List of people with surname Lee

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This is a list of persons with the surname Lee.

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
• 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 (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation), 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
• Caspar Lee (born 1994), South African YouTuber
• Carlos Lee (born 1976), Panamanian professional baseball player
• Celine Lee (born 1994), Malaysian karateka
• Charles Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlie Lee (computer scientist), Ivorian inventor of Litecoin
• Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (born 1996), Thai Singer and Part of NCT
• Chris Lee (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• Danny Lee, several people
• David Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dean Lee (born 1971), American nuclear theorist, researcher and educator
• Denise Lee (born 1970), New Zealand politician
• Dennis Lee (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation) or Donald Lee, multiple people
• Dorothy Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Doug Lee (born 1964), American basketball player
• Douglas Lee (born 1977), British choreographer*Dylan Lee (born 1994), American baseball player

E

• Ed Lee (1952–2017), American attorney and mayor of San Francisco, California
• 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
• Eleanor Agnes Lee (1841–1873), American diarist, poet, and daughter of Robert E. Lee
• Eric Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Erica Lee (1888–1981), English sculptor
• Euna Lee (born 1972), South Korean-born American journalist for Current TV
• Evan Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Everett Lee (1916–2022), American conductor and violinist

F

• Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), general, diplomat, and Governor of Virginia
• Floyd Lee (1933–2020), American blues musician
• Francis Lee (disambiguation), 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
• Geddy Lee, Canadian rock music bass guitarist and singer
• George Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gordon Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Graham Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Greg Lee (basketball) (1951–2022), American basketball player

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
• Henry Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hubert L. Lee (1915–1982), American Medal of Honor recipient

I

• Inkyu Lee, Korean engineer
• Ivan Lee (born 1981), Olympic saber fencer

J

• Jae Lee (born 1972), comic book artist
• James Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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
• Jim Lee (born 1964), Korean American comic book artist and publisher
• 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
• John Joseph 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
• Jonna Lee (born 1981), Swedish singer
• Joseph Lee (1876–1949), Scottish poet, journalist and artist

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 Chaerin, also known as CL (born 1991), leader of South Korean pop group 2NE1
• Lee Chang-ho (born 1975), Korean Go player
• Lee Chia-hao (born 1999), Taiwanese badminton player
• Lee Chong Wei (born 1982), Malaysian badminton player
• Lee Dong-hyuck Korean Singer, Part of K-pop Boy Group NCT
• Lee Donghae (born 1986), member of Korean pop group Super Junior
• Lee Eun-ju (1980–2005), Korean actress
• Lee Eung-kyung (born 1966), Korean actress
• Lee Heung-kam (1932–2021), Hong Kong actress
• Lee Hoi-chuen (1901–1965), Cantonese Opera singer and actor, father of Bruce Lee
• Lee Howon, Korean rapper, singer, dancer of boyband Infinite
• Lee Hsien Loong (born 1952), third Prime Minister of Singapore
• Lee Hsien Yang (born 1957), Singaporean Businessman and former Brigadier-General
• Lee Hyori (born 1979), Korean pop singer
• Lee Hyukjae (born 1973), Korean comedian
• Lee Jae-Dong (born 1990), professional StarCraft player
• Lee Jeno (born 2000), Korean Rapper and Singer, Member of boy band NCT
• Lee Jang-woo (born 1986), Korean actor and singer
• Lee Ji-ah (born 1978), Korean actress
• Lee Jinki, stage name Onew, (born 1989), leader and vocalist of South Korean boy band SHINee
• Lee Jong-hyun (born 1990), member of Korean boy band CNBLUE
• Lee Joon (born 1988), member of Korean boy band MBLAQ
• Lee Jun-ho (born 1990), member of Korean pop group 2PM
• Lee Kong Chian (1893–1967), Chinese businessman and philanthropist
• Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015), first Prime Minister of Singapore
• Lee Min-ho (born 1987), South Korean actor and singer best known for his role in Boys Over Flowers
• Lee Min-ho (actor born 1993), Korean actor
• Lee Min-hyuk (rapper, born 1990), Korean singer, rapper, member of boy band BtoB
• Lee Min-hyuk (singer, born 1993), South Korean singer, member of boy band Monsta X
• Lee Shau-kee (born 1928), Hong Kong billionaire businessman
• Lee Soon-Kyu (born 1989), Korean singer
• Lee Seunghyun, also known as Seungri, (born 1990), Korean singer and dancer, member of boyband Big Bang
• Lee Seung-gi (born 1987), Korean actor and singer
• Lee Sungjong (born 1993), Korean singer, member of boyband Infinite
• Lee Sung-min (born 1986), member of Korean pop group Super Junior
• Lee Sung-min (born 1968), South Korean actor
• Lee Sungyeol (born 1991), Korean Singer, member of boyband Infinite
• Lee Taemin (born 1993), Korean singer, dancer, member of boy band SHINee
• Lee Tae Sung (born 1985), Korean actor
• Lee Teng-hui (1923–2020), first democratically elected President of the Republic of China
• Lee Toong Leon, Malaysian businessman
• Lee Wei Ling (born 1955), Singaporean Neurologist
• Lee Yock Suan (born 1946), former Singaporean Cabinet Minister
• Lee Yong-dae (born 1988), Korean badminton player
• 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
• 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• Matthew Lee (disambiguation), 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
• 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• Paul Lee (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pinky Lee (1907–1993), American comic and 1950s children's TV host
• Poy Gum Lee (1900–1968), Chinese-American architect

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 (disambiguation), 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 (born 1948), Hong Kong musician, younger brother of Bruce Lee
• 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 linebacker for the Penn State University football team
• Shane Lee (born 1973), former Australian cricketer
• Shane Lee (American football) (born 2000), American football player
• Sheila Jackson Lee (born 1950), U.S. Representative from Texas's 18th congressional district
• Sheryl Lee (born 1967), American actress
• Simon Lee (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
• Steven Lee (disambiguation), 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
• 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 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
• Gaeun Lee, a protagonist in the anime series Shinbi's 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

See also

• List of people with the Korean family name Lee
• Lee (English surname), a common English surname
• Lee (Chinese surname) or Li, several Chinese surnames
  • Lee (surname 李) or Li (Hanzi 李), a common Chinese surname
  • Lee (surname 利) or Li (Hanzi 利), a common Chinese surname
• Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja 李, Hangul 리 or 이), a common Korean surname derived from the Chinese (李 "Lee" or "Li")
• Lee (given name)
• Lee (disambiguation)
• Vaughan-Lee, a surname