Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Lee Jung-jae 2022 Squid Game 
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Martin Lee 1976 United Kingdom
Fictional Characters from Movies:
2 characters
Pippa Lee 2009 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Philomena Lee 2013 Philomena
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Richie Lee 2004 The Ballad of Richie Lee
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Parker Lee 2004 Veronica Mars
Davis Lee 2005 Surface
Lincoln Lee 2008 Fringe
David Lee 2009; 2017 The Good Wife; The Good Fight
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 physics, 1 chemistry
(physics) Lee Tsung-Dao 1957
(chemistry) Yuan T. Lee 1986
(physics) David Morris Lee 1996
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
14 actors, 1 actor/model, 1 entertainer
Lila Lee 1905-1973
Canada Lee 1907-1952
Gypsy Rose Lee 1911-1970
Christopher Lee 1922-2015
Ruta Lee 1935-
Bruce Lee 1940-1973
Brandon Lee 1965-1993
Sheryl Lee 1967-
Lee Jung-eun 1970-
Jason Lee 1970-
Ione Skye (a.k.a. Lee) 1970-
Lee Jung-jae 1972-
Lee Sun-kyun 1975-
Greta Lee 1983-
Abbey Lee 1987-
Lee Min-ho 1987-
Notable Athletes:
4 soccer, 1 badminton, 1 baseball, 1 e-sports, 1 gymnastics
(baseball) Carlos "El Caballo" Lee 1976-
(badminton) Lee Chong Wei 1982-
(soccer) Lee Keun-ho 1985-
(soccer) Lee Yong 1986-
(soccer) Lee Chung-yong 1988-
(soccer) Lee Bum-young 1989-
(e-sports) Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok 1996-
(gymnastics) Sunisa Lee 2003-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Lee Byung-chul 1910-1987
Lee Kun-hee 1942-2020
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors
Ang Lee 1954-
Spike Lee 1957-
Notable Military Figures:
1 general
Robert E. Lee 1807-1870
Notable Musicians:
7 singers
Peggy Lee 1920-2002
Brenda Lee 1944-
Kam Lee 1966-
Li Yuchun (a.k.a. Lee) 1984-
Lee Sun-mi 1992-
Lee "IU" Ji-eun 1993-
Swae Lee 1995-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 inventor, 1 physicist
Lee Tsung-Dao 1926-
Tim Berners-Lee 1955-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Stan Lee 1922-2018
Harper Lee 1926-2016
Olympic Medalists:
10 gold, 7 bronze, 6 silver, 2 gold/bronze, 2 silver/gold, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver
(bronze/gold/silver) Willis A. Lee 1920 shooting
(gold/bronze) Sammy Lee 1948; 1952 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(silver) Lee Mi-ja 1984 basketball
(silver) Lee Hyung-sook 1984 basketball
(gold) Lee Han-sup 1988 archery - team
(gold) Lee Eun-kyung 1992 archery - team
(silver) Lee Bong-ju 1996 marathon
(bronze) Travis Lee 1996 baseball
(bronze) Lee Byung-kyu 2000 baseball
(bronze) Lee Seung-ho 2000 baseball
(silver) Lee Dong-soo 2000; 2004 badminton doubles
(bronze/gold) Lee Seung-yeop 2000; 2008 baseball
(bronze/silver) Lee Kyung-won 2004; 2008 badminton doubles
(gold) Lee Jin-young 2008 baseball
(gold) Lee Jong-wook 2008 baseball
(gold) Lee Taek-keun 2008 baseball
(silver/gold) Lee Hyo-jung 2008 badminton doubles; badminton mixed doubles
(gold) Lee Chang-hwan 2008 archery - team
(gold) Lee Dae-ho 2008 baseball
(silver) Lee Chong Wei 2008; 2012; 2016 badminton singles
(bronze) Lee Jae-jin 2008 badminton doubles
(gold) Lee Yong-kyu 2008 baseball
(silver/gold) Lee Sung-jin 2004; 2012 archery - individual; archery - team
(bronze) Lee Wai Sze 2012 cycling - track
(gold/bronze) Lee Yong-dae 2008; 2012 badminton mixed doubles; badminton doubles
(bronze) Lee Bum-young 2012 football
(silver) Lee Dae-hoon 2012 taekwondo
(gold/silver) Lee Seung-hoon 2010; 2014 speed skating
(gold) Lee Seung-yun 2016 archery - team
(gold) Lee Yang 2020; 2024 badminton doubles
(bronze) Lee Zii Jia 2024 badminton singles
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Ang Lee 2006; 2013 Brokeback Mountain; Life of Pi
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 1959-1990 Singapore
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
Harold B. Lee 1972-1973 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Harper Lee 1961 To Kill a Mockingbird
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
3 musicians
Beverly Lee 1996 The Shirelles
Brenda Lee 2002
Geddy Lee 2013 Rush