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Famous people surnamed Yi (伊)

20 of the best-known people with the Yi (伊) surname, chosen by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them, listed by date of birth.

  • Yi Yin(伊尹)

    1647–1548 BC

    Chinese chancellor

  • Yi Heun-am(伊昕岩)

    850–918

    military personnel

  • Yi Shenzheng(伊审征)

    914–988

    Song dynasty person CBDB = 39695

  • Yi Cheng(伊乘)

    b. 1441

    politician

  • Yi Minsheng(伊敏生)

    b. 1506

    Ming dynasty politician CBDB=68470

  • Yi Zaiting(伊在庭)

    b. 1537

    Ming dynasty person CBDB = 294067

  • Yi Pi(伊辟)

    1623–1681

    Qing dynasty person CBDB = 56892

  • Yi Bingshou(伊秉绶)

    1754–1816

    YI BINGSHOU (1754 - 1815), Painter, calligrapher

  • Yee Chau-Sui(伊秋水)

    1904–1955

    Hong Kong actor

  • James Yi Lui(伊雷)

    1940–1999

    Hong Kong actor and director

  • Yi Tong(伊彤)

    b. 1967

    Chinese politician

  • Shirley Yee(伊雪莉)

    b. 1974

    singer, model

  • Yi Chunde(伊春德)

    b. 1975

    Chinese actress

  • Yi Yongchun(伊永春)

    b. 1982

    Chinese politician

  • Yi Xudi(伊绪帝)

    b. 1993

    Chinese rower

  • Yi Lingtao(伊凌涛)

    b. 2000

    Chinese Go player

  • Yi Ji(伊籍)

    3rd century Shu Han diplomat, writer and official

  • Yi Zhi(伊陟)

    politician

  • Yi Bo(伊馛)

    ?–459

    person, CBDB ID = 388449

  • Yi Guang(伊广)

    person, CBDB ID = 379626

Some entries have not been translated into English yet and are omitted.

Famous people with other surnames

People are members of the Chinese Wikipedia surname category, confirmed as people on Wikidata (CC0) and ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions that cover them. Dates and descriptions come from Wikidata.

Updated 2026-10-29