Hayashi

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

 * Aiko Hayashi (林 愛子), Japanese synchronized swimmer
 * Akihiro Hayashi (林 彰洋), Japanese footballer
 * Hayashi Akira (林 韑), Japanese scholar and diplomat
 * Akira Hayashi (swimmer) (林 享), Japanese swimmer
 * Asuca Hayashi (林 明日香), Japanese singer
 * Cheryl Hayashi, American biologist
 * Chiaki Hayashi (林 千晶), Japanese businesswoman
 * Chujiro Hayashi (林 忠次郎), Japanese naval surgeon and Reiki practitioner
 * Chushiro Hayashi (林 忠四郎), Japanese astrophysicist
 * Coco Hayashi (林 鼓子), Japanese voice actress
 * Daichi Hayashi (林 大地), Japanese footballer
 * Eigen Hayashi (林 英源), Japanese sport shooter
 * Eitetsu Hayashi (林 英哲), Japanese musician
 * Erina Hayashi (林 恵里奈), Japanese tennis player
 * Fubō Hayashi (林 不忘), pen name of Kaitarō Hasegawa (1900–1935), Japanese writer
 * Fumiko Hayashi (author) (林 芙美子), Japanese writer and poet
 * Fumiko Hayashi (politician) (林 文子), Japanese politician
 * Fumino Hayashi (林 ふみの), Japanese manga artist
 * Fumio Hayashi (林 文夫), Japanese economist
 * Fumio Hayashi (doctor) (林 文雄), Japanese physician
 * Fusao Hayashi (林 房雄), pen name of Toshio Gotō, Japanese writer
 * Hayashi Gahō (林 鵞峰), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and writer
 * Hayashi Gakusai (林 学斎), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher
 * Hayashi Gonsuke (diplomat) (林 権助), Japanese diplomat
 * Harvey Saburo Hayashi (林 三郎), Japanese physician
 * Hidekazu Hayashi (林 秀一), Japanese rower
 * Hayashi Hidesada (林 秀貞), Japanese samurai
 * Hikaru Hayashi (林 光), Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor
 * Hirofumi Hayashi (林 博史), Japanese historian
 * Hiroki Hayashi (林 宏樹), Japanese animator
 * Hiroko Hayashi (林 寛子), better known as Chikage Oogi, Japanese actress and politician
 * Hiroko Hayashi (singer) (林 寛子), Japanese singer, actress and television personality
 * Hiromori Hayashi (林 廣守), Japanese composer
 * Hiroyuki Hayashi (athlete) (林 弘幸), Japanese sprinter
 * Hiroyuki Hayashi (footballer) (林 祐征), Japanese footballer
 * Hiroyuki Hayashi (musician) (ハヤシ ヒロユキ), Japanese musician
 * Hisao Hayashi (林 寿夫), Japanese government official
 * Hayashi Hōkō (林 鳳岡), Japanese neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and administrator
 * Honoka Hayashi (林 穂之香), Japanese women's footballer
 * Ikuo Hayashi (林 郁夫), member of Aum Shinrikyo
 * Isao Hayashi (林 伊佐緒), Japanese singer and composer
 * Izuo Hayashi (林 厳雄), Japanese physicist
 * Joe Hayashi (1920–1945), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Jun Hayashi (林 潤), Japanese politician
 * Hayashi Jussai (林 述斎), Japanese neo-Confucian scholar
 * Kaizo Hayashi (林 海象), Japanese film director and screenwriter
 * Kanna Hayashi, American academic
 * Kazuaki Hayashi (林 一章), Japanese footballer and manager
 * Kazuhiro Hayashi (林 和広), better known as Kaz Hayashi, Japanese professional wrestler
 * Kazuo Hayashi (林 一夫), Japanese actor and voice actor
 * Keiichi Hayashi (林 景一), Japanese diplomat
 * Keisuke Hayashi (林 佳祐), Japanese footballer
 * Keizō Hayashi (林 敬三), Japanese civil servant and general officer
 * Kenta Hayashi (林 健太), Japanese kickboxer
 * Kentaro Hayashi (林 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kento Hayashi (林 遣都), Japanese actor
 * Kim Hayashi (born 1986), American cyclist
 * Kiralee Hayashi, American stunt woman, actress and gymnast
 * Kohei Hayashi (林 晃平), Japanese footballer
 * Kotona Hayashi (林 琴奈), Japanese volleyball player
 * Kumiko Hayashi (林 久美子), Japanese politician
 * Kyoko Hayashi (林 京子), Japanese writer
 * Marc Hayashi (born 1957), American actor
 * Marika Hayashi (林 真里花), Japanese actress and voice actress
 * Mariko Hayashi (林 真理子), Japanese writer
 * Masako Hayashi (林 雅子), Japanese architect
 * Mary Hayashi, American politician
 * Masamichi Hayashi (林 誠道), Japanese footballer
 * Masanori Hayashi (林 昌範), Japanese baseball player
 * Masumi Hayashi (murderer) (林 眞須美), Japanese murderer
 * Masumi Hayashi (photographer) (1945–2006), American photographer and artist
 * Mizuki Hayashi (林 瑞輝), Japanese footballer
 * Moritaka Hayashi, Japanese lawyer
 * Motoo Hayashi (林 幹雄), Japanese politician
 * Nagisa Hayashi (林 なぎさ), Japanese field hockey player
 * Hayashi Narinaga (林 就長), Japanese samurai
 * Nobu Hayashi (林 伸樹), Japanese karateka and kickboxer
 * Hayashi Ōen (林 桜園), Japanese physician, military strategist, scholar, Shinto priest, diviner, and nationalist
 * Osamu Hayashi (林 修), Japanese television personality
 * Patrick Hayashi, the defendant in the property law case Popov v. Hayashi
 * Hayashi Razan (林 羅山), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and writer
 * Ryan Hayashi (born 1973), Canadian magician
 * Ryohei Hayashi (林 陵平), Japanese footballer
 * Hayashi Ryūkō (林 榴岡), Japanese neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and administrator
 * Ryuta Hayashi (林 隆太), Japanese footballer
 * Saki Hayashi (林 咲希), Japanese women's basketball player
 * Satoru Hayashi (林 慧), 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
 * Senjūrō Hayashi (林 銑十郎), Japanese general, politician and Prime Minister of Japan
 * Shigeo Hayashi (林 重男), Japanese photographer
 * Hayashi Shihei (林 子平), Japanese military scholar
 * Hayashi Shiryu, Japanese swordsman
 * Shizuya Hayashi, Japanese-American World War II soldier
 * Shogo Hayashi (林 昇吾), Japanese footballer
 * Shōji Hayashi (林 昌二), Japanese architect
 * Shota Hayashi (林 祥太), Japanese footballer
 * Shūji Hayashi (林 修司), Japanese actor
 * Tadaaki Hayashi (林 忠明), Japanese table tennis player
 * Tadahiko Hayashi (林 忠彦), Japanese photographer
 * Tadamasa Hayashi (林 忠正), Japanese art dealer
 * Tadashi Hayashi (林 正), Japanese basketball coach
 * Hayashi Tadasu (林 董), Japanese diplomat
 * Hayashi Tadataka (林 忠崇), Japanese daimyō
 * Tadayoshi Hayashi (林 忠義), Japanese equestrian
 * Takanobu Hayashi (林 隆喜), Japanese photographer
 * Takehiro Hayashi (林 威宏), Japanese footballer
 * Takenori Hayashi (林 丈統), Japanese footballer
 * Takuto Hayashi (林 卓人), Japanese footballer
 * Teru Hayashi (1914–2003), Japanese-American biologist
 * Tetsuji Hayashi (林哲司), Japanese composer
 * Tomomi Hayashi (林 知充), Japanese-Estonian architect
 * Tomoya Hayashi (林 友哉), Japanese footballer
 * Toshiko Hayashi (1940-2022), Japanese communist politician
 * Toshiyuki Hayashi (林 敏之), Japanese rugby union player
 * Tsuruichi Hayashi (林 鶴一), Japanese mathematician
 * Tsuyoshi Hayashi (林 剛史), Japanese actor
 * Hayashi Utako (林 歌子), Japanese educator and social worker
 * Yasuo Hayashi (林 泰男), one of the perpetrators of the 1995 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
 * Yasunori Hayashi (林 康紀), Japanese neuroscientist
 * Hayashi Yasusada (林 権助), Japanese samurai
 * Yohei Hayashi (林 容平), Japanese footballer
 * Yoichi Hayashi (林 与一), Japanese actor
 * Yoko Hayashi (林 陽子), Japanese lawyer
 * Yoshihide Hayashi (林 義秀), Japanese general
 * Yoshiki Hayashi (林 佳樹), better known as Yoshiki, Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer
 * Yoshimasa Hayashi (林 芳正), Japanese politician
 * Yoshimi Hayashi (1923–2006), American lawyer
 * Yoshiro Hayashi (golfer) (林 由郎), Japanese golfer
 * Yoshiro Hayashi (politician) (林 義郎), Japanese politician
 * Yū Hayashi (林 勇), Japanese voice actor and singer
 * Yuichiro Hayashi (林祐一郎), Japanese director
 * Yuki Hayashi (archer) (林 勇気), Japanese archer
 * Yuki Hayashi (composer) (林 ゆうき), Japanese composer and arranger
 * Yukina Hayashi (林 有紀奈), Japanese volleyball player
 * Yumika Hayashi (林 由美香), Japanese AV idol and actress
 * Yusuke Hayashi (林 勇介), Japanese footballer
 * Hayashi Yūzō (林 有造), Japanese politician