Famous people surnamed Li (李)
24 of the best-known people with the Li (李) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.
Li Si(李斯)
279–207 BCChinese politician of the Qin Dynasty
Li Bai(李白)
701–762Classical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (701–762)
Li Qingzhao(李清照)
1084–1155Chinese Song Dynasty poet, known as "the most talented woman in all ages"
Li Yu(李渔)
1611–1680Chinese writer（1611–1680）
Li Hongzhang(李鸿章)
1823–1901Chinese politician, general and diplomat; governor of Zhili of the late Qing dynasty; Trade Minister of the Beiyang Government (1823–1901)
Li Xiannian(李先念)
1909–19923rd President of the People's Republic of China (1909-1992)
Kuan Yew Lee(李光耀)
1923–20151st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
Lee Teng-hui(李登辉)
1923–20207-9th President of Republic of China(Taiwan) (1923-2020)
Li Ka-shing(李嘉诚)
b. 1928Hong Kong billionaire and entrepreneur
Yuan T. Lee(李远哲)
b. 1936Taiwanese chemist
Ang Lee(李安)
b. 1954Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1954)
Li Keqiang(李克强)
1955–2023Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023
Li Qiang(李强)
b. 1959Premier of the People's Republic of China since 2023
Jet Li(李连杰)
b. 1963Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor
Li Ning(李宁)
b. 1963Chinese artistic gymnast and entrepreneur (born 1963)
Brandon Lee(李国豪)
1965–1993American actor (1965–1993)
Jason Scott Lee(李截)
b. 1966American actor and martial artist
Li Bingbing(李冰冰)
b. 1973Chinese actress
Coco Lee(李玟)
1975–2023Hong Kong singer (1975–2023)
Fei-Fei Li(李飞飞)
b. 1976American computer scientist
Lee Chong Wei(李宗伟)
b. 1982Malaysian badminton player
Tadanari Lee(李忠成)
b. 1985Japanese association football player
Li Wenliang(李文亮)
1986–2020Chinese ophthalmologist known for warning about the coronavirus in December 2019 (1986-2020)
Li Ching-Yuen(李清云)
?–1933Chinese martial artist and herbalist who claimed extreme longevity