Wakabayashi

Wakabayashi (written: 若林 lit. "young forest") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Akiko Wakabayashi (若林 映子), Japanese actress
 * Arthur Tsuneo Wakabayashi (born 1932), Canadian civil servant
 * Fumie Wakabayashi (若林 史江), Japanese stock critic and radio personality
 * Gō Wakabayashi (若林 豪), Japanese actor
 * Herb Wakabayashi (1944–2015), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Hiroyuki Wakabayashi (若林 広幸), Japanese architect
 * Kaoru Wakabayashi (若林 薫), Japanese basketball player
 * Katsunori Wakabayashi (若林 克法), Japanese physicist
 * Kota Wakabayashi (若林 康太), Japanese sprinter
 * Manabu Wakabayashi (若林 学), Japanese footballer
 * Masatoshi Wakabayashi (若林 正俊), Japanese politician
 * Masayasu Wakabayashi (若林 正恭), Japanese comedian, television presenter and actor
 * Mel Wakabayashi (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Naomi Wakabayashi (若林 直美), Japanese actress and voice actress
 * Raizo Wakabayashi (若林 賚蔵), Japanese politician
 * Shigeki Wakabayashi (若林 重喜), Japanese baseball player
 * Tadashi Wakabayashi (若林 忠志), Japanese baseball player
 * Takeo Wakabayashi (若林 竹雄), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

 * Genzo Wakabayashi, a character in the manga series Captain Tsubasa
 * Iori Wakabayashi (若林 伊織), a character in the manga series Ojisan to Marshmallow
 * Wakabayashi-kun, a character in the manga series Chibi Maruko-chan