Hayashi (

林林 is an East Asian character for a word or morpheme that means forest or woods. It may refer to: *Hayashi, a common Japanese surname *Im (Korean name) or Lim, a common Korean surname *Lin (surname) Lin (; ) is the Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin ...

, 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 Cheryl Y. Hayashi is a biologist who specializes in the evolution and functional properties of spider silk. She is the Provost and Sr. Vice President for Science at the American Museum of Natural History, where she is a curator and professor in t ...

, 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 Kanna Hayashi is a Japanese health scientist. She is an associate professor at Simon Fraser University and St. Paul's Hospital Chair in Substance Use Research. Early life and education Hayashi completed her Bachelor's degree at the Tokyo Univers ...

, 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 Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years. , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 263 Japanese supercentenarians, most of ...

(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 Hayashi Shiryu was a notable swordsman during the Edo period (17th century) of Japan. Shiryu originally was a student of the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū style of swordsmanship before becoming a disciple under the famous Miyamoto Musashi , was ...

, 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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