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Lee Irvin Smith
Lee Irvin Smith (1891–1973) was an American organic chemist who spent his forty-year career at the University of Minnesota and first synthesized the tocopherols, the vitamin E family.
Lee Isaac Chung
Lee Isaac Chung (born 1978, Denver) is a Korean-American film director raised on an Arkansas farm; director of Munyurangabo (2007), Oscar-nominated Minari (2020), and Universal's Twisters (2024).
Lee Israel
Lee Israel (Leonore Carol Israel, 1939-2014), American biographer of Tallulah Bankhead, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Estée Lauder who forged over 400 celebrity letters, was prosecuted by the FBI, and wrote the memoir Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb, born Leo Jacoby (1911–1976), American character actor; the original Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, Oscar-nominated for On the Waterfront and The Brothers Karamazov, and Judge Garth in The Virginian.
Lee Jae-myung (이재명)
Lee Jae-myung (이재명, 李在明), South Korean politician and former human rights lawyer, born 1963 in Andong; Seongnam mayor, Gyeonggi governor, and 21st president of South Korea since June 2025.
Lee Jae-sung (이재성)
Lee Jae-sung (이재성), born 1992, is a South Korean midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 since 2021, formerly Jeonbuk and Holstein Kiel; 105 South Korea caps, 15 goals, and World Cups 2018, 2022, 2026.
Lee Jae-wook (이재욱)
Lee Jae-wook (이재욱), born 1998 in Seoul, is a South Korean actor who debuted in Memories of the Alhambra (2018) and broke through as Jang Uk in Alchemy of Souls (2022); signed to Log Studio since June 2024, with military enlistment set for May 2026.
Lee Jae-yong (이재용)
Lee Jae-yong (이재용), also known as Jay Y. Lee, is the South Korean chairman of Samsung Electronics, who has led the Samsung group since 2014.
Lee Jae-yoon (이재윤)
Lee Jae-yoon (이재윤), born 1984, is a South Korean actor who debuted in Nonstop 5 (2004), known for Yawang, Heart to Heart, 12.12: The Day, jiu-jitsu skills, and Physical: 100 Season 2.
Lee Jaffe
Lee Jaffe (born 1950) is an American multimedia artist, photographer, musician, and author, known as the 'white Wailer' who lived with Bob Marley, produced Peter Tosh's Legalize It, and photographed Basquiat.
LEE JAIJIN
Lee Jai Jin (이재진) is a South Korean singer, dancer, and painter, main dancer and sub-rapper of the first-generation idol group Sechs Kies, which debuted in 1997.
Lee Je-hoon
Lee Je-hoon (이제훈, born 1984) is a South Korean actor known for Bleak Night, The Front Line, Architecture 101, Signal, Move to Heaven, and the Taxi Driver series, a two-time SBS Daesang winner who also co-founded Hardcut.
Lee Ji-ah (이지아)
Lee Ji-ah (이지아), legal name Kim Ji-ah, birth name Kim Sang-eun, is a South Korean actress born 1978, debuted 2007 in The Legend, famous for The Penthouse (2020-2021) and Queen of Divorce (2024), with Baeksang and SBS Drama Awards.
Lee Jin-hyuk
Lee Jin-hyuk (이진혁; born Lee Sung-joon) is a South Korean singer and actor who debuted in 2015 with UP10TION and has worked as a soloist and television actor since 2019.
Lee Jin-wook (이진욱)
Lee Jin-wook (이진욱, born 1981) is a South Korean actor with BH Entertainment, known for Nine: Nine Time Travels, Voice, Sweet Home, Squid Game, Miss Granny, and The Beauty Inside; distinct from actor Lee Dong-wook.
Lee Jing-ok
Lee Jing-ok (이징옥) was a Joseon military official who spent decades commanding the northeastern frontier against the Jurchen, then rose in arms after the 1453 coup.
Lee Johnson (footballer)
Lee Johnson (born 1981, Newmarket) is an English football manager and former midfielder for Yeovil, Bristol City, Hearts, and Kilmarnock; youngest EFL manager at 31 with Oldham, later Barnsley, Bristol City, Sunderland (EFL Trophy 2021), Hibernian, Fleetwood, and Lommel.
Lee Jong Uk
Lee Jong Uk (이종욱, born 1980, Seoul), also romanized Lee Jong-Wook, is a South Korean baseball outfielder of the Doosan Bears who won gold in men's baseball at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games; distinct from a K League footballer born 1999.
Lee Jong-hyun (이종현)
Lee Jong-hyun (이종현), born 1990 in Busan, is a South Korean former singer-guitarist and actor, founding lead guitarist and vocalist of CNBLUE until his 2019 withdrawal over the Jung Joon-young chatroom scandal; he later worked in beauty marketing.
Lee Jong-suk (이종석)
Lee Jong-suk (이종석, born 1989, Suwon) is a South Korean actor and former runway model; breakthrough in School 2013, 24.1% rating with I Can Hear Your Voice, enlisted February 2019, discharged January 2021, returned with Big Mouth (2022).
Lee Joo-ahn (이주안)
Lee Joo-ahn (이주안), birth name Lee Dong-min, born 1996, is a South Korean actor with YY Entertainment. Debut in SKY Castle (2018); known for Gong-gil in Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (2025) and first lead role in A Love Other Than Yours (2026).
Lee Joon (이창선)
Lee Joon (이준), born Lee Chang-sun (이창선) on February 7, 1988, in Seoul, is a South Korean actor and former MBLAQ member (debut 2009, Rain's protégé group). He left in 2014 to act in dramas and films including The Silent Sea and The Escape of the Seven.
Lee Joon-gi (이준기)
Lee Joon-gi (이준기, 李准基), South Korean actor born 1982 in Busan; broke through as Gong-gil in King and the Clown (2005), starred in Iljimae, Moon Lovers, Flower of Evil, and the 2026 Fuji TV co-production kiDnap GAME; Namoo Actors.
Lee Joon-gi filmography
Lee Joon-gi (이준기) filmography: South Korean actor born 1982 in Busan, known for The King and the Clown (2005), My Girl, Moon Lovers, Flower of Evil, and Again My Life, with Japanese, Chinese, and Hollywood credits and 2026–2027 projects Kidnap Game and Dochabi.
Lee Joon-hyuk (이준혁) (actor, born 1984)
Lee Joon-hyuk (이준혁, born 1984) is a South Korean actor of Ace Factory, known for City Hunter's prosecutor Kim Young-joo, Seo Dong-jae in Stranger, and villain roles in Along with the Gods and The Roundup: No Way Out.
Lee Joong-keun
Lee Joong-keun (이중근), born 1941, is a South Korean businessman who founded Booyoung Group in 1983 and chairs it; the construction group has supplied about 300,000 housing units nationwide.
Lee Juck
Lee Juck (이적) is a South Korean singer-songwriter who debuted in 1995 with the duo Panic and has recorded as a solo artist since the late 1990s.
Lee Jun Ho
Lee Jun Ho (이준호), born 1965, South Korean short track speed skater; 1992 Olympic relay gold and 1,000 m bronze, 1990 overall world champion; distinct from the gymnast Lee Jun-Ho born 1995.
Lee Jung-eun (이정은) (actress)
Lee Jung-eun (이정은), born 1970, is the South Korean actress (not the badminton player) who played housekeeper Moon-gwang in Parasite (2019), winning Blue Dragon and Grand Bell supporting-actress awards after a stage career from 1991.
Lee Jung-hyun (이정현)
Lee Jung-hyun (이정현), born 1980, is a South Korean singer-actress, also known as AVA, not the basketball player. She debuted in A Petal (1996), won Best New Actress awards, then led Korea's 1999 techno craze with 'Wa'.