Kobayakawa

• Kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese daimyō
• Kobayakawa Hidekane, Japanese samurai
• Takehiko Kobayakawa, Japanese baseball player
• Kobayakawa Takakage, Japanese samurai and daimyō

  Fictional characters

• An Kobayakawa, a character in the manga series World Trigger
• Miyuki Kobayakawa, protagonist of the manga series You're Under Arrest
• Saccho Kobayakawa, a character in the manga series Hunter × Hunter
• Sena Kobayakawa, protagonist of the manga series Eyeshield 21
• Yutaka Kobayakawa, a character in the manga series Lucky Star