Hayashi (

林林 is an East Asian character for a word or morpheme that means forest or woods. It may refer to: *Hayashi, a common Japanese surname *Im (Korean name) or Lim, a common Korean surname *Lin (surname) Lin (; ) is the Mandarin romanization of th ...

, literally " woods"), is the 19th most common Japanese surname. It shares the same character as the Chinese surname Lin. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese scholar and diplomat *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese singer * Cheryl Hayashi, American biologist *, Japanese businesswoman *, Japanese naval surgeon and Reiki practitioner *, Japanese astrophysicist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese musician *, Japanese tennis player *, pen name of Kaitarō Hasegawa (1900–1935), Japanese writer *, Japanese writer and poet *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese economist *, Japanese physician *, pen name of Toshio Gotō, Japanese writer *, Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and writer *, Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese physician *, Japanese rower *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor *, Japanese historian *, Japanese animator *, better known as Chikage Oogi, Japanese actress and politician *, Japanese singer, actress and television personality *, Japanese composer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese government official *, Japanese neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and administrator *, Japanese women's footballer *, member of Aum Shinrikyo *, Japanese singer and composer *, Japanese physicist * Joe Hayashi (1920–1945), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *, Japanese politician *, Japanese neo-Confucian scholar *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *

Kanna Hayashi Kanna Hayashi is a Japanese health scientist. She is an associate professor at Simon Fraser University and St. Paul's Hospital Chair in Substance Use Research. Early life and education Hayashi completed her Bachelor's degree at the Tokyo Univers ...

, American academic *, Japanese footballer and manager *, better known as Kaz Hayashi, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese civil servant and general officer *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese football player *, Japanese actor *

Kim Hayashi Kimberly M. Hayashi (born January 27, 1986 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States) is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 2000–Present. Her many nicknames include: "Lil ...

(born 1986), American cyclist *

Kiralee Hayashi Kiralee M. Hayashi is an American stunt woman, actress, and gymnast. She is known for her work on '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'', '' Transformers: Age of Extinction'', and ''The Book of Eli''. Background Hayashi was born a ...

, American stunt woman, actress and gymnast *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese writer * Marc Hayashi (born 1957), American actor *, Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese writer *, Japanese architect * Mary Hayashi, American politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese murderer * Masumi Hayashi (photographer) (1945–2006), American photographer and artist *, Japanese footballer *

Moritaka Hayashi Dr. Moritaka Hayashi is an international lawyer, scholar and author, who is widely considered a leading expert on the impact of human activity on the world's oceans. Over a period of nearly 40 years, he has published extensively on issues involving ...

, Japanese lawyer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese karateka and kickboxer *, Japanese physician, military strategist, scholar, Shinto priest, diviner, and nationalist *, Japanese television personality *Patrick Hayashi, the defendant in the property law case ''

Popov v. Hayashi ''Popov v. Hayashi'' (WL 31833731 Ca. Sup. Ct. 2002) was a California Superior Court case involving Property law, scope of ownership between parties and Conversion (law), conversion regarding a valuable baseball acquired at a Major League Baseball ...

'' *, Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and writer * Ryan Hayashi (born 1973), Canadian magician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and administrator *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese footballer * Scott B. Hayashi (born 1953), American Episcopal bishop *, Japanese general, politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese military scholar *

Hayashi Shiryu Hayashi Shiryu was a notable swordsman during the Edo period (17th century) of Japan. Shiryu originally was a student of the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū style of swordsmanship before becoming a disciple under the famous Miyamoto Musashi. Before Shiry ...

, Japanese swordsman *

Shizuya Hayashi Shizuya Hayashi ( ja, 林静也, November 28, 1917 – March 12, 2008) was a soldier in the 100th Infantry Battalion of the United States Army. He received the Medal of Honor for actions in Cerasuolo, Italy during World War II.US Army Center of M ...

, Japanese-American World War II soldier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese architect *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese art dealer *, Japanese basketball coach *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese equestrian *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer * Teru Hayashi (1914–2003), Japanese-American biologist *, Japanese composer *, Japanese-Estonian architect *, Japanese footballer * Toshiko Hayashi (born 1940), Japanese communist politician *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese actor *, Japanese educator and social worker *, one of the perpetrators of the 1995 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway *, Japanese neuroscientist *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese lawyer *, Japanese general *, better known as Yoshiki, Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer *, Japanese politician *

Yoshimi Hayashi Yoshimi Hayashi (November 2, 1923 – April 23, 2006) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from March 30, 1982 to March 31, 1992. Born in Honolulu, Hayashi was raised by various family members after his mother died when he was four, and hi ...

(1923–2006), American lawyer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese voice actor and singer *, Japanese director *, Japanese archer *, Japanese composer and arranger *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese AV idol and actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician

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