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李长春 Lǐchángchūn

Li Changchun (b. 1944), PRC politician, member of the Politburo Standing Committee 2002–2012, overseeing ideology and propaganda

李威 LǐWēi #34,147

Li Wei / Lee Wei (b. 1980, Taiwanese actor and singer, star of the 2005 drama 《王子变青蛙》 The Prince Who Turns into a Frog) / Tang dynasty crown prince 李威 (628–675, posthumously Emperor Gaozong's son) / a common Chinese personal name

李云迪 Lǐyúndí

Li Yundi (b. 1982), Chinese classical pianist, youngest winner (age 18) of the Chopin International Piano Competition in 2000

李明 Lǐmíng #39,546

Li Ming (b. 1971), retired Chinese footballer who captained the national team and played in the 2002 World Cup / also an extremely common generic Chinese name used like 'John Smith' in textbook examples

李冲 Lǐchōng

Li Chong (Chinese name); historically Li Chong (450–498), Northern Wei statesman who designed the 三长制 (Three Chiefs) village administration system and played a key role in Emperor Xiaowen's sinicization reforms

李大钊 LǐDàzhāo

Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist thinker, co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party, executed by warlord Zhang Zuolin

李钢 LǐGāng

common modern Chinese name / historically often written 李纲 (Lǐ Gāng, 1083-1140), a Northern/Southern Song dynasty official who led the 1126 defense of Kaifeng against the Jurchens

李辉 Lǐhuī

Li Hui (common Chinese name) / notable bearers include Chinese diplomat Li Hui (b. 1953), former ambassador to Russia and China's special envoy for Eurasian affairs during the Russia-Ukraine war

李健 LǐJiàn

Li Jian (born 1974), Chinese singer-songwriter / known for his literary, folk-inflected ballads and for writing the song 传奇

李磊 LǐLěi

Li Lei (extremely common Chinese male name); Li Lei, the main boy character in the classic PEP English-language textbooks used in Chinese middle schools