List of people with surname Li

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 commonly spelled in Indonesia as Lie, and in Vietnam it is also spelled as Lý.

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

Business

Scholars, academics, scientists

Sport
  • Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian badminton player
  • Lee Lai Shan, professional windsurfer from Hong Kong
  • Li Cunxin, dancer
  • Li Huirong, Chinese long and triple jumper
  • Li Na, Chinese tennis player
  • Li Hang, Chinese professional snooker player
  • Li Zhe, Chinese tennis player

Fictional characters

Other
  • Li Ching-Yuen (李清雲), a Chinese herbalist and practitioner of Qigong, most widely known for his extreme longevity claim.
  • Li Yin, a Chinese painter, poet, and calligrapher during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, noted for her flowers and birds
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References
  1. "最新版百家姓排行榜出炉：王姓成中国第一大姓" [Latest surname ranking: Wang is the number one surname in China]. Xinhua News Agency. 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  2. Johnson, David. "The Last Years of a Great Clan: The Li Family of Chao Chün in Late T'ang and Early Sung." Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 37, no. 1 (1977): 5-102. doi:10.2307/2718666. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/2718666.
  3. Nor-Afidah Abd Rahman; Jane Wee (16 June 2006). "Lee Kong Chian". Singapore Infopedia. Singapore: National Library Board. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. Lee Chaolan Archived 2017-12-19 at the Wayback Machine in Tekkenpedia
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