Li Kaifang was a military leader of the Taiping Rebellion from Luchuan, Guangxi, China. In 1851, he was promoted to the rank of corps superintendent. While campaigning in Hunan in 1852, he was promoted three times, rising to the rank of commander. After helping to capture Wuchang and Hanyang in Hubei, he was ultimately named chief chancellor of the Earth Department. Along with Lin Fengxiang, Li lead the Taiping vanguard during the march toward Nanking and occupied Yangzhou in April 1853. Both would also lead the ill-fated Northern Expedition. Li was captured on March 31, 1855 in Fengguantun, Shandong.

李開芳（？ - 1855年），廣西鬱林州人，壯族， 太平天國將領之一，與林鳳祥齊名。後被追封為請王。

金田起義後，同林鳳祥為太平軍前鋒大將，和西王蕭朝貴一同圍攻長沙，並攻克岳州、漢陽、武昌等地，升至地官正丞相。爾後在攻取南京時又是先鋒之一，攻聚寶門。1853年太平軍北伐，被任命為大將。北伐軍於1854年初因糧盡被迫南撤至連鎮時，林鳳祥聞知天京派來的援軍到達山東，派李開芳分兵迎接援軍。在會合援軍前，援軍已經潰散，李開芳只好固守山東高唐州，並派人向連鎮報告援軍已潰散的消息，請即撤退到來一同南歸。爾後連鎮潰敗，清將僧格林沁率兵到高唐州，李開芳知道林鳳祥已全軍覆沒，從高唐州突圍至馮官屯，又被清軍圍困。清軍因見馮官屯旁有漢河，可通徒駭河，乃用水攻，引放運河的水淹馮官屯。此時李開芳意欲詐降以突圍，然而此計為僧格林沁識破，李開芳以及他的部下黃懿瑞、謝金生、李天佑、譚有桂、韋名傳、曹得相等都被生擒並押解送北京。1855年6月11日，李開芳等人在北京被凌遲處死。