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 == , 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, 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 (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, 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