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Lee Wan
Lee Wan (이완), born Kim Hyung-soo, is a South Korean actor born 1984 in Ulsan, younger brother of actress Kim Tae-hee. He debuted in Stairway to Heaven (2003) and is known for Tree of Heaven, Northern Limit Line, Our Gap-soon, and The Killing Vote.
Lee wave
A lee wave is a quasi-stationary atmospheric gravity wave that forms on the downwind side of a mountain range, often visible as stationary lenticular clouds.
Lee Weiner
Lee Weiner, Northwestern University sociology research assistant and MOBE marshal, was one of the Chicago Seven defendants acquitted of conspiracy and incendiary-device charges in the 1969 trial; later a political consultant and ADL worker.
Lee Wen
Lee Wen (1957–2019) was a Singaporean performance artist best known for Journey of a Yellow Man, parodying racial assumptions by performing with his body painted yellow.
Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood, English golfer, former World No. 1, 25 European Tour wins, 44 worldwide titles, 11 Ryder Cups, no major win, LIV Golf Majesticks GC co-captain.
Lee Williams (footballer, born 2007)
Lee Williams, also Williams Minh Hoàng, Lee Oliver Grant Williams (born 2007), English-born striker of Vietnamese mother who plays for Cong An Ho Chi Minh City in V.League 1 and, after 2026 naturalization, for Vietnam; 6 league goals in 2025/26 and assist and goal at the 2026 ASEAN Cup.
Lee Won Hui
Lee Won Hui (이원희, Lee Won-Hee), South Korean judoka born 1981: 2004 Athens Olympic gold and 2003 Osaka world title at -73 kg, 48-match win streak, first Korean judo grand slam.
Lee Woo-jung
Lee Woo-jung (이우정) is a South Korean TV screenwriter, main writer of the Reply series (1997, 1994, 1988) and Hospital Playlist, and writer of 1 Night 2 Days and Grandpas Over Flowers; distinct from the 1984-born film director of the same name.
Lee Yang
Lee Yang (李洋, born 1995, Taipei) is a retired Taiwanese badminton men's doubles player who won back-to-back Olympic golds with Wang Chi-Lin at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, a first for Chinese Taipei badminton, and retired in 2024.
Lee Yeon-hee (이연희)
Lee Yeon-hee (이연희) is a South Korean actress, born 1988, who entered the industry through SM Entertainment in 2001, debuted in Emperor of the Sea (2004), starred in A Millionaire's First Love, Miss Korea, and The Package, and married in 2020.
Lee Yeow Seng
Lee Yeow Seng is a Malaysian corporate executive, Group CEO of IOI Properties Group, the property arm of the IOI group founded by his father Lee Shin Cheng.
Lee Yo-won (이요원)
Lee Yo-won (이요원, born 1980) is a South Korean actress whose breakthrough films were Attack the Gas Station! (1999) and Take Care of My Cat (2001); her signature TV roles are Princess Deok-Man in Queen Seondeok (2009) and leads in 49 Days (2011) and Empire of Gold (2013).
Lee Yong Gyu
Lee Yong Gyu (이용규, Lee Yong-kyu), born 1985, South Korean KBO outfielder; 2008 Beijing Olympic baseball gold medalist, 397 career steals (sixth in KBO), three Golden Gloves; retired June 2026 after a DUI crash as Kiwoom player-coach.
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae (이용대, born 1988, Hwasun, South Korea) is a badminton doubles specialist, 2008 Olympic mixed doubles gold medalist, 2012 men's doubles bronze medalist, world No. 1 with four partners, and 2024 BWF Hall of Fame inductee.
Lee Yoo-mi
Lee Yoo-mi (이유미), born 1994 in Jeonju, is the South Korean actress who played Ji-yeong in Squid Game and Na-yeon in All of Us Are Dead, later leading Strong Girl Nam-soon and Netflix's You Killed Me.
Lee Yoo-young
Lee Yoo-young (이유영), born 1989 in Seoul, is a South Korean actress, Korea National University of Arts graduate, and ACE FACTORY client. Debut film Late Spring (2014) made her the first Korean actor to win Best Actress at the Milan International Film Festival; later films include The Treacherous, Yourself and Yours, and Diva.
Lee Yoon-ji
Lee Yoon-ji (이윤지), born 1984, South Korean actress with Namooactors; known for Goong, The Great King Sejong, Dream High, My Demon, and stage plays Proof, Closer, and Beginning.
Lee Young-ae (이영애)
Lee Young-ae (이영애), South Korean actress born 1971, the 'Oxygen Lady' Amorepacific model; star of Joint Security Area, Jewel in the Palace (57% peak rating, 90+ countries), and Lady Vengeance; 2025 stage return in Hedda Gabler.
Lee Young-pyo (이영표)
Lee Young-pyo (이영표, born 1977) is a South Korean former fullback, 127-cap international, 2002 World Cup semifinalist, PSV, Tottenham, Dortmund, Al-Hilal and Whitecaps player, now a commentator and Gangwon FC CEO.
Lee Yu-Hua
Lee Yu-Hua, also known as Yuhua Li, is a pharmaceutical scientist who co-founded Foresee Pharmaceuticals, a Taipei-based biopharmaceutical company, and serves as its Chief Technology Officer.
Lee Zeldin
Lee Zeldin, American attorney, Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, and former New York congressman (NY-1), is the 17th EPA Administrator, sworn in January 29, 2025, known for leading the Trump EPA's largest deregulatory effort, repealing the 2009 Endangerment Finding.
Lee Zii Jia
Lee Zii Jia (born 1998) is a Malaysian men's singles badminton player, 2021 All England champion over Viktor Axelsen, 2022 Asian champion, career-high world No. 2, and Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalist.
Lee Zou
Lee Zou is a molecular biologist who studies the DNA damage checkpoint, long at Harvard and Mass General, and chair of pharmacology and cancer biology at Duke since 2023.
Lee-Lueng Fu
Lee-Lueng Fu is a Taiwanese-American physical oceanographer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who led satellite altimetry missions measuring sea level, including TOPEX/Poseidon and SWOT, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2008.
Lee–Carter model
The Lee–Carter model is a statistical method that forecasts age-specific death rates and life expectancy, proposed by Ronald Lee and Lawrence Carter in 1992 and now the standard starting point for stochastic mortality forecasting.
Lee–Enfield
The Lee–Enfield, or Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), is a British bolt-action service rifle adopted in 1895; about 17 million were made and it served through both world wars.
Lee–Metford
The Lee–Metford, or Lee-Metford rifle, was a bolt-action magazine rifle adopted by the British Army in 1888, chambered for .303 British and replaced by the Lee-Enfield in 1895.
Lee's Summit
Lee's Summit, Missouri: Kansas City suburb in Jackson and Cass counties, founded 1865 as Strother by William B. Howard, renamed 1868 after Dr. J.P.G. Lea (misspelled Lee); sixth-largest Missouri city, about 107,500 residents.
Leea
Leea D.Royen is a genus of Old World tropical shrubs and small trees in Vitales, historically the monogeneric family Leeaceae, now placed in Vitaceae; about 34-70 species, tendrils absent, used in traditional medicine.
Leeann Tweeden
Leeann Velez Tweeden (born 1973, Manassas, Virginia) is an American radio anchor, sportscaster, and former model, KABC's McIntyre in the Morning news anchor, known for her 2017 accusation against Senator Al Franken over a 2006 USO tour.