List of Famous people named Yi

Yi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks.

Admiral Yi Sunsin was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty. Yi has since been celebrated as a national hero in Korea.

Yi Lianhong is a Chinese politician, and the acting Governor of Jiangxi province. Originally from Hunan province, Yi rose through the ranks as an academic at the provincial party school; he later served as party secretary of Yueyang and party secretary of Changsha, before being transferred to Shenyang.

Yi Bangja, Crown Princess Uimin of Korea was the consort of Crown Prince Euimin of Korea.

Colonel Prince Yi U was a Korean Prince as a member of the imperial family of Korea, the 4th head of Unhyeon Palace, and a lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was killed during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Yi Shu or Isabel Nee Yeh-su is a popular Hong Kong writer. She is the younger sister of Ni Kuang. She has used other pen names, including Rose (玫瑰), Mui Fon (梅峰), Lok Hon (駱絳), and Luk Kok (陸國).

Yi Gang is the Governor of the People's Bank of China since 2018. He is also the former Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

Yi Xiaoguang is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He has been Commander of the Central Theater Command since August 2017. Previously he served as President of the Air Force Command Academy, Commander of the Nanjing Military Region Air Force, and Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Hwanjo of Joseon, personal name Yi Ja-chun, Mongolian name Ulus Bukha (吾魯思不花), was a minor military officer of the Yuan Empire, who later transferred his allegiance to Goryeo. He was the father of Yi Seong-gye, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was given the temple name Hwanjo by his grandson, King Taejong.

Yi Han-yeong, birth name Yi Il-nam, was a North Korean defector who was the nephew of the country's leader, Kim Jong-il. After his defection in 1982, he went into hiding for a number of years, before going public in support of Seong Hye-rim, his aunt and Kim's mistress or wife, and wrote a book about his experiences in exile, after which he was murdered by unknown assailants.