Lee (리 or 이) is a surname among ethnic Koreans, with approximately 15% of all Koreans sharing the name. The surname has other Romanized spelling variations such as Yi, Yee, Ri, Yie, Rhee, and Rhie.
Politicians Lee Beom-seok (prime minister), Korean independence activist and 1st Prime Minister of South Korea Lee Beom-seok (foreign minister), South Korean diplomat, former Foreign Minister of South Korea and victim of the Rangoon bombing Lee Cheol-woo, South Korean politician, member of the National Assembly of South Korea Lee Eui-geun, South Korean politician Lee Hae-chan, 32nd Prime Minister of South Korea Lee Hoi-chang, 26th Prime Minister of South Korea Lee Hong-koo, 28th Prime minister of South Korea Lee Jae-Myung, incumbent President of South Korea Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician, director-general of the World Health Organization Lee Myung-bak, 10th President of South Korea Lee Sang-don, South Korean legal scholar and conservative liberal political activist Syngman Rhee, 1st President of South Korea Lee Wan-koo, 39th prime minister of South Korea
Arts and entertainment Actors and actresses Lee Ae-jung, South Korean actress Lee Ah-hyun, South Korean actress Lee Beom-soo, South Korean actor Lee Bit-na, South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee, South Korean actress Lee Bo-young, South Korean actress Lee Bong-ryun, South Korean actress Lee Byung-hun, South Korean actor Lee Byung-joon, South Korean actor Lee Chae-eun, South Korean actress Lee Chae-kyung, South Korean actress Lee Chae-mi, South Korean actress Lee Chae-min, South Korean actor Lee Chae-young, South Korean actress Lee Chang-hoon, South Korean actor Lee Chang-wook, South Korean actor Lee Cho-hee, South Korean actress Lee Chun-hee, South Korean actor Lee Chung-ah, South Korean actress Lee Da-in, South Korean actress Lee Da-hae, Korean-Australian actress Lee Da-hee, South Korean actress and model Lee Da-yeon, South Korean actress Lee Do-yeop, South Korean actor and director Lee Dong-gun, South Korean actor and singer Lee Dong-hwi, South Korean actor and singer Lee Dong-wook, South Korean actor and model Lee Elijah, South Korean actress Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress Lee Eun-saem, South Korean actress Lee Eung-kyung, South Korean actress Lee Ga-ryeong, South Korean actress and model Lee Ga-sub, South Korean actor Lee Geung-young, South Korean actor Lee Ha-na, South Korean actress Lee Ha-yool, South Korean actor Lee Hae-in, South Korean actress and former singer Lee Hak-joo, South Korean actor Lee Han-wi, South Korean actor Lee Hanee, South Korean actress, model, beauty pageant titleholder Lee Hang-na, South Korean actress Lee Hee-jin, South Korean actress and singer Lee Hee-joon, South Korean actor Lee Hwi-jae, South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, singer Lee Hyun-jin, South Korean actor Lee Hyun-wook, South Korean actor Lee Il-hwa, South Korean actress Lee In, South Korean actor Lee In-hye, South Korean actress Lee In-sung, South Korean actor Lee Jae-in, South Korean actress Lee Jae-wook, South Korean actor and model Lee Jae-yoon, South Korean-Canadian actor and model Lee Je-hoon, South Korean actor Lee Ji-hyun, South Korean actress Lee Jin-hee, South Korean actress Lee Jin-kwon, South Korean actor and singer Lee Jin-wook, South Korean actor Lee Jong-won, South Korean model and actor Lee Jong-suk, South Korean actor and model Lee Joo-bin, South Korean actress and model Lee Joo-myung, South Korean actress and model Lee Joo-sil, South Korean actress Lee Joo-woo, South Korean actress Lee Joo-young, South Korean actress Lee Joo-young, South Korean actress Lee Joon-gi, South Korean actor, singer, model Lee Joon-hyuk, South Korean actor Lee Joon-woo, South Korean actor and model Lee Joong-ok, South Korean actor Lee Jun-hyeok, South Korean actor Lee Jung-eun, South Korean actress Lee Jung-ha, South Korean actor Lee Jung-hoon (stage name Yoon So-ho), South Korean theatre and musical actor Lee Jung-jae, South Korean actor and filmmaker Lee Kang-min, South Korean actor Ki Hong Lee, Korean-American actor Lee Ki-woo, South Korean actor Lee Kwang-soo, South Korean actor and model Lee Kyu-hyung, South Korean actor Lee Mi-do, South Korean actress Lee Mi-sook, South Korean actress Lee Mi-yeon, South Korean actress Lee Min-ho, South Korean actor and model Lee Min-jae, South Korean actor Lee Min-jung, South Korean actress Lee Min-ki, South Korean actor, singer and model Lee Min-woo, South Korean actor Lee Min-young, South Korean actress Lee Moo-saeng, South Korean actor Lee Moon-sik, South Korean actor Lee Na-young, South Korean actress Lee Na-ra, South Korean actress Patricia Ja Lee, American actress Lee Pil-mo, South Korean actor Lee Re, South Korean actress Sang Heon Lee, South Korean actor Lee Sang-hee, South Korean actress Lee Sang-woo, South Korean actor Lee Sang-yeob, South Korean actor Lee Sang-yi, South Korean actor Lee Sang-yoon, South Korean actor Lee Se-hee, South Korean actress Lee Se-young, South Korean actress Lee Seo-jin, South Korean actor Lee Seo-won, South Korean former actor Lee Seol, South Korean actress Lee Seon-hee, South Korean actress Lee Seon-ho, South Korean actor Lee Seul-bi, South Korean actress Lee Seung-joon, South Korean actor Lee Seung-joon, South Korean actor Lee Seung-woo, South Korean actor Lee Si-eon, South Korean actor Lee Si-woo, South Korean actress and model Lee Si-woo, South Korean actor Lee Si-yeon, South Korean actress Lee Si-young, South Korean actress and former amateur boxer Lee So-hee (stage same Han So-hee), South Korean actress Lee So-young (stage same Esom), South Korean actress Lee Soo-hyuk, South Korean actor and model Lee Soo-kyung, South Korean actress Lee Soo-kyung, South Korean actress Lee Soo-min, South Korean actress Lee Soo-min, South Korean actress Lee Soon-jae, South Korean actor Stephanie Lee, Korean-American actress and model Lee Sun-kyun, South Korean actor Lee Sung-kyung, South Korean actress and model Lee Sung-min, South Korean actor Lee Sung-wook, South Korean actor Lee Tae-gon, South Korean actor Lee Tae-im, South Korean actress Lee Tae-ran, South Korean actress Lee Tae-ri, South Korean actor Lee Tae-sun, South Korean actor Lee Tae-sung, South Korean actor Lee Won-jong, South Korean actor Lee Won-jung, South Korean actor Lee Won-keun, South Korean actor Lee Yeon, South Korean actress Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress Lee Yi-kyung, South Korean actor Lee Yo-won, South Korean actress Lee Yoo-mi, South Korean actress Lee Yoo-young, South Korean actress Lee Yoon-ji, South Korean actress Lee Yoon-mi, South Korean actress and entrepreneur Lee Young-ae, South Korean actress Lee Young-ah, South Korean actress and model Lee Young-eun, South Korean actress Lee Young-jin, South Korean actress Lee Yu-bi, South Korean actress Lee Yu-ri, South Korean actress Lee Yul-eum, South Korean actress
Members of boy bands Lee Byung-yoon (stage name BewhY), South Korean rapper, member of hip hop band $exy $treet & Yello Music crew Lee Chan (stage name Dino), South Korean singer, member of boy band Seventeen Lee Chang-sub, South Korean singer, member of boy band BtoB Lee Dae-hwi, South Korean singer, member of boy band AB6IX Lee Donghae, South Korean singer, member of boy band Super Junior Lee Dong-hyuck (stage name Haechan), South Korean singer, member of boy band NCT Lee Dong-min (stage name Cha Eun-woo), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Astro Lee Eun-sang, South Korean singer, member of boy band Younite Felix Yongbok Lee, Australian rapper, member of boy band Stray Kids Lee Gi-kwang, South Korean singer, member of boy band Highlight Lee Hoe-taek (stage name Hui), South Korean singer, member of boy band Pentagon Lee Hong-bin, South Korean singer, member of boy band VIXX Lee Hong-gi, South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band FT Island Lee Ho-won (stage name Hoya), South Korean actor, former member of boy band Infinite Lee Ho-seok (stage name Wonho), South Korean singer, former member of boy band Monsta X Lee Joo-heon, (stage name Joohoney), South Korean rapper, member of boy band Monsta X Lee Hyuk-jae (stage name Eunhyuk), South Korean rapper, member of boy band Super Junior Lee Jae-jin, member of South Korean boy band Sechs Kies Lee Jae-won, South Korean singer, member of boy band H.O.T. Lee Je-no, South Korean singer and rapper, member of boy band NCT Lee Ji-hoon (stage name Woozi), South Korean singer, member of boy band Seventeen Lee Jin-hyuk, South Korean singer and actor, former member of boy band Up10tion Lee Jin-ki (stage name Onew), South Korean singer, member of boy band Shinee Lee Jong-hyun, South Korean singer and actor, former member of rock band CNBLUE Lee Jong-min (stage name Babylon), South Korean singer, member of boy band N-Train Lee Joon, South Korean singer, former member of boy band MBLAQ Lee Jun-ho, South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band 2PM Lee Jung-hwan (stage name Sandeul), South Korean singer, member of boy band B1A4 Lee Jung-shin, South Korean musician, member of rock band CNBLUE Lee Kyung-min, South Korean singer, member of rock band TWS Leo Lee, Australian singer-songwriter, member of boy band Alpha Drive One Lee Min-ho (stage name Lee Know), South Korean singer, member of boy band Stray Kids Lee Min-hyuk, South Korean rapper, member of boy band BtoB Lee Min-hyuk (stage name B-Bomb), South Korean singer and dancer, member of boy band Block B Lee Min-hyuk, South Korean singer, member of boy band Monsta X Mark Lee, Canadian rapper and singer, former member of boy band NCT Lee Min-woo, South Korean entertainer, member of boy band Shinhwa Lee Seok-min (stage name DK), South Korean singer, member of boy band Seventeen Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean rapper, member of boy band Winner Lee Seung-hyub, South Korean rapper, singer, actor, member of rock band N.Flying Lee Sun-ho (stage name Andy), South Korean singer, member of boy band Shinhwa Lee Sung-min, South Korean singer, member of boy band Super Junior Lee Sung-jong, South Korean singer, member of boy band Infinite Lee Sung-yeol, South Korean singer, member of boy band Infinite Lee Tae-il, South Korean singer, member of boy band Block B Lee Tae-min, South Korean singer, member of boy band Shinee Lee Tae-yong, South Korean rapper, member of boy band NCT Lee Hee-seung (stage name Heeseung or Evan), South Korean singer, former member of boy band Enhypen
Members of girl groups Lee Bo-ram, South Korean singer, former member of girl group SeeYa Lee Chae-rin (stage name CL), South Korean singer and rapper, former member of girl group 2NE1 Lee Chae-ryeong, South Korean singer, member of girl group Itzy Lee Chae-yeon, South Korean singer, former member of girl group Iz*One Lee Da-bin (stage name Yeonwoo), South Korean singer and actress, former member of girl group Momoland Lee Geu-roo (stage name Nancy), Korean-American singer, former member of girl group Momoland Lee Hwa-kyum (stage name Yooyoung), South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group Hello Venus Lee Hye-in, South Korean singer, member of girl group NewJeans Lee Hye-ri, South Korean actress and singer, member of girl group Girl's Day Lee Hyori, South Korean singer, member of girl group Fin.K.L Lee Jisoo, South Korean singer and songwriter, member of girl group Hana Lee Ji-yeon (stage name Lina), South Korean musical actress and singer, member of girl group The Grace Lee Joo-won (stage name JooE), South Korean rapper, former member of girl group Momoland Lee Joo-yeon, South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group After School Lee Qri (born Lee Ji-hyun), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group T-ara Lee Luda, South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Cosmic Girls Lee Mi-joo, South Korean singer, member of girl group Lovelyz Lee Min-young (stage name Min), South Korean singer, former member of girl group Miss A Lee Na-eun, South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group April Lee Sunmi, South Korean singer, former member of girl group Wonder Girls