李

In other languages

• German Li
• English Li
• Spanish Li
• French Li
• Korean 리
• Russian Ли
• Vietnamese Lý

Notable historical bearers

Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.

• Laozi579 BCE – 500 BCE

  6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism

• Li Bai701 – 762

  Classical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (701–762)

• Kuan Yew Lee1923 – 2015

  1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)

• Li Keqiang1955 – 2023

  Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023

• Tsung-Dao Lee1926 – 2024

  Chinese-American physicist (1926–2024)

• Li Wenliang1985 – 2020

  Chinese ophthalmologist known for warning about the coronavirus in December 2019 (1986-2020)

• Brandon Lee1965 – 1993

  American actor (1965–1993)

• Lee Teng-hui1923 – 2020

  7-9th President of Republic of China(Taiwan) (1923-2020)

• Emperor Taizong of Tang598 – 649

  Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty (598-649) (r. 626-649)

• Li Peng1928 – 2019

  4th Premier of the People's Republic of China (1928–2019)

• Emperor Gaozu of Tang566 – 635

  Founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty (566-635) (r. 618–626)

• Li Si280 BCE – 208 BCE

  Chinese politician of the Qin Dynasty

• Emperor Xuanzong of Tang685 – 762

  7th emperor of the Tang dynasty, reigning from 713 to 756 CE

• Ba Jin1904 – 2005

  Chinese novelist and anarchist activist (1904-2005)

• Li Xiannian1909 – 1992

  3rd President of the People's Republic of China (1909-1992)

• Li Qingzhao1084 – 1155

  Chinese Song Dynasty poet, known as "the most talented woman in all ages"

• Li Hongzhang1823 – 1901

  Chinese politician, general and diplomat; governor of Zhili of the late Qing dynasty; Trade Minister of the Beiyang Government (1823–1901)

• Li Yu1610 – 1680

  Chinese writer（1611–1680）

• Li Ching-Yuen1677 – 1933

  Chinese martial artist and herbalist who claimed extreme longevity

• Sunjong of the Korean Empire1874 – 1926

  The 2nd emperor of the Korean Empire. (1874–1926)

• Coco Lee1975 – 2023

  Hong Kong singer (1975–2023)

• Samak Sundaravej1935 – 2009

  Thai politician (1935-2009)

• Emperor Gaozong of Tang628 – 683

  Emperor of the Tang Dynasty (628-683) (r. 649-683)

• Li Dazhao1889 – 1927

  co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1889–1927)