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, in South Korea and Ri, in North Korea ; Yie, Rhee and Rhie are also other variations.
Notable people with the surname
General
- Lee Choon-jae, South Korean serial killer
- Lee Chung, member of the former Imperial Family of Korea
- Lee Gae, 15th century government official and scholar
- Lee Gang (Prince Imperial Ui), Korean royalty
- Lee Gu (Prince Imperial Hoeun), Korean royalty
- Lee Hae Chan, former Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006)
- Lee Hwang (Toegye), 16th century Confucian scholar
- Lee I (Yulgok), 16th century Confucian scholar
- Seongho Lee Ik (Seongho), 18th century philosopher
- Lee Jong Mu, 15th century general
- Lee Kun-hee, businessman
- Lee Kyung Hae, farmer and political activist
- Lee Ok-gi, 16th century naval commander
- Lee Sang-yun, South Korean professor
- Lee Soo Man, founder of South Korean record label S.M. Entertainment
- Yi So-Yeon, first Korean astronaut
- Lee Sun-sin, 16th century admiral
- Lee Tai-young, the first South Korean lawyer and judge, founder the first South Korean legal aid center
- Ri Sol-Ju, Current First Lady of North Korea
- Ri Chun-hee, lead journalist at the Korean Central News Agency
- Michelle Rhee, educator
- Simon Hang-Bock Rhee, South Korean Scout
Politicians
- Lee Beom-seok (Prime Minister), first Prime Minister of South Korea (1948–1950)
- Lee Beom-seok (Foreign Minister), former Foreign Minister of South Korea (1982–1983)
- Lee Cheol-woo, politician
- Lee Chul-woo, government official
- Lee Eon-jeok, 16th century government official
- Lee Eui-geun, politician
- Lee Hoi-chang, politician
- Lee Ja-chun, 14th century government official
- Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (2003–2006)
- Lee Myung-bak, 17th President of South Korea (2008-2013)
- Regine Biscoe Lee, Guamanian politician
- Lee Sang-don (1951), South Korean legal scholar, activist, politician
- Lee Won (Hereditary Prince Imperial of Korea), Korean royalty
- Syngman Rhee, first President of South Korea (1948–1960)
- All the kings of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910)
Arts
General
- Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee, writer
- Lee Chang-dong, film director and writer
- EunWon Lee, ballet dancer
- Lee Geun-hwa, Korean poet and professor
- Lee Gun-hee, former Produce 101 season 2 contestant
- Lee Gun-min, former Produce 101 season 2 & Mix Nine contestant
- Lee Hyeonggi (1933–2005), poet
- Yi In-seong (born 1953), novelist
- Lee Kang-baek, playwright
- Lee Ki-ho (author) (born 1972)
- Lee Kyoung-Ja, author
- Lee Mae-chang, 16th century musician and artist
- Lee Mun Ku, author
- Lee Oyoung, critic and author
- Lee Pa-ni, model
- Lee Sa-bi (Lee Eon-jeong), model
- Lee Saek, 14th century philosopher and poet
- Lee Sang, 20th century writer
- Lee Seung-jae (film producer), film producer
- Soo Yeon Lee, table tennis player and model
- Lee Sung-Hi, model
- Lee Yeon-joo, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe Korea 2019
Actors and actresses
- Lee Beom-soo, actor
- Lee Bo-young, actress
- Lee Byung-hun, actor
- Lee Chae-mi, actress
- Lee Chae-young, actress
- Lee Da-in (actress, born 1992)
- Lee Da-hae, actress and model
- Lee Do-hyun, actor
- Lee Dong-gun, actor
- Lee Dong-wook, actor and model
- Lee El, actress
- Lee Elijah, actress and model
- Lee Eun-ju, actress
- Lee Ha-yool, actor
- Lee Hong-gi, actor, member of South Korean band F.T. Island
- Lee Ji-ah, actress and singer
- Lee Ji-yeon (stage same Lina), South Korean singer and musical actress, member of The Grace
- Lee Joo-bin, actress and model
- Lee Joo-woo, actress
- Lee Jung-eun, actress
- Yoon So-ho (born Lee Jung-hoon, 1991), theatre and musical actor
- Lee Jung-hyun, pop singer and actress
- Lee Jung-jae, actor and model
- Lee Joon-gi, singer, actor and model
- Lee Jong-suk, South Korean actor and model
- Lee Kang-min (actor), actor
- Ki Hong Lee, Korean-American actor
- Lee Kwang-soo, a South Korean actor and model
- Lee Mi-yeon, actress
- Lee Min-ho (actor born 1987), actor and model
- Lee Sung-Kyung (born 1990), actress and model
- Lee Min-ho (actor born 1993), actor and model
- Lee Min-jung, actress
- Lee Mi-sook, actress
- Lee Min-woo (1976), actor
- Lee Na-young, actress
- Lee Sang-hee (actress), actress
- Lee Sang-woo, an actor
- Lee Seul-bi, actress
- Lee Si-yeon, actress
- Lee Si-young, actress and model
- Lee Soo-hyuk, actor and model
- Lee Soo-kyung (actress born 1996), actress
- Lee Tae-im, actress
- Lee Tae-ran, actress
- Lee Tae-sun, actor
- Lee Tae-sung, actor
- Lee Yeon-hee, actress
- Lee Yoo-ri, actress
- Lee Yoon-ji, actress
- Lee Young-ae, actress
- Lee Yu-bi, actress
- Stephanie Lee (born 1993), actress and model
Members of boy bands
- Lee Byung-hun (known as L.Joe), former member of South Korean boy band Teen Top
- Lee Chan (stage name Dino) member of South Korean boy group Seventeen
- Lee Changhyun (stage name Bitto), member of South Korean boy group UP10TION
- Lee Chang-sub, member of South Korean boy band BTOB
- Lee Joon (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 Dae-hwi, member of South Korean boy band AB6IX, Wanna One
- Lee Dae-yeol, member of South Korean boy band Golden Child
- 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 Dongyeol (stage name Xiao), member of South Korean boy group UP10TION
- Lee Felix (Lee Yongbok), member of South Korean boy group Stray Kids
- Lee Gi-kwang (formerly known as 'AJ'), member of South Korean boy band Highlight, formerly known as Beast
- Lee Hong-bin, member of South Korean boy band VIXX
- Lee Hong-gi, member of South Korean boy band FT Island
- Lee Ho-won (stage name Hoya), South Korean actor and former member of South Korean boy band Infinite
- Lee Hwanhee, member of South Korean boy group UP10TION
- Lee Hoe Taek (stage name Hui), member of South Korean boy group Pentagon and trio band Triple H
- Lee Hyuk-jae (stage name Eunhyuk), member of South Korean boy group Super Junior
- Lee Jae-hwan, (stage name Ken) member of South Korean boy band VIXX
- Lee Jae-hyun (stage name Hyunjae), member of boy group The Boyz
- Lee Jae-jin, member of South Korean boy band Sechs Kies
- Lee Jae-won, member of South Korean boy band H.O.T.
- Lee Jeno, member of South Korean boy band NCT
- Lee Ji-hoon (stage name Woozi) singer-songwriter, composer and member of South Korean boy group Seventeen
- Lee Jin-ki (stage name Onew), leader of South Korean boy band SHINee
- Lee Jong-hyun, member of South Korean boyband, CNBLUE
- Lee Joon-ho, South Korean actor and singer, member of South Korean boy band 2PM
- Lee Jung-hwan (Stage Name: Sandeul), main vocal of South Korean boy band B1A4
- Lee Jung-shin, member of South Korean boy band CNBLUE
- Lee Ju-yeon, member of boy group The Boyz
- Lee Keonhee, member of South Korean boy group Oneus
- Lee Minho, member of South Korean 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-woo, singer, songwriter, choreographer, producer, member of South Korean boy band Shinhwa
- Lee Sang-yeon, member of South Korean boy group The Boyz
- Lee Seoho, member of South Korean boy group Oneus
- Lee Seok-min, (stage name: Dokyeom or DK), member of South Korean boy group Seventeen
- Lee Seung-hwan, member of South Korean boy group 1the9
- Lee Seung-hyun (stage name Seungri), former member of South Korean boy band Big Bang
- Lee Seung-hoon (born 1992), South Korean member and rapper of boy group Winner
- Lee Sungjun (stage name Wei), member of South Korean boy group UP10TION
- Andy Lee (South Korean singer) (Korean name Lee Sun-ho), member of South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Producer of boy band Teen Top.
- Lee Sungmin, member of South Korean boy group Super Junior
- Lee Sung-jong, member of South Korean boy band Infinite
- Lee Sung-yeol, member of South Korean boy band Infinite
- Lee Tae-il, member of South Korean boy band Block B
- Lee Taemin, member of South Korean boy band SHINee
- Lee Taeyong, member of South Korean boy band NCT
- Lee Han-gyul, former member of South Korean boy group X1
- Lee Eun-sang, former member of South Korean boy group X1
Members of girl groups
- Lee Ah-in, member of South Korean girl group Momoland
- Lee Areum, former member of South Korean girl group T-ara
- Lee Chae-rin (stage name CL), former member of South Korean girl group 2NE1
- Lee Chaeyeon, member of South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One
- Lee Chae-young, member of South Korean girl group Fromis 9
- Lee Chae-ryeong, member of South Korean girl group Itzy
- Lee Da-bin (stage name Yeonwoo), former member of South Korean girl group Momoland
- Effie Lee, member of the South Korean girl group C-REAL
- Lee Gahyeon, member of South Korean girl group Dreamcatcher
- Lee Geu-roo (stage name Nancy), member of South Korean girl group, Momoland
- Lee Hee-jung (stage name Lee Gai), former member of inactive South Korean girl group Baby V.O.X
- Lee Hae-in, member of South Korean girl group I.B.I
- Lee Hee-jin, member of inactive South Korean girl group Baby V.O.X, actress
- Lee Hye-bin, member of South Korean girl group, Momoland
- Lee Hyemin (stage name Euaerin), former member of South Korean girl group Nine Muses
- 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 Hyori, member of inactive South Korean girl group Fin.K.L, solo pop singer
- 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 Qri (born Lee Ji-hyun, ), member of South Korean girl group T-ara
- 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 Joo-won (stage name JooE), member of South Korean girl group Momoland
- Lee Keum-jo, member of South Korean girl group Nine Muses
- Lenny Lee, member of the girl group C-REAL
- Lee Luda, member of Chinese-South Korean girl group Cosmic Girls
- Lee Mi-joo, member of girl group Lovelyz
- Lee Min-young (stage name: Min), member of South Korean girl group Miss A
- Lee Na-eun, member of South Korean girl group Apil
- Lee Na-kyung, member of South Korean girl group Fromis 9
- Lee Re Dee, rapper of the girl group C-REAL
- Lee Sae-rom, member of South Korean girl group Fromis 9
- Lee Seo-yeon, member of South Korean girl group Fromis 9
- Lee Siyeon, member of South Korean girl group Dreamcatcher
- Lee Sojung, member of South Korean girl group Ladies' Code
- Lee Soo-jung (stage name Baby Soul), member and leader of South Korean girl group Lovelyz
- Lee Soon Kyu (stage name Sunny), member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
- Lee Soyul (stage name Jenny), member of South Korean girl group DIA
- Lee Suhyun, member of South Korean girl group I.B.I
- Lee Sunmi, former member of the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls
- Lee Yeji (stage name Yezi), former member of South Korean girl group Fiestar
- Lee Yubin (stage name Dami), member of South Korean girl group Dreamcatcher
Musical performers
- Chae Yeon (full name Lee Chae-yeon, born 1978), singer
- Lee Chanhyuk, member of South Korean musical duo Akdong Musician
- Lee Dae-hwi, member of AB6IX
- Lee Eui-woong, member of duo Hyongseop x Euiwoong
- Lee Hae-ri, South Korean singer and member of pop ballad duo Davichi
- Lee Jae-jin (musician, born 1991), bassist of South Korean band F.T. Island
- IU (singer) (born Lee Ji-eun, 1993), South Korean solo pop singer
- Joohoney (born Lee Jooheon, 1996), South Korean rapper, member of Monsta X
- JinJoo Lee, Korean-American guitarist of pop rock band DNCE
- Lee Misung, member of South Korean group Sunny Hill
- Lee Seung-ah, member of South Korean group Sunny Hill
- Lee Seung-chul, singer
- Lee Seung-gi, singer
- Lee Soo-young, South Korean ballad singer
- Lee Suhyun, member of South Korean musical duo Akdong Musician
- Lee Sun-hee (singer), South Korean singer
- Lee Yejin (stage name Ailee), Korean-American singer
Sports
General
- Lee Bum-ho, South Korean baseball player
- Lee Bong-ju, marathon runner
- Lee Chang-ho, go player
- Lee Dae-ho, baseball player
- Lee Eun-ju (gymnast), gymnast
- Lee Eun-Jung, long-distance runner
- Lee Hui-sol, South Korean Olympic weightlifter
- Lee Hyung-taik, most successful South Korean male tennis player to date
- Lee Jae-dong, professional StarCraft player
- Sarah Lee (golfer) (Korean name Lee Jung-yeon), LPGA golfer
- Meena Lee, LPGA golfer
- Lee Mi-Ok, long-distance runner
- Faker (video game player) (born Lee Sang-hyuk, 1996), professional e-sports (League of Legends) player
- Lee Sedol, go player
- Seon Hwa Lee, LPGA golfer
- Lee Seung-Min, taekwondo coach and former world champion
- Lee Seung-Yeop, South Korean baseball player
- Lee Sung-Hyun (born 1991), South Korean kickboxer
- Lee Sung-Jin, archer
- Lee Yun-Yeol, professional StarCraft player
- Ri Yong-gum, North Korean skier
Badminton
- Lee Dong-soo, badminton player
- Lee Hyo-jung (badminton), badminton player
- Lee Hyun-il, badminton player
- Lee Kyung-won, badminton player
- Lee Yong-dae, badminton player
- Lee Young-suk, badminton player
Football (soccer)
- Lee Bum-young, South Korean footballer
- Lee Chung-yong, South Korean footballer
- Lee Chun-soo, South Korean footballer
- Lee Dong-gook, South Korean footballer
- Lee Eul-yong, South Korean footballer
- Lee Jae-sung (footballer, born 1992), South Korean footballer
- Lee Jung-soo, South Korean footballer
- Lee Kang-in, South Korean footballer
- Lee Keun-ho, South Korean footballer
- Lee Seung-woo, South Korean footballer
- Lee Woon-jae, South Korean footballer
- Lee Yong (footballer, born 1986), South Korean footballer
- Lee Young-pyo, South Korean footballer
Taekwondo
- Dae Sung Lee, master of taekwondo
- 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
See also
- Lee (disambiguation)
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