# List of people with the Korean family name Lee

Lee (리 or 이) is a surname among ethnic Koreans, with approximately 15% of all Koreans sharing the name. This is a list of notable people with the surname Lee, along with other spelling variations such as Yi, 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 Hoi-chang, South Korean politician and 26th Prime Minister of South Korea
* Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician, director-general of the World Health Organization
* Lee Myung-bak, South Korean businessman and politician, 10th President of South Korea
* Regine Biscoe Lee, Guamanian politician
* Lee Sang-don, South Korean legal scholar and conservative liberal political activist
* Syngman Rhee, South Korean politician, 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 Bo-young, South Korean actress
* Lee Bong-ryun, South Korean actress
* Lee Byung-hun, 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 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 El, South Korean actress
* Lee Elijah, South Korean actress
* Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress
* Lee Eun-saem, 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 (born Lee Young-jae), South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, and 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-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-wook, South Korean actor
* Lee Jong-won, South Korean actor and model
* 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, and model
* Lee Joon-hyuk, South Korean actor
* 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 same 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-jung, South Korean actress
* Lee Min-ki, South Korean actor, singer and model
* Lee Min-woo, South Korean actor
* 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
* 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-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 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 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 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, 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

### 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-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 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
* Susan Soonkyu Lee (stage name Sunny), Korean-American singer, member of girl group Girls' Generation
* Lee Yeji (stage name Yezi), South Korean rapper, former member of girl group Fiestar

### Musical performers

* Amy Lee (stage name Ailee), Korean-American singer
* Lee Chae-yeon, South Korean singer
* Lee Chan-hyuk, South Korean singer-songwriter, member of sibling duo AKMU
* Lee Chang-min, South Korean singer
* Lee Eun-young (stage name Ben), South Korean singer
* Lee Hae-in, South Korean singer, actress, creative director
* Lee Hae-ri, South Korean singer, member of pop ballad duo Davichi
* Lee Hi, South Korean singer and songwriter
* Lee Hyun, (also known as Midnatt), South Korean singer
* Lee Ji-eun (stage name IU), South Korean singer
* Lee Ji-hye, South Korean singer and actress, former member of pop group Sharp
* Lee Jung-hyun, South Korean singer and actress
* JinJoo Lee, Korean-American musician, guitarist of pop rock band DNCE
* Lee Moon-sae, South Korean singer
* Lee Mu-jin, South Korean singer
* Lee Seong-hwa (stage name Gray), South Korean rapper, singer, record producer
* Lee Seung-chul, South Korean singer
* Lee Seung-gi, South Korean singer
* Lee Seung-hwan, South Korean singer
* Lee Soo-young, South Korean ballad singer
* Lee Suhyun, South Korean singer-songwriter, member of sibling duo AKMU
* Lee Sun-hee, South Korean singer
* Lee Yeong-sin (stage name Punchnello), South Korean rapper
* Lee Young-ji, South Korean rapper

### Other

* Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee, Korean-American writer, artist, photographer and chef
* Lee Chang-dong, South Korean film director, screenwriter, and novelist
* Edeline Lee, Canadian British fashion designer
* Lee Eun-jae (better known as Jaejae), South Korean producer, host, and television personality
* EunWon Lee, South Korean ballet dancer
* Lee Ho-baek, South Korean picture book author
* Lee Hyeonggi, South Korean modern poet
* Yi In-seong, South Korean modern novelist
* Lee Kang-baek, South Korean playwright
* Lee Ki-ho, South Korean writer
* Leejung Lee, South Korean choreographer and dancer
* Lee Mun-ku, South Korean novelist
* Lee O-young, South Korean critic and novelist
* Lee Pa-ni, South Korean model and actress
* Lee Sa-bi, South Korean model and actress
* Lee Sung Jin, Korean-American screenwriter
* Lee Saek, 14th century philosopher and poet
* Yi Sang, 20th century writer
* Soo Yeon Lee, South Korean table tennis player and model
* Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Korean American video artist and poet
* Lee Sung-Hi, South Korean model and actress
* Lee Woo-jung, South Korean television screenwriter
* Lee Young-ja, South Korean comedian and television presenter

## Sports
### Badminton

* Lee Dong-soo, South Korean badminton player
* Lee Hyo-jung (badminton), South Korean badminton player
* Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player
* Lee Joo-hyun, South Korean badminton player
* Lee Kyung-won, South Korean badminton player
* Lee Yong-dae, South Korean badminton player
* Lee Young-suk, South Korean badminton player

### Football

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

### Taekwondo

* Dae Sung Lee, Korean-American Taekwondo master
* Rhee Chong Chul, South Korean Taekwondo master
* Jhoon Rhee, South Korean Taekwondo master
* Rhee Ki-ha, South Korean Taekwondo master

### Volleyball

* Lee Da-yeong, South Korean volleyball player
* Lee Jae-yeong, South Korean volleyball player
* Lee So-young (volleyball), South Korean volleyball player

### Other

* Lee Ailesa, South Korean former table tennis player
* Lee Bum-ho, South Korean former baseball player
* Lee Bong-ju, South Korean marathoner
* Lee Chang-ho, South Korean professional Go player
* Rhee Dae-eun, South Korean baseball player
* Lee Dae-ho, South Korean baseball player
* Lee Eun-ju, South Korean artistic gymnast
* Lee Eun-jung, South Korean long-distance runner
* Lee Hui-sol, South Korean Olympic weightlifter
* Lee Hyung-taik, South Korean former tennis player
* Lee Jae-dong, South Korean professional StarCraft player
* Lee Kyoung-hoon, South Korean professional golfer
* Meena Lee, South Korean professional golfer
* Lee Mi-ok, South Korean retired long-distance runner
* Lee Min-hyeong (better known as Gumayusi), South Korean professional League of Legends player and distant nephew of Faker
* Lee Sang-hyuk (better known as Faker), South Korean professional League of Legends player
* Sarah Lee, South Korean professional golfer
* Lee Sedol, South Korean professional Go player
* Lee Seon-hwa, South Korean professional golfer
* Lee Seung-min, South Korean taekwondo coach
* Lee Seung-yuop, South Korean retired baseball player
* Lee Sung-hyun, South Korean kickboxer
* Lee Sung-jin, South Korean recursive archer
* Lee Young-ho (better known as Flash), South Korean professional StarCraft player
* Lee Yun-yeol, South Korean entrepreneur, video game designer, and former professional gamer
* Ri Yong-gum, North Korean skier

## Miscellaneous

* Lee Choon-jae, South Korean serial killer
* Edward Lee, Korean American celebrity chef, author, restaurateur
* Lee Hae-chan, South Korean politician, 32nd Prime Minister of South Korea
* Jung-min Lee, Korean American oncologist
* Lee Kun-hee, South Korean business magnate, former chairman of Samsung Group
* Lee Kyung-hae, South Korean farmer and political activist
* Lee Sang-yun, South Korean professor
* Lee Soo-man, South Korean businessman, founder of S.M. Entertainment
* Lee Tai-young, South Korea's first female lawyer, founder of the first South Korean legal aid centre
* Thai Lee, Korean American billionaire businesswoman, founder of SHI International Corp
* Michelle Rhee, American educator
* Simon Hang-bock Rhee, South Korean Scout
* Ri Chun-hee, North Korean news presenter
* Ri In-mo, pro-North Korea activist imprisoned in South Korea
* Ri Sol-ju, current First Lady of North Korea
* Yi Cheong, Korean-Japanese noble, member of the former Imperial Family of Korea
* Yi Eokgi, 16th century naval commander
* Yi Gae, 15th century government official and scholar of the Joseon Dynasty
* Yi Hwang, 16th century Confucian scholar
* Yi I, 16th century Confucian scholar
* Yi Ik, 18th century Neo Confucian scholar
* Yi Jongmu, 15th century Korean general
* Yi Kang, Korean royalty
* Yi Ku, Korean royalty
* Yi So-yeon, South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist, first Korean to fly in space
* Yi Sun-sin, 16th century admiral