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 * 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 * 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, 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 (born 1986), American cyclist * Kiralee Hayashi, American stunt woman, actress and gymnast *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese writer *

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 * Mary Hayashi, American politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese murderer *

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 * 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 * 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 * Ryan Hayashi (born 1973), Canadian magician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and administrator *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese footballer * Saya Hayashi ( 林沙耶, born 1999), Japanese actress, singer, model, and radio personality known professionally as Rikka Ihara (伊原六花) * Scott B. Hayashi (born 1953), American Episcopal bishop *, Japanese general, politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese military scholar * Hayashi Shiryu, Japanese swordsman * 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 * Teru Hayashi (1914–2003), Japanese-American biologist *, Japanese composer *, Japanese-Estonian architect *, Japanese footballer * 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 * 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

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