy band Block B
Lee Tae-im, actress
Lee Taemin, member of South Korean boy band SHINee
Lee Tai-young, the first South Korean lawyer and judge, founder the first South Korean legal aid center
Lee Tae-ran, actress
Lee Tae-sung, actor- Lee Taeyong, member of South Korean boy band NCT
Lee Won (Hereditary Prince Imperial of Korea), Korean royalty- Lee Yeji (stage name Yezi), former member of South Korean girl group Fiestar
- Lee Yejin (stage name Ailee), Korean-American singer
Lee Yeon-hee, actress
Lee Yong-dae, badminton player
Lee Yoo-ri, actress
Lee Yoon-ji, actress
Lee Young-ae, actress
Lee Young-Pyo, football player
Lee Yu-bi, actress- Lee Yubin (stage name Dami), member of South Korean girl group DREAMCATCHER
Lee Yun-Yeol, professional StarCraft player
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
Ri Sol-Ju, Current First Lady of DPRK
Ri Chun-hee, Lead Journalist at KCNA
Rhee Ki Ha, Father of British Taekwondo, and one of the original masters of taekwondo
Michelle Rhee, educator
Simon Hang-Bock Rhee, South Korean Scout
Rhee Syngman, first President of South Korea (1948–1960)- All the kings of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910)
See also
- Lee (disambiguation)
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