# List of people with surname Lee

This is a list of persons with the surname Lee.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* Y
* People
* Fictional characters
* See also

## People
### A

* Aaron Lee (born 1972), Singaporean prize-winning poet
* Abra Lee (born 1978), American public horticulturalist, historian and writer
* Abbey Lee (born 1987), Australian model, actress and musician
* Agnes Lee (1862–1939), American poet
* Alan Lee (footballer) (born 1978), Irish footballer
* Albert Lee (born 1943), English guitarist
* Alex Lee, multiple people
* Alexis Lee (born 1995), Singaporean professional wrestler
* Ali Lee (born 1982), Hong Kong actress and television host
* Alice Lee, multiple people
* Alison Lee (born 1995), American professional golfer
* Alma Lee (1914–2000), Swiss-born naturalised British philatelist
* Alvin Lee (1944–2013), born Graham Barnes, English guitarist and lead singer of the band Ten Years After
* Amasa Coleman Lee (1880–1962), American politician
* Ameera Lee (born 1974), Australian Paralympic archer
* Amos Lee (born 1977), American singer
* Amy Lee (born 1981), American singer
* Amy Freeman Lee (1914–2004), American artist, writer and lecturer
* Anders Lee (born 1990), American ice hockey player
* Andy Lee, multiple people
* Ang Lee (born 1954), Oscar-winning Taiwanese film director
* Ann Lee (1736–1784), leader of the Shaker movement
* Ann Lee (actress) (1918–2003), American businesswoman and actress
* Ann Lee (illustrator) (1753–c.1790), botanical, insect and bird illustrator
* Ann Lee (singer) (born 1967), English pop singer
* Anna Lee (1913–2004), English actress, was on General Hospital, real name Joan Boniface Winnifrith
* Annabelle Lee (1922–2008), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher
* Anne Carter Lee (1839–1862), daughter of Robert E. Lee
* Anne Hill Carter Lee, First Lady of Virginia
* Anthony Lee (1961–2000), American actor and playwright
* Anthony Lee (c.1510–1549), English courtier and Member of Parliament
* Art Lee (born 1947), Canadian politician
* Arthur Lee, multiple people
* Auriol Lee (1880–1941), English actress, stage director and producer
* Austin Lee (born 1983), American artist

### B

* Bandy X. Lee (born 1970), American forensic psychiatrist
* Barbara Lee (born 1946), U.S. Representative from California's 9th congressional district
* Benjamin W. Lee (1935–1977), Korean American theoretical physicist
* Benny Lee (1916–1995), Scottish comedy actor and singer
* Benny Lee (born 1965), American badminton player
* Bernard Lee (1908–1981), actor best known for portraying M in the James Bond films
* Bill Lee (author) (born 1954), Chinese-American writer and ex-member of the Joe Boys
* Bill Lee (born 1946), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Bill Lee (1928–2023), American musician
* Bill Lee (1909–1977), Major League Baseball player from 1934 to 1947
* Bobby Lee (born 1971), comedian on MADtv
* Brandon Lee (1965–1993), Chinese-American actor and son of Bruce Lee
* Brandun Lee (born 1999), American boxer of Korean and Mexican descent
* Brenda Lee (born 1944), American singer
* Brenko Lee (born 1995), Australian rugby league player
* Brett Lee, Australian cricketer
* Bri Lee (born 1991), Australian writer
* Brian Lee, multiple people
* Brodie Lee (1979 –2020), American wrestler
* Brooks Lee (born 2001), American baseball player
* Bruce Lee (1940–1973), Hong Kong actor and martial artist, son of Lee Hoi-chuen
* Bruce George Peter Lee (born 1960), prolific British serial killer, arsonist, and mass murderer
* Byron Lee, (1935–2008), Jamaican musician, record producer and entrepreneur

### C

* Cameron Lee (born 1993), American football player
* Carlos Lee (born 1976), Panamanian professional baseball player
* Caspar Lee (born 1994), South African YouTuber
* Celine Lee (born 1994), Malaysian karateka
* Chae-rin Lee, also known as CL (born 1991), leader of South Korean pop group 2NE1
* Chang-ho Lee (born 1975), Korean Go player
* Charles Lee, multiple people
* Charlie Lee (computer scientist), Ivorian inventor of Litecoin
* Chia-hao Lee (born 1999), Taiwanese badminton player
* Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (born 1996), Thai Singer and Part of NCT
* Chong Wei Lee (born 1982), Malaysian badminton player
* Christopher Lee, multiple people
* Christina Lee (born 1977), Hong Kong politician
* Christine Lee, multiple people
* Christian Lee, multiple people
* Christopher Lee (1922–2015), English actor
* Clara Lee (born 1985), South Korean actress and model
* Cliff Lee (born 1978), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Coco Lee (1975–2023), American singer
* Craig Lee (born 1977), Scottish professional golfer
* Colin Lee (born 1956), English football manager and footballer
* Courtney Lee (born 1985), NBA player

### D

* Damion Lee (born 1992), American professional basketball player
* Daniel Lee, multiple people
* Danny Lee, several people
* Darron Lee (born 1994), American football player
* David Lee, multiple people
* Dean Lee (born 1971), American nuclear theorist, researcher and educator
* Denise Lee (born 1970), New Zealand politician
* Dennis Lee, multiple people
* Derek Lee, multiple people
* Derrick Todd Lee (1968–2016), American serial killer
* Desmond Lee (born 1976), Singaporean Cabinet Minister and Lawyer
* Diana Lee (born 1961), American model and actress
* Dinah Lee (born 1943), New Zealand singer
* Diane Lee (born 1959), Taiwanese politician
* Dion Lee (born 1985), American-Australian fashion designer
* Dino Lee (born 1993), Taiwanese singer, composer, musician and actor
* Dominic Lee (born 1984), Hong Kong politician
* Don Lee or Donald Lee, multiple people
* Dong-hae Lee (born 1986), member of Korean pop group Super Junior
* Dong-hyuck Lee Korean Singer, Part of K-pop Boy Group NCT
* Dorothy Lee, multiple people
* Doug Lee (born 1964), American basketball player
* Douglas Lee (born 1977), British choreographer
* Dylan Lee (born 1994), American baseball player

### E

* Earl Lee (born 1983), Korean-Canadian conductor and cellist
* Ed Lee (1952–2017), American attorney and mayor of San Francisco, California
* Eddie Lee (1899–1979), American actor
* Edrick Lee (born 1992), Australian rugby league player
* Edwin Gray Lee (1836–1870), Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American politician
* Eliza Lee (1792–1864), American author
* Eliza Seymour Lee (c. 1800–1874), American pastry chef and restaurateur
* Elijah Lee (born 1996), American football linebacker
* Eleanor Agnes Lee (1841–1873), American diarist, poet, and daughter of Robert E. Lee
* Eric Lee, multiple people
* Erica Lee (1888–1981), English sculptor
* Eugene Lee, multiple people
* Eun-ju Lee (1980–2005), South Korean actress
* Eung-kyung Lee (born 1966), Korean actress
* Eva Lee (badminton) (born 1986), Hong Kong-born American badminton player
* Eva K. Lee, Hong Kong-born American applied mathematician and operations researcher
* Eva Y.-H. P. Lee, Taiwanese molecular biologist
* Evea Lee (born 1986), American badminton player
* Evan Lee, multiple people
* Everett Lee (1916–2022), American conductor and violinist
* Ezra Lee (1749–1821), American colonial soldier
* Ezra Lee (born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter and pianist

### F

* Felix Lee (born 2000) South Korean singer and actor, part of boy group Stray Kids
* Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), general, diplomat, and Governor of Virginia
* Floyd Lee (1933–2020), American blues musician
* Francis Lee, multiple people
* Frank Lee, multiple people
* Frankie Lee (musician) (1941–2015), American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter

### G

* G. Avery Lee (1916–2008), Baptist preacher in New Orleans
* Gary A. Lee (1933–2022), American politician
* Gavin Lee (born 1971), English actor
* Geddy Lee, Canadian rock music bass guitarist and singer
* George Lee, multiple people
* Georgia Lee, multiple people
* Gerald Lee (born 1987), Finnish basketball player
* Gerald Bruce Lee (born 1952), judge on the United States District Court
* Gerald Stanley Lee (1862–1944), American Congregational clergyman and author
* Gideon Lee (1778–1841), American politician
* Gin Lee (born 1987), Malaysian singer
* Gordon Lee, multiple people
* Grace Lee (politician), politician in New York
* Gary Lee, multiple people
* Grace Etsuko Lee, founder of Grace Lee International
* Graham Lee, multiple people
* Grant Lee (born 2001), Australian footballer
* Greg Lee (basketball) (1951–2022), American basketball player
* Greta Lee (born 1983), American actress
* Gwen Lee (1904–1961), American actress

### H

* Hacken Lee (born 1967), Hong Kong singer and actor
* Hannah Harrison Ludwell Lee (1701–1750), American colonist
* Harold B. Lee (1899–1973) 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Harper Lee (1926–2016), American novelist
* Harry Lee (sheriff) (1932–2007), Chinese-American sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
* Haruna Lee, Taiwanese Japanese American theatre maker and writer
* Hazel Ying Lee (1912–1944), American pilot
* Heidi Lee, American Couture Hat fashion designer
* Helen Lee, multiple people
* Henry Lee, multiple people
* Herbert Lee, multiple people
* Heung-kam Lee (1932–2021), Hong Kong actress
* Hoi-chuen Lee (1901–1965), Chinese Opera singer and actor, father of Bruce Lee
* Ho-won Lee or Ho-Dong Lee, Korean rapper, singer, former dancer of boyband Infinite
* Holly Lee (born 1953), Hong Kong artist-photographer
* Howard Lee, multiple people
* Howie Lee (1929–2014), Canadian ice hockey player
* Hubert L. Lee (1915–1982), American Medal of Honor recipient
* Hye-in Lee (born 2008) South Korean Pop singer and model, Member of Girl Group NewJeans
* Hyo-ri Lee (born 1979), Korean pop singer, actress, model
* Hyuk-jae Lee (born 1973), Korean comedian

### I

* Ian Lee (1914–1976), Australian cricketer
* Ian James Lee (born 1984), American journalist
* Iain Lee (born 1973), English broadcaster, writer, television presenter, and stand-up comedian
* Ida Lee (1865–1943), Australian historian and poet
* Inkyu Lee, Korean engineer
* Isaac Lee (born 1971), Colombian journalist, entrepreneur and film & television producer
* Isabella Lee (born 1997), Taiwanese footballer
* Isaiah Lee (born 1999), Trinidadian footballer
* Ivan Lee (born 1981), Olympic saber fencer; banned for life by SafeSport
* Ivy Lee (1877–1934), American publicist
* Ivy Lee (born 1973), Singaporean former actress and host

### J

* Jae Lee (born 1972), comic book artist
* Jae-Dong Lee (born 1990), professional StarCraft player
* James Lee, multiple people
* Jang-woo Lee (born 1986), Korean actor and singer
* Jason Lee (born 1970), English field hockey player and coach
* Jason Lee (born 1970), American actor
* Jason Scott Lee (born 1966), Asian American film actor
* Jeanette Lee (born 1971), American pocket billiards player, a.k.a. "The Black Widow"
* Jeannette Lee, British music record executive, former member of Public Image Ltd; co-owner of Rough Trade Records
* Jeannette H. Lee, founder of Sytel, Inc.
* Jennie Lee (1848–1925), American stage and silent film actress
* Jennie Lee (c.1854–1930), British stage actress
* Je-no Lee (born 2000), Korean Rapper and Singer, Member of boy band NCT
* Ji-ah Lee (born 1978), Korean actress
* Jim Lee (born 1964), Korean American comic book artist and publisher
* Jin-ki Lee, stage name Onew, (born 1989), leader and vocalist of South Korean boy band SHINee
* John A. Lee (1891–1982), New Zealand politician and writer
* John B. Lee (born 1951), Canadian author and poet who is presently Poet Laureate of Brantford, Ontario
* John 'Babbacombe' Lee (1864–1945), English murderer
* John C. H. Lee (1887–1958), U.S. Army General
* J. J. Lee (born 1942), Irish historian and former senator
* John Lee Ka-chiu (born 1957), Chief Executive of Hong Kong
* John Lee, multiple people
* John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford (born 1942), British Liberal Democrat politician
* John L. G. Lee (1869–1952), American politician and lawyer
* John Rafter Lee, actor/voice actor, best known for his portrayal of Trevor Goodchild in Peter Chung's Æon Flux
* Johnson Lee (born 1974), Hong Kong entertainer
* Jong-Ho Lee (born 1966), Korean engineer
* Jong-hyun Lee (born 1990), member of Korean boy band CNBLUE
* Jonna Lee (born 1981), Swedish singer
* Joon Lee or Chang-sun Lee (born 1988), member of Korean boy band MBLAQ
* Joseph Lee (1876–1949), Scottish poet, journalist and artist
* Jojo Mathiszig-Lee (1999– unfortunately still alive), Musician, DJ, Stringbean, Ket head
* Jun-ho Lee (born 1990), member of Korean pop group 2PM

### K

* Kai-Fu Lee (born 1961), American information technology executive and founding president of Google China
* Kam Lee, American death metal Massacre singer
* Keiran Lee (born 1984), British pornographic actor, director and producer
* Khalil Lee (born 1998), American baseball player
* Kieran Lee (born 1988), English footballer for Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
* Korey Lee (born 1998), American baseball player

### L

* Laetitia Corbin Lee (1657–1706), American colonist
* Larisa Lee, Australian politician
* Larry Lee (born 1959), American college baseball coach
* Lauranett Lee (born 1956), American historian, educator, and curator
* Laurel Lee (born 1974), American politician
* Laurie Lee (1914–1997), English poet, novelist, and screenwriter
* Leapy Lee (born 1939), English pop singer
* Lee family (Singapore), Singaporean political family
* Lee-Hamblin family, U.S. political family
* Leonard Lee (1938–2016), Canadian entrepreneur
* Leonard Leroy Lee (born 1933), birthname of American actor Robert Fuller
* Leonidas Lee (1860–1912), Major League Baseball player in 1877
* Lettice Lee (1731–1776), colonial American socialite
* Lila Lee (1905–1973), American actress
* Linda Lee (born 1947), Canadian bridge player
* Liz Lee (politician), American politician from Minnesota
* Logan Lee (born 2000), American football player
* Louise Lee (born 1950), Hong Kong actress
* Loziene J. Lee (1907–1999), American politician

### M

* Mark Lee (born 1956), Canadian television sportscaster
* Mark Lee (born 1999), Canadian entertainer and member of K-pop boy group NCT
* Mark Lee Kok Huang (born 1968), Singaporean comedian, actor, television host and film director
* Marqise Lee (born 1991), American football player
* Martin Lee (born 1938), founding chairman of the Hong Kong Democratic Party
* Martin Lee Ka-shing (born 1971), director of Hong Kong and China Gas
* Mary Lee, multiple people
* Matthew Lee, multiple people
* Matty Lee (born 1998), British Olympic diver
* Maureen Lee (1932–2020), British writer
* McDowell Lee (1925–2014), American politician
* Mela Lee, American voice actress
* Michele Lee (born 1942), American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director
* Mike Lee (born 1971), U.S. Senator from Utah
* Mildred Childe Lee (1846–1905), daughter of Robert E. Lee
* Minho Lee (born 1998), Korean singer, dancer and member of K-pop boy group Stray Kids
* Monte Lee (born 1977), American college baseball coach
* Muna Lee (born 1981), American Olympic sprinter

### N

* Noël Lee (1924–2013), American classical pianist and composer living in Paris

### O

* Opal Lee (born 1926), described by AARP as grandmother of Juneteenth (June 19, USA)
* Otho S. Lee (1840–1918), American politician and lawyer
* Oudious Lee (born 1956), American football player

### P

* Paris Lee (born 1995), basketball player
* Patrick Lee, multiple people
* Paul Lee, multiple people
* Peggy Lee (1920–2002), American singer
* Peter Lee Jung-sum (1939–2008), former assistant director of Hong Kong Observatory, elder brother of Bruce Lee.
* Peter Lee Ka-kit (born 1963), vice-chairman and managing director of Henderson Land Development
* Phillip Lee, multiple people
* Pinky Lee (1907–1993), American comic and 1950s children's TV host
* Poy Gum Lee (1900–1968), Chinese-American architect
* Pui Fan Lee (born 1971), English actress and television presenter

### Q

* Quentin Oliver Lee (1988–2022), American actor

### R

* Ralph Lee (1935–2023), American puppet-maker
* Rex E. Lee (1935–1996), U.S. Solicitor General
* Richard Lee, multiple people
* Ricky Lee (American football) (born 1999), American football player
* Rita Lee (1947–2023), Brazilian (with American ancestry) Rock singer/composer
* Rob Lee (born 1966), English footballer
* Robert Lee, multiple people
* Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), Confederate general in the American Civil War
* Robert E. Lee (1918–1994), American playwright
* Ruta Lee (born 1935), American actress and dancer, real name Ruta Mary Kilmonis

### S

* Sam Lee (actor) (born 1975), Hong Kong actor
* Sammy Lee (footballer) (born 1959), English football player and manager
* Samuel Phillips Lee (1812–1897), Union admiral in the American Civil War
* Sean Lee (born 1986), American football player
* Shane Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sheila Jackson Lee (1950–2024), American politician
* Sheryl Lee (born 1967), American actress
* Simon Lee, multiple people
* Sondra Lee (born 1930), American actress and dancer
* Sook-Yin Lee, Canadian musician, filmmaker, actor and media personality
* Sophie Lee (born 1968), Australian actress
* Spencer Lee (born 1998), American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler
* Spike Lee (born 1957), African-American movie director
* Stan Lee (1922–2018), American comic book writer, editor, former president and chairman of Marvel Comics
* Stephen Lee, multiple people
* Steven Lee, multiple people
* Stewart Lee (born 1968), English comedian and writer
* Stewart Lee (1885–1960), English cricketer
* Summer Lee (born 1987), American politician from Pennsylvania
* Sunisa Lee (born 2003), American gymnast
* Susie Lee (born 1966), American politician from Nevada
* Lee Soonkyu (born 1989), Korean popstar known as Sunny Lee
* Suk-chae Lee (born 1945), Korean businessman

### T

* Lee Tae-yong (born 1995), Korean Rapper and Singer, Part of K-pop Boy Group NCT
* Ta Sung Lee, Taiwanese engineer
* Taku Lee (born 1995), Japanese gridiron football player
* Terry Lee (born 1940), Australian cricketer and oenologist
* Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955), English inventor of the World Wide Web and director of World Wide Web Consortium
* Tim Lee, several people
* Lee Tien-yu (1946–2024), Air Force general and defense minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Lee Tim-shing (born 1949), Hong Kong television producer
* Tommy Lee (born 1962), American heavy metal musician

### U

* Ulysses G. Lee (1913–1969), American soldier and professor

### V

* Vernon Lee, pseudonym of British writer Violet Paget (1856–1935)
* Vincent Lee Chuan Leong, Singaporean kidnapper
* Vindy Lee (born 1983), Indonesian celebrity chef
* Victoria Lee (2004–2022), American mixed martial artist

### W

* William Lee (American judge), American judge and Alabama state legislator
* William C. Lee (1895–1948), American U.S. Army soldier and general
* William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (1837–1891), Confederate cavalry general, planter, and member of the U.S. Congress
* Willis A. Lee, Jr. (1888–1945), U.S. Navy admiral in World War II
* Wynne Lee (born 1997), suspect in the killing of Aiden Leos

### Y

* Yong Lee, American political scientist
* Young-Pyo Lee (born 1997), South Korean footballer
* Yuan Tseh Lee (born 1936), Taiwanese chemist and Nobel prize winner in chemistry 1986

## Fictional characters

* Annabel Lee, title character in Edgar Allan Poe's 1849 elegiac poem
* Bill Lee (Stargate), in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
* Chief Inspector Lee, played by Jackie Chan in the Rush Hour film series
* Chung Su-Lee, the Chinese student in Mind Your Language, played by Pik-Sen Lim
* Gaeun Lee, a protagonist in the South Korean animated series The Haunted House
* Gregg Lee, from the video game Night in the Woods
* Jann Lee, in the Dead or Alive video game series
* Juniper Lee, from the animated series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
* Michelle Lee (NCIS), from American TV series NCIS
* Nelson Lee (detective), detective in British story papers, created in 1894
* Rock Lee, from the anime/manga series Naruto
** Metal Lee, son of Rock Lee who appears in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
* Lee Chaolan, in the Tekken games
* Lee Rosen, a main character in the TV Series Alphas