Lee (name)
Lee is a common surname in English-speaking countries as well as in South Korea and other Asian countries, and more rarely a first name .
Origin and meaning
The name Lee is a historical transcription of the Chinese name Li . In the Anglo-Saxon countries the name Lee originally means: "He who comes from the pasture". A relatively common variant of the English name is Leigh .
Name bearer
Male first name
- Lee Denson (1932-2007), American rockabilly musician
- Lee Dorman (1942–2012), American rock musician
- Lee Elias (1920–1998), British-American comic artist
- Lee Falk (1911-1999), American comic book writer
- Lee Farr (1927-2017), American actor
- Lee Hall (born 1966), British playwright and screenwriter
- Lee Hazlewood (1929–2007), American composer, singer and record producer
- Lee Henderson (* 1974), Canadian writer and journalist
- Lee Hudson (* ≈1945), American jazz musician
- Lee Roy Jordan (born 1941), American football player
- Lee Katzman (1928–2013), American jazz trumpeter
- Lee Majors (born 1939), American actor and singer
- Lee Marvin (1924–1987), American actor and singer
- Lee Morgan (1938–1972), American jazz trumpeter
- Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963), American murder suspect pertaining to John F. Kennedy
- Lee Pace (born 1979), American actor
- Lee Perry (born 1936), Jamaican record producer and musician
- Lee Rich (1918–2012), American film and television producer
- Lee Ritenour (* 1952), American jazz guitarist, composer and producer
- Lee Roy Selmon (1954-2011), American football player
- Lee Sholem (1913-2000), American film director
- Lee Tanner (1931-2013), American photographer
- Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), American actor
Female first name
- Lee Sima Falkon (* 1992), Israeli soccer player
- Lee Meriwether (born 1935), American actress
- Lee Miller (1907–1977), American photographer
- Lee Shaw (1926–2015), American jazz pianist
- Lee Wiley (1908–1975), American singer
Preceding Surname (Asian)
as a transcription variant of the Korean surname 이 (see also I , Li and Rhee )
A.
- Lee Ailesa (* 1954), South Korean table tennis player
- Lee Ar-Tu (born 1938), Taiwanese athlete
B.
- Lee Bae-yeong (* 1979), South Korean weightlifter
- Lee Bee Wah (* 1960), Singaporean engineer and politician
- Lee Beom-ju (born 1959), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Beom-seok (politician, 1900) (1900–1972), South Korean politician (Prime Minister)
- Lee Beom-seok (politician, 1925) (1925-1983), South Korean politician (Foreign Minister)
- Lee Bo-eun (* 1976), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Bo-hee (born 1959), South Korean actress
- Lee Bo-na (* 1981), South Korean sports shooter
- Lee Bo-ra (* 1986), South Korean speed skater
- Lee Bok-hui (* 1978), South Korean judoka
- Lee Bong-ju (* 1970), South Korean marathon runner
- Lee Boo-jin (* 1971), South Korean entrepreneur
- Lee Boo-yeol (born 1958), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Boon Yang (* 1947), Singaporean businessman, politician and veterinarian
- Lee Bu-ti (born 1941), Taiwanese gymnast
- Lee Bul (born 1964), Korean artist
- Lee Byeong-gu (born 1942), South Korean basketball player
- Lee Byeong-gyu (born 1974), South Korean baseball player
- Lee Byeong-heon (* 1980), South Korean film director and screenwriter
- Lee Byeong-in (* 1968), South Korean rower
- Lee Byeong-nam (* 1964), South Korean fencer
- Lee Byeong-yong (* 1971), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Byung-chull (1910–1987), South Korean entrepreneur
- Lee Byung-hun (born 1970), South Korean actor
- Lee Byung-keun (born 1973), South Korean soccer player
C.
- Lee Chae-on (born 1963), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Chae-won (* 1981), South Korean cross-country skier
- Lee Chak Men , Singaporean basketball player
- Lee Chang-dong (* 1954), South Korean film director
- Lee Chang-gil (born 1949), South Korean boxer
- Lee Chang-ha (* 1977), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Chang-ho (* 1975), South Korean go player
- Lee Chang-hoon (1935-2004), South Korean marathon runner
- Lee Chang-hwan (* 1982), South Korean archer
- Lee Chang-myung (born 1947), North Korean soccer player
- Lee Chang-seon (* 1956), South Korean judoka
- Lee Chang-u (* 1983), South Korean handball player
- Lee Chang-yong (* 1985), South Korean toboggan runner
- Lee Charm (* 1954; as Bernhard Quandt ), South Korean television presenter and actor
- Lee Chen-chang (* 1986), Taiwanese baseball player
- Lee Chen-chu (born 1940), Taiwanese boxer
- Lee Chen-tan (* 1966), Taiwanese bobsleigh athlete
- Lee Cheol-ha (* 1970), South Korean director and screenwriter
- Lee Cheol-ho (* 1986), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Cheol-seung (* 1972), South Korean table tennis player
- Lee Cheon-su (born 1981), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Cheong-jun (1939-2008), South Korean author
- Lee Chi Ho (* 1982), soccer player from Hong Kong
- Lee Chi Hoon (1988–2020), South Korean actor and influencer
- Lee Chia-Hsin (born 1997), Taiwanese badminton player
- Lee Chien-Mei (* 1969), Taiwanese badminton player
- Lee Chih-feng (* 1980), Taiwanese judoka
- Lee Chiu-hsia (born 1950), Taiwanese athlete
- Lee Chong-hui (born 1959), South Korean basketball player
- Lee Chong-hyun (* 1996), South Korean ice hockey player
- Lee Chong Wei (* 1982), Malaysian badminton player
- Lee Choon-hee (* 1955), South Korean politician
- Lee Choong-bok , South Korean carom player
- Lee Chuen-gun (born 1980), South Korean figure skater
- Lee Chul-seung (* 1972), South Korean table tennis player
- Lee Chun Hei (* 1994), badminton player from Hong Kong
- Lee Chun-heon (* 1980), South Korean modern pentathlon
- Lee Chun-pyo (born 1951), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Chun-sik (born 1944), South Korean weightlifter
- Lee Chun-soo (* 1981), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Chung-hui (* 1981), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Chung Man (* 1967), fencer from Hong Kong
- Lee Chung-ping (born 1949), Taiwanese athlete
- Lee Chung-yong (* 1988), South Korean soccer player
D.
- Lee Da-hae (* 1984), South Korean actress
- Lee Da-hye (* 1987), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Dae-ho (born 1982), South Korean baseball player
- Lee Dae-hoon (* 1992), South Korean Taekwondoin
- Lee Dae-myeong (* 1988), South Korean marksman
- Lee Dae-ro (* 1980), South Korean athlete
- Lee Deok-bun (* 1945), South Korean gymnast
- Lee Deuk-choon (born 1962), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Do-hui (* 1971), South Korean canoeist
- Lee Don-ku (* 1988), South Korean ice hockey player
- Lee Dong-gook (* 1979), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Dong-jun (film composer) (* 1967), South Korean film composer
- Lee Dong-jun (referee) (born 1983), South Korean football referee
- Lee Dong-jun (soccer player) (born 1997), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Dong-keun (* 1990), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Dong-keun (curler) (* 1979), South Korean curler
- Lee Dong-nyoung (* 1995), South Korean e-athlete
- Lee Dong-soo (* 1974), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Dong-uk (born 1974), South Korean baseball player
- Lee Dong-wook (* 1981), South Korean actor, television presenter and model
- Lee Du-yeon (* 1975), South Korean athlete
- Lee Duck-hee (* 1998), South Korean tennis player
- Lee Duk-hee (born 1953), South Korean tennis player
E.
- Lee Ek-son (*?), South Korean tennis player
- Lee Eon-yu (* 1977), South Korean basketball player
- Lee Eul-yong (* 1975), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Eun-byul (* 1991), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Eun-chul (* 1967), South Korean marksman
- Lee Eun-gyeong (volleyball player) (born 1961), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Eun-hee (* 1975), South Korean figure skater
- Lee Eun-hui (* 1979), South Korean judoka
- Lee Eun-ju (sports shooter) (* 1970), South Korean sports shooter
- Lee Eun-ju (1980-2005), South Korean actress
- Lee Eun-jung (* 1981), South Korean athlete
- Lee Eun-ku (born around 1962), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Eun-kyung (archer) (* 1972), South Korean archer
- Lee Eun-kyung (hockey player) (born 1972), South Korean hockey player
- Lee Eun-ok (* 1947), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Eun-sil (* 1976), South Korean table tennis player
- Lee Eun-woo (* 1983), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Eun-yeong (* 1974), South Korean hockey player
F.
- Lee Fu-An (* 1964), Taiwanese athlete
- Lee Fu-Hsiang (* 1960), Taiwanese racing cyclist
G
- Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (1924-2004), South Korean clergyman, Catholic bishop
- Lee Geon (* 1996), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Geun-seok (1917–1950), South Korean brigadier general
H
- Lee Hae-chan (* 1952), South Korean politician
- Lee Hai-kyung (* 1975), South Korean squash player
- Lee Hak-jong (born 1961), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Han (* 1970), South Korean film director and screenwriter
- Lee Han-bin (* 1988), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Han-sin (* 1988), South Korean skeleton pilot
- Lee Han-sup (born 1966), South Korean archer
- Joseph Lee Han-taek (* 1934), Korean clergyman
- Lee Hee-wan (1956-2011), South Korean volleyball coach
- Lee Heui-seong (* 1990), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Heung-sil (born 1961), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Heung-soon (* 1971), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Hi (* 1996), South Korean singer
- John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw (* 1933), Malaysian clergyman
- Lee Ho (* 1984), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Ho (soccer player, 1986) (born 1986), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Ho Ching (* 1992), Hong Kong-Chinese table tennis player
- Lee Ho-chol (1932-2016), South Korean writer
- Lee Ho-eung (* 1978), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Ho-suk (* 1986), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Ho-wang (born 1928), Korean medic
- Lee Hoe-taik (born 1946), South Korean football player and coach
- Lee Hoi-chang (* 1935), South Korean Prime Minister
- Lee Hong-koo (* 1934), South Korean politician and Prime Minister
- Lee Hong Kit (* 1997), Hong Kong-Chinese sprinter
- Lee Hong Lim (* 1983), football player for Hong Kong
- Lee Hong Kum (* 1955), South Korean microbiologist
- Lee Hsien Loong (* 1952), Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
- Lee Hsin-han (* 1988), Taiwanese tennis player
- Lee Hu-rak (1924–2009), South Korean secret service director
- Lee Huan (1917-2010), Taiwanese politician
- Lee Hup Wei (* 1987), Malaysian high jumper
- Lee Hye-jin (* 1992), South Korean track cyclist
- Lee Hye-kyoung (* 1960), South Korean writer
- Lee Hyo-jung (* 1981), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Hyori (* 1979), South Korean singer
- Lee Hyun-il (born 1980), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Hyun-jin (soccer player) (born 1984), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Hyun-jin (* 1987), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Hyun-woong (* 1988), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Hyung-chul (born 1969), South Korean boxer
- Lee Hyung-jae (* 1988), South Korean discus thrower
- Lee Hyung-taik (* 1976), South Korean tennis player
I.
- Lee In-bok (* 1984), South Korean biathlete
- Lee In-jae (* 1992), South Korean soccer player
- Lee In-jong (* 1982), South Korean Taekwondoin
- Lee In-young (* 1964), South Korean politician
J
- Lee Jae-dong (* 1990), South Korean e-athlete
- Lee Jae-ha (* 1992), South Korean sprinter
- Lee Jae-hyuk (* 1969), South Korean boxer
- Lee Jae-jin (born 1983), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Jae-myung (politician) (born 1964), South Korean politician
- Lee Jae-myung (soccer player) (born 1991), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jae-seong (* 1988), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jae-sung (* 1992), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jae-yong (* 1968), South Korean entrepreneur
- Lee Jang-ho (* 1945), South Korean film director
- Lee Jang-mi (* 1985), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jang-mi (badminton) (* 1994), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Jang-soo (born 1956), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Je-ha (born 1937), South Korean writer
- Lee Je-hoon (* 1984), South Korean actor
- Lee Jeong-beom (* 1971), South Korean film director
- Lee Jeong-geun (* 1994), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jeong-il (* 1990), South Korean natural track luge
- Lee Jeong-min (* 1976), South Korean tennis player
- Lee Ji-eun (actress, 1971) (born 1971), South Korean actress
- Lee Ji-eun (actress, 1978) (born 1978), South Korean actress
- Lee Ji-eun (soccer player) (* 1979), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Ji-eun (swimmer) (* 1989), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Ji-eun , real name of IU (singer) (* 1993), South Korean singer
- Lee Ji-eun (actress, 1999) (* 1999), South Korean actress
- Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, 1978) (* 1978), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, 1979) (* 1979), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, 1982) (* 1982), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Ji-hyun (squash player) (* 1993), South Korean squash player
- Lee Jin-hyun (born 1997), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jin-ki (* 1989), South Korean singer, see Onew
- Lee Jin-kwon (table tennis player) (* 1987), South Korean table tennis player
- Lee Jin-taek (* 1972), South Korean high jumper
- Lee Jong-boon (* 1982), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Jong-hwa (born 1963), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jong-min (soccer player, 1983) (born 1983), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jong-min (soccer player, 1987) (* 1987), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jong-min (swimmer) (* 1982), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Jong-min (tennis player) (born 1977), South Korean tennis player
- Lee Jong-suk (* 1989), South Korean actor
- Lee Jong-wook (1945-2006), South Korean WHO Secretary General
- Lee Joo Hyun (* around 1975), American badminton player
- Lee Joon Gi (born 1982), South Korean actor
- Lee Joon-ho (* 1965), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Jun-gil (* 1985), South Korean cross-country skier
- Lee Jun-hwan (* 1977), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Jun-ik (* 1959), South Korean film director and producer
- Lee Jun-ki (soccer player) (born 1982), South Korean soccer player
- Lee June-seo (* 2000), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Jung-baek (* 1986), South Korean wrestler
- Lee Jung-hoon (* 1993), South Korean e-athlete
- Lee Jung-hyun (* 1980), South Korean pop singer
- Lee Jung-il (born 1956), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jung-jae (born 1973), South Korean actor
- Lee Jung-mi (lawyer) (* 1962), South Korean judge
- Lee Jung-mi (politician) (* 1966), South Korean politician
- Lee Jung-mi (badminton) (* 1970), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Jung-seob (1916–1956), South Korean painter
- Lee Jung-sik (* 1985), South Korean biathlete and cross-country skier
- Lee Jung-soo (* 1980), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Jung-su (* 1989), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Jung-woo (* 1984), South Korean table tennis player
K
- Lee Ka-Yi (* 1993), Hong Kong squash player
- Lee Kang-in (* 2001), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Kang-jin (* 1986), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Kang-jo (born 1954), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Kang-heok (* 1985), South Korean speed skater
- Lee Kang-seok (* 1985), South Korean speed skater
- Lee Kang-seok (weightlifter) (* 1960), South Korean weightlifter
- Lee Kang-seok (boxer) (* 1967), South Korean boxer
- John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (born 1958), Taiwanese priest, Bishop of Hsinchu
- Lee Keon-pil (born 1985), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Keum-nam (* 1976), South Korean fencer
- Lee Keum-taek (born 1942), South Korean boxer
- Lee Keun-ho (born 1985), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Keun-su (born 1946), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Ki-bok (* 1995), South Korean curler
- Lee Ki-bum (born 1970), South Korean soccer player
- Peter Lee Ki-heon (* 1947), North Korean clergyman, Bishop of Uijongbu
- Lee Ki-ho (handball player) (* 1970), South Korean handball player
- Lee Ki-ho (* 1984), South Korean speed skater
- Lee Ki-hyung (* 1974), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Ki-jeong (* 1995), South Korean curler
- Lee Ki-keun (born 1965), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Ki-ro (* 1975), South Korean toboggan runner
- Lee Ki-sun (* 1966), South Korean handball player
- Lee Ki-yeol (born 1940), South Korean wrestler
- Lee Kil-yong , South Korean soccer player
- Lee Kin Tat (* ~ 1935), Singaporean badminton player
- Anthony Lee Kok Hin (* 1937), Malaysian priest
- Lee Kong-yu (* 1980), South Korean handball player
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015), Singaporean politician, Prime Minister
- Lawrence Lee Khui Fatt (* 1948), Swiss artist and poet, see Lawrence Lee
- Lee Kun-hee (born 1942), South Korean entrepreneur
- Lee Kwang-jin (* 1970), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Kwang-ik (* 1969), South Korean athlete
- Lee Kwang-jae (born 1941), South Korean gymnast
- Lee Kwang-ju (born 1938), South Korean boxer
- Lee Kwang-keun (* 1970), South Korean opera singer with a baritone voice
- Lee Kwang-nam (* 1966), South Korean handball player
- Lee Kwang-ro (* 1991), South Korean biathlete
- Lee Kwang-sun (* 1969), South Korean rower
- Lee Kwang-yeong (born 1946), South Korean figure skater
- Lee Kwang-ro (* 1991), South Korean biathlete
- Lee Kwi-yu (born 1972), South Korean hockey player
- Lee Kyeong-yeong (born 1960), South Korean actor
- Lee Kyoung-mi (* 1973), South Korean film director
- Lee Kyu-hyeok (* 1978), South Korean speed skater
- Lee Kyu-hyong (* 1997), South Korean sprinter
- Lee Kyu-ra (* 1989), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Kyu-ro (* 1988), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Kyung-choon , South Korean soccer player
- Lee Kyung-geun (* 1962), South Korean judoka
- Lee Kyung-hui (speed skater) (born 1958), South Korean speed skater
- Lee Kyung-hui (hockey player) (born 1970), South Korean hockey player
- Lee Kyung-hwan (1988–2012), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Kyung-nam (* 1980), South Korean speed skater
- Lee Kyung-seop (born 1922), South Korean weightlifter
- Lee Kyung-su (soccer player) (born 1973), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Kyung-su (volleyball player) (born 1979), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Kyung-won (* 1980), South Korean badminton player
L.
- Lee Lai-shan (* 1970), Chinese sailor (Hong Kong)
- Lee Lang , South Korean singer
- Lee Lim-saeng (born 1971), South Korean soccer player
M.
- Lee Man Tat (born 1929), entrepreneur and billionaire
- Lee Man-hee (Director) (1931–1975), South Korean film director
- Lee Man-hee (Shincheonji) (* 1931), Korean missionary
- Lee Matthew Shieh-Ming (* 1956), Taiwanese diplomat
- Lee Meng-chian (* 1981), Taiwanese soccer player
- Lee Meng Yean (* 1994), Malaysian badminton player
- Lee Mi-ok (* 1968), South Korean long-distance runner
- Lee Mi-kyung (* 1975), South Korean long-distance runner
- Lee Mi-yeon (born 1971), South Korean actress
- Lee Mi-young (* 1979), South Korean shot putter
- Lee Min-ah (* 1991), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Min-ho (born 1987), South Korean actor
- Lee Min-ji (* 1995), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Min-jung (* 1982), South Korean actress
- Lee Min-ki (born 1985), South Korean actor
- Lee Min-sung (born 1973), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Min-woo (born 1979), South Korean singer
- Lee Min-young (* 1991), South Korean soccer coach
- Lee Moon-young , South Korean soccer goalkeeper
- Lee Mou-Chou (* 1971), Taiwanese badminton player
- Lee Myung-bak (* 1941), South Korean politician, President of South Korea
- Lee Myung-hee (* 1969), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Myung-se (* 1957), South Korean film director
N
- Lee Na-eun (* 1999), South Korean singer and actress
- Lee Na-young (* 1979), South Korean actress
- Lee Nak-yon (* 1951), South Korean politician and Prime Minister
O
- Lee Ok-sung (* 1981), South Korean boxer
P
- Lee Pin-hsien (* 1989), Taiwanese soccer player
- Mark Lee Ping Bin (* 1954), Taiwanese cameraman
- Lee Pei-chi (* 1994), Taiwanese tennis player
Q
- Lee Quede , South Korean painter
R.
- Lee Re (* 2006), South Korean actress
S.
- Lee Sang-bok (* 1968), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Sang-chun (1954-2004), South Korean-American carom player
- Lee Sang-hee (* 1945), South Korean politician and general
- Lee Sang-ho (wrestler) (born 1963), South Korean wrestler
- Lee Sang-ho (composer) (* 1968), South Korean composer and arranger
- Lee Sang-ho (soccer player, 1981) (* 1981), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Sang-ho (soccer player, 1987) (born 1987), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Sang-ho (snowboarder) (born 1995), South Korean snowboarder
- Lee Sang-hun (* 1975), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Sang-hwa (* 1989), South Korean speed skater
- Lee Sang-hyeok (* 1996), South Korean e-athlete
- Lee Sang-il (* 1974), Japanese film director
- Lee Sang-joon (* 1992), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Sang-ki (* 1966), South Korean fencer
- Lee Sang-su (* 1990), South Korean table tennis player
- Lee Sang-yong (* 1981), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Sang-yoon (born 1969), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Sang-yun (born 1930), Korean tennis player
- Lee Sedol (* 1983), South Korean go-player
- Lee Seo-woo (1633–1709), Korean philosopher, poet, politician and artist
- Lee Seong-bok (* 1952), South Korean author
- Linus Lee Seong-hyo (* 1957), South Korean clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Suwon
- Lee Seul-gi (* 1995), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Seung-bae (* 1971), South Korean boxer
- Lee Seung-chul (born 1966), South Korean singer
- Lee Seung-hee (* 1970, South Korean artist and filmmaker, see Nikki S. Lee
- Lee Seung-hee (soccer player) (* 1988), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Seung-hoon (* 1988), South Korean speed skater
- Lee Seung-hoon (boxer) (born 1960), South Korean boxer
- Lee Seung-hyun (soccer player) (born 1985), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Seung-hyun, known as Seungri , (* 1990), South Korean singer
- Lee Seung-hyun (e-athlete) ( Life ; * 1997), South Korean e-athlete
- Lee Seung-jae (producer) , South Korean film producer
- Lee Seung-jae (short tracker) (* 1982), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Seung-jae (baseball player) (born 1983), South Korean baseball player
- Lee Seung-jae (tennis player) (born 1985), South Korean tennis player
- Lee Seung-ki (* 1988), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Seung-ryul (* 1989), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Seung-yun (* 1995), South Korean archer
- Lee Seung-yup (* 1984), South Korean ice hockey player
- Lee Shau Kee (* 1928), Chinese real estate entrepreneur
- Lee Sheng-Mu (* 1986), Taiwanese badminton player
- Lee Shui-Chang , Taiwanese tennis player
- Lee Si-young (* 1982), South Korean actress
- Lee So-hee (* 1994), South Korean badminton player
- Lee So-ra (* 1994), South Korean tennis player
- Lee So-young (* 1985), South Korean politician
- Lee Soo-bin (* 2000), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Soo-chul (1966-2011), South Korean soccer player and coach
- Lee Soo-hyuck (diplomat) (born 1949), South Korean politician and diplomat
- Lee Soo-hyuck (actor) (born 1988), South Korean model and actor
- Lee Soo-man (* 1952), South Korean singer, record producer and entrepreneur
- Lee Soo-sung (* 1939), South Korean politician and Prime Minister
- Lee Soon-deuk (* 1979), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Soon-ok (* 1947), North Korean human rights activist
- Lee Su-young (* 1989), South Korean biathlete
- Lee Suji (* 1998), South Korean pop singer
- Lee Su-jin (* 1977), South Korean film director
- Lee Suk-ho (* 1973), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Sun-hee (* 1978), South Korean Taekwondoin
- Lee Sun-won (born 1958), South Korean writer
- Lee Sun-young (* 1984), South Korean marathon runner
- Lee Sung-jae (born 1970), South Korean actor
- Lee Sung-jin (* 1985), South Korean archer
- Lee Sung-Yuan (* 1971), Taiwanese badminton player
- Lee Sung-U (born 1959), South Korean author
- Lee Sze Min (* 1979), football player for Hong Kong
T
- Lee Tae-ho (born 1961), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Tae-hong (born 1964), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Taemin (* 1993), South Korean singer, dancer and actor
- Lee Tae-yeop (born 1959), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Tai-lin (born 1985), Taiwanese soccer player
- Lee Teng-hui (* 1923), Taiwanese politician
- Lee Tong-won (*?), South Korean tennis player
- Travis Lee (* 1975), American baseball player
- Lee Tsuen Seng (* 1979), Malaysian badminton player
U
- Lee Ufan (* 1936), Korean painter and sculptor
- Lee Uh-hyeong (born 1966), South Korean football player and coach
- Lee Ungno (1904–1989), South Korean painter
V
- Virginia Man-Yee Lee , Chinese-American neuropathologist and immunobiologist
W.
- Lee Wai-Chin (*?), Malaysian tennis player
- Lee Wai Leng (* 1969), Malaysian badminton player
- Lee Wai Lim (* 1981), football player for Hong Kong
- Lee Wai Lun (* 1981), football player for Hong Kong
- Lee Wai Man (* 1973), Hong Kong football player
- Lee Wai-sze (* 1987), Chinese track cyclist (Hong Kong)
- Lee Wan (* 1984), South Korean actor
- Lee Wan Wah (* 1975), Malaysian badminton player
- Lee Wei Cheng (* 1985), Taiwanese racing cyclist
- Lee Wei-Jen (* 1975), Taiwanese badminton player
- Lee Won-young (* 1981), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Won-jae (soccer player, 1986) (born 1986), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Wong-jae (* 1986), South Korean cyclist
- Lee Woo-ryong (born 1961), South Korean tennis player
- Lee Woo-young (born 1973), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Woon-jae (* 1973), South Korean soccer goalkeeper
Y
- Lee Ya-hsuan (* 1995), Taiwanese tennis player
- Lee Yen Hui Kendrick (* 1984), Singaporean badminton player
- Lee Yeon-hee (* 1988), South Korean actress
- Lee Yeong-ae (born 1971), South Korean actress
- Lee Yeong-min (* 1973), South Korean-Argentine soccer player and soccer coach
- Lee Yong-dae (* 1988), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Yong-jin (born 1972), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Yong-jun (born 1985), South Korean ice hockey player
- Lee Yong-rae (* 1986), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Yoo-hyung (1911-2003), South Korean football player
- Lee Yoo-young (* 1989), South Korean actress
- Lee Yoon-chul (* 1982), South Korean hammer thrower
- Lee Yoon-ki (* 1965), South Korean film director and screenwriter
- Lee Youn-ho (Ambassador) , South Korean diplomat
- Lee Young-ah (* 1984), South Korean actress
- Lee Young-deok († 2010), South Korean politician
- Lee Young-ho (* 1992), South Korean e-athlete
- Lee Young-ik (born 1966), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Young-jin (born 1963), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Young-Jae (* 1951), South Korean ceramic artist
- Lee Young-ju , South Korean soccer player
- Lee Young-jun (born 1991), South Korean ice hockey player
- Lee Young-moo (born 1953), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Young-pyo (born 1977), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Young-sang (born 1967), South Korean soccer player
- Lee Young-soon (* ~ 1945), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Young-suk (* 1970), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Yo-won (* 1980), South Korean actress
- Lee Yubi (born 1990), South Korean actress
- Lee Yu-bin (* 2001), South Korean short tracker
- Lee Yu-won (* 1984), South Korean ice hockey player
- Lee Yul-woo (1967-2009), South Korean boxer
- Lee Yun-hwa (* 1985), South Korean badminton player
Z
Surname after (western)
A.
- Adruitha Lee , American hairdresser in the film
- Ae Hee Lee (* 1982), South Korean artist
- Ai-Ling Lee , sound engineer
- AJ Lee (* 1987), American wrestler
- Alan Lee (artist) (born 1947), British illustrator and film designer
- Alan Lee (soccer player) (born 1978), Irish soccer player
- Alan David Lee , Australian actor
- Albert Lee (born 1943), British guitarist
- Alexandre Lee (* 1977), Brazilian judoka
- Alexondra Lee (* 1975), American actress
- Alvin Lee (1944–2013), English blues guitarist
- Amasa Coleman Lee (1880–1962), American politician
- Amos Lee (* 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Amy Lee (* 1981), American singer
- Anders Lee (* 1990), American ice hockey player
- Andrea Lee (squash player) (* 1998), Malaysian squash player
- Andrew E. Lee (1847–1934), American politician
- Andy Lee (snooker player) , English / Chinese snooker player
- Andy Lee ( American football player ) (b.1982), American football player
- Andy Lee (boxer) (born 1984), Irish boxer
- Ang Lee (* 1954), Taiwanese director and screenwriter
- Ann Lee (1736–1784), British-American founder of the Shaker Christian free church
- Ann Lee (singer) (born 1967), British singer
- Anna Lee (actress) (1913-2004), American actress
- Annabel Lee (musician) , American musician, writer, translator and publisher
- Arthur Lee (politician) (1740–1792), American politician
- Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham (1868–1947), British officer, diplomat, politician and patron
- Arthur Lee (musician) (1945–2006), American rock musician
- Arthur Lee (basketball player) (born 1977), American basketball player
- Arya Lee , Iranian You-Tuber, see Jay & Arya
B.
- Barbara Lee (* 1946), American politician
- Barrie Lee († 2012), Scottish boxer
- BeeJay Lee (* 1993), American sprinter
- Belinda Lee (1935–1961), British actress
- Ben Lee (singer-songwriter) (* 1978), Australian musician and actor
- Ben Lee (violinist) (* 1980), British violinist and composer
- Benjamin W. Lee (1935–1977), South Korean-American physicist
- Benny Lee (born 1965), American badminton player
- Bernard Lee (1908–1981), British actor
- Bernard Warburton-Lee (1895-1940), British officer
- Bill Lee ( American football player ) ( William Earl Lee ; 1911–1998), American football player
- Bill Lee (musician) ( William James Edwards Lee ; * 1928), American jazz musician
- Bill Lee (politician) (* 1959), American politician
- Billy Lee (around 1750–1828), slave of George Washington, see William Lee (slave)
- Billy Lee (Soccer Player, 1878) ( William Henry Lee ; 1878–1934), English soccer player
- Billy Lee (soccer player, 1919) ( William Richard Lee ; 1919–1996), English soccer player
- Billy Lee (musician) , American country musician
- Billy Lee (actor) (actually William Schlenaker ; 1929–1989), American actor
- Blair Lee III. (1916–1985), American politician
- Braden Lee (born 1983), New Zealand ice hockey player
- Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor
- Brandon Lee (musician) (* 1983), American jazz musician and university professor
- Brenda Lee (* 1944), American country singer
- Brian Lee (wrestler) (born 1966), American wrestler
- Brian Lee (ice hockey player, 1984) (born 1984), American ice hockey player
- Brian Lee (ice hockey player, 1987) (born 1987), American ice hockey player
- Brodie Lee (actually Jon Huber ; * 1979), American wrestler
- Brook Lee (* 1971), American beauty queen
- Brooke Nichole Lee (born 1989), Australian actress
- Brooklyn Lee (* 1989), American porn actress
- Bruce Lee (1940–1973), American actor
- Bud Lee (* 1955), American porn film producer
- Buddy Lee (* 1933), American actor, see Robert Fuller
- Butch Lee (born 1965), Puerto Rican basketball player
- Byron Lee (1935-2008), Jamaican musician
C.
- CS Lee (* 1971), South Korean actor and director
- Canada Lee (1907–1952), American actor and athlete
- Carol Ann Lee (* 1969), British writer
- Chang-Rae Lee (born 1965), American writer
- Charles Lee (1758–1815), American lawyer and politician
- Charles Lee (General) (1732–1782), British soldier and General in the Continental Army
- Charles Lee (cricketer) (1924-1999), English cricketer
- Charles Lee (geneticist) (* 1969), Korean-Canadian geneticist
- Charles Lee ( American football player ) (born 1977), American football player
- Charles Lee (basketball player) (born 1984), American basketball player
- Charles A. Lee (electrical engineer) (* 1922), American electrical engineer
- Charles A. Lee (athlete) (born 1977), American athlete
- Charles Freeman Lee (1927–1997), American jazz musician
- Charlie Lee (soccer player) (born 1987), English soccer player
- Charlie Lee (computer scientist) , American computer scientist
- Charlie Lee (squash player) (born 1998), English squash player
- Cheltzie Lee (* 1993), Australian figure skater
- Chen Kuen Lee (1914–2003), Chinese architect
- Chris Lee (basketball coach) , American basketball coach
- Chris Lee (film producer) (* around 1956), American film producer
- Chris Lee (politician, 1964) (born 1964), American politician (New York)
- Chris Lee (* 1975), American drummer, see downset.
- Chris Lee (ice hockey coach) (1980-2019), Canadian ice hockey coach
- Chris Lee (ice hockey player) (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
- Chris Lee (politician, 1981) (* 1981), American politician (Hawaii)
- Chris Lee (singer) (* 1982), Norwegian hip hop musician
- Chris Lee, stage name of Li Yuchun (* 1984), Chinese singer
- Christopher Lee (1922-2015), English actor
- Claudia Lee (* 1996), American actress, singer and songwriter
- Cliff Lee (* 1978), American baseball player
- Consuela Lee (1926–2009), American jazz musician and music teacher
- Cora Lee (* 1984), German singer, composer, lyricist and presenter
- Cory Lee (* 1984), Canadian singer and actress
- Courtney Lee (born 1985), American basketball player
- Chrissy Lee (* 1943), British drummer and base leader
- Curtis Lee (1939-2015), American rock singer
- Cynthia Lee Maughan (* 1949), American video artist
D.
- Dai-Keong Lee (1915-2005), Hawaiian composer
- Dal Joon Lee (1939-2010), American table tennis player
- Dale Lee (born 1991), football player for Montserrat
- Dan Lee (1969-2005), Canadian animator
- Daniel Lee (Director) , Hong Kong director and screenwriter
- Daniel Lee (cellist) (* 1980), American cellist
- Daniel Lee (Taekwondoin) , Uruguayan Taekwondoin
- Daniel Lee (swimmer) (* 1990), Sri Lankan swimmer
- Daniel Lee (ice hockey player) (born 1997), New Zealand ice hockey goalkeeper
- Daniel Chi Wo Lee (* 1977), triathlete from Hong Kong
- Daniel Curtis Lee (born 1991), American actor
- Danny Lee (special effects artist) (1919–2014), American special effects expert
- Danny Lee (boxer) (born 1940), British boxer
- Danny Lee (squash player) (born 1962), English squash player
- Danny Lee (rugby player) (born 1976), New Zealand rugby player
- Danny Lee Sau-Yin (* 1952), Hong Kong-Chinese actor, film producer, screenwriter, director, cameraman and showmaster
- Danny Jin-Myung Lee (* 1990), New Zealand golfer
- Dave Lee (pianist) (* 1926), British jazz musician and film composer
- Davey Lee (real name David Lea ; 1924-2008), American child actor
- David Lee (Officer) (1912-2004), British Air Force Officer
- David Lee (* 1926), English pianist, arranger and composer, see Dave Lee (pianist)
- David Lee (sound engineer, 1938) (1938–2008), Scottish-Canadian sound engineer
- David Lee (drummer) (* ≈1941), American jazz drummer
- David Lee (marksman) (born 1948), Canadian marksman
- David Lee (sound engineer, 1958) (* 1958), Australian sound engineer
- David Lee (Director) , American television producer, director and screenwriter
- David Lee (athlete) (born 1959), American athlete
- David Lee (soccer player, 1967) (born 1967), English soccer player
- David Lee (soccer player, 1969) (born 1969), English soccer player
- David Lee (soccer player, 1980) (born 1980), English soccer player
- David Lee (volleyball player) (born 1982), American volleyball player
- David Lee (basketball player) (born 1983), American basketball player
- David Morris Lee (* 1931), American physicist
- David Russell Lee (philologist) (1869–1933), American classical philologist
- David Russell Lee , known as Joey Negro (* 1964), British DJ and music producer
- Dee C Lee (real name Diane Catherine Sealey ; born 1961), English singer
- Della Lee , Singaporean squash player
- Dennis Beynon Lee (born 1939), Canadian poet, critic and editor
- Derrek Lee (* 1975), American baseball player
- Desmond Lee (* 1976), Singaporean politician
- Devon Lee (* 1975), American porn actress
- Dexter Lee (born 1991), Jamaican sprinter
- Dickey Lee (born 1936), American singer
- Dixie Lee (1911–1952), American actress and singer
- Donna Lee (* 1960), American hockey player
- Doris Lee (1905–1983), American painter
- Douglas Lee (* 1977), British dancer and choreographer
- Duke R. Lee (1881–1959), American actor
- Dwane Lee (* 1979), Grenadian football player
E.
- Edward Lee (billiard player) (1905–1969), American billiard player
- Edward Lee (basketball player) (born 1925), Chinese basketball player
- Edward Lee (* 1957), American author
- Edwin Gray Lee (1836–1870), American brigadier general
- Edwin M. Lee (1952–2017), American politician
- Elizabeth Blair Lee (1818–1906), American contemporary witness of the Civil War
- Ella Lee (* 2003), German actress
- Ellie Lee (* 1969), British sociologist
- Elmer T. Lee (1919–2013), master distiller for bourbon whiskey
- Erastus Lee (1916-2006), British-American engineer
- Eric Lee (born 1922), British football player
- Eugene Lee (1933-2005), American child actor
- Eun-Jeung Lee (* 1963), South Korean Koreanist
- Euna Lee (* 1972), American journalist
- Eva Lee (* 1986), American badminton player
- Ezell Lee (1938–2012), American politician
F.
- Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), American Confederate general
- Florence Lee (1864–1933), American actress
- Florence Lee (1888–1962), American actress
- Fonda Lee (* 1979), American science fiction and fantasy author
- Frances Glessner Lee (1878–1962), American forensic scientist
- Francis Lee (Director) (born 1969), English film actor, film director and screenwriter
- Francis Joseph Lee (1857–1909), English chess player
- Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734–1797), American politician
- Francis Preston Blair Lee (1857–1944), American politician
- Franny Lee (born 1944), English football player
- Frank H. Lee (1873–1952), American politician
- Freddie Fingers Lee (1937-2014), British rockabilly singer and pianist
- Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton (1906–1984), British trade union official and politician (Labor Party)
G
- Gabriel Warton Lee (1880-1928), Scottish geologist
- Gary Lee (journalist) (* 1956), American journalist
- Gary Lee ( American football player ) (born 1965), American football player
- Gary A. Lee (* 1933), American politician
- Gary Yia Lee (* 1949), Australian anthropologist
- Geddy Lee (actually Gary Lee Weinrib ; * 1953), Canadian musician
- Gee Hye Lee (* 1977), South Korean jazz musician
- Gentry Lee (born 1942), American author
- George Lee (politician) (around 1700–1758), English politician
- George Lee (athlete) (1886– ??), British long-distance runner
- George Lee (actor) (1939–2006), American actor
- George Lee (pilot) , British Royal Air Force pilot and glider pilot
- George E. Lee (1896–1958), American musician and band leader
- George P. Lee (1943-2010), American Mormon
- George Washington Custis Lee (1832–1913), American Confederate general
- Georgia Lee (around 1921-2010), Australian singer
- Georgina Lee (* 1981), British swimmer
- Gideon Lee (1778–1841), American politician
- Gordon Lee (politician) (1859–1927), American politician
- Gordon Lee (soccer player) (born 1934), English soccer player and coach
- Gordon Lee (pianist) (* 1953), American jazz musician
- Grant Lee (born 1961), Australian soccer player
- Gregory S. Lee (* 1951), American basketball and beach volleyball player
- Greta Lee (* 1982 or 1983), American actress
- Gwilym Lee (born 1983), British actor
- Gypsy Rose Lee (1911–1970), American dancer, actress, and writer
- Gwen Lee (1904–1961), American actress
H
- Ha Young Lee (* 1975), South Korean singer (soprano)
- Hana Mae Lee , Korean-American actress, model, comedian, and fashion designer
- Hannelore Lee-Jahnke (* 1945), Swiss linguist and translation scholar
- Harold Arthur Lee-Dillon (1844–1932), British arms historian and curator
- Harold B. Lee (1899–1973), American President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Harper Lee (1926-2016), American writer
- Harriet Lee (1757-1851), English writer
- Harry Lee (track and field athlete) (1877-1937), American track and field athlete
- Harry Lee (tennis player) (1907– ??) British tennis player
- Harry Lee , alternative name of Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), Singaporean politician
- Harry Lee (Sheriff) (* 1932), American sheriff
- Henry Lee (forensic scientist) (* 1938), American forensic scientist
- Henry Lee III (1756–1818), American officer and governor
- Henry AG Lee († 1851), American politician
- Hermione Lee (* 1948), English author, critic and literary scholar
- Hock Lai Lee (* around 1980), American-Malaysian badminton player
- Hoesung Lee (* 1945), South Korean economist
- Hoon Lee (born 1973), American actor
- Howie Lee (1929-2014), Canadian ice hockey player
- Hyapatia Lee (* 1960), American porn actress
- Hyrum Rex Lee (1910-2001), Governor of American Samoa
I.
- I-Yang Lee (* 1946), American physicist
- India Lee (* 1988), British triathlete
- Ivy Lee (1877–1934), American author and philanthropist
J
- J. Bracken Lee (1899–1996), American politician
- Jaap van der Lee († 2013), Dutch politician
- Jack Lee (football player, 1876) ( John Henry Lee ; 1876–1938), English football player
- Jack Lee (Soccer Player, 1890) ( John Lee ; 1890–1955), English soccer player
- Jack Lee (soccer player, 1903) ( John William Lee ; 1903–1990), English soccer player
- Jack Lee (Director) ( Wilfrid John Raymond Lee ; 1913–2002), British film director
- Jack Lee (football player, 1920) ( John Lee ; 1920–1995), English football player
- Jack Lee (musician) (born 1952), American songwriter and musician
- Jackie Lee (soccer player) (1920–1995), English soccer player
- Jackie Lee (1928–2008), pseudonym of the US singer and songwriter Earl Nelson (singer)
- Jackie Lee (singer) (born 1936), Irish singer
- Jackie Lee (country singer) (born 1991), American country singer and songwriter
- Jake E. Lee (* 1957), American metal guitarist
- James B. Lee († 2015), American banker
- James Kyson Lee (* 1975), American actor
- Janet Lee (born 1976), Taiwanese tennis player
- Janice YK Lee (* 1972), American author
- Jason Lee (missionary) (1803-1845) American missionary
- Jason Lee (actor) (born 1970), American actor
- Jason Lee (hockey player) (born 1970), British hockey player
- Jason Lee (soccer player) (born 1971), English soccer player
- Jason Scott Lee (born 1966), American actor
- Jeanne Lee (1939–2000), American singer, choreographer and author
- Jeannie T. Lee , Professor of Genetics and Pathology
- Jee-Eun Franziska Lee (* 1988), Korean pianist
- Jefferson Lee , Australian university professor
- Jeffrey Lee (* 1971), last Aboriginal leader of the Mirarr and landowner
- Jena Lee (* 1987), French singer and songwriter
- Jennie Lee (1904–1988), Scottish politician (Labor Party)
- Jennifer Lee (* 1971), American director, screenwriter and film producer
- Jihyun Cecilia Lee (* 1989), Korean opera singer with a soprano voice
- Jim Lee (* 1964), American comic artist and publisher
- Jimmy Lee Fautheree (1934-2004), American musician
- Jimmy Lee Jr. , American actor
- Jiz Lee (* 1980), American porn actress, actress and author
- Joe Lee (* 1989), English squash player
- John Lee (astronomer) (1783–1866) British astronomer
- John Lee (politician, 1788) (1788–1871), American politician
- John Lee (politician, 1927) (born 1927), British lawyer and politician (Labor Party)
- John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford (born 1942), British politician
- John Lee (bassist) (born 1952), American bass guitarist
- John Lee (cinematographer) , British cinematographer
- John A. Lee (1891–1982), New Zealand politician and writer
- John Adams Lee (1851–1928), American politician
- John C. Lee (1828-1891), American politician
- John M. Lee (Admiral) ( John Marshall Lee ; 1914–2003), American Vice Admiral
- John M. Lee (Journalist) ( John Marshall Lee Jr .; 1930–2009), American journalist and editor
- John M. Lee (mathematician) ( John Marshall Lee ; * 1950), American mathematician
- Johnny Lee (born 1946), American country musician
- Joie Lee (born 1962), American actress
- Jonna Lee (* 1981), Swedish singer, producer and creative director
- Joshua Lee (1783–1842), American politician
- Joshua B. Lee (1892–1967), American politician
- Julia Lee (musician) (1902–1958), American jazz and blues musician
- Julia Lee (actress) (* 1979), American actress
- Julianne Lee (* 1956), American actress and journalist
K
- KY Lee (born 1952), Taiwanese manager
- Keiko Lee (* 1965), Japanese jazz singer
- Keith Lee (* 1984), American wrestler
- Kent Lee (1923-2017), American Vice Admiral
- Keiran Lee (* 1984), American actor and film director
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner (* 1966), Canadian ski racer
- Kevin Hargreaves Lee (1941-2001), Australian Graecist
- Ki Hong Lee (* 1986), American actor
- Kieran Lee (* 1988), English soccer player
- Kwang Lee (* 1970), painter
- Kyung-Yung Lee (* 1966), South Korean strawweight boxer
L.
- Larry Lee (1943–2007), American guitarist
- Laurie Lee (1914-1997), English poet
- Lawrence Lee ( Lawrence Lee Khui Fatt ; * 1948), Swiss artist and poet
- Leapy Lee (born 1939), British singer
- Leslie Lee († 2014), American playwright
- Lester Lee (1903–1956), American composer
- Lila Lee (1901–1973), American actress
- Lilian Lee (* 1959), Hong Kong Chinese writer
- Lindsay Lee-Waters (* 1977), American tennis player
- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (* 1953), British psychologist and Sufi teacher
- Lonnie Lee (born 1940), Australian singer
- Lorelei Lee (* 1981), American porn actress and screenwriter
- Louis (Lewis) Lee (1819-1896), German cellist
- Louis Lee Sing (* 1951), Trinidadian politician and mayor
M.
- M. Lindley Lee (1805–1876), American politician
- Malcolm Lee (basketball player) (born 1990), American basketball player
- Malcolm D. Lee (* 1970), American screenwriter and director
- Manfred B. Lee (1905–1971), American crime novelist, see Ellery Queen
- Marc Lee (* 1969), Swiss media artist
- Marchy Lee (* 1976), Hong Kong-Chinese racing driver
- Margaret Lee (born 1943), British actress
- Marie Myung-Ok Lee (* 1964), American writer and essayist
- Marjorie Lee (* ≈1920), American singer
- Mark Lee (actor) (born 1958), Australian actor
- Mark Lee (soccer player) (born 1979), English soccer player
- Mark Lee (ice hockey player) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mark C. Lee (* 1952), American astronaut
- Martin Lee (ice hockey player) , New Zealand ice hockey player
- Martin Lee (politician) (* 1938), Chinese politician from Hong Kong
- Martin Lee (tennis player) (born 1978), British tennis player
- Mary Lee (social reformer) (1821–1909), Irish-Australian social reformer
- Mary Lee (actress) (1924–1996), American actress
- Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (1808–1873), American wife of General Robert E. Lee
- Mary Digges Lee (1745–1805), American wife of Governor Thomas Sim Lee
- Mason Lee (* 1990), American actor
- Max Lee (* 1988), squash player from Hong Kong
- McKenzie Lee (* 1979), British porn actress
- Melissa Lee (* 1989), German fashion designer and web video producer
- Micah Lee , technology analyst, blogger
- Michael Lee (drummer) (1969-2008), British drummer
- Michael Lee (chess player) (* 1993), American chess player
- Michael Andrew Lee (* 1958), British speedway and long track driver
- Michele Lee (* 1942), American singer, dancer, actress and producer
- Mike Lee (* 1971), American lawyer and politician
- Minkyu Lee (* 1985/6), Korean animator
- Monika Lee (* 1994), American-Filipino soccer player
- Monique van der Lee (* 1973), Dutch judoka
- Morgan Lee (* 1993), American porn actress
- Muna Lee (author) (1895–1965), American writer, poet, and translator
- Muna Lee (athlete) (* 1981), American sprinter
- Murphy Lee (* 1979), American hip-hop musician
N
- N. Warner Lee (* 1937), American lawyer and politician
- Nana Lee (* 1985), Indonesian singer and actress
- Nathaniel Lee (1653-1692), English playwright
- Nathaniel Lee, Jr. (* 1989), American actor
- Neddy Lee (1878-1940), English football player
- Nela Lee (* 1980), German actress and presenter
- Nelson Lee (* 1975), Canadian actor
- Nikki S. Lee (* 1970), Korean-American multimedia artist
- Nina Lee (cellist) , American cellist
- Nina Lee (singer-songwriter) (* 2000), American singer-songwriter
- Noël Lee (1924–2013), American pianist
- Norvel Lee (1924-1992), American boxer
O
- Okkyung Lee (* 1975), South Korean cellist and composer
- Olivia Lee (born 1981), British actress
- Olly Lee (* 1991), English soccer player
- Orion Lee , British theater and film actor
- Oscar Lee Chong (born 1965), Chilean football player
P
- Pat Lee ( Patrick Lee ; * 1975), Canadian comic artist and publisher
- Patrick Lee (writer) (* 1976), American writer and screenwriter
- Patrick A. Lee (* 1946), American physicist
- Paul Lee , Canadian soccer player
- Peggy Lee (singer) (1920–2002), American singer and actress
- Peggy Lee (cellist) (* 1963), Canadian cellist
- Peter Lee (chess player) (* 1943), English chess player
- Peter Lee (computer scientist) (* 1960), American computer scientist
- Peter Lee (game designer) , game designer
- Peter Lee Ki-heon (* 1947), North Korean clergyman
- Peter Lee-Wright , British author and documentary filmmaker
- Peter H. Lee (* 1929), American Koreanist of Korean origin
- Peter-John Lee (* 1956), Canadian ice hockey player, coach and official
- Peyton Elizabeth Lee (* 2004), American actress
- Phil Lee (born 1943), British guitarist
- Philip Lee (cameraman) , cameraman
- Philip S. Lee (* 1944), Canadian chemist and politician
- Phillip Lee (* 1970), British politician (Conservatives, Liberal Democrats)
R.
- Ranee Lee (* 1942), American jazz singer
- Reggie Lee (* 1975), Filipino-American actor
- Reginald Lee (1870-1913), British navigator
- Rex Lee (born 1969), American actor
- Rex E. Lee (1935-1996), American lawyer
- Richard Lee (martial artist) (born 1933), American martial artist
- Richard Lee (activist) (born around 1963), American drug activist
- Richard Lee (soccer player) (* 1982), English soccer player
- Richard Bland Lee (1761–1827), American politician
- Richard Borshay Lee (* 1937), Canadian anthropologist
- Richard Henry Lee (1732–1794), American lawyer and politician, signatory of the Declaration of Independence
- Rita Lee (born 1947), Brazilian singer
- Rob Lee (born 1966), English football player
- Robert Arthur Lee , Australian inventor
- Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870), American general
- Robert Edwin Lee (1918–1994), American playwright and poet
- Robert Emmett Lee (1868-1916), American politician
- Robert Gordon Lee (born 1953), English soccer player, see Bob Lee
- Robert Martin Lee (* 1966), English soccer player, see Rob Lee
- Robert N. Lee (1890–1964), American screenwriter
- Robert Quincy Lee (1869–1930), American politician
- Robin Lee (1919–1997), American figure skater
- Robinne Lee (* 1974), American actress
- Roger Lee (* 1991), Bermuda football player
- Ronald Lee (writer) (born 1934), Canadian author, linguist and Roma activist
- Ronald Lee (actor) , American actor
- Ronald Lee (demographer) (* 1941), American demographer and economist
- Ronnie Lee , American MC, hardcore techno producer and label owner
- Rowland V. Lee (1891–1975), American film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer
- Roy Lee (* 1969), American film producer
- Russell Lee (1903–1986), American photographer
- Ruta Lee (born 1936), Canadian actress
- Ryan Lee (* 1996), American actor
- Ryol-li Lee (* 1982), Japanese boxer
S.
- S. Charles Lee (1899–1990), American architect
- Sammy Lee (choreographer) (1890–1968), American dancer, choreographer, and film director
- Sammy Lee (soccer player) (born 1959), English soccer player
- Sammy Lee (actor) , actor
- Sammy Lee (film producer) , film producer
- Sammy Lee (boxer) (* 1999), British or Welsh boxer
- Samuel Lee (Orientalist) (1783-1852), British Orientalist and clergyman
- Samuel Lee (water diver) (1920–2016), American water diver
- Samuel Phillips Lee (1812-1897), American Rear Admiral
- Sang Chun Lee (1954-2004), South Korean billiards player
- Sarah Lee (golfer) ( Sarah Jung Yeon Lee ; * 1979), South Korean golfer
- Sarah Lee (singer) (* around 1988), Austrian singer
- Sarah Lee (tennis player) (* 1993), American tennis player
- Sarah Wai-sze Lee (* 1987), track cyclist from Hong Kong, see Lee Wai-sze
- Scarlett Lee (born 1997), British singer
- Scott Lee (bassist) , American jazz bassist
- Scott Lee (violist) (* 1979), American violist and music teacher
- Scott Lee (canoeist) (born 1949), Canadian canoeist
- Scott Lee (soccer player) (born 1963), Australian soccer player
- Sean Lee (born 1986), American football player
- Sebastian Lee (1805–1887), cellist and composer
- Seog-Jeong Lee (* 1955), architect and urban planner
- Severn A. Lee (* 1988), Swiss fantasy author
- Shannon Lee (* 1969), American actress and businesswoman
- Sharon Lee (writer) (* 1952), American writer
- Sharon Lee (Judoka) (born 1963), British judoka
- Sharon Lee (singer) (born 1988), Hong Kong singer
- Sharon Lee (porn actress) (* 1988), French porn actress
- Sheila Jackson Lee (* 1950), American politician
- Sheryl Lee (* 1967), American actress
- Shih-Ying Lee (1918–2018), American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur
- Sidney Lee (1859-1926), British literary historian
- Silas Lee (1760-1814), American politician
- Soo Yeon Lee (* 1984), South Korean table tennis player, actress and model
- Sook-Yin Lee , Canadian rock singer, actress and director
- Sonny Lee (1904–1975), American jazz trombonist
- Sophia Lee (1750-1824), English writer
- Sophie Lee (* 1968), Australian actress and author
- Spike Lee (* 1957), American director and screenwriter
- Stan Lee (1922-2018), American comic book writer
- Stanley R. Lee (1928–1997), American copywriter and writer
- Starry Lee (* 1974), Chinese politician
- Stephanie Lee (* 1992), American basketball player
- Stephany Lee (* 1984), American wrestler
- Stephen Lee (actor) (1955-2014), American actor
- Stephen Lee (chemist) (* 1956), Chinese-American chemist
- Stephen Lee (snooker player) (born 1974), English snooker player
- Stephen Lee (short tracker) (* 1978), Australian short track runner
- Stephen Lee (ice hockey player) (born 1990), British ice hockey player
- Stephen Lee Bun Sang (* 1956), Chinese clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Hong Kong
- Stephen Dill Lee (1833–1908), American officer and politician
- Steve Lee (1963-2010), Swiss musician
- Steven Lee (* 1962), Australian ski racer
- Stewart Lee (* 1968), English stand-up comedian, writer and director
- Su-a Lee , Korean cellist
- Sung Hi Lee (* 1970), American actress and model
- Sunisa Lee (* 2003), American gymnast
- Susana Lee López (1948–2016), Cuban journalist
- Susie Lee (* 1966), American politician
T
- Tadanari Lee (* 1985), Japanese soccer player
- Tanith Lee (1947-2015), British author
- Thelma Lee , American actress and comedian
- Thomas Lee (politician) (around 1690–1750), American politician
- Thomas Lee (politician, 1780) (1780–1855), American politician (New Jersey)
- Thomas Lee (architect) (1794–1834), English architect
- Thomas Lee (Naturalist) (1858–1936), American banker, naturalist for the United States Fish Commission, and civil engineer.
- Thomas Lee , a pseudonym for a director who does not want to be named in his work, see Alan Smithee
- Thomas Sim Lee (1745–1819), American politician
- Tim Lee-Davey (* 1955), British racing car driver and racing team owner
- Tim Berners-Lee (* 1955), British computer scientist, founder of the World Wide Web
- Tommy Lee (born 1962), American rock musician
- Tony Lee (1934-2004), British jazz musician
- Tsung-Dao Lee (* 1926), American physicist
- Tyrone Lee (* 1987), American pop and R&B singer
- Tzyy-Sheng Lee (* 1965), Taiwanese composer
V
- Vanessa Lee Chester (* 1984), American actress
- Vincent Lee (* 1983), German songwriter, music producer and film composer
- Virginia Lee (* 1965), Australian rower
W.
- Orphan Lee (born 1959), Chinese actor
- Walter Lee (1874–1963), Australian politician
- Warren I. Lee (1876–1955), American politician
- Wei Cheng Lee (* 1985), Chinese racing cyclist
- Will Lee (actor) (1908–1982), American actor
- Will Lee (musician) (born 1952), American bass player, singer and composer
- Will Yun Lee (* 1971), American actor
- William Lee (inventor) (around 1563–1614), English theologian and inventor
- William Lee (slave) (also Billy Lee or Will Lee ; around 1750–1828), slave of George Washington
- William Lee (Bishop, 1875) (1875–1948), British clergyman, Bishop of Clifton
- William Lee (Bishop, 1941) (born 1941), Irish clergyman, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
- William C. Lee (1895–1948), American general
- William E. Lee (1882–1955), American lawyer and civil servant
- William Franklin Lee III (1929–2011), American musician and university professor
- William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (1837-1891), American general and politician
- William States Lee (1872–1934), American electrical engineer
- Willis A. Lee (1888–1945), American Vice Admiral and marksman
- Witness Lee (1905-1997), Chinese Christian preacher
Y
- Yasmin Lee (* 1984), American actress, model and porn actress
- Yoon Ha Lee (* 1979), American writer of science fiction and fantasy
- Yuan T. Lee (* 1936), Taiwanese chemist
Z
- Zenroy Lee (* 1992), football player for St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Zoe Lee (* 1985), British rower