Hayashi (
林, literally "
woods"), is the 19th most common Japanese surname.
It shares the same character as the Chinese surname
Lin and the Korean surname
Im.
Notable people with the surname
*, Japanese synchronized swimmer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese scholar and diplomat
*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese singer
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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
, real name (born ; 10 May 1933 – 9 March 2023), was a Japanese actress and politician. During her 30-year-long political career, she served in various important governmental posts, and became the first female President of the House of Council ...
, 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
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Joe Hayashi (1920–1945), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese neo-Confucian scholar
*, Japanese film director and screenwriter
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Kanna Hayashi, 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
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Kim Hayashi (born 1986), American cyclist
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Kiralee Hayashi, American stunt woman, actress and gymnast
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese writer
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Marc Hayashi
Marc Hayashi is an American actor and director. He was an early member of the Asian American Theater Company
The Asian American Theater Company (AATC) is a non-profit theatre performance company based in San Francisco. Its stated mission is "To ...
(born 1957), American actor
*, Japanese actress and voice actress
*, Japanese writer
*, Japanese architect
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Mary Hayashi, American politician
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese murderer
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Masumi Hayashi (photographer)
Masumi Hayashi (September 3, 1945 – August 17, 2006) was an American photographer and artist who taught art at Cleveland State University, in Cleveland, Ohio, for 24 years. She won a Cleveland Arts Prize; three Ohio Arts Council awards; a Fulb ...
(1945–2006), American photographer and artist
*, Japanese footballer
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Moritaka Hayashi, Japanese lawyer
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese field hockey player
*, Japanese samurai
*, Japanese karateka and kickboxer
*, Japanese physician, military strategist, scholar, Shinto priest, diviner, and nationalist
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Okagi Hayashi (林 おかぎ, 1909–2025), Japanese supercentenarian
*, Japanese television personality
*Patrick Hayashi, the defendant in the property law case ''
Popov v. Hayashi''
*, Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and writer
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Ryan Hayashi (born 1973), Canadian magician
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and administrator
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese women's basketball player
*, Japanese footballer
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Saya Hayashi ( 林 沙耶, born 1999), Japanese actress, singer, model, and radio personality known professionally as Rikka Ihara (伊原 六花)
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Scott B. Hayashi (born 1953), American Episcopal bishop
*, Japanese general, politician and Prime Minister of Japan
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese military scholar
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Hayashi Shiryu, Japanese swordsman
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Shizuya Hayashi, Japanese-American World War II soldier
*, Japanese architect
*, 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
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Teru Hayashi (1914–2003), Japanese-American biologist
*, Japanese composer
*, Japanese-Estonian architect
*, Japanese footballer
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Toshiko Hayashi (1940-2022), 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
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Yoshimi Hayashi (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
See also
*
林 (disambiguation)
References
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Japanese-language surnames