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

See also

• Li (surname)
• List of Korea-related topics