Arts and Music

• Lee Greenwood (born 1942)

  American singer and songwriter.

  • Winner of three Country Music Association awards, 1983-85 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
• Lee Hays (born 1914, died 1981)

  American folk singer and songwriter.

  • Co-wrote ''''If I Had a Hammer'''' with Pete Seeger (see list of Songwriters)
• Lee Morgan
  • Member of the Jazz Hall Of Fame (see list of Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)

Leadership

• Lee H. Scott, Jr.

  American businessman

  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Wal-Mart Stores (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Kuan Yew Lee (born 1923)

  Singaporean statesman.

  • The world''s longest-serving prime minister, 1959-90 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
• Lee R. Raymond
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Exxon (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Exxon (see list of 1998 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Exxon Mobil (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Exxon (see list of 1997 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Exxon (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)

Science and Philosophy

• Lee De Forest (born 1873, died 1961)

  American inventor.

  • Held over 300 patents, most dealing with sound and wireless transmission; called ''''the father of radio'''' (see list of Engineers & Inventors)

Sports

• Lee Barnes

  American athlete.

  • 1924 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Pole Vault (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)
• Lee Calhoun (died 1989)

  American athlete.

  • 1956 and 1960 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 110m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
• Lee Evans

  American athlete.

  • 1968 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
• Lee Janzen
  • 1993 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
• Lee Jouglard
  • Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• MacPhail Lee (born 1917)
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Lee Petty

  Race-car driver.

  • 1959 Daytona 500 winner (see list of Daytona 500 Winners)
  • Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame for Stock Cars (see list of Members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame)
• Lee Roy Selmon

  American football player.

  • 1976 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1995 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
  • 1975 Outland Trophy winner (see list of Outland Trophy Winners)
• Lee Trevino

  American golfer.

  • 1968, 1971 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
  • 1974, 1984 Professional golf Association tournament winner (see list of PGA Champions)
  • 1971-72 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
  • 1971 Sporting News Man of the Year (see list of Winners of the Sporting News Man of the Year Award)
  • 1971 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
  • 1971 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
• Lee Wallard

  Race-car driver.

  • 1951 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)

Stage and Screen

• Lee Baldwin

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''General Hospital'''' (see list of Characters on ''General Hospital'')
• Lee J. Cobb (born 1911, died 1976)

  American actor. Original name: Leo Jacoby.

  • On The Hollywood Blacklist (see list of Blacklisted Hollywood Figures)
• Lee De Forest (born 1873, died 1961)

  American inventor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Lee Hobson

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Paul Picerni (see list of Characters on ''The Untouchables'')
• Lee Majors (born 1940)

  American actor. Original name: Harvey Lee Yeary II.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Lee Marvin (born 1924, died 1987)

  American actor.

  • 1965 Academy Award winner for his performance in Cat Ballou (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
• Lee Miller

  Actor and producer.

  • Portrayed Sgt. Brice from 1965-66 (see list of Actors on ''Perry Mason'')
• Lee Strasberg (born 1901, died 1982)

  American acting teacher.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Lee Tracy
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Lee Hills
  • 1956 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
• Lee Iacocca (born 1924)

  American business executive and author, former Chrysler chairman.

  • Author of the 1984 and 1985 nonfiction best-seller Iaccocca: An Autobiography (see list of Bestselling Nonfiction Authors in the U.S.)

Arts and Music

• Lee Bontecou (born 1931)

  American sculptor.

  • Known for mixed-media pieces that include discarded industrial equipment (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)
• Lee Krasner (born 1908, died 1984)

  American Abstract Expressionist painter.

  • Painted Cornucopia (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)

Miscellaneous

• Lee Bontecou (born 1931)

  American sculptor.

  • 1960 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
• Lee Meriwether (born 1935)

  American beauty queen and actress.

  • 1955 Miss America, representing California (see list of Miss America Winners)

Stage and Screen

• Lee Grant (born 1927)

  American actress and director. Original name: Lyova Haskell Rosenthal.

  • 1975 Academy Award winner for her performance in Shampoo (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actress)
  • Winner of the 1952 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, for Detective Story (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Winners)
• Lee

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Barbara Hershey (see list of Characters in the film Hannah and Her Sisters)
• Lee Meriwether (born 1935)

  American actress.

  • Portrayed Lily Munster from 1988-91 (see list of Actors on ''The Munsters'')
• Lee Remick (born 1935)

  American actress.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)