John Lee may refer to:

Academia

John Lee (astronomer) John Lee LL.D, FRS (28 April 1783 – 25 February 1866), born John Fiott, was an English philanthropist, astronomer, mathematician, antiquarian, barrister, and numismatist. Family He was the eldest son of John Fiott and Harriet, daughter of ...

(1783–1866), president of the Royal Astronomical Society *

John Lee (university principal) Reverend Dr John Lee FRSE (22 November 1779 – 2 May 1859) was a Scottish academic and polymath, and the Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1840 to 1859. He was Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Moder ...

(1779–1859), University of Edinburgh principal *

John Lee (pathologist) John Andre Lee (born 1961)Professor John A Lee

John Lee (political scientist) (born 1973), Australian *

John Lee (Australian actor) John Lee (31 March 1928 – 21 December 2000) was an Australian actor with an extensive career in film and television in Australia as well as the United Kingdom and the United States. He is remembered for his roles on television, including An ...

(1928–2000) Australian actor *

John Lee (blues musician) John Arthur Lee (May 24, 1915 – October 11, 1977) was an American country blues guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter. He recorded two singles released by Federal in 1952 and, despite a period of 13 years away from music, Lee was 'redisco ...

, (1915–1977) American country blues musician * John Lee (British actor) (1725–1781), British actor * John Lee (Labour politician) (1927–2020), retired Labour politician in the United Kingdom * John Alan Lee (1933–2013), Canadian sociologist and LGBT activist * John M. Lee (born 1950), American mathematician * John Ning-Yuean Lee (born 1945), Taiwanese biologist * J. R. E. Lee (John Robert Edward Lee Sr., 1864–1944), president of Florida A&M University

Arts and entertainment

* John Lee (British actor) (1725–1781), British actor *

(1928–2000), Australian television actor *

John Lee (artist) John Lee (active 1850–1870) was a British Victorian painter in a loosely Pre-Raphaelite style. He was part of a group of Merseyside artists from the period which also included William Lindsay Windus and William Davis (artist), William Davis. T ...

(), British Pre-Raphaelite artist * John Lee (author) (1931–2013), American thriller writer *

John Lee (bassist) John Lee (born June 28, 1952, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States) is an American bassist, Grammy winning record producer and audio engineer. As a bassist, Lee's career, starting in 1970, includes work with Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Sonn ...

(born 1952), American bassist, producer, recording engineer *

(1915–1977), American country blues guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter *

John Lee (producer) John Michael Lee is an American television producer, writer, director, voice actor, and musician best known for his work on the MTV2 comedy series '' Wonder Showzen'' as a member of the rock band/art collective PFFR. Career Lee is of Chinese a ...

(born 1972), co-creator of MTV2 comedy show ''Wonder Showzen'' *

John B. Lee John Busteed Lee (born 1951) is a Canadian author and poet who is Poet Laureate of Brantford, Ontario. Biography Early life Born in Highgate, Ontario, Lee was raised on a farm near the village of Highgate. He went to Ridgetown District Hig ...

(born 1951), Canadian poet *

John H. Lee (director) Lee Jae-han (; born 1971), also known as John H. Lee, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee studied filmmaking at New York University. Although making films of different genres each time, his directing talent, chic and sensuous, ...

(born 1971), South Korean director *

John H. Lee (musician) John H. Lee (1847 – September 7, 1890) was the stage name for John D. Haley, an American banjoist, composer and author of the late 19th century. He was known as a harmonist, writing lessons for playing harmony on the five-string banjo and emplo ...

(1847–1890), American banjoist, composer and author *

John Rafter Lee John Rafter Lee is an English actor, narrator, playwright and producer. Biography Lee was born in England with Irish ancestry. His father worked as a carpenter and other men in his family were blacksmiths, brick layers and plumbers. Lee himse ...

, British actor, voice actor, and audio book narrator * John Lee (born 1973), also known as

John Threat John Lee, a.k.a. John Threat is an American computer hacker and entrepreneur. He used the name "Corrupt" as a member of Masters of Deception (MOD), a New York based hacker group in the early 1990s.Village Voice, "Rebel Hackers: The Computer Kids ...

, alias Corrupt, American computer hacker and filmmaker *

John Robert Lee (poet) John Robert Lee (born 1948) is a Saint Lucian Christian poet, writer, journalist and librarian. He has been awarded the Saint Lucia Medal of Merit (Gold) for his contribution to the development of Saint Lucian arts and culture. In 2017, his ''Col ...

(born 1948), Saint Lucian Christian poet, writer, journalist and librarian

Politics

U.S.

John Lee (California politician) John S. Lee is an American politician, serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 12th district. Formerly a Republican, Lee is now an independent and is the only non- Democrat currently on the city council. Early life, educa ...

(born 1970), Los Angeles City Council member for district 12 *

John Lee (Maryland politician) John Lee (January 30, 1788 – May 17, 1871) was an American planter and politician who served in both houses of the Maryland legislature as well as a single term in the United States House of Representatives. Early and family life Born either ...

(1788–1871), Maryland representative in the 18th United States Congress *

John Lee (Nevada politician) John Jay Lee (born August 20, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as mayor of North Las Vegas. He is a former member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 1 (2004–2012), and a former member of the Ne ...

(born 1955), former mayor of North Las Vegas * John C. Lee (1828–1891), Ohio lieutenant governor, 1868–1872 *

John Constable Lee John Constable Lee (1643 – 1673) was the eldest son of Lee family progenitor Richard Lee I. Educated at the University of Oxford, he accompanied his father on several voyages between London and the Virginia colony, becoming a planter and offic ...

, American planters and Virginia politician *

John Edwin Lee John Edwin Lee (January 27, 1928 - September 22, 2014) was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate The Mississippi State Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the State legislatu ...

, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * John L. G. Lee (1869–1952), member and speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates *

John Z. Lee John Zihun Lee (born March 30, 1968) is an American lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court fo ...

(born 1968), United States federal judge

U.K.

John Lee (1695–1761) John Lee (8 May 1695 – Nov 1761), was a British politician. He was a younger son of Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet of Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire and the brother of Sir George Lee and Sir William Lee, Lord Chief Justice. He was the Memb ...

, British Member of Parliament for Newport and Malmesbury *

John Lee (Attorney-General) John Lee, King's Counsel, KC (6 March 1733 – 5 August 1793), was an English lawyer, politician, and law officer of the Crown. He assisted in the History of Unitarianism, early days of Unitarianism in England. Early life Born in Leeds, York ...

(1733–1793), Attorney-General for England and Wales, 1783, British MP for Higham Ferrers and Clitheroe *

John Lee Lee John Lee Lee (' Hanning; 11 December 1802 – 16 August 1874) of Orleigh Court in the parish of Buckland Brewer in Devon, and of Dillington House, near Ilminster in Somerset, was a British Whig politician who was Member of Parliament for Wells ...

(1802–1874), British Member of Parliament for Wells * John Lee (Labour politician) (1927–2020), Labour Party Member of Parliament for Reading *

John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford John Robert Louis Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford, DL (born 21 June 1942) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who has sat as a life peer since 2006. He was previously a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 1992. Parliamenta ...

(born 1942), former Minister and Conservative Member of Parliament for Pendle * John Lee (by 1491–1542 or later), MP for

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish ...

in 1529 * John Lee (by 1526–60 or later), MP for

in 1554 * John Lee (died 1558), MP for

Sandwich A sandwich is a Dish (food), dish typically consisting variously of meat, cheese, sauces, and vegetables used as a filling between slices of bread, or placed atop a slice of bread; or, more generally, any dish in which bread serves as a ''co ...

* John Lee (MP for New Woodstock) (c. 1535-c. 1603), MP for

New Woodstock New Woodstock is a hamlet in the town of Cazenovia, Madison County, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located ...

Elsewhere

John Lee (Australian politician) John Robert Lee (19 October 1885 – 2 November 1957) was an Australian politician. Life, education and career Born at Hedley Hill, Lanchester, Durham, to coalminer James Lee and Jessie Watson, he was educated at public schools in Lead ...

(1885–1957), New South Wales state politician *

John Lee (civil servant) John Lee (born 22 August 1964) is the CEO of Australian Sailing, the peak body for sailing activities across the nation as well as oversight of the highly successful Olympic programme. Lee is a Director of Cross River Rail Delivery Authority (Que ...

(born 1964), Australian bureaucrat * John Lee (Canadian politician) (1845–1915) *

John Lee Ka-chiu John Lee Ka-chiu ( zh, t=李家超; born 7 December 1957) is a Hong Kong politician and former police officer who is the fifth and current Chief Executive of Hong Kong, chief executive of Hong Kong. Originally a police officer, Lee served a ...

(born 1957), Chief Executive of Hong Kong and former police officer *

J. J. Lee (historian) John Joseph Lee (born 9 July 1942) (commonly known as J. J. Lee), is an Ireland, Irish historian and former senator. He has held the chairs of Modern History in University College Cork and Professor of History and Glucksman Professor for Irish S ...

(born 1942), Irish historian, former senator and professor * John A. Lee (1891–1982), New Zealand politician

Sports

American football

* John Lee (defensive lineman) (1953-2024), American football player *

John Lee (placekicker) John Lee (; born May 19, 1964) is a Korean former player of American football who was a placekicker for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, twice earning All-American ho ...

(born 1964), Korean player of American football * John P. Lee, American college football coach from 1891 to 1893

Other sports

* John Lee (cricketer) (1825–1903), English clergyman and cricketer * John Lee (footballer, born 1869) (1869–?), English footballer * John Lee (footballer, born 1889) (1889–?), English footballer * John Lee (rower) (born 1948), Australian Olympic rower * John Lee (hurler) (born 1986), plays for the Galway senior hurling team * John W. Lee, British middle-distance runner * John Lee, racing driver in

1991 British Formula Three season The 1991 British Formula Three season was the 41st British Formula Three Championship, won by Brazilian Rubens Barrichello. The season started on 17 March at Silverstone and ended on 13 October at Thruxton following sixteen races. The 1991 se ...

and 1992 British Formula Three season * John Lee (ice dancer), partner of Naomi Lang at the 1995 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Other

* John Lee (inventor), 19th century Scottish-Canadian inventor and arms designer * John Lee (trade unionist) (died 1963), British trade union leader * John Lee (Lynching of ...) African American killed in Durant, Oklahoma, on August 12, 1911 * John Lee (priest), English Anglican priest *

John Babbacombe Lee John Henry George "Babbacombe" Lee (15 August 1864 – 19 March 1945) was an Englishman famous for surviving three attempts to hang him for murder. Born in Abbotskerswell, Devon, Lee served in the Royal Navy, and was a known thief. In 1 ...

(1864–1945), English convicted murderer noted for surviving three attempts to hang him *

John D. Lee John Doyle Lee (September 6, 1812 – March 23, 1877) was an American pioneer, and prominent early member of the Latter Day Saint Movement in Utah. Lee was later excommunicated from the Church and convicted of mass murder for his complicity in t ...

(1812–1877), Mormon leader executed for his part in the Mountain Meadows Massacre * John F. Lee (1813–1884), US Army Judge Advocate General 1849-1862 and cousin of Robert E. Lee *

John C. H. Lee John Clifford Hodges Lee (1 August 1887 – 30 August 1958) was a career US Army engineer, who rose to the rank of lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general and commanded the Communications Zone (ComZ) in the European Theater of Oper ...

(1887–1958), US Army lieutenant general *

John Black Lee John Black Lee was born in Chicago in 1924. He was a mid-century modern architect based in New Canaan, Connecticut. His inspiration came from Marcel Breuer and Philip C. Johnson. Lee designed multiple homes in New Canaan and beyond. One of h ...

(1924–2016), American architect * John Lee Tae-seok (1962–2010), South Korean priest and doctor