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Famous people surnamed Yi (易)

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

  • Yi Yuanji(易元吉)

    1000–1064

    11th-century painter (1000-1064)

  • Lucy Yi Zhenmei(易贞美)

    1815–1862

    Sichuanese catholic saint (1815-1862)

  • Ru Yi(易大厂)

    1874–1941

    Republic of China person CBDB = 82813

  • Yi Peiji(易培基)

    1880–1937

    Chinese politician and educator (1880–1937)

  • Yi Tso-lin(易作霖)

    1897–1945

    Chinese linguist, educator and philanthropist (1897-1945)

  • Chia-Shun Yih(易家训)

    1918–1997

    American engineer

  • Yi Lijun(易丽君)

    1934–2022

    Chinese translator

  • Yi Zhongtian(易中天)

    b. 1947

    Chinese scholar

  • Yi Jun(易军)

    b. 1951

    entrepreneur

  • Frankie Yick(易志明)

    b. 1953

    Hong Kong politician

  • Yi Gang(易纲)

    b. 1958

    Executive at People's Bank of China

  • Yi Lianhong(易炼红)

    b. 1959

    Chinese politician

  • Yee Chin-yen(易智言)

    b. 1959

    Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, actor

  • Yi Huiman(易会满)

    b. 1964

    Chinese politician

  • Yi Jet Qi(易桀齐)

    b. 1974

    Malaysian singer-songwriter

  • Yi Jianlian(易建联)

    b. 1987

    Chinese basketball player (born 1987)

  • Yi Li(易立)

    b. 1987

    Chinese basketball player (born 1987)

  • Yi Chu-huan(易楚寰)

    b. 1987

    tennis player

  • Yi Siling(易思玲)

    b. 1989

    sport shooter

  • Yi Baidi(易白荻)

    b. 1993

    Chinese footballer

  • Yi Jiaai(易嘉爱)

    b. 1995

    Chinese idol singer

  • Ian Yi(易恩)

    b. 1996

    Taiwanese singer and actor

  • Jackson Yee(易烊千玺)

    b. 2000

    Chinese singer and actor

  • Yi Fuxian(易富贤)

    Chinese medical researcher

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