Lee (Korean name)
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Lee is the second most common family name in Korea (after Kim). The name is sometimes also transliterated as Yi or Rhee. Yi is also a transliteration of the rarer family names 이 (異) and 이 (伊).
Famous Koreans with this family name:
- All the kings of the Joseon Dynasty
- The philosophers Yi Hwang and Yi I
- Admiral Yi Sunsin
- South Korea's first president Rhee Syngman
- Lee Byung Hun, actor
- The politician Lee Hoi-chang
- The pop singer Lee Hyo Ri of Fin KL
- The pop singer Lee Heejin of Baby VOX
- The singer Lee Minwoo of Shinhwa
- Lee Jung Hyun, singer
- Lee Na Young, actress
- Sung-Hi Lee, model
- Natasha Yi, model