Lee
- You might be looking for the wind direction lee. See Windward and leeward.
Lee may refer to:
Etymology
- Lee (English name), in English-speaking countries, a common family name and given name
- Lee (Korean name), the second most common Korean family name
- Lee, a common transliteration of Li (Chinese name)
- Lee, one of the original common Hmong surnames (see List of Hmong surnames)
- Ly could also be pronounced as "lee."
People
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Politics
- Ann Lee, leader of the Shaker movement
- Arthur Lee, delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia, early U.S. ambassador
- Barbara Lee, current U.S. Representative from California's 9th District
- Charles Lee (Attorney General), United States Attorney General
- Fitzhugh Lee, general, diplomat, and Governor of Virginia
- Francis Lightfoot Lee, delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia, Virginia senator
- Henry Lee (disambiguation)
- James Lee, Canadian politician
- John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford, British Liberal Democrat politician
- John A. Lee, New Zealand politician and writer
- John Michael Hubert Lee, retired Labour politician in the United Kingdom
- Lee Hsien Loong, third Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lee Teng-hui, first democratically elected President of the Republic of China
- Mary Lee (1821–1909), an Irish-Australian suffragist and social reformer in South Australia
- Richard Henry Lee, President of the Continental Congress
- Sheila Jackson-Lee, current U.S. Representative from Texas's 18th District
Music
- Albert Lee, English guitarist
- Amy Lynn Lee, American singer
- Ann Lee (singer), English pop singer
- Arthur Lee (musician), American frontman for Love
- Bill Lee (musician), American musician
- Brenda Lee, American singer
- David Lee Roth, American rock music singer
- Geddy Lee, Canadian rock music bass guitarist and singer
- Graham Lee (Australian musician), Australian rock musician and record producer
- Graham Lee (musician), Principal Trombone for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Lee Harding, Australian singer
- Lee Hyori, Korean pop singer
- Lee Ryan, British singer
- Lee Scratch Perry, Dub musician
- Peggy Lee, singer
- Lee (song), song by rock duo Tenacious D on their self-titled album.
Film and television
- Bernard Lee, actor best known for portraying M in the James Bond films
- Bobby Lee, a comedian on MADtv
- Brandon Lee, actor
- Bruce Lee, Chinese American martial artist and martial arts actor
- Christopher Lee, English actor
- Dorothy Lee, 1930s American actress-comedian
- Grace Lee Whitney, American actress
- Jason Lee, actor
- John Lee (actor), Australian actor
- John Rafter Lee, actor/voice actor who is best known for his portrayal of the mysterious Trevor Goodchild in Peter Chung's Æon Flux
- Lee Majors, American actor
- Lee Marvin, American actor
- Lee Meriwether, American actress who was Miss America 1955
- Lee Tergesen, American actor
- Lee Van Cleef, American actor
- Majel Lee Hundec (Majel Barrett), American actress and widow of television director/producer/writer Gene Roddenberry
- Richard R. Lee, San Francisco Bay Area TV producer, director and host for Sidewalks Entertainment
- SaRenna Lee, model and lesbian porn star
- Sophie Lee, Australian actress
- Spike Lee, African-American movie director
- Terry Farrell (actress), American actress
- Tommy Lee Jones, American actor
Literature
- Bill Lee (author), Chinese American writer and ex-member of the Joe Boys
- Harper Lee, American novelist
- Jae Lee, comic book artist
- Jim Lee, Korean American comic book artist and publisher
- John B. Lee, Canadian author and poet who is presently Poet Laureate of Brantford, Ontario
- Laurie Lee, English poet, novelist, and screenwriter
- Stan Lee, American writer and editor of comic books
Sports
- Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher), Major League Baseball player from 1934 to 1947
- Brett Lee, an Australian cricketer
- Derrek Lee, American baseball player
- Graham Lee (jockey), successful horse jockey in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
- Lee Trevino, American professional golfer
- Phillip Lee, an Australian rugby league player
- Richard Lee, an English goalkeeper for Watford FC
- Shane Lee, an Australian cricketer
- Stephen Lee, an English professional snooker player
- Young-Pyo Lee, South Korean fullback/wingback currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur
Military
- Charles Lee (general), a general in the American Revolutionary War
- Edwin Gray Lee, Confederate Brigadier general in the American Civil War
- Henry Lee, also called "Light Horse Harry Lee", cavalry officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, governor of Virginia
- John C. H. Lee, U.S. Army General
- Mary Anna Custis Lee, wife of General Robert E. Lee
- Robert E. Lee, Confederate general in the American Civil War
- Samuel Philips Lee, Union admiral in the American Civil War
- William C. Lee, American U.S. Army soldier and general
- William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Confederate cavalry general, planter, and member of the U.S. Congress
Religion
- Harold B. Lee, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Lee Strobel, Christian apologist
Crime
- Henry Lee (forensic scientist), one of the world's foremost forensic scientists
- John 'Babbacombe' Lee, English murderer
- Lee Harvey Oswald, presumed assassin of John F. Kennedy
Science and academia
- Alexander Lee, historian and political theorist
- Benjamin W. Lee, Korean American theoritical physicist
- Henry Lee (economist), political economist from Massachusetts
- John Lee (astronomer), English philanthropist, astronomer, mathematician, antiquarian and barrister
- John Lee (pathologist), English consultant histopathologist at Rotherham General Hospital
- John Lee (University Principal), the Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1840 to 1859
- Stephen Lee (chemist), Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University
Business
- Kai-Fu Lee, American information technology executive and founding president of Google China
- Lee Iacocca, former chairman of Chrysler Corporation
- Tim Berners Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and director of World Wide Web Consortium
- Patrick Lee, CFO and billionaire in Hong Kong. Owns a wealth of $1.7 billions as stated in the Forbes list.
Other people
- Ralph Lee, puppet-maker
- Robin Lee Graham, man who sailed around the world as a teenager
Fictional characters
- Rock Lee, fictional character from the popular anime/manga series Naruto
- Annabel Lee, the name of the last poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe
- Bill Lee (Stargate), fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
- Lee (Tenacious D), fictional character from Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
- Lee Chaolan, fictional character the Tekken games
- Linali Lee, fictional character from the anime/manga series D. Gray-man
- Lee Scoresby, fictional character in Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
- Lee Adama, fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica
- Jann Lee
Geography
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Great Britain
United States of America
- Lee, Massachusetts
- Lee, New Hampshire
- Lee, New York
- Lee County, Alabama
- Lee County, Arkansas
- Lee County, Florida
- Lee County, Georgia
- Lee County, Illinois
- Lee County, Iowa
- Lee County, Kentucky
- Lee County, Mississippi
- Lee County, North Carolina
- Lee County, South Carolina
- Lee County, Texas
- Lee County, Virginia
- Lee Township, Michigan
- Lee Township, Minnesota
- Lee Vining, California
- Fort Lee, New Jersey
- Fort Lee, Virginia
- Mount Lee, in California
Other geography
- Electoral district of Lee, in South Australia
- River Lee (Ireland)
Other uses
- Lee (Jeans), a clothing brand
- Lee University, private coeducational university located in Cleveland, Tennessee
- Lee waves, periodic changes of pressure in a stream of air when the wind moves over mountains
- Lee, potential tropical cyclone to occur in the Atlantic Ocean in 2011
- Lee eel, a cryptozoologic and palindromic creature
- "Lee", a song by Tenacious D from their 2001 album Tenacious D