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Bill Lee (singer) William Lee (August 21, 1916 – November 15, 1980) was an American playback singer who provided a voice or singing voice in many films, for actors in musicals and for many Disney characters. Biography Lee was born on August 21, 1916, in Joh ...

(1916–1980), American singer who voiced many Disney characters *

Bill Lee (musician) William James Edwards Lee III (July 23, 1928 – May 24, 2023) was an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, his compositions for jazz percussionist Max Roach, and his session work a ...

(1928–2023), American jazz musician *

Billy Lee Riley Billy Lee Riley (October 5, 1933 – August 2, 2009) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. His most memorable recordings include "Rock With Me Baby", "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll"Variously spelled as "...Rock & Roll" ...

(1933–2009), American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer * Bill Lee (author) (born 1954), Chinese-American writer and ex-gang member *

Billy Lee (actor) Billy Lee (born William Lee Schlensker; March 12, 1929 – November 17, 1989) was an American child actor who appeared in many films from the mid-1930s through the early 1940s. He is probably best remembered for his performance in '' The Biscui ...

(1929–1989), American child actor * Billy Lee, in the beat 'em up video game series ''

Double Dragon is a beat 'em up video game series originally developed and published by Technōs Japan. It began with the release of the arcade game '' Double Dragon'' in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight again ...

'' * Billy Lee Black, in the 1998 role-playing video game ''

Xenogears ''Xenogears'' is a 1998 role-playing video game developed and published by Square (video game company), Square for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation video game console. It is the debut entry in the larger ''Xeno (series), Xeno'' franchise. ...

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Yūji Ueda is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is best known for voicing the roles of Sagara Sanosuke in ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Akito Tenkawa in '' Martian Successor Nadesico'', Valerino in the 1992 series of '' C ...

* Bill Lee (Stargate), in the military science fiction adventure TV series ''

Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wrig ...

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Will Lee (bassist) Will Lee (born September 8, 1952) is an American bassist known for his work on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'' as part of the CBS Orchestra and The World's Most Dangerous Band during Letterman’s tenure as host of NBC’s ''Late Night' ...

(born 1952), American bassist on David Letterman show *

Will Lee William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television and film roles, but was best known for playing Mr. Hooper, the original store proprietor of the eponymous Hoope ...

(1908–1982), American actor and comedian *

Will Yun Lee William Yun Lee (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as Danny Woo in the supernatural drama ''Witchblade (2001 TV series), Witchblade'' and Jae Kim in the sci-fi series ''Bionic Woman ( ...

(born 1971), American actor *

William Franklin Lee III William Franklin Lee III, aka Bill Lee (February 20, 1929 – October 23, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, author, and music educator who was renowned for pioneering comprehensive music education, including jazz, at the coll ...

(1929–2011), pianist, Dean of Miami School of Music * William Gregory Lee (born 1973), American actor * William Lee, pen name used by

William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs II (; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He is widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major Postmodern literature, postmodern author who influen ...

Law

William Lee (American judge) William Lee was an English-born American politician, military officer, and slaveowner. He served in the War of 1812 and in the Creek War as an officer in the Georgia Volunteer Militia. An early settler of Alabama, Lee attended the convention that ...

, American judge and member of the Alabama State Legislature *

William Lee (English judge) Sir William Lee (2 August 16888 April 1754) was a British jurist and politician. Life He was the second son of Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford in 1704, shortly after entering the Middle Temple; he did no ...

(1688–1754), British judge and MP for Wycombe *

William Little Lee William Little Lee (February 25, 1821 – May 28, 1857) was an American lawyer who became the first chief justice of the Supreme Court for the Kingdom of Hawaii. Life William Little Lee was born February 25, 1821, in Sandy Hill, New York. His fa ...

(1821–1857), first chief justice of the Supreme Court for the Kingdom of Hawaii * William Charles Lee (1938–2024), U.S. federal judge * William F. Lee (born 1950), co-managing partner of law firm WilmerHale *

Bill Lee (Delaware politician) William Swain Lee (born December 18, 1935) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party, who served as a judge of the Delaware Superior Court. He was the 200 ...

(born 1935), American lawyer and politician *

Bill Lann Lee Bill Lann Lee (born February 5, 1949) is an American civil rights attorney who served as United States Assistant Attorney General, Assistant United States Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Civil R ...

(born 1949), Chinese-American civil rights lawyer * William E. Lee (Idaho judge) (1882–1955), chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court

Military

William Raymond Lee William Raymond Lee (August 15, 1807 – December 26, 1891) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts. His father was also named William Raymond Lee and his mother was Hannah Lee (née Trac ...

(1807–1891), American Union Civil War soldier *

William Henry Fitzhugh Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (May 31, 1837 – October 15, 1891), known as Rooney Lee (often spelled "Roony" among friends and family) or W. H. F. Lee, was the second son of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis. He was a planter, a Confe ...

(1837–1891), Confederate Army general and US congressman * William C. Lee (1895–1948), American Army soldier and general * William A. Lee (1900–1998), American Marine and Navy Cross recipient

Politics

William Lee (diplomat) William Lee (August 31, 1739 – June 27, 1795) was a Virginia merchant and member of the Lee Family of Virginia who served as an American diplomat during the Revolutionary War, became a plantation owner through marriage, and represented Eliz ...

(1739–1795), American diplomat *

William Lee (Australian politician) William Lee (1 April 1794 – 18 November 1870), also variously known as William Smith and William Pantoney until 1816, was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1 ...

(1794–1870), New South Wales politician * William Henry Lee (1799–1878), Canadian clerk of the Privy Council * William Lee (1801–1881), British Member of Parliament for Maidstone, 1853–1857 and 1859–1870 *

William Scott Lee William Scott Lee (c. 1851–1916) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with A ...

(1851–1916), mayor of Denver, Colorado, 1887–1889 * William E. Lee (1852–1920), Minnesota politician * William H. Lee (New York politician) (1876–1954), New York state senator *

Bill Lee (Georgia politician) William J. Lee (December 15, 1925 – October 30, 2014) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia Gene ...

(1925–2014), American politician from the state of Georgia *

(born 1935), American lawyer and politician * Bill Lee (Canadian politician), Progressive Conservative Party of Canada *

Bill Lee (Tennessee politician) William Byron Lee (born October 9, 1959) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 50th governor of Tennessee since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Lee was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Lee Com ...

(born 1959), Governor of Tennessee

Religion

* William Lee (bishop, born 1875) (1875–1948), Roman Catholic bishop of Clifton * William Lee (bishop, born 1941) (1941–2024), Roman Catholic bishop of Waterford and Lismore * William Lee (priest) (1815–1883), Irish Anglican priest and Archdeacon of Dublin

Sports

* Bill Lee (American football) (1911–1998), American football player *

Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher) William Francis Lee III (born December 28, 1946), nicknamed "Spaceman", is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox (1969–1978) and Montreal Expos (1979–19 ...

(born 1946), American baseball pitcher 'aka Spaceman''*

Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher) William Crutcher "Big Bill" Lee (October 21, 1909 – June 15, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Braves during the 1930s and 1940s. Early life and ca ...

(1909–1977), American baseball pitcher *

Bill Lee (yacht designer) Bill Lee is the designer of noted ocean racing yachts, and one of the founders of the Santa Cruz school of boatbuilding. Known to many as ''the Wizard, Lee's'' designs achieved notoriety in the 1970s, with ''Chutzpah'' and ''Merlin'' having won th ...

(born 1942), designer of Merlin 70' Santa Cruz ULDB * Billy Lee (baseball) (1894–1984), American baseball outfielder * Billy Lee (English footballer) (1878–1934), English footballer *

Billy Lee (jockey) William James "Billy" Lee (born July 1986) is a Group 1 winning Irish jockey who competes in flat racing. Background Lee grew up on a farm in Ballingarry, County Limerick, where the family kept horses and his mother trained point-to-pointers ...

(born 1986), Irish jockey * William "Caveman" Lee (born 1956), American middleweight boxer * William Lee (wrestler) (born 1951), American Olympic wrestler * Will Lee III (born 2003), American football player * Billy Lee (Gaelic footballer), Gaelic footballer and manager

Other people

William Lee (inventor) William Lee (1563–1614) was alleged to be an English clergyman. He was the inventor who devised the first stocking frame knitting machine in 1589, the only one in use for centuries. Its principle of operation remains in use. Life and lege ...

(c. 1563–1614), inventor of the stocking frame knitting machine *

William Lee (valet) William Lee (c. 17501810) was an American slave and personal assistant of George Washington. He was the only one of Washington's slaves who was freed immediately by Washington's will. Because he served by Washington's side throughout the Americ ...

(1750–1828), George Washington's enslaved personal servant * William Lee (civil engineer) (1812–1891), English biographer and bibliographer of Daniel Defoe * William Douglas Lee (1894–1965), American architect * William Ellsworth Lee (1867–1936), American oil businessman * William Harold Lee (1884–1971), American architect and movie theater designer * William Poy Lee (born 1951), author and political activist *

William States Lee III William States Lee III, popularly known as Bill Lee (1929 – July 10, 1996) was an American business executive at Duke Power Company, known as the cofounder of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and initiator of the World Association of N ...

(1929–1996), chairman of the board of Duke Power

Other

* Bill Lee (Amtrak station), Chipley, Florida * ''William Lee'' (ship), in the Stone Fleet of the American Civil War * ''William Lee'' (1831 ship), whaler