Kobayashi

Kobayashi (小林 "small forest" or 古林) is the 9th most common Japanese surname.^{[citation needed]} Notable people with the surname include:

Abdullah Kobayashi (アブドーラ小林, born 1976), or Yosuke Kobayashi, Japanese professional wrestler
Ai Kobayashi (小林愛, born 1973), Japanese actress and voice actress
Aika Kobayashi (小林愛香, born 1993), Japanese singer and voice actress
Aimi Kobayashi (小林愛実, born 1995), Japanese classical pianist
Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, 1930–1996), Japanese actor
Akiko Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Akira Kobayashi (小林旭, born 1938), Japanese actor
Ann Kobayashi (born 1937), American politician and businesswoman
Atsushi Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Audrey Kobayashi (born 1951), Canadian geographer and writer
Bertrand Kobayashi, American politician
Celes Kobayashi (born 1974), Japanese boxer
Chie Kobayashi (小林千絵, born 1963), Japanese actress and singer
Chisa Kobayashi (小林千紗, born 1987), Japanese synchronized swimmer
Daigo Kobayashi (小林大悟, born 1983), Japanese footballer
Dawn Kobayashi (born 1971), Jamaican sport shooter
Dio Kobayashi (born 1972), Japanese circus performer
Eita Kobayashi (小林瑛太, born 1991), Japanese professional wrestler
Kobayashi Eitaku (小林永濯, 1843–1890), Japanese artist
Emi Kobayashi (小林恵美, born 1983), Japanese gravure idol
Etsuko Kobayashi (born 1992), Japanese cricketer
Fujio Kobayashi (小林富士夫, born 1944), Japanese golfer
Fumiaki Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Fumikazu Kobayashi (小林史和, born 1978), Japanese middle-distance runner
Fumiya Kobayashi (小林史八, born 1987), Japanese footballer
George Kobayashi (小林ジョージ, born 1947), Japanese footballer
Hana Kobayashi (born 1982), Venezuelan singer
Haru Kobayashi (小林ハル, 1900–2005), Japanese musician
Hideaki Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Hidemasa Kobayashi (小林秀征, born 1994), Japanese footballer
Hideo Kobayashi (小林秀雄, 1902–1983), Japanese writer and literary critic
Hirokazu Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Hiroki Kobayashi (小林弘記, born 1977), Japanese footballer
Hiroki Kobayashi (footballer, born 1992), Japanese footballer
Hiroko Kobayashi (小林弘子, born 1970), Japanese slalom canoeist
Hiromi Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Hiroshi Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Hiroyuki Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Hisashi Kobayashi (小林久志, born 1938), Japanese electrical engineer and computer scientist
Hitomi Kobayashi (小林ひとみ, born 1965), Japanese AV idol
Ichizō Kobayashi (小林一三, 1873–1957), Japanese industrialist
Izumi Kobayashi (小林泉美, born 1977), Japanese Go player
Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶, 1763–1828), Japanese poet
Jin Kobayashi (小林尽, born 1977), Japanese manga artist
Jun Kobayashi (小林洵, born 1999), Japanese footballer
Junshirō Kobayashi (小林潤志郎, born 1991), Japanese ski jumper
Kai Kobayashi (小林快, born 1993), Japanese racewalker
Kamui Kobayashi (小林可夢偉, born 1986), racing driver
Kan Kobayashi (小林幹, born 1999), Japanese footballer
Kana Kobayashi (小林香菜, born 1991), Japanese idol
Kaori Kobayashi (小林香織, born 1981), Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist
Kaoru Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Katsuya Kobayashi (小林且弥, born 1981), Japanese actor
Katsuyo Kobayashi (小林カツ代, 1937–2014), Japanese chef and food writer
Kazuo Kobayashi (小林一男, 1908–?), Japanese diver
Kei Kobayashi (小林希唯, born 1976), Japanese voice actress
Keiichiro Kobayashi (小林慶一郎, born 1966), Japanese economist
Keiju Kobayashi (小林桂樹, 1923–2010), Japanese actor
Kobayashi Keisei (小林敬生, born 1944), Japanese artist
Ken Kobayashi (小林健, born 1949), Japanese businessman
Kendo Kobayashi (ケンドーコバヤシ, born 1972), Japanese comedian and actor
Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi (小林研一郎, born 1940), Japanese conductor and composer
Kensuke Kobayashi (born 1986), Japanese cricketer
Kenta Kobayashi (小林健太, born 1981), better known as Hideo Itami, Japanese professional wrestler
Kentarō Kobayashi (小林賢太郎, born 1973), Japanese comedian, actor, dramaturge, theatre director and manga artist
Kenya Kobayashi (小林研也, born 1983), Japanese gymnast
Kevin Wesley Kobayashi, American engineer
Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親, 1847–1915), Japanese ukiyo-e painter and printmaker
Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林清志, born 1933), Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
Kiyoshi Kobayashi (professor) (小林潔司), Japanese academic
Koichi Kobayashi (小林光一, born 1952), Japanese Go player
Kokei Kobayashi (小林古径, 1883–1957), Japanese painter
Kōji Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Kuniaki Kobayashi (小林邦昭, born 1956), Japanese professional wrestler
Kunio Kobayashi (born 1967), Japanese karateka
Leslie E. Kobayashi (born 1957), American judge
Maki Kobayashi (小林眞樹, born 1965), Japanese rower
Makoto Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Mao Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Marino Kobayashi (小林海, born 1994), Japanese cyclist
Masahide Kobayashi (小林雅英, born 1974), Japanese baseball player
Masahiro Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Masaki Kobayashi (小林正樹, 1916–1996), Japanese film director
Masami Kobayashi (小林仁, 1890–1977), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
Masamitsu Kobayashi (小林成光, born 1978), Japanese footballer
Masanori Kobayashi (小林正則, born 1976), Japanese golfer
Masao Kobayashi (小林正夫, born 1947), Japanese politician
Masaomi Kobayashi (born 1982), Japanese cricketer
Masato Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Maya Kobayashi (小林麻耶, born 1979), Japanese journalist
Megumi Kobayashi (小林恵, born 1977), Japanese model, actress and singer
Meison Kobayashi (小林鳴村, 1889–?), Japanese photographer
Michitaka Kobayashi (小林通孝, born 1955), Japanese voice actor
Mieko Kobayashi (小林美恵子, born 1958), Japanese politician
Miki Kobayashi (小林美貴, born 1987), Japanese biathlete
Minoru Kobayashi (小林稔, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Misaki Kobayashi (小林海咲, born 1990), Japanese squash player
Miwako Kobayashi (小林美和子, born 1952), Japanese swimmer
Miyuki Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Motofumi Kobayashi (小林源文, born 1951), Japanese manga artist
Naoki Kobayashi (小林直己, born 1984), Japanese dancer and actor
Naomi Kobayashi (小林尚美, born 1945), Japanese artist
Nenji Kobayashi (小林稔侍, born 1941), Japanese actor
Nobuaki Kobayashi (小林伸明, born 1942), Japanese three-cushion billiards player
Norihito Kobayashi (小林範仁, born 1982), Japanese Nordic combined skier
Norio Kobayashi (小林のりお, born 1952), Japanese photographer
Osamu Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Paulinho Kobayashi (born 1970), Brazilian footballer
Reiko Kobayashi (小林れい子, born 1961), Japanese figure skater and coach
Riki Kobayashi (1924–2013), American chemical engineer
Riku Kobayashi (小林里駆, born 2001), Japanese footballer
Robert Kobayashi (1925–2015), American artist
Ron Kobayashi, American jazz pianist
Royal Kobayashi (born 1949), Japanese boxer
Ryo Kobayashi (小林亮, born 1982), Japanese footballer
Ryokan Kobayashi (小林亮寛, born 1979), Japanese baseball player
Ryoko Kobayashi (小林涼子, born 1989), Japanese actress
Ryosei Kobayashi (born 1994), Japanese squash player
Ryota Kobayashi (小林亮太, born 1988), Japanese footballer
Ryoyu Kobayashi (小林陵侑, born 1996), Japanese ski jumper
Ryuichi Kobayashi (小林竜一, born 1976), Japanese bobsledder
Sachiko Kobayashi (小林幸子, born 1953), Japanese enka singer and voice actress
Sadayoshi Kobayashi (小林定義, 1905–?), Japanese field hockey player
Sanae Kobayashi (小林沙苗, born 1980), Japanese voice actress and singer
Saori Kobayashi (小林早織), Japanese video game composer and pianist
Satomi Kobayashi (小林聡美, born 1965), Japanese actress
Satoru Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Sayaka Kobayashi (小林さやか, born 1970), Japanese actress and voice actress
Seidō Kobayashi (小林正道, born 1944), Japanese musician
Seigo Kobayashi (小林成豪, born 1994), Japanese footballer
Seiji Kobayashi (小林誠司, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
Seiran Kobayashi (小林星蘭, born 2004), Japanese actress
Seizō Kobayashi (小林躋造, 1877–1962), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and Governor-General of Taiwan
Shigeo Kobayashi (小林成男, born 1970), Japanese actor
Shigeru Kobayashi (小林繁, 1952–2010), Japanese baseball player
Shinichiro Kobayashi (小林伸一郎), Japanese photographer
Shinji Kobayashi (小林伸二, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager
Shoshichi Kobayashi (小林昭七, 1932–2012), Japanese-American mathematician
Shota Kobayashi (古林将太, born 1991), Japanese footballer
Sumio Kobayashi (小林純生, born 1982), Japanese classical composer
Susumu Kobayashi (小林晋, born 1973), Japanese sport shooter
Tadao Kobayashi (小林忠生, born 1930), Japanese footballer and manager
Takako Kobayashi (小林貴子, born 1968), Japanese judoka
Takamichi Kobayashi (小林高道, born 1979), Japanese footballer
Takao Kobayashi (小林隆男, born 1961), Japanese amateur astronomer
Takashi Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Takeru Kobayashi (小林尊, born 1978), Japanese competitive eater
Takeshi Kobayashi (小林武史, born 1959), Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger and record producer
Takiji Kobayashi (小林多喜二, 1903–1933), Japanese writer and communist
Tamai Kobayashi (born 1965), Canadian writer
Tatsuki Kobayashi (小林竜樹, born 1985), Japanese footballer
Tatsuo Kobayashi (小林龍生, born 1951), Japanese computer scientist
Teiichi Kobayashi, Japanese malacologist and palaeontologist
Teruaki Kobayashi (小林久晃, born 1979), Japanese footballer
Tomoki Kobayashi (小林智樹), Japanese anime director
Tomomitsu Kobayashi (小林智光, born 1995), Japanese footballer
Kobayashi Torasaburō (小林虎三郎, 1828–1877), Japanese samurai
Toru Kobayashi (小林徹), Japanese astronomer
Toshihiko Kobayashi (小林俊彦), Japanese manga artist
Toshiyuki Kobayashi (小林俊行, born 1962), Japanese mathematician
Tsuneo Kobayashi (小林常夫, born 1965), Japanese anime director
Yasuhiro Kobayashi (小林靖宏, born 1959), Japanese musician
Yasuko Kobayashi (小林靖子, born 1965), Japanese screenwriter
Yasumi Kobayashi (小林泰三, born 1962), Japanese writer
Yasuo Kobayashi (小林保雄, born 1936), Japanese aikidoka
Yasutaka Kobayashi (小林康剛, born 1980), Japanese footballer
Yayoi Kobayashi (小林弥生, born 1981), Japanese women's footballer
Yo Kobayashi (小林洋, born 1981), Japanese roboticist
Yoshimi Kobayashi (小林良美, born 1968), Japanese softball player
Yoshinori Kobayashi (小林善範, born 1953), Japanese manga artist
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (小林慶行, born 1978), Japanese footballer
Yōsuke Kobayashi (小林陽介, born 1983), Japanese footballer
Yotaro Kobayashi (小林陽太郎, 1933-2015), Japanese businessman
Yū Kobayashi (小林ゆう, born 1982), Japanese voice actress and singer
Yu Kobayashi (footballer) (小林悠, born 1987), Japanese footballer
Yugo Kobayashi (小林優吾, born 1995), Japanese badminton player
Yugo Kobayashi (footballer) (born 1991), Japanese footballer
Yuka Kobayashi (小林優香, born 1994), Japanese cyclist
Yuki Kobayashi (小林由貴, born 1987), Japanese cross-country skier
Yuki Kobayashi (footballer, born 1988) (小林裕紀), Japanese footballer
Yuki Kobayashi (footballer, born 1992) (小林祐希), Japanese footballer
Yukiko Kobayashi (小林夕岐子, born 1946), Japanese actress
Yuko Kobayashi (小林優子, born 1961), Japanese voice actress
Yumi Kobayashi (小林優美, born 1988), Japanese fashion model
Yumiko Kobayashi (小林由美子, born 1979), Japanese voice actress
Yuriko Kobayashi (小林祐梨子, born 1988), Japanese middle- and long-distance runner
Yūshi Kobayashi (小林祐史, 1898–1988), Japanese photographer
Yūsuke Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Yuta Kobayashi (小林祐太, born 1987), Japanese basketball player
Yutaka Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
Yuzo Kobayashi (小林祐三, born 1985), Japanese footballer
Zach Kobayashi (born 1997), American soccer player

Fictional characters

Kobayashi (小林), a character in the manga series Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Kobayashi, a character in the film The Usual Suspects
Kobayashi (小林), a character in the manga series The Law of Ueki
Hatoko Kobayashi (小林鳩子) and Kotaro Kobayashi (小林虎太郎), characters in the manga series Angelic Layer
Akane Kobayashi (小林あかね), a character in the manga series Doki Doki School Hours
Amiko Kobayashi, a character in Marvel Comics
Atari Kobayashi, a character in the film Isle of Dogs
Daigo Kobayashi, a character in the film Departures
Hayato Kobayashi (ハヤト・コバヤシ), a character in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam
Hitomonji Kobayashi (小林一文字), a character in the manga series Cheeky Angel
Koji Kobayashi, protagonist of the film Godzilla Raids Again
Matcha Kobayashi (小林抹茶), a character in the media franchise Project 575
Rin Kobayashi (小林輪), a character in the manga series Please Save My Earth
Sanpeita Kobayashi (小林三平太), protagonist of the manga series Kemeko Deluxe!
Sumiko Kobayashi (小林澄子), a character in the manga series Case Closed
Washu Kobayashi (小林鷲羽), aka Washu Hakubi in multiple media

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