Wakabayashi (written: lit. "young forest") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese actress Arthur Tsuneo Wakabayashi (born 1932), Canadian civil servant , Japanese stock critic and radio personality , Japanese actor Herb Wakabayashi (1944–2015), Canadian ice hockey player , Japanese architect , Japanese basketball player , Japanese physicist , Japanese sprinter , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician , Japanese comedian, television presenter and actor Mel Wakabayashi (1943–2023), Canadian ice hockey player , Japanese actress and voice actress , Japanese politician , Japanese baseball player , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer
Fictional characters Genzo Wakabayashi, a character in the manga series Captain Tsubasa Yujiro Wakabayashi, a character in the series Kamen Rider Revice , a character in the manga series Ojisan to Marshmallow Wakabayashi-kun, a character in the manga series Chibi Maruko-chan
See also Wakabayashi Station (disambiguation), multiple railway stations in Japan 5128 Wakabayashi, a main-belt asteroid Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, a ward in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan