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.

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
 * Syngman Rhee, first President of South Korea (1948–1960)
 * Kings of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910)

General

 * Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee, writer
 * Lee Chang-dong, film director and writer
 * EunWon Lee, ballet dancer
 * Lee Hyeonggi (1933–2005), poet
 * Yi In-seong (born 1953), novelist
 * Lee Kang-baek, playwright
 * Lee Ki-ho (author) (born 1972)
 * 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
 * Soo Yeon Lee, table tennis player and model
 * Lee Sung-Hi, model

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 Hyun-wook, actor
 * Lee Ji-ah, actress and singer
 * Lee Jin Wook, actor
 * 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
 * Ki Hong Lee, Korean-American actor
 * Lee Kwang-soo, a South Korean actor and model
 * Lee Mi-yeon, actress
 * Lee Min-ho (born 1987), actor and model
 * Lee Min-jung, actress
 * Lee Min-ki, actor
 * Lee Mi-sook, actress
 * Lee Min-woo, actor
 * Lee Na-young, actress
 * Lee Sang-hee, actress
 * Lee Sang-woo, an actor
 * Lee Seul-bi, actress
 * Lee Seung-gi, South Korean singer, actor, and entertainer
 * Lee Si-yeon, actress
 * Lee Si-young, actress and model
 * Lee Soo-hyuk, actor and model
 * Lee Soo-kyung (born 1982), actress
 * Lee Soo-kyung (born 1996), actress
 * Lee Soon-jae, actor
 * Stephanie Lee, actress and model
 * Lee Sung-Kyung, actress and model
 * Lee Tae-gon, actor
 * Lee Tae-im, actress
 * Lee Tae-ran, actress
 * Lee Tae-ri (born Lee Min-ho), actor and model
 * Lee Tae-sun, actor
 * Lee Tae-sung, actor
 * Lee Yeon-hee, actress
 * Lee Yoon-ji, actress
 * Lee Young-ae, actress
 * Lee Yu-bi, actress
 * Lee Yu-ri, actress

Members of boy bands

 * Lee Chang-sub, member of South Korean boy band BTOB
 * Lee Chang-sun (stage name Lee Joon), member of South Korean boy band MBLAQ
 * Lee Dae-hwi, member of South Korean boy band AB6IX, Wanna One
 * Lee Dong-hae, member of South Korean boy group Super Junior
 * Lee Dong-min (stage name Cha Eunwoo), actor and member of South Korean boy group Astro
 * Lee Gi-kwang (formerly known as AJ), member of South Korean boy band Highlight, formerly known as Beast
 * Lee Hoe-taek (stage name Hui), member of South Korean boy group Pentagon
 * 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 Ho-seok, (stage name Wonho) former member of South Korean boy band Monsta X.
 * Lee Hyuk-jae (stage name Eunhyuk), member of South Korean boy group Super Junior
 * Lee Jae-jin, member of South Korean boy band Sechs Kies
 * Lee Jae-won, member of South Korean boy band H.O.T.
 * Lee Jin-ki (stage name Onew), leader of South Korean boy band SHINee
 * Lee Jong-hyun, former member of South Korean boyband, CNBLUE
 * Lee Jun-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 Min-hyuk, member of South Korean boy band BtoB
 * Mark Lee (Korean name Lee Min-hyung) member of South Korean boy band NCT
 * Lee Min-woo, singer, songwriter, choreographer, producer, member of South Korean boy band Shinhwa
 * 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
 * Andy Lee (Korean name Lee Sun-ho), member of South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Producer of boy band Teen Top.
 * Lee Sung-min, 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 Tae-min, member of South Korean boy band SHINee
 * Lee Tae-yong, member of South Korean boy band NCT

Members of girl groups

 * Lee Chae-rin (stage name CL), former member of South Korean girl group 2NE1
 * Lee Da-bin (stage name Yeonwoo), actress and former member of South Korean girl group Momoland
 * Lee Geu-roo (stage name Nancy), member of South Korean girl group, Momoland
 * Lee Hee-jin, member of inactive South Korean girl group Baby V.O.X, actress
 * Lee Hye-ri, South Korean actress and singer, member of South Korean girl group Girl's Day
 * Lee Hyori, member of inactive South Korean girl group Fin.K.L, solo pop singer
 * Lee Qri (born Lee Ji-hyun), member of South Korean girl group T-ara
 * 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 Soon Kyu (stage name Sunny), member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
 * 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

Musical performers

 * Chae Yeon (full name Lee Chae-yeon, born 1978), singer
 * Lee Hae-ri, South Korean singer and member of pop ballad duo Davichi
 * Lee Jae-jin, bassist of South Korean band F.T. Island
 * IU (born Lee Ji-eun, 1993), South Korean solo pop singer
 * Lee Jooheon (stage name Joohoney), South Korean rapper, member of Monsta X
 * JinJoo Lee, Korean-American guitarist of pop rock band DNCE
 * Lee Seung-chul, singer
 * Lee Seung-gi, singer
 * Lee Seung-hwan, singer
 * Lee Soo-young, South Korean ballad singer
 * Lee Sun-hee, South Korean singer
 * Lee Yejin (stage name Ailee), Korean-American singer

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 Young-Ho, professional StarCraft player
 * 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 Joo-hyun (born 1974)
 * Lee Kyung-won, badminton player
 * Lee Yong-dae, badminton player
 * Lee Young-suk (born 1970)

Football (soccer)

 * Lee Bum-young, South Korean
 * Lee Chung-yong, South Korean
 * Lee Chun-soo, South Korean
 * Lee Dong-gook, South Korean
 * Lee Eul-yong, South Korean
 * Lee Jae-sung (born 1992), South Korean
 * Lee Jung-soo, South Korean
 * Lee Kang-in, South Korean
 * Lee Keun-ho, South Korean
 * Lee Seung-woo, South Korean
 * Lee Woon-jae, South Korean
 * Lee Yong (born 1986), South Korean
 * Lee Young-pyo, South Korean

Taekwondo

 * Dae Sung Lee, taekwondo
 * Rhee Chong Chul, Australian Taekwondo master
 * Rhee Chong Hyup, one of the original masters of taekwondo
 * Rhee Jhoon Goo, American Taekwondo artist
 * Rhee Ki Ha, British Taekwondo master