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Li Tang
Li Tang (李唐, c. 1049–1130) was a Chinese court painter of the Northern and Southern Song dynasties, first of the Four Masters of the Southern Song academy.
Li Tao (Later Han and Song chancellor)
Li Tao (李涛), courtesy name Xinchen, was a Chinese official who served five successive regimes, becoming chancellor of Later Han and Minister of War under the first Song emperor.
Li Tao (Song dynasty historian and official)
Li Tao (李焘, 1115–1184) was a Song dynasty historian and official who compiled the Long Draft Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror, a chronicle of the Northern Song.
Li Te
Li Te (李特) was a Ba-Di leader who rose against Jin dynasty rule in Yizhou, took Chengdu, proclaimed himself governor and grand general, and died in battle in 303.
Li Teng
Li Teng (李腾) is a Chinese synthetic biologist who co-founded Bluepha, a Beijing maker of biodegradable PHA plastics, and serves as one of its two leading executives.
Li Tianzuo
Li Tianzuo (李天祚) is a name attached to CBDB authority ID 41321, a record that instead concerns the Vietnamese emperor Lý Anh Tông, who died in 1175.
Li Tie (李铁)
Li Tie (李铁), born 1977, Chinese midfielder for Everton and Liaoning, 2002 World Cup player, China head coach 2019-2021; investigated in 2022, confessed to bribery and match-fixing, sentenced to 20 years in 2024 and banned for life in 2026.
Li Ting (olympedia 94200)
Li Ting (李婷), born 1980 in Hubei, Chinese tennis doubles specialist, Olympedia athlete 94200; won women's doubles gold at Athens 2004 with Sun Tiantian, China's first Olympic tennis gold; distinct from the 1987-born diver of the same name.
Li Ting (Tang dynasty general)
Li Ting (李听, 778–839) was a Tang dynasty general, son of the general Li Sheng, who served as military commissioner of Bining, Wuning, Fengxiang, Zhongwu, and Hezhong.
Li Ting (Yuan dynasty general and councilor)
Li Ting (李庭) was a Yuan dynasty general of Jurchen origin who fought in the conquest of the Southern Song and rose to Grand Councilor of the Secretariat.
Li Tingji
Li Tingji (李廷机) was a Ming dynasty official from Jinjiang, Fujian, who served the Wanli Emperor as Minister of Rites and grand secretary until his death in 1616.
Li Tong
Li Tong (李通), courtesy name Ciyuan, was an Eastern Han general and statesman from Nanyang who helped launch the Han restoration and died in AD 42.
Li Wei (venture capitalist)
Li Wei (厉伟, born 1963) is a Chinese venture capitalist and founding partner of Songhe Capital in Shenzhen, an early backer of BGI, DJI, and SenseTime who previously designed China's first convertible bond.
Li Wei the Magistrate (李卫当官)
李卫当官 (Li Wei the Magistrate), also 雍正王朝之李卫当官, is a 2001 Chinese 30-episode costume comedy directed by Zheng Jun, starring Xu Zheng as the illiterate Qing official Li Wei, with Chen Hao and Tang Guoqiang; Douban 7.7.
Li Weiguo
Li Weiguo (李卫国, born 1965) is a Chinese billionaire who founded Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology in 1995 and chairs it; Forbes estimated his net worth at $1.6 billion.
Li Wenliang (李文亮)
Li Wenliang (李文亮, 1986–2020) was a Wuhan Central Hospital ophthalmologist who warned classmates on WeChat on 30 December 2019 about SARS-like cases, was reprimanded by police for rumors, died of COVID-19 on 7 February 2020, and was posthumously declared a martyr.
Li Wentian
Li Wentian (李文田, 1834–1895) was a Qing dynasty official, scholar, and calligrapher from Shunde, Guangdong, who placed third in the 1859 palace examination and rose to vice minister of rites.
Li Wenwen
Li Wenwen (李雯雯), born 2000, Chinese super heavyweight weightlifter; double Olympic gold (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), world records 148/187/335 kg in +87 kg, nicknamed Big Baby.
Li Xian
Li Xian (李宪) was a Han-dynasty military commander who ruled Lujiang independently, declaring himself King of Huainan and then Son of Heaven before Emperor Guangwu defeated him.
Li Xian (李现) (actor)
Li Xian (李现), born 1991 in Hubei, is a Chinese actor and Beijing Film Academy graduate known for Tientsin Mystic, Go Go Squid!, Meet Yourself, and PADI ocean conservation work.
Li Xiande
Li Xiande (李仙德, born 1975) is a Chinese solar entrepreneur who founded JinkoSolar in 2006 and built it into the world's top solar panel maker, shipping over 400 GW cumulatively.
Li Xiang (Chinese entrepreneur)
Li Xiang (李想) is a Chinese serial entrepreneur who founded the automotive website Autohome and, in 2015, Li Auto, a Beijing-based extended-range electric vehicle maker that passed one million cumulative deliveries in 2024.
Li Xiangning
Li Xiangning (李香凝), Chinese figure skater born 2000 in Qiqihar; 2016 Youth Olympic team gold medalist and 22nd in women's singles at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
Li Xiannian (李先念)
Li Xiannian (李先念, 1909–1992), Hubei-born carpenter turned Communist leader, Long March commissar, Finance Minister 1954–1975, President of China 1983–1988, then CPPCC chairman until his death.
Li Xiaopeng
Li Xiaopeng (李小鹏), Chinese artistic gymnast born 1981 in Changsha, won four Olympic golds (parallel bars and team, 2000 and 2008) and eight world titles, China's most decorated gymnast.
Li Xiaoshuang
Li Xiaoshuang (李小双), Chinese gymnast born 1973 in Xiantao, Hubei; 1992 Olympic floor gold, 1996 all-around gold, China's first; twin brother Li Dashuang; later businessman and company director.
Li Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia (李晓霞), Chinese table tennis player, born 1988 in Anshan, Liaoning; 2012 Olympic singles and team champion, 2013 world champion, career Grand Slam, retired after Rio 2016 team gold.
Li Xiaozhong
Li Xiaozhong (李晓忠, born 1965) is a Chinese business executive who was president of Amoi Electronics, a Xiamen consumer electronics maker, from May 2000 to December 2007.
Li Xilie
Li Xilie (李希烈, died 786) was a Tang dynasty general who rose to military governor of Huaixi, rebelled against Emperor Dezong, and proclaimed himself emperor of Chu in 783.
Li Xilie's rebellion
Li Xilie's rebellion (李希烈之乱) was the revolt of Li Xilie, military commissioner of Huaixi, against Emperor Dezong's Tang court, ending when he proclaimed himself emperor of Chu at Bianzhou in 784.