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    Li Na

    Age 30 Female
    Tennis Player
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    Li Na is a Chinese professional tennis player. Li has won 5 WTA and 19 ITF singles titles. Li won the 2011 French Open singles title, making her the first player from an Asian country to win a Grand Slam in singles. She also reached the final of the 2011 Australian Open, becoming the first player from an Asian country to appear in a Grand Slam singles final. She is currently ranked world No.9.read more

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    Li Yong

    Age 44 Male
    Actor
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    Li Yong is a leading host on China Central Television. He is known for his unorthodox presentation skills and outfits. Li's family originate from Shandong, but he grew up in Xinjiang, the west part of China, where he was interested in painting as a child. He excelled in the National College Entrance Examination and planned to become an actor. From 1987 he studied radio at the then Beijing Broadcasting Institute, where he began dating Ha Wen.read more

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    Li Peng

    Age 83 Male
    Politician
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    Li Peng served as the fourth Premier of the People's Republic of China, between 1987 and 1998, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, from 1998 to 2003. For much of the 1990s Li was ranked second in the Communist Party of China (CPC) hierarchy behind then Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin. He retained his seat on the CPC Politburo Standing Committee until 2002.read more

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    Li Yuchun

    Age 28 Female
    Chris Lee
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    Li Yuchun also known as Chris Lee is a Chinese pop singer and actress who achieved instant fame when she won the nationwide singing contest Super Girl in 2005. She is now working with Taihe Rye Music and released her first album The Queen and the Dream in September 2006. Her second album titled Mine was released in early November 2007. Her third album, Youth of China was released in May 2008, and her fourth album, "Li Yuchun" came out in 2009.read more

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    Li Keyong

    856 AD - 908 AD Male
    Military Governor, Emperor, Founder

    Li Keyong was a Shatuo military governor during the late Tang Dynasty and was key to developing a base of power for the Shatuo in what is today Shanxi Province in China. His son, Li Cunxu (Emperor Zhuangzong) would eventually became the founder of the Later Tang Dynasty, arguably the first of many Conquest Dynasties in China.read more

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    Li Ka-shing

    Age 84 Male
    President, Operator, Retailer
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    Ka-shing Li, GBM, KBE, JP is a Chinese business magnate based in Hong Kong. He is the richest person of East Asian descent in the world and the eleventh richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of US$ 22 billion as of 2011. Presently, he is the Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings; through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer.read more

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    Li Ling

    Male
    General, Emperor, Military Person

    Li Ling, courtesy name Shaoqing, was a Han Dynasty general, who served under the reign of Emperor Wu (漢武帝) and later defected to the Xiongnu after being defeated in an expedition in 99 BC.

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    Li Deyu

    787 AD - 850 AD Male
    Duke, Emperor, Uncle

    Li Deyu, courtesy name Wenrao (文饒), formally the Duke of Wei (衛公), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of brothers Emperor Wenzong and Emperor Wuzong and (briefly) their uncle Emperor Xuānzong.read more

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    Li Maozhen

    856 AD - 924 AD Male
    Prince, Ruler, Warlord

    Li Maozhen, né Song Wentong (宋文通), courtesy name Zhengchen (正臣), formally Prince Zhongjing of Qin (秦忠敬王), was the only ruler of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Qi (901–924). He had become a powerful warlord during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, the penultimate emperor of the preceding Tang Dynasty, with his power centered on his capital Fengxiang, and at times had effective control of Emperor Zhaozong.read more

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    Li Jiawei

    Age 30 Female
    Singaporean Table Tennis Player

    Li Jiawei is a China born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten athletes in her sport. Spotted by Singapore talent scouts in Beijing in 1995, she moved to Singapore and commenced her international career in competitive table tennis in 1996. She became a Singapore citizen at the age of 18 years under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme. As a singles player, Li was ranked sixth in the world as of August 2008. Her highest ranking was in December 2005, when she was third.read more

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    Li Shiji

    594 AD - 669 AD Male
    Emperor, General, Military Person

    Li Shiji (594 – December 31, 669), né Xu Shiji (徐世勣), later known in the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang as Li Ji (李勣), courtesy name Maogong (懋功), formally Duke Zhenwu of Ying (英貞武公), was one of the most celebrated generals early in the Chinese Tang Dynasty.read more

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    Li Mi

    582 AD - 619 AD Male
    Politician, Military Person, General

    Li Mi (582–619), courtesy name Xuansui (玄邃), pseudonym Liu Zhiyuan (劉智遠), was the leader of a rebel movement against the rule of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty.

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    Li Bai

    701 AD - 762 AD Male
    Poet

    Li Bai was a major Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty poetry period. Regarded as one of the greatest poets of the Tang Dynasty, often called China's "golden age" of poetry, Li Bai was both a prolific and a profound poet, as well as one who stretched the rules of versification of his time. Around a thousand yet existing poems are attributed to him. Thirty-four of his poems are included in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.read more

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    Li Yundi

    Age 29 Male
    Pianist, Musician
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    Li Yundi is a Chinese classical pianist. He is also popularly known as Yundi and formerly Yundi Li. Born in Chongqing, Li is most well known for being the youngest pianist to win the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition, in 2000, at the age of 18. He currently resides in Hong Kong.read more

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    Li Keqiang

    Age 56 Male
    Politician

    Li Keqiang is the First-ranked Vice-Premier and deputy Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the seventh ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the People's Republic of China's de facto highest decision-making body. As Premier Wen Jiabao's top lieutenant, Li's official portfolio includes economic development, price controls, finance, climate change, and macroeconomic management.read more

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    Li Mi

    722 AD - 789 AD Male
    Adviser, Emperor, Writer

    Li Mi (722 – April 1, 789), courtesy name Changyuan (長源), formally the Marquess of Ye County (鄴縣侯), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. He was a trusted advisor to three emperors — Emperor Suzong, Emperor Suzong's son Emperor Daizong, and Emperor Daizong's son Emperor Dezong — but declined to formally serve in the governments of Emperors Suzong and Daizong, serving only as Emperor Dezong's chancellor.read more

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    Li Ao

    Age 77 Male
    Politician, Writer, Historian

    Li Ao, is a writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan). He is considered by many to be one of the most important modern Chinese essayists today, although critics have termed him an intellectual narcissist.read more

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    Li Linfu

    753 AD Male
    Duke, Emperor, Musician

    Li Linfu, nickname Genu, formally the Duke of Jin, was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor for 18 years (734–752), during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong—one of the longest terms of service for a chancellor in Tang history, and the longest during Xuanzong's reign. Li was known for his flattery of the Emperor and skill in the political scene, which enabled him to remain powerful throughout his lengthy duration as chancellor.read more

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    Li Tobler

    1948 - 1975 Female
    Actress, Artist, Model

    Li Tobler was a Swiss stage actress. She is best known as model to several of H. R. Giger's works (including his famous Li paintings), as well as for being his life partner up until her suicide in 1975.read more

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    Li Zongren

    1890 - 1969 Male
    Politician, Warlord, Military Person

    Li Zongren or Li Tsung-jen, courtesy name Delin (德鄰), was a prominent Guangxi warlord and Kuomintang (KMT) military commander during the Northern Expedition, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. He served as vice-president and acting president of the Republic of China under the 1947 Chinese Constitution.read more

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    Li Sizhao

    922 AD Male
    Military General

    Li Sizhao (d. May 23, 922), né Han (韓), known at one point as Li Jintong (李進通), courtesy name Yiguang (益光), formally the Prince of Longxi (隴西王), was a major general under Li Keyong and Li Keyong's son and successor Li Cunxu, the princes of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Jin. He was an adoptive nephew of Li Keyong's, and served Li Keyong both before and after the destruction of Tang Dynasty.read more

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    Li Changchun

    Age 68 Male
    Politician, Communist, President

    Li Changchun is the Propaganda chief of the Communist Party of China. He is the 5th ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, China's de facto top power organ, and has been a member since 2002. He also serves as Chairman of the CPC Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilization, de facto Head of propaganda and media relations. Previously he had served in Liaoning and Henan.read more

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    Li Jing

    571 AD - 649 AD Male
    General, Khan, Soldier

    Li Jing, né Yaoshi, formally Duke Jingwu of Wei (衛景武公), was a general and one time chancellor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty. In 630, Li Jing defeated the Eastern Tujue Jiali Khan Ashina Duobi with just 3,000 cavalry soldiers in a surprise attack, allowing Tang to subjugate Eastern Tujue and reduce it to a vassal state. He and Li Shiji were considered the two most prominent early Tang generals.read more

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    Li Hongzhi

    Age 61 Male
    Founder, Thinker

    Li Hongzhi is the founder and spiritual master of Falun Gong, a "system of mind-body cultivation" in the qigong tradition. Li Hongzhi began his public teachings of Falun Gong on 13 May 1992 in Changchun, and subsequently gave lectures and taught Falun Gong exercises across China. In 1995, Li began teaching Falun Gong abroad, and in 1998 permanently settled in the United States.read more

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    Li Hongzhang

    1823 - 1901 Male
    Politician, Statesman, General

    Li Hongzhang, GCVO, was a leading statesman of the late Qing Empire. He quelled several major rebellions and served in important positions of the Imperial Court, including the premier viceroyalty of Zhili.read more