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Li or Lee is a common transliteration of a few Chinese family names. It can be a transliteration of 李 (pinyin Lǐ), the most common Chinese family name, or of other less common family names such as 黎 (Lí); 理 and 里 (Lǐ); 郦 （酈）, 栗, 厉 (厲), 力and 利 (Lì).
- About 7.9 percent of the Chinese population is surnamed 李. As of 2002, there were approximately 103 million people in China and 108 million worldwide with this surname. To date, this remains the world's most common surname.
Prominent people with family name 李
- The Li royals of the Tang Dynasty
- Li Ao, Taiwanese writer
- Li Er, philosopher during Zhou Dynasty
- Li Guofan, politician
- Li Hongzhang, (1823-1901), politician
- Li Hou Zhu, (931-978), poet
- Li Ka Shing, businessman
- Li Lu, businessman, former student protestor
- Li Lian-jie, known as Jet Li, (born 1963), Chinese martial arts fighter, actor
- Li Peng, politician
- Li Changchun, politician
- Li Po, poet
- Li Qingzhao, poet
- Li Shanyin, poet
- Li Si, prime minister of the Qin dynasty
- Li Yu, poet
- Bruce Lee, actor
- Ang Lee, film director
- Lee Teng-hui, politician
- Lee Kuan Yew, politician
- Li Ruihuan, politician
- Tsung-dao Lee, physicist
- Wen Ho Lee, physicist
- Yuan T. Lee, chemist
- Li Zicheng, Ming rebel
- Witness Lee, minister
Prominent people with family name 黎
Prominent people with family name 利
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