Kobayashi is the 8th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 古林. Notable people with the surname include:Abdullah Kobayashi , or Yosuke Kobayashi, Japanese professional wrestler Ai Kobayashi , Japanese actress and voice actress Aika Kobayashi , Japanese singer and voice actress Aimi Kobayashi , Japanese classical pianist Akiji Kobayashi , Japanese actor Akiko Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Akira Kobayashi , Japanese actor Ann Kobayashi, American politician and businesswoman Atsushi Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Audrey Kobayashi, Canadian geographer and writer Bertrand Kobayashi, American politician Celes Kobayashi, Japanese boxer Chie Kobayashi , Japanese actress and singer Chisa Kobayashi , Japanese synchronized swimmer Daigo Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Daisuke Kobayashi , Japanese basketball player Dawn Kobayashi, Jamaican sport shooter Eita Kobayashi , Japanese professional wrestler Kobayashi Eitaku , Japanese artist Emi Kobayashi , Japanese gravure idol Etsuko Kobayashi, Japanese cricketer Fujio Kobayashi , Japanese golfer Fumiaki Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Fumikazu Kobayashi , Japanese middle-distance runner Fumiya Kobayashi , Japanese footballer George Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Hana Kobayashi, Venezuelan singer Haru Kobayashi , Japanese musician Hideaki Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Hidemasa Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Hideo Kobayashi , Japanese writer and literary critic Hideo Kobayashi (canoeist) , Japanese sprint canoeist Hirokazu Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Hiroki Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Hiroki Kobayashi, Japanese footballer Hiroko Kobayashi , Japanese slalom canoeist Hiromi Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Hiroshi Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Hiroyuki Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Hisashi Kobayashi , Japanese electrical engineer and computer scientist Hitomi Kobayashi , Japanese AV idol Ichizō Kobayashi , Japanese industrialist Izumi Kobayashi , Japanese Go player Kobayashi Issa , Japanese poet Jin Kobayashi , Japanese manga artist Jun Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Junshirō Kobayashi , Japanese ski jumper Kaho Kobayashi , Japanese professional wrestler Kai Kobayashi , Japanese racewalker Kamui Kobayashi , racing driver Kan Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Kana Kobayashi , Japanese idol Kaori Kobayashi , Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist Kaoru Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Katsuya Kobayashi , Japanese actor Katsuyo Kobayashi , Japanese chef and food writer Kazuo Kobayashi , Japanese diver Kei Kobayashi , Japanese voice actress Key Kobayashi , Japanese music producer, better known as Kobametal Keiichiro Kobayashi , Japanese economist Keiju Kobayashi , Japanese actor Kobayashi Keisei , Japanese artist Ken Kobayashi , Japanese businessman Kendo Kobayashi , Japanese comedian and actor Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi , Japanese conductor and composer Kenji Kobayashi , Japanese shogi player Kensuke Kobayashi, Japanese cricketer Kenta Kobayashi , better known as Hideo Itami, Japanese professional wrestler Kentarō Kobayashi , Japanese comedian, actor, dramaturge, theatre director and manga artist Kenya Kobayashi , Japanese gymnast Kevin Wesley Kobayashi, American engineer Kobayashi Kiyochika , Japanese ukiyo-e painter and printmaker Kiyoshi Kobayashi , Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator Kiyoshi Kobayashi (professor) , Japanese academic Koichi Kobayashi , Japanese Go player Kokei Kobayashi , Japanese painter Kōji Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Kuniaki Kobayashi , Japanese professional wrestler Kunio Kobayashi, Japanese karateka Kunio Kobayashi, Japanese bonsai artist Leslie E. Kobayashi, American judge Maki Kobayashi , Japanese rower Makoto Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Mao Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Marino Kobayashi , Japanese cyclist Masahide Kobayashi , Japanese baseball player Masahiro Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Masaki Kobayashi , Japanese film director Masami Kobayashi , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Masamitsu Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Masanori Kobayashi , Japanese golfer Masao Kobayashi , Japanese politician Masaomi Kobayashi, Japanese cricketer Masato Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Maya Kobayashi , Japanese journalist Megumi Kobayashi , Japanese model, actress and singer Meison Kobayashi , Japanese photographer Michitaka Kobayashi , Japanese voice actor Mieko Kobayashi , Japanese politician Miki Kobayashi , Japanese biathlete Minoru Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Misaki Kobayashi , Japanese squash player Miwako Kobayashi , Japanese swimmer Miyuki Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Motofumi Kobayashi , Japanese manga artist Naoki Kobayashi , Japanese dancer and actor Naomi Kobayashi , Japanese artist Nenji Kobayashi , Japanese actor Nobuaki Kobayashi , Japanese three-cushion billiards player Norihito Kobayashi , Japanese Nordic combined skier Norio Kobayashi , Japanese photographer Osamu Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Paulinho Kobayashi, Brazilian footballer Reiko Kobayashi , Japanese figure skater and coach Rikako Kobayashi , Japanese women's footballer Riki Kobayashi (1924–2013), American chemical engineer Riku Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Robert Kobayashi (1925–2015), American artist Ron Kobayashi, American jazz pianist Royal Kobayashi, Japanese boxer Ryo Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Ryokan Kobayashi , Japanese baseball player Ryoko Kobayashi , Japanese actress Ryosei Kobayashi, Japanese squash player Ryota Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Ryoyu Kobayashi , Japanese ski jumper Ryuichi Kobayashi , Japanese bobsledder Sachiko Kobayashi , Japanese enka singer and voice actress Sadayoshi Kobayashi , Japanese field hockey player Sanae Kobayashi , Japanese voice actress and singer Sanzaburo Kobayashi, Japanese surgeon Saori Kobayashi , Japanese video game composer and pianist Satomi Kobayashi , Japanese actress Satoru Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Sayaka Kobayashi , Japanese actress and voice actress Seidō Kobayashi , Japanese musician Seigo Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Seiji Kobayashi , Japanese baseball player Seiran Kobayashi , Japanese actress Seizō Kobayashi , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and Governor-General of Taiwan Shigeo Kobayashi , Japanese actor Shigeru Kobayashi , Japanese baseball player Shinichiro Kobayashi , Japanese photographer Shinji Kobayashi , Japanese footballer and manager Shoshichi Kobayashi , Japanese-American mathematician Shota Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Sumio Kobayashi , Japanese classical composer Susumu Kobayashi , Japanese sport shooter Tadao Kobayashi , Japanese footballer and manager Takako Kobayashi , Japanese judoka Takamichi Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Takao Kobayashi , Japanese amateur astronomer Takashi Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Takeru Kobayashi , Japanese competitive eater Takeshi Kobayashi , Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger and record producer Takeshi Kobayashi (wrestler) , Japanese sport wrestler Takiji Kobayashi , Japanese writer and communist Tamai Kobayashi, Canadian writer Tatsuki Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Tatsuo Kobayashi , Japanese computer scientist Teiichi Kobayashi, Japanese malacologist and palaeontologist Teruaki Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Tomoki Kobayashi , Japanese anime director Tomomitsu Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Kobayashi Torasaburō , Japanese samurai Toru Kobayashi , Japanese astronomer Toshihiko Kobayashi , Japanese manga artist Toshiyuki Kobayashi , Japanese mathematician Tsuneo Kobayashi , Japanese anime director Yasuhiro Kobayashi , Japanese musician Yasuko Kobayashi , Japanese screenwriter Yasumi Kobayashi , Japanese writer Yasuo Kobayashi , Japanese aikidoka Yasutaka Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Yayoi Kobayashi , Japanese women's footballer Yo Kobayashi , Japanese roboticist Yoshimi Kobayashi , Japanese softball player Yoshinori Kobayashi , Japanese manga artist Yoshiyuki Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Yōsuke Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Yotaro Kobayashi , Japanese businessman Yū Kobayashi , Japanese voice actress and singer Yu Kobayashi (footballer) , Japanese footballer Yui Kobayashi , Japanese singer and model Yugo Kobayashi , Japanese badminton player Yugo Kobayashi (footballer), Japanese footballer Yuka Kobayashi , Japanese cyclist Yuki Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Yukiko Kobayashi , Japanese actress Yuko Kobayashi , Japanese voice actress Yumi Kobayashi , Japanese fashion model Yumiko Kobayashi , Japanese voice actress Yuriko Kobayashi , Japanese middle- and long-distance runner Yūshi Kobayashi , Japanese photographer Yūsuke Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Yuta Kobayashi , Japanese basketball player Yutaka Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people Yuzo Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Zach Kobayashi, American soccer player