List of people with surname Li

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This is a list of people with the surname Li (李). Lǐ is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 李 in Chinese character. It is one of the most common surnames in China and the world, shared by more than 93 million people in China, and more than 100 million worldwide.[1] It is often spelled as Lee in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and many overseas Chinese communities. In Macau, it is also spelled as Lei. It is commonly spelled in Indonesia as Lie, and in Vietnam it is also spelled as Lý.

In history[]

Government, politics, military[]

Literature[]

  • Li Bai, Tang Dynasty poet
  • Li Yannian (李延年), musician at Han Dynasty
  • Li Qingzhao, Song Dynasty female writer and poet
  • Li Shangyin, Tang Dynasty poet
  • Li Yu, or Li Houzhu, poet and last ruler of the Southern Tang kingdom
  • Li Yu, author, dramatist
  • Lie Kim Hok, a Dutch East Indies (Indonesian) author and social worker

Entertainment[]

Business[]

Scholars, academics, scientists[]

Sport[]

  • Isabelle Li, Singaporean table tennis player
  • Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian badminton player
  • Lee Lai Shan, professional windsurfer from Hong Kong
  • Li Cunxin, dancer
  • Li Huirong, Chinese long and triple jumper
  • Li Na, Chinese tennis player
  • Li Hang, Chinese professional snooker player
  • Li Tie, Chinese football manager and former footballer
  • Li Xiaoxia, Chinese table tennis player
  • Li Zhe, Chinese tennis player
  • Haku Ri, Japanese volleyball player

Fictional characters[]

Other[]

  • Li Ang (李昂), murdered Amanda Zhao
  • Li Ching-Yuen (李清雲), a Chinese herbalist and practitioner of Qigong, made a longevity claim.
  • Li Pingping (李平苹), executed serial killer
  • Li Xiangnan (李向南), murdered Shao Tong
  • Vincent Li, murdered Tim McLean
  • Yangjie Li, murder victim
  • Li Yijiang (李义江), serial killer
  • Li Yin, a Chinese painter, poet, and calligrapher during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, noted for her flowers and birds
  • Li Zhu'er (李豬兒), An Lushan's eunuch

References[]

  1. ^ "最新版百家姓排行榜出炉：王姓成中国第一大姓" [Latest surname ranking: Wang is the number one surname in China]. Xinhua News Agency. 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  2. ^ Johnson, David. "The Last Years of a Great Clan: The Li Family of Chao Chün in Late T'ang and Early Sung." Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 37, no. 1 (1977): 5-102. doi:10.2307/2718666. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/2718666.
  3. ^ Nor-Afidah Abd Rahman; Jane Wee (16 June 2006). "Lee Kong Chian". Singapore Infopedia. Singapore: National Library Board. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ Lee Chaolan Archived 2017-12-19 at the Wayback Machine in Tekkenpedia
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