List of people with surname Li

This is a list of people with the surname Li (李). Lǐ is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 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. 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.

Business

Lee Choon Seng, businessman, philanthropist, and former chairman of OCBC Bank
Lee Kong Chian, businessman, philanthropist, founder of the Lee Foundation, and co-founder and chairman of the OCBC Bank
Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong billionaire businessman and philanthropist
Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and founder of Henderson Land Development; father of Martin Lee
Lie Mo Tie, Indonesian financial magnate and founder of Lippo Group; father of Li Bai
Lee Hsien Yang, former CEO of Singtel and former chairman of Fraser and Neave; son of Lee Kuan Yew and brother of Lee Hsien Loong and Lee Wei Ling
Li Bai, Chinese Indonesian businessman and chairman of Lippo Group; son of Lie Mo Tie
Kai-Fu Lee, computer scientist, businessman, former president of Google China
Li Ning, Chinese retired gymnast, biollionare entrepreneur, and founder of Li-Ning Company Limited
Peter Lee, lawyer and co-chairman of Henderson Land Development and Hong Kong and China Gas; son of Lee Shau-kee and brother of Martin Lee
Victor Li, businessman, chairman of CK Asset Holdings, CK Hutchison Holdings, CK Life Sciences, and CK Infrastructure Holdings, and director of HSBC; son of Li Ka-shing and brother of Richard Li
Richard Li, businessman, philanthropist, chairman of Hong Kong Telecom, and founder and chairman of Pacific Century Group; son of Li Ka-shing and brother of Victor Li
Li Lu, businessman and former student protestor
Martin Lee, co-chairman of Henderson Land Development and Hong Kong and China Gas; son of Lee Shau-kee and brother of Peter Lee
Aiiso Yufeng Li, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of CorDx; advisor of UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering; Serves on the Board of Trustees at UC San Diego

Criminals

Li Shikang, Chinese serial killer
Li Pingping, executed Chinese serial killer
Vincent Li, Chinese-Canadian man who brutally murdered fellow Greyhound bus passenger Tim McLean
Li Guangjun, Chinese serial killer and rapist on death row
Li Hao, executed Chinese murderer and rapist
Li Yijiang, executed Chinese serial killer
Li Ang, student arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Amanda Zhao in 2002
Li Xiangnan, student arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Shao Tong in 2014

Fictional characters

Miss Lee Missee Lee
Lee in East of Eden
Li Ren in Hanasakeru Seishōnen
Li Mei in Mortal Kombat
Lee Diendou in Fighter's History
Wanda Li in The Magic School Bus
Lee Chaolan in Tekken
Syaoran Li and his four sisters, Meiling Li, and Yelan Li in Cardcaptor Sakura
Li Kohran in Sakura Wars
Li Shang in Mulan
Lee Bailong in Shaman King
Li Xiangying in Angel Heart
Professor Li in Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy
Lenalee and Komui Lee in D.Gray-man
Li Xiaoyao in Chinese Paladin
Li Kouyuu in The Story of Saiunkoku
Juniper Lee and her family in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
Ranka Lee and Ozma Lee in Macross Frontier
Li Shan in Kung Fu Panda 3
Meilin Lee in ''Turning Red''

Film and television

Li Han-hsiang, Chinese film director
Lie Tek Swie, Indonesian film director active in the Dutch East Indies
Bruce Lee, Hong Kong American actor and martial artist; son of Lee Hoi-chuen, brother of Robert Lee and Peter Lee, and father of Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee
China Lee, Chinese American actress, model, and former Playboy Playmate
Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, and presenter
Ang Lee, Taiwanese filmmaker
Li Yang, Chinese film writer and director
Daniel Lee Yan-Kong, Hong Kong film director, screen
Jet Li, Chinese-born Singaporean martial artist and actor
Li Nanxing, Singaporean actor, businessman, and filmmaker
Brandon Lee, Chinese American actor and martial artist; son of Bruce Lee and brother of Shannon Lee
Mark Lee Kok Huang, Singaporean comedian, actor, host and businessman
Li Yong, Chinese television host
Shannon Lee, Chinese American actress and businesswoman; daughter of Bruce Lee and sister of Brandon Lee
Sandra Lee, American dermatologist and YouTube personality known for her show Dr. Pimple Popper
Christopher Lee Meng Soon, Malaysian-Singaporean actor, host, and businessman
Pui Fan Lee, English actress and television presenter
Ivy Lee, Singaporean former actress and television host
Li Yu, Chinese film director
Li Bingbing, Chinese actress and singer
Johnson Lee, Hong Kong-Canadian TVB actor
Sam Lee, Hong Kong actor
Angelica Lee, Malaysian Chinese film actress and pop singer
Lee San-san, 1996 Miss Hong Kong Pageant winner
Selena Lee, Hong Kong-born Chinese Canadian actress
Ali Lee, Hong Konger actress and television host contracted to TVB
Rain Lee, Hong Kong actress and singer
Lee Teng, Singaporean actor
Tsuyoshi Abe, Chinese-Japanese actor
Charmaine Li, Hongkonger actress, model, businesswoman, and spokesperson
Zack Lee, Indonesian British actor, model, and boxer
Leanne Li, Chinese-Canadian actress, 2004 Miss Chinese Vancouver, and 2005 Miss Chinese International
Levy Li, Miss Malaysia Universe 2008
Aarif Lee, Hongkonger actor and singer
Li Yitong, Chinese actress and singer
Jessie Mei Li, British actress
Li Zehua, Chinese citizen journalist, rapper, and YouTuber
Li Hongyi, Chinese actor and singer
Li Landi, Chinese actress and model.
Kristen Li, American child actress, known for voicing Bubbles in the Powerpuff Girls reboot

Literature

Li Bai, poet during the Tang dynasty
Li Shizhi, poet and politician during the Tang dynasty; son of Li Chengqian
Li Shangyin, poet and politician during the late Tang dynasty
Li Qingzhao, writer and poet during the Song dynasty
Li Yu, author and dramatist
Lie Kim Hok, teacher, writer, and social worker in the Dutch East Indies
Stan Lee, birth name Stanley Martin Lieber, American comic book writer
Li Kuei-hsien, Taiwanese author, poet, cultural critic, translator, and inventor
Li Ang, pen name of Shih Shu-tuan, Taiwanese feminist writer
Grace Ly, French writer and podcaster
Jing-Jing Lee, author best known for her 2019 book ''How We Disappeared''

Military

Li Xin, Qin general during the Warring States period
Li Guang, Han dynasty general and part of the Longxi Commandery; descendent of Li Xin and great-great-grandfather of Li Ling
Li Guangli, Han dynasty general; brother of Li Yannian
Li Ling, Han dynasty general who defected to Xiongnu in 99 BCE; descendent of Li Xin and Li Guang
Li Dian, Eastern Han dynasty military general under warlord Cao Cao
Li Mu, Zhao military general during the Warring States period
Li Hui, Three Kingdoms military general and Shu Han state official under warlord Liu Bei
Li Yan, Three Kingdoms military general in Shu Han
Li Liu, military general and one of the spiritual founders of the Cheng-Han dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period; brother of Li Liu and uncle of Li Xiong
Li Te, military general and one of the spiritual founders of the Cheng-Han dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period; brother of Li Liu and father of Li Xiong
Li Jing, Tang dynasty military general and writer
Li Mi, Sui dynasty military general, monarch, poet, and politician
Li Shiji, Tang dynasty military general
Li Jinzhong, khan of the Khitan Kingdom
Li Kaigu, general under Emperor Wu Zetian; adopted son of Li Jinzhong and grandfather of Li Guangbi
Li Guangbi, Tang dynasty military general, monarch, and politician; grandson of Li Kaigu
Li Mi, military general and strategist during the Tang dynasty
Li Zhengji, military general during the Tang dynasty; father of Li Na
Li Na, military general and politician during the Tang dynasty; son of Li Zhengji and father of Li Shigu and Li Shidao
Li Shigu, military general and politician during the Tang dynasty; son of Li Na and brother of Li Shidao
Li Shidao, military general and politician during the Tang dynasty; son of Li Na and brother of Li Shigu
Li Keyong, Shatuo military general and politician and Prince of Jin; son of Li Guochang and father of Li Cunxu and Li Siyuan
Li Siyuan, military general of the Jin dynasty and second emperor of the Later Tang dynasty; adopted son of Li Keyong, adoptive brother of Li Cunxu, and father of Li Chonghou, Li Congke, and Li Conghou
Li Cunxu, ruling prince of the Former Jin dynasty and founding emperor of the Later Tang dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period; son of Li Keyong and adoptive brother of Li Siyuan
Li Guochang, Shatuo general during the Tang dynasty
Li Rusong, Ming dynasty military commander; son of Li Chengliang
Li Chengliang, Ming dynasty military general; father of Li Rusong
Li Yingshi, Chinese military officer, scientist, and astrologer during the Ming dynasty
Li Hongzhang, military general and diplomat during the Qing dynasty; uncle of Li Jingxi
John Lie, naval commander and National Hero of Indonesia
Li Guidan, Republic of China Air Force commanding officer of the Zhihang Fighter Group during the War of Resistance-World War II
Li Han, Chinese flying ace of the Korean War

Music

Li Yannian, musician during the Han dynasty
Lee Hoi-chuen, Cantonese opera singer and actor; father of Bruce Lee, Robert Lee, and Peter Lee
Robert Lee, Hongkonger musician; son of Lee Hoi-chuen and brother of Bruce Lee and Peter Lee
Dick Lee, Singaporean musician, playwright, and film director
Hacken Lee, Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer, television host, and actor
Sam Lee Sheng Jie, Hong Kong singer
Coco Lee, Hongkonger singer and actress
Herman Li, guitarist from DragonForce
Li Yundi, Chinese pianist
Jess Lee, as in the following singers:
*Jess Lee (Canadian singer)
*Jess Lee (Malaysian singer)
Annette Lee, Singaporean singer and YouTube personality
Li Wenhan, Chinese singer and actor, member of UNIQ and UNINE
Li Yitong (singer), Chinese idol singer, actress, and member of SNH48
Li Zhenning, Chinese singer and actor, member of UNINE

Mythology

Li Er, ancient Chinese Taoist philosopher credited with writing Tao Te Ching
Li Jing, Shang dynasty general in Chinese mythology

Politics and government

Li Si, Chancellor during the Qin dynasty, as well as a calligrapher and philosopher
Li Bing, politician during the Northern Zhou dynasty; father of Li Yuan
Li Jifu, cartographer, historian, and politician during the Tang dynasty; father of Li Deyu
Li Deyu, poet, politician, and writer during the Tang dynasty; son of Li Jifu
Li Jingxi, former Premier of the Republic of China; nephew of Li Hongzhang
Li Dazhao, co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party
Li Zongren, Vice President of the Republic of China and briefly its acting President
Li Xiannian, former President of the People's Republic of China and Communist leader
Li Tianmin, Chinese Nationalist politician and political historian
Lee Siew Choh, Singaporean doctor and politician
Lee Teng-hui, former President of Taiwan
Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore; father of Lee Wei Ling, Lee Hsien Loong, and Lee Hsien Yang
Li Peng, former Premier of the People's Republic of China
Li Ruihuan, retired Chinese politician and former Chinese Communist Party leader
Li Lanqing, Former Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
Li Ao, Taiwanese writer and former member of the Legislative Yuan
Li Guixian, retired Chinese politician and former governor of the People's Bank of China
Lee Chiaw Meng, retired Singaporoean politician and civil servant
Martin Lee, founder of the United Democrats of Hong Kong and Hong Kong's Democratic Party
Sir David Li, politician, executive chairman of Bank of East Asia and pro-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
Lee Myung-bak, former President of South Korea
Li Changchun, retired politician and former Chinese Communist Party leader
Lee Yock Suan, former Singaporean politician
*Desmond Lee Ti-Seng, Singaporean politician and son of Yock Suan
Lee Han-shen, former President of Taiwan Power Company
Andrew Li, Hong Kong's first Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
Lee Sush-der, former Minister of Finance of Taiwan
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004; son of Lee Kuan Yew and brother of Lee Wei Ling and Lee Hsien Yang
Ed Lee, American politician and lawyer
Lee Shying-jow, Ambassador to Denmark of the Republic of China since 2019
Lee Ying-yuan, former Minister of Environmental Protection Administration in Taiwan
Lee Yung-te, Chairman of the Central News Agency of Taiwan since 2023
Li Keqiang, economist and former Premier of the People's Republic of China
Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China
Li Xi, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Li Yuanchao, former Vice President of the People's Republic of China
Lee Chen-jan, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan
Lee Shu-chuan, Deputy Mayor of Taipei since 2022
Lee Wo-shih, former Magistrate of Kinmen County
Lee Jae Myung, current President of South Korea
Lee Li-chen, Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China
Lee Ying-ping, former Political Deputy Minister of Culture of Taiwan
Li Guangdi, also known by his courtesy name Jinqing and sobriquet Hou'an, was a Chinese neo-Confucianist court official during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

Religion

Witness Lee, Chinese Christian minister and co-founder of Living Stream Ministry
Li Hongzhi, founder of Falun Gong

Royalty

Li Yuan, the Emperor Gaozu of Tang, founder of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Bing and father of Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Xuanba, and Li Yuanji
Li Jiancheng, first crown prince of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Yuan and brother of Li Shimin, Li Xuanba, and Li Yuanji
Li Shimin, emperor of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Yuan and brother of Li Jiancheng, Li Xuanba, and Li Yuanji; father of Li Ke, Li Tai, Li Chengqian, and Li Zhi
Li Xuanba, son of Li Yuan and brother of Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji
Li Yuanji, son of Li Yuan and brother of Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Xuanba
Li Chengqian, crown prince of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Shimin, brother of Li Tai, Li Ke, and Li Zhi, and father of Li Shizhi
Li Ke, imperial prince of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Shimin and brother of Li Tai, Li Chengqian, and Li Zhi
Li Tai, imperial prince of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Shimin and brother of Li Chengqian, Li Ke, and Li Zhi
Li Zhi, third emperor of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Shimin and brother of Li Tai, Li Chengqian, and Li Ke
Li Zhong, crown prince of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Zhi and brother of Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Xian, Li Dan, and Li Sujie
Li Sujie, imperial prince of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Zhi and brother of Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Xian, Li Dan, and Li Zhong
Li Hong, crown prince of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Zhi and brother of Li Xian, Li Xian, Li Dan, Li Sujie, and Li Zhong
Li Xian, crown prince of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Zhi and brother of Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Dan, Li Sujie, and Li Zhong
Li Xian, fourth and seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Zhi and brother of Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Dan, Li Sujie, and Li Zhong
Li Dan, fifth and ninth emperor of the Tang dynasty; son of Li Zhi and brother of Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Xian, Li Sujie, and Li Zhong
Li Congke, final emperor of the Later Tang dynasty; adopted son of Li Siyuan and adoptive brother of Li Congrong and Li Conghou
Li Conghou, emperor of the Later Tang dynasty; son of Li Siyuan and brother of Li Congrong and Li Congke
Li Congrong, second emperor of the Later Tang dynasty; son of Li Siyuan and brother of Li Chonghou and Li Congke
Li Yu, third ruler of the Southern Tang state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Li Zicheng, peasant rebel leader who overthrew the Ming dynasty and the emperor of the Shun dynasty

Scholars, academics, and scientists

Li Shizhen, physician and pharmacologist during the Ming dynasty
Yuk-Wing Lee, electrical engineer and professor
Choh Hao Li, Chinese-born American biochemist and professor
Li Pei, Chinese linguist and professor of English
Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist, 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics winner, and professor emeritus
Li Choh-ming, Chinese-born American economist, educator, and vice-chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Li Zehou, Chinese scholar of philosophy and intellectual history
Yuan T. Lee, Taiwanese-American chemist, 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner, and professor emeritus
Henry Chang-Yu Lee, Taiwanese-American forensic scientist
Wen Ho Lee, Taiwanese-American nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer
Peter Lee, engineer and former director of the Hong Kong Observatory; son of Lee Hoi-chuen and brother of Robert Lee and Bruce Lee
Arthur Li, surgeon and former Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gary Yia Lee, Laos-born Hmong anthropologist
Fuk Li, Director of the Mars Exploration Directorate at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Victor Li, Hong Kong-American civil engineer and professor
Lee Wei Ling, neurologist and former director of the National Neuroscience Institute; daughter of Lee Kuan Yew and sister of Lee Hsien Loong and Lee Hsien Yang
Heidi Li Feldman, American law professor
Song Li, Chinese-American bioengineer and professor
Yueh-Ting Lee, social and evolutionary psychologist and professor
Guofang Li, Chinese-Canadian professor of education
Runze Li, American statistician and professor
Li Wenliang, Chinese ophthalmologist who warned about the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019
Li Xinchuan, Song dynasty historian

Sport

Li Cunxin, Chinese-Australian artistic director of the Queensland Ballet and retired ballet dancer
Li Huirong, Chinese retired triple jumper
Lee Lai Shan, Hong Kong former windsurfer and Olympian
Li Tie, Chinese football manager and former footballer
Li Na, Chinese former tennis player and Olympian
Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian former badminton player and 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympian
Li Zhe, Chinese tennis player
Li Xiaoxia, Chinese table tennis player and former 2012 and 2016 Olympian gold medalist
Haku Ri, Japanese volleyball player
Li Hang, Chinese former professional snooker player
Isabelle Li, Singaporean table tennis player
Lee Chih-kai, Taiwanese gymnast and Olympian
Lee Zii Jia, Malaysian badminton player and 2024 Olympian
Li Yueru, Chinese professional basketball player
Kerong Li, Chinese racing driver
Li Cai-xuan, Taiwanese archer

Visual art

Li Yin, Chinese painter, poet, and calligrapher during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties
Li Hua, artist and communist activist

Other

The Lee family of Singapore
Li Ching-Yuen, a Chinese herbalist and practitioner of Qigong who claimed to be more than 250 years old
Susur Lee, Hong Kong-Canadian celebrity chef
Yangjie Li, Chinese architecture student at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences murdered in Germany
Aiiso Yufeng Li, nanoengineer, founder and CSO of ''CorDx Union''