Namesakes
Lee Jordan
(m) 
Harry Potter Characters
Noble Sissle
(middle name Lee) (m) 1889-1975
Notable Musicians
Lee Tracy
(m) 1898-1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lee Strasberg
(m) 1901-1982
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lee Patrick
(f) 1901-1982
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Levi Casey
(a.k.a. Lee) (m) 1904-1983
Olympic Medalists 1928 triple jump (silver)
Lee Barnes
(m) 1906-1970
Olympic Medalists 1924 pole vault (gold)
Lee Miller
(f) 1907-1977
Notable Journalists
Arthur Hunnicutt
(middle name Lee) (m) 1910-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Francis Johnson
(middle name Lee) (m) 1910-1997
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Lee J. Cobb
(m) 1911-1976
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Lee Hooker
(m) 1917-2001
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1991
Leland Merrill
(a.k.a. Lee) (m) 1920-2009
Olympic Medalists 1948 wrestling (bronze)
Lee Marvin
(m) 1924-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1966 Cat Ballou (actor)
Lee Van Cleef
(m) 1925-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charlie Byrd
(middle name Lee) (m) 1925-1999
Notable Musicians
Lee Grant
(f) c. 1926-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1976 Shampoo (actress)
Jackie Kennedy
(middle name Lee) (f) 1929-1994
American First Ladies 1961-1963
Bob Hawke
(middle name Lee) (m) 1929-2019
Australian Prime Ministers 1983-1991
Sheldon Lee Glashow
(m) 1932-
Nobel Prize Winners 1979 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Lee Calhoun
(m) 1933-1989
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 110 m hurdles (gold)
Tammy Grimes
(middle name Lee) (f) 1934-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Huff
(middle name Lee) (m) 1934-2021
Hall-of-Famers 1982 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Lee Meriwether
(f) 1935-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Jerry Lee Lewis
(m) 1935-2022
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986
Lee Remick
(f) 1935-1991
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Henry Lee Lucas
(m) 1936-2001
Notable Evildoers
Willie May
(middle name Lee) (m) 1936-2012
Olympic Medalists 1960 110 m hurdles (silver)
Chad Everett
(middle name Lee) (m) 1937-2012
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dick Cochran
(middle name Lee) (m) 1938-
Olympic Medalists 1960 discus throw (bronze)
Jim Kaat
(middle name Lee) (m) 1938-
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (baseball)
Lee Trevino
(m) 1939-
Notable Athletes (golf)
Lee Majors
(m) 1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lee Harvey Oswald
(m) 1939-1963
Notable Evildoers
Bobby Bell
(middle name Lee) (m) 1940-
Hall-of-Famers 1983 (football)
Bobby Hatfield
(middle name Lee) (m) 1940-2003
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 The Righteous Brothers
Bobbie Gentry
(middle name Lee) (f) 1942-
Grammy Award Winners 1968 (best new artist)
Bob Hayes
(middle name Lee) (m) 1942-2002
Hall-of-Famers 2009 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Olympic Medalists 1964 100 m; 4x100 m relay (gold)
Walter Williams
(middle name Lee) (m) 1943-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2005 The O'Jays
Tom Mack
(middle name Lee) (m) 1943-
Hall-of-Famers 1999 (football)
R. Lee Ermey
(m) 1944-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lee Sheriden
(m) 1944-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1976 United Kingdom
Jai Johanny Johanson
(middle name Lee) (m) 1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1995 The Allman Brothers Band
Tim Reid
(middle name Lee) (m) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ernie Hudson
(middle name Lee) (m) 1945-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Terri Stickles
(middle name Lee) (f) 1946-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 400 m freestyle (bronze)
Cynthia Goyette
(middle name Lee) (f) 1946-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Tommy Lee Jones
(m) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1994 The Fugitive (actor)
Lee Loughnane
(m) 1946-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2016 Chicago
Lee Evans
(m) 1947-2021
Olympic Medalists 1968 400 m; 4x400 m relay (gold)
Michael "Meat Loaf" Aday
(middle name Lee) (m) 1947-2022
Notable Musicians
Lynda Bellingham
(middle name Lee) (f) 1948-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Frank Beard
(middle name Lee) (m) 1949-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2004 ZZ Top
Dan Dierdorf
(middle name Lee) (m) 1949-
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (football)
Linda Gustavson
(middle name Lee) (f) 1949-
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze/silver/gold)
Lee Cronin
(m) 19xx-
Notable Filmmakers
Lee Maracle
(f) 1950-2021
Notable Writers
Richard McKinney
(middle name Lee) (m) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1984; 1988 archery - individual; archery - team (silver)
Geddy Lee
(middle name Lee) (m) 1953-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2013 Rush
Dana Schoenfield
(middle name Lee) (f) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (silver)
Kathie Lee Gifford
(f) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
David Lee Roth
(m) 1954-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2007 Van Halen
Lee Roy Selmon
(m) 1954-2011
Hall-of-Famers 1995 (football)
Rickie Lee Jones
(f) 1954-
Grammy Award Winners 1980 (best new artist)
Dan Harrigan
(middle name Lee) (m) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 200 m backstroke (bronze)
Lee Crystal
(m) 1956-2013
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Gary Figueroa
(middle name Lee) (m) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1984 water polo (silver)
Mike Bruner
(middle name Lee) (m) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Sheryl Lee Ralph
(f) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lee Smith
(m) 1957-
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (baseball)
Jennie Lee
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1958 Jennie Lee
Jakko Jakszyk
(middle name Lee) (m) 1958-
Notable Musicians
Jamie Lee Curtis
(f) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2023 Everything Everywhere All at Once (actress)
Lee
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1959 Stagger Lee
Susanna Hoffs
(middle name Lee) (f) 1959-
Notable Musicians
Ryan Stiles
(middle name Lee) (m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Dave Steen
(middle name Lee) (m) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1988 decathlon (bronze)
Brenda Strong
(middle name Lee) (f) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Debbie Flintoff-King
(middle name Lee) (f) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1988 400 m hurdles (gold)
Johnny Gray Jr.
(middle name Lee) (m) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1992 800 m (bronze)
Brenda Stauffer
(middle name Lee) (f) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 field hockey (bronze)
Elizabeth McGovern
(middle name Lee) (f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Brian Diemer
(middle name Lee) (m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 3000 m steeplechase (bronze)
Cliff Burton
(middle name Lee) (m) 1962-1986
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2009 Metallica
Carolyn Hennesy
(middle name Lee) (f) 1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kirk Hammett
(middle name Lee) (m) 1962-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2009 Metallica
Cynthia Woodhead
(middle name Lee) (f) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 200 m freestyle (silver)
Harry Reynolds Jr.
(middle name Lee) (m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1988 400 m; 4x400 m relay (silver/gold)
Garret Dillahunt
(middle name Lee) (m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lee DuMonde
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Kristin Davis
(middle name Lee) (f) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Danny Harris
(middle name Lee-) (m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1984 400 m hurdles (silver)
Lee Ann Womack
(f) 1966-
Notable Musicians
Amy White
(middle name Lee) (f) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 200 m backstroke (silver)
Brandy Ledford
(middle name Lee) (f) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
David Wharton
(middle name Lee) (m) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 400 m medley (silver)
Josh Holloway
(middle name Lee) (m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ray Luzier
(middle name Lee) (m) 1970-
Notable Musicians
Chris Kattan
(middle name Lee) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Regina Hall
(middle name Lee) (f) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John "John-Boy" Walton Jr.
(middle name Lee) (m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1971 The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Fictional Characters from Television 1972 The Waltons
Jeremy Renner
(middle name Lee) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gena Lee Nolin
(f) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Claudia Black
(middle name Lee) (f) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jonny Lee Miller
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nicole Haislett
(middle name Lee) (f) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Portia de Rossi
(middle name Lee) (f) 1973-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dotsie Bausch
(middle name Lee) (f) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 2012 cycling - track (silver)
Emma Bunton
(middle name Lee) (f) 1976-
Notable Musicians
Shannon Miller
(middle name Lee) (f) 1977-
Notable Athletes (gymnastics)
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 artistic gymnastics (bronze/silver/gold)
Justin Bartha
(middle name Lee) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kerri Walsh Jennings
(middle name Lee) (f) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008; 2012 beach volleyball (gold)
Lee Pace
(m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lauren Lee Smith
(f) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jenna Dewan
(middle name Lee) (f) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jodie Sweetin
(middle name Lee) (f) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Adrianne Palicki
(middle name Lee) (f) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Eric Shanteau
(middle name Lee) (m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2012 swimming (gold)
Brian Vickers
(middle name Lee) (m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (driving)
Charlene McKenna
(middle name Lee) (f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Darin Brooks
(middle name Lee) (m) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kelly Osbourne
(middle name Lee) (f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
Brandon Dickson
(middle name Lee) (m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (silver)
Jessicah Schipper
(middle name Lee) (f) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze/gold)
Kacey Bellamy
(middle name Lee) (f) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Abbey Lee
(middle name Lee) (f) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Tyler Hoechlin
(middle name Lee) (m) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jarryd Hayne
(middle name Lee) (m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Laura Winslow
(middle name Lee) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1989 Family Matters
Angie Bainbridge
(middle name Lee) (f) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 swimming (gold/silver)
Kimbra
(middle name Lee) (f) 1990-
Grammy Award Winners 2013 Somebody That I Used to Know (record of the year)
Danny Rose
(middle name Lee) (m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
LaKeith Stanfield
(middle name Lee) (m) 1991-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kelsey-Lee Barber
(f) 1991-
Olympic Medalists 2020 javelin throw (bronze)
Lee Hodson
(m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Lee Delaine
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Heartbreak High
Lee Stecklein
(f) 1994-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Fred Kerley
(middle name Lee) (m) 1995-
Olympic Medalists 2020 100 m (silver)
Colin Ford
(middle name Lee) (m) 1996-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dana Stowe
(middle name Lee) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 Strong Medicine
Lee
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2001 Lee
Lee McDermott
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
Francine Smith
(middle name Lee) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 American Dad!
Lee
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2005 (storm)
Lee Scanlon
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Medium
Sheldon Cooper
(middle name Lee) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007; 2017 The Big Bang Theory; Young Sheldon
Anna Lee
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun)
Lee
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2011 (storm)
Mary Lee
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2014 Mary Lee
Lee
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2017 (hurricane)
Lee
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2023 (hurricane)