List of people with the Korean family name Lee

Lee (리 or 이) is a family name among ethnic Koreans, with approximately 15% of all Koreans sharing the name. 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
• Ri In-mo, pro-North Korea activist imprisoned in South Korea
• 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 Eui-geun, politician
• Lee Hoi-chang, politician
• 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, South Korean legal scholar, activist, politician
• Syngman Rhee, first President of South Korea (1948–1960)
• Lee Wan-koo, prime minister of South Korea
• 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 Hyeonggi (1933–2005), poet
• Yi In-seong (born 1953), novelist
• Lee Kang-baek, playwright
• Lee Ki-ho (writer) (born 1972)
• Lee Mun-ku, author
• Lee O-young, 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 Jae-wook, actor
• 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 Je-hoon, actor
• 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 Sang-yoon, an actor
• Lee Seul-bi, actress
• Lee Seung-gi, South Korean singer, actor, and entertainer
• Lee Si-woo, actress
• 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 Joo-heon, (stage name Joohoney) 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 Jeno, member of South Korean boy band NCT
• Lee Ji-hoon (stage name: Woozi), member of South Korean boy band Seventeen
• 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
• 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), leader 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 April
• 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 Mu-jin, South Korean singer
• 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

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 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

See also[]

• Lee (disambiguation)