List of people with the Korean family name Lee
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, Yie, Rhee and Rhie.
Notable people with the surname
- Ki Hong Lee, Korean-American actor
- Lee Beom Suk, first Prime Minister of South Korea (1948–1950)
- Lee Beom Suk, former Foreign Minister of South Korea (1982–1983)
- Lee Beom-soo, Well known Korean Actor
- Lee Bo-young, actress
- Lee Bong-Ju, marathon runner
- Lee Byung-hun, actor
- Lee Byung-Hun (Stage name: L.Joe), member of South Korean boy band Teen Top
- Lee Cecilia Hae-Jin, writer
- Lee Chae Yeon, singer
- Lee Chae-young, actress
- Lee Chae Rin (Stage name: CL), member of South Korean girl group 2NE1
- Lee Chan, stage name Dino, member of South Korean boy group Seventeen (band)
- Lee Chan-hee (Stage name: Chunji), member of South Korean boy band Teen Top
- Lee Chang-dong, film director and writer
- Lee Chang-ho, go player
- Lee Changsun (Stage name: Lee Joon), member of South Korean boy band MBLAQ
- Lee Chul Woo, government official
- Lee Dong Woo, Basketball player
- Lee Dae Sung, master of taekwondo
- Lee Da-hae, actress, model
- Lee Dong-gun, actor
- Lee Donghae, member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Lee Dong-soo, badminton player
- Lee Dong-wook, actor and model
- Effie Lee, member of the girl group C-REAL
- Lee Eui-geun, politician
- Lee Eun-ju, actress
- Lee Eun-Jung, long-distance runner
- Lee Gi-kwang (formerly known as 'AJ', now member of South Korean boy band B2ST)
- Lee Hae Chan, former Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006)
- Lee Ha E, Singer
- Lee Hoi-chang, politician
- Lee Hong-gi, actor, member of South Korean boy band F.T. Island
- Lee Ho-won,(Stage name: Hoya, member of South Korean boy band Infinite
- Lee Hyeri, member of South Korean girl group Girl's Day
- Lee Hyun-joo, member of South Korean girl group APRIL
- Lee Hyo-jung, badminton player
- Lee Hong-bin, member of South Korean boy band VIXX
- Lee Hyori, member of inactive South Korean girl group Fin.K.L, solo pop singer
- Lee Hyeok-jae, famous comedian
- Lee Hyeonggi, Korean poet
- Lee Hyuk-jae (Stage name: Eunhyuk), member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Lee Hyun-il, badminton player
- Lee Hyung-taik, most successful South Korean male tennis player to date
- Lee Kang Baek, Korean playwright
- Lee Jae-Dong, a professional StarCraft player
- Lee Jaejin, bassist of South Korean band F.T. Island
- Lee Jae-hwan, (Stage name: Ken) one of the main vocalists of South Korean boy band VIXX
- Lee Ji-ah, actress and singer
- Lee Ji-eun, (Stage name: IU) solo pop singer
- Lee Ji-hoon, stage name Woozi, singer-songwriter and composer of South Korean boy group Seventeen (band)
- Lee Jin-sol, member of South Korean girl group APRIL
- Lee Ji-hyun (Stage Name: Lee Qri), member of South Korean girl group T-ara
- Lee Areum, former member of South Korean girl group, T-ara
- Lee Ji Yeon (Stage Name: Lina), singer (member of The Grace)
- Lee Jin-ki (Stage Name: Onew), leader of South Korean boy band SHINee
- Lee Jong-hyun, member of South Korean boyband, CNBLUE
- Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (2003–2006)
- 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, LPGA golfer
- Lee Jung-Youl, football player
- Lee Junho, 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 (몬스타엑스)
- Lee Ki-ho (author), Korean author
- Lee Korea, female violist and half-finalist by "Supertalent" in Germany
- Lee Kun-hee, businessman
- Lee Kwang-soo, a South Korean actor and model
- Lee Kyung Hae, farmer and political activist
- Lee Kyung-won, badminton player
- Lenny Lee, member of the girl group C-REAL
- Lee Mee-na, LPGA golfer
- Lee Mi-yeon, actress
- Lee Min-ho (actor born 1987), actor and model
- Lee Min-ho (actor born 1993), actor and model
- Lee Minhyuk (B-Bomb), member of South Korean boy band Block B
- Lee Minhyuk, member of South Korean boy band BTOB
- Lee Minhyuk, South Korean singer, member of Monsta X (몬스타엑스)
- Lee Min-jung, actress
- Lee Mi-Ok, long-distance runner
- Lee Mi-sook, actress
- Lee Min-woo (1976), actor
- Lee Min-woo, singer/songwriter/choreographer/producer, vocalist of the legendary boy band SHINHWA
- Lee Min-young, 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-young, actress
- 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 Sang-don, South Korean legal scholar, activist, politician
- Lee Sang-hyeok (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, better known with his stage name DK/Dokyeom, main vocal of South Korean boy group Seventeen (band)
- 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), a South Korean member and rapper of boy group Winner (band) under YG Entertainment
- Lee Seung-Min, taekwondo coach and former world champion
- Lee Seung-Yeop, baseball player
- Lee Si-yeon, actress
- Lee Si-young, actress and model
- Lee Soo-hyuk, actor and model
- Lee Soo Man, founder of South Korean record label S.M. Entertainment
- Lee Soo-young, a Korean ballad singer
- Lee Sung-Hyun (born 1991), South Korean kickboxer
- Lee Sun-ho, better known by his English name Andy Lee, rapper of the legendary boy band SHINHWA. Founder/producer of the Boy Band Teen Top.
- Lee Sung-Hi, model
- Lee Sungmin, member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
- Lee Soon Kyu (Stage name: Sunny), member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
- 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 Tae Chin, scholar and activist
- Lee Taeil, member of South Korean boy band Block B
- Lee Taemin, member of South Korean boy band SHINee
- Lee Tae-ran, actress
- 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 Yun-Yeol, professional StarCraft 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
- Michelle Rhee, educator
- Rhee Syngman, first President of South Korea (1948–1960)
- Simon Hang-Bock Rhee, South Korean Scout
- Alex Lee (Lee Hyun), American football player of Korean descent
- Lee Chung, member of the former Imperial Family of Korea
- Lee Eon-jeok, 16th century government official
- Lee Gae, 15th century government official and scholar
- Lee Gang (Prince Imperial Ui), Korean royalty
- Lee Geun-hwa, Korean poet and professor
- Lee Gu (Prince Imperial Hoeun), Korean royalty
- Lee Hong, model and descendant of Korean royalty
- Lee Hwang (Toegye), 16th century Confucian scholar
- Lee I (Yulgok), 16th century Confucian scholar
- Lee In-Seong Modern author
- Lee Ik (Seongho), 18th century philosopher
- Lee Ja-chun, 14th century government official
- Lee Jong Mu, 15th century general
- Lee Kyoung-Ja, author
- Lee Mae-chang, 16th century musician and artist
- Lee Ok-gi, 16th century naval commander
- Lee Saek, 14th century philosopher and poet
- Lee Sang, 20th century writer
- Lee Sun-sin, 16th century admiral
- Lee So-yeon, first Korean astronaut
- Lee Tae-sung, actor
- Lee Won (Hereditary Prince Imperial of Korea), Korean royalty
- All the kings of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910)
See also
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