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Li Andersson
Li Andersson, born in Turku in 1987, is a Finnish Left Alliance politician who has served in the European Parliament since 2024 and chairs its Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Li Annie (李安妮)
Li Annie, also known as Annie Li, is a partner at HongShan (HSG) focused on healthcare investing, after roles at CBC Group and Bristol Myers Squibb.
Li Ao (2)
Li Ao (李翱) was a Tang dynasty scholar, poet, and official who rose to military governor of Shannan East and wrote the Fuxing shu, a treatise on human nature that anticipated Neo-Confucianism.
Li Auto
Li Auto (理想汽车), also known as Lixiang Auto, is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer founded by Li Xiang in 2015, known for extended-range family SUVs.
Li Bai (李白)
Li Bai (李白, 701–762), Tang dynasty romantic poet styled Taibai, called "poet immortal"; born to family from Suiye, raised in Jiangyou, Sichuan; served Xuanzong as Hanlin attendant, joined Prince Yong's failed campaign, known for haofang and piaoyi styles and for pairing with Du Fu.
Li Bai Strolling and Chanting Poetry
Li Bai Strolling and Chanting Poetry is a 13th-century ink hanging scroll by Liang Kai showing the Tang poet Li Bai, held in the Tokyo National Museum.
Li Baiyao
Li Baiyao (李百药, 565–648) was a Tang dynasty statesman, historian, and poet who compiled the Book of Northern Qi and persuaded Emperor Taizong to abandon feudal enfeoffment.
Li Baoyu
Li Baoyu (李抱玉, 703–777) was a Tang dynasty general, originally surnamed An, who held Fengxiang for over a decade and defended the capital region against Tibetan raiding under Emperor Daizong.
Li Bi
Li Bi (李賁) was a local man of Jiaozhou who rose against Liang dynasty rule, proclaimed himself emperor at Jiaozhi with his own officials, and was defeated and beheaded.
Li Bi (Southern Song scholar-official, 1159–1222)
Li Bi (李壁, 1159–1222) was a Southern Song scholar-official, sixth son of the historian Li Tao, who became Deputy Chancellor under Emperor Ningzong and wrote the only complete annotation of Wang Anshi's poetry.
Li Bi (Tang dynasty chancellor, 722–789)
Li Bi (李泌), courtesy name Changyuan, was a Tang dynasty historian, poet, and politician who advised four emperors and served as de facto chancellor under Dezong from 787 to 789.
Li Bian
Li Bian (李昪) was a warlord of the Wu state who founded Southern Tang in 937, becoming its first ruler after forcing the last Wu ruler's abdication.
Li Bin
Li Bin (李彬) was a Ming dynasty general enfeoffed as Marquis of Fengcheng, who fought in the Jingnan war and died garrisoning Jiaozhi in 1422.
Li Bing (李冰) (Qin)
Li Bing (李冰) was a Qin administrator and water engineer who, as governor of Shu Prefecture in Sichuan, built the damless Dujiangyan irrigation system around 256 BC.
Li Bingbing (李冰冰)
Li Bingbing (李冰冰), Chinese actress and singer, Shanghai Theatre Academy graduate and National Theatre of China actor; Best Actress winner at Singapore, Huabiao, Hundred Flowers, and Golden Horse awards; first Chinese UNEP Goodwill Ambassador.
Li Bingjie
Li Bingjie (李冰洁, born 2002) is a Chinese competitive swimmer from Baoding, Hebei, specializing in freestyle events across distances ranging from 200 m to 1,500 m.
Li Bo
Li Bo (李渤), courtesy name Junzhi, was a Tang dynasty official and remonstrator under Emperors Xianzong, Muzong, and Jingzong, known for blunt memorials on taxation and eunuchs.
Li Boguang (李柏光)
Li Boguang (李柏光), usually romanized Li Baiguang (1968–2018), was a Chinese human rights lawyer from Hunan who defended evicted farmers and house churches, won the NED 2008 Democracy Award, and died suddenly in a Nanjing military hospital.
Li Boyuan
Li Boyuan (1867–1906) was the pen name of Li Baojia, a late Qing novelist and newspaper pioneer who wrote Guanchang Xianxing Ji, one of the four great condemnation novels.
Li Cai Meiling family
The Li Cai Meiling family (李蔡美灵家族) is the Hong Kong family behind the Lee Kum Kee sauce group, founded in 1888 and today the world's largest oyster sauce maker.
Li Chang (Jin and Yuan dynasty scholar-official)
Li Chang (李昶, courtesy name Shidou) was a Chinese scholar-official of the Jin and Yuan dynasties who served Kublai Khan as Minister of Personnel and Rites.
Li Chang (Song dynasty official and scholar)
Li Chang (李常), courtesy name Gongze, was a Song dynasty official and scholar who opposed Wang Anshi's New Policies and rose to Minister of Revenue.
Li Changgeng
Li Changgeng (李长庚) was a Ming dynasty civil official from Macheng who supervised Liaodong war supplies from Tianjin and rose to Minister of Personnel under the Chongzhen Emperor.
Li Changren
Li Changren (黎昌仁) is a Chinese dental entrepreneur who founded Bybo Dental, one of China's largest private dental chains, after leaving a Jiangxi public hospital in 1993.
Li Chaobin
Li Chaobin (李朝斌), courtesy name Zhitang, was a Qing dynasty naval commander from Hunan who fought in the Taiping campaign and took Suzhou in 1863.
Li Chen (businessman)
Li Chen, also known as Chen Li, is a Shanghai-based pharmaceutical executive who founded Hua Medicine and developed the diabetes drug dorzagliatin, approved in China in 2022.
Li Chen (李晨) (actor)
Li Chen, also known as Jerry Li (李晨), is a Chinese actor, director, and producer born in Beijing in 1978, best known for Soldiers Sortie and Sky Hunter.
Li Chenfei
Li Chenfei (李宸妃) was a Song dynasty consort of Emperor Zhenzong and the birth mother of Emperor Renzong, honored as empress dowager only after her death.
Li Cheng
Li Cheng (李成) was a Song-dynasty military commander who turned warlord, was defeated by Song forces, and later served Da Qi and the Jin as a general.
Li Chengliang
Li Chengliang (李成梁, 1526–1618) was a Ming dynasty general who served twice as regional commander of Liaodong, was enfeoffed as Earl of Ningyuan, and won ten major frontier victories.