Kobayashi (小林 "small forest") is the 9th most common Japanese surname. Yamada Tarō (山田太郎), a typical Japanese name (male), equivalent to John Smith in English. ...

People

• Daniel Kobayashi (baseball writer)
• Forrest Kobayashi (swim coach)
• Hideaki Kobayashi (video game music composer)
• Hideo Kobayashi (literary critic)
• Kamui Kobayashi (professional racing driver)
• Kaoru Kobayashi (murderer)
• Katsuya Kobayashi (actor)
• Katsuyo Kobayashi (chef)
• Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi (conductor)
• Kenta Kobayashi (professional wrestler)
• Kobayashi Issa (poet)
• Kobayashi Takiji (author)
• Jin Kobayashi (manga artist)
• Makoto Kobayashi (manga artist)
• Makoto Kobayashi (physicist)
• Masahide Kobayashi (baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians)
• Masaki Kobayashi (film director)
• Rod Kobayashi (martial artist) - Founder of Seidokan Aikido
• Sanae Kobayashi, seiyū
• Shoshichi Kobayashi (mathematician)
• Takao Kobayashi (astronomer)
• Takeru Kobayashi (competitive eater)
• Toru Kobayashi (astronomer)
• Toshiyuki Kobayashi (mathematician)
• Yasuo Kobayashi (aikido teacher)
• Yoshinori Kobayashi (manga author)
• Yuko Kobayashi (seiyū)
• Yumiko Kobayashi (seiyū)
• Nobuaki Kobayashi (billiards player)

This is a Japanese name; the family name is Kobayashi Hideo Kobayashi , 11 April 1902 – 1 March 1983) was a Japanese author, who established literary criticism as an independent art form in Japan. ... Kamui Kobayashi (born 13 September 1986) is currently a test driver for Toyota in the 2007 Formula One season. ... Kobayashi Kaoru (小林薫) is a name of two Japanese persons. ... Katsuya Kobayashi , born 10 December 1981) is a Japanese actor. ... Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi conductor Born in 1940 in Japan Musical studies at Tokyo Music Academy Rose to international fame as winner of the lst International Conductors Competition on Hungarian Television in 1974. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶 Kobayashi Issa) (June 15, 1763 - January 5, 1828) was a Japanese writer of haikai known for his hokku verses. ... Kobayashi Takiji (小林 多喜二, October 13, 1903 - February 20, 1933) is a Japanese author of proletarian literature. ... Jin Kobayashi ( Kobayashi Jin, born May 25, 1977) is the manga-ka who authored School Rumble. ... Makoto Kobayashi (born May 13, 1958) is a manga artist that is best known for his unusual drawing style. ... Makoto Kobayashi (小林誠) is a Japanese physicist well-known for his work on CP-violation. ... Masahide Kobayashi (小林 雅英, born May 24, 1974) is a professional baseball player from Yamanashi, Japan. ... This article is about the sport. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21, 42, 455 Name Cleveland Indians (1915–present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Other nicknames The Tribe, The Wahoos Ballpark Jacobs Field (1994–present... Masaki Kobayashi (小林正樹 Kobayashi Masaki, February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese director who is probably best known for Kwaidan (怪談), a collection of four ghost stories (drawn from the book by Lafcadio Hearn), each of which has a surprise ending. ... Sanae Kobayashi ) (January 26, 1980 - ) is a female seiyÅ« who was born in Shizuoka. ... Voice Animage, a magazine about all things about seiyÅ«. For the retail company named Seiyu, see Seiyu Group. ... Takao Kobayashi (小林隆男 - ) is an amateur Japanese astronomer. ... Takeru Kobayashi ) (b. ... Sonya Thomas and Tim Janus at the 2005 Midway Slots Crabcake Eating Competition Competitive eating involves the consumption of large quantities of food in a short time period – typically 15 minutes or less. ... Toru Kobayashi (小林徹) is/was a Japanese astronomer. ... Toshiyuki Kobayashi (born 1962) is a Japanese mathematician known for his original work in the field of Lie theory, and in particular for the theory of discontinuous groups (lattice in Lie groups) and the application of geometric analysis to representation theory . ... Yasuo Kobayashi (b. ... Yoshinori Kobayashi (Penname: 小林 よしのり, Real name: 小林 善範; Kobayashi Yoshinori, born in Fukuoka, Japan, August 31, 1953) is a bestselling Japanese conservative author and manga artist. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Yuko Kobayashi (小林 優子 Kobayashi YÅ«ko) is a seiyu who was born on February 6, 1961 in Tokyo. ... Yumiko Kobayashi (小林 由美子 Kobayashi Yumiko, born June 18, 1979) is a female seiyÅ« who was born in Yokaichiba, Chiba. ... Kobayashi Nobuaki (often given as Nobuaki Kobayashi in the West) is a Japanese professional three-cushion billiards player. ...

Places

• Kobayashi, city in Miyazaki Prefecture

Kobayashi (小林市; -shi) is a city located in [[Miyazaki Prefecture|Miyazaki]], Japan. ... Map of Miyazaki Prefecture. ...

Fictional characters

• Kobayashi, Keyser Soze's lawyer in the film The Usual Suspects, played by Pete Postlethwaite
• Akane Kobayashi, character in Doki Doki School Hours (Sensei no Ojikan)
• Hayato Kobayashi, character in Mobile Suit Gundam
• Rin Kobayashi, character in Please Save My Earth
• Washu Kobayashi, character in Pretty Sammy
• Washu Fitzgerald-Kobayashi, character in Magical Project S
• Kobayashi-sensei, character in Law of Ueki
• Amiko Kobayashi, the adopted daughter of Wolverine (comics)

Other Kobayashis: Keyser Soze (pronounced KAI-zer SHOW-zay) is a fictional character in the 1995 movie The Usual Suspects, written by Christopher McQuarrie. ... The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. ... Peter William Postlethwaite OBE (born February 7, 1945)[1] is an English actor. ... Doki Doki School Hours ) is a four panel manga series and anime series by Tamami Momose. ... Hayato Kobayashi (小林隼人 ハヤト・コバヤシ Hayato Kobayashi) was a character who first appeared in the anime TV series Mobile Suit Gundam. ... Mobile Suit Gundam ) is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pretty Sammy Magical Project S DVD #1 Pretty Sammy (魔法少女プリティサミー, Mahou Shoujo Puriti Samii) is an anime based on the magically transformed version of the Sasami character from the various Tenchi Muyo! series. ... Pretty Sammy is an anime based on the magically transformed version of the Sasami character from the various Tenchi Muyo! series. ... Law of Ueki ) is a Japanese manga by Tsubasa Fukuchi. ... Amiko Kobayashi is a fictional character in the Marvel universe. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ...

• Kobayashi Maru, fictional space vessel in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Kobayashi Shorin-ryu, also called Kobayashi-ryu, a style of Okinawan karate descended from Chosin Chibana

A screenshot from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan showing data on the Kobayashi Maru. ... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982; see also 1982 in film) is the second feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Kobayashi Shorin-ryu, also called Kobayashi-ryu, is a style of Okinawan karate that descended from Chosin Chibana. ... Choshin Chibana (1885-1969) was an Okinawan martial artist who created the Kobayashi-ryū style of Shorin-ryū karate, based on the teachings of his teacher, Anko Itosu. ...

See also

• Japanese name

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