| 李世民 | Lǐ Shì mín | Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649 |  |
| 李登辉 | Lǐ Dēng huī | Lee Teng-hui (1923-2020), Taiwanese politician, president of ROC 1988-2000 | |
| 李开复 | Lǐ Kāi fù | Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009 | |
| 李肇星 | Lǐ Zhào xīng | Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister | |
| 李逍遥 | lǐ xiāo yáo | Li | |
| 李鸿章 | Lǐ Hóng zhāng | Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat | |
| 李自成 | Lǐ Zì chéng | Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty | |
| 李清照 | Lǐ Qīng zhào | Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet | |
| 李长春 | Lǐ Cháng chūn | Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician | |
| 李岚清 | Lǐ Lán qīng | Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician | |
| 李时珍 | Lǐ Shí zhēn | Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4] | |
| 李斯特 | Lǐ sī tè | Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer / Joseph Lister (1883-1897), British surgeon and bacteriologist | |
| 李大钊 | Lǐ Dà zhāo | Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party | |
| 李宗仁 | Lǐ Zōng rén | Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction | |
| 李瑞环 | Lǐ Ruì huán | Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician | |
| 李洪志 | Lǐ Hóng zhì | Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1] | |
| 李源潮 | lǐ yuán cháo | Li Yuanchao (1950-), vice president of PRC from 2013-2018 | |
| 李泽楷 | Lǐ Zé kǎi | Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist | |
| 李光耀 | Lǐ Guāng yào | Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990 | |
| 李维斯 | Lǐ wéi sī | Levi's (brand) | |
| 李显龙 | Lǐ Xiǎn lóng | Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀[Li3 Guang1 yao4], prime minister from 2004 | |
| 李政道 | Lǐ Zhèng dào | Tsung-Dao Lee (1926-), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1957 Nobel laureate | |
| 李克强 | Lǐ Kè qiáng | Li Keqiang (1955-2023), PRC politician, premier 2013-2023 | |
| 李后主 | Lǐ Hòu zhǔ | Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜 | |
| 李四光 | Lǐ Sì guāng | Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration | |
| 李远哲 | Lǐ Yuǎn zhé | Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986 | |
| 李约瑟 | Lǐ Yuē sè | Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China | |
| 李舜臣 | Lǐ Shùn chén | Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders | |
| 李国豪 | Lǐ Guó háo | Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee | |
| 李富春 | Lǐ Fù chūn | Li Fuchun (1900-1975), Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician, served as Vice Premier of the PRC | |
| 李百药 | Lǐ Bǎi yào | Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書|北齐书 | |
| 李宝嘉 | Lǐ Bǎo jiā | Li Boyuan 李伯元 / or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记 | |
| 李冰冰 | Lǐ Bīng bīng | Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star | |
| 李伯元 | Lǐ Bó yuán | Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 / (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记 | |
| 李沧区 | Lǐ cāng qū | Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong | |
| 李昌镐 | Lǐ Chāng hào | Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player | |
| 李朝威 | Lǐ Cháo wēi | Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传 | |
| 李诚恩 | Lǐ Chéng ēn | Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009 | |
| 李承干 | lǐ chéng gān | Li | |
| 李成桂 | Lǐ Chéng guì | Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910) | |
| 李成江 | Lǐ Chéng jiāng | Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater | |
| 李承晚 | Lǐ Chéng wǎn | Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US-trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960 | |
| 李重茂 | Lǐ Chóng mào | Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝[Tang2 Shang1 Di4] (c. 695-715), reigned 710 | |
| 李存勗 | lǐ cún xù | Li | |
| 李代数 | Lǐ dài shù | Lie algebra (math.) | |
| 李德林 | Lǐ Dé lín | Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty | |
| 李尔王 | Lǐ ěr wáng | King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚 | |
| 李格非 | Lǐ Gé fēi | Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照 | |
| 李公朴 | Lǐ Gōng pǔ | Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946 | |
| 李怀远 | Lǐ Huái yuǎn | Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official | |
| 李会昌 | Lǐ Huì chāng | Lee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician | |
| 李嘉诚 | Lǐ Jiā chéng | Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman | |
| 李建成 | Lǐ Jiàn chéng | Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 / in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变 / Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy | |
| 李嘉欣 | Lǐ Jiā xīn | Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International | |
| 李劼人 | Lǐ Jié rén | Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist | |
| 李季兰 | Lǐ Jì Lán | Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶[Li3 Ye3] (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet | |
| 李连杰 | Lǐ Lián jié | Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director | |
| 李力持 | lǐ lì chí | Lee | |
| 李林甫 | Lǐ Lín fǔ | Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗 | |
| 李丽珊 | Lǐ Lì shān | Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong | |
| 李隆基 | Lǐ Lōng jī | personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] (685-762), reigned 712-756 | |
| 李绿园 | Lǐ Lu:4 yuán | Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯[Qi2 lu4 Deng1] | |
| 李明博 | Lǐ Míng bó | Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013 | |
| 李敏勇 | Lǐ Mǐn yǒng | Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet | |
| 李汝珍 | Lǐ Rǔ zhēn | Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 / or Flowers in the Mirror | |
| 李商隐 | Lǐ Shāng yǐn | Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet | |
| 李世绩 | lǐ shì jī | Li | |
| 李叔同 | Lǐ Shū tóng | Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4] after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] of 1911 | |
| 李天禄 | Lǐ Tiān lù | Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer | |
| 李天王 | Lǐ tiān wáng | the pagoda bearing god | |
| 李铁拐 | Lǐ Tiě guǎi | Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine | |
| 李娃传 | Lǐ Wá Zhuàn | Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bai2 Xing2 jian3] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot | |
| 李卫公 | Lǐ Wèi gōng | Li Wei Gong / Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] | |
| 李先念 | Lǐ Xiān niàn | Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician | |
| 李孝恭 | lǐ xiào gōng | Li | |
| 李小龙 | Lǐ Xiǎo lóng | Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert | |
| 李修贤 | Lǐ Xiū xián | Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director | |
| 李雪健 | Lǐ Xuě jiàn | Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor | |
| 李彦宏 | Lǐ Yàn hóng | Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company | |
| 李延寿 | Lǐ Yán shòu | Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 / and Northern Dynasties 北史 | |
| 李亚鹏 | Lǐ Yà péng | Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor | |
| 李英健 | lǐ yīng jiàn | Marchy | |
| 李英儒 | Lǐ Yīng rú | Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists | |
| 李元昊 | Lǐ Yuán hào | Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏[Xi1 Xia4] around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏[Ning2 xia4] | |
| 李宇春 | Lǐ Yǔ chūn | Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer | |
| 李云娜 | Lǐ Yún nà | Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009 / also written 李誠恩|李诚恩[Li3 Cheng2 en1] | |
| 李雨阳 | lǐ yǔ yáng | Eddie | |
| 李振藩 | Lǐ Zhèn fān | Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2] | |
| 李直夫 | Lǐ Zhí fū | Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] style | |
| 李志豪 | lǐ zhì háo | Lee | |
| 李致和 | lǐ zhì hé | Daniel | |
| 李宗盛 | Lǐ Zōng shèng | Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter | |
| 李代桃僵 | lǐ dài táo jiāng | lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb |  |
| 李氏朝鲜 | Lǐ shì Cháo xiǎn | Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910) | |
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