List of people with surname Li

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This is a list of people with the surname Li (李). Lǐ is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 李 in Chinese character. It is one of the most common surnames in China and the world, shared by more than 93 million people in China, and more than 100 million worldwide.[1] It is often spelled as Lee in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and many overseas Chinese communities. In Macau, it is also spelled as Lei. It is also commonly spelled in Vietnam as Ly.

In history

Chinese

Vietnamese

Government, politics, military

Literature

  • Li Bai, Tang Dynasty poet, the most celebrated poet in Chinese history
  • Li Yannian (李延年), musician at Han Dynasty
  • Li Qingzhao, Song Dynasty female writer and poet
  • Li Shangyin, Tang Dynasty poet
  • Li Yu, or Li Houzhu, poet and last ruler of the Southern Tang kingdom
  • Li Yu, author, dramatist
  • Lie Kim Hok, a Dutch East Indies (Indonesian) author and social worker

Entertainment

  • Brandon Lee, Chinese-American actor, son of Bruce Lee
  • Lee Hoi-chuen, Cantonese opera singer and actor, Bruce Lee's father
  • Robert Lee, Hong Kong musician, younger brother of Bruce Lee

Business

Scholars, academics, scientists

Sport

Fictional characters

Other

References

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  3. ↑ Lee Chaolan in Tekkenpedia
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