hardy

Hardy is a surname, and may refer to:

People with the surname

A

• Aaron Hardy, English footballer
• Adrien Hardy, French rower
• Alexander M. Hardy, U.S. Representative from Indiana
• Alexandre Hardy (c. 1570/1572–1632), French dramatist
• Alfred Hardy, (1900 - 1965), Belgian architect
• Alister Hardy, English marine biologist
• Angie Hardy, American blackjack player
• Anne Hardy, British artist
• Annie Hardy, American singer-guitarist with Giant Drag
• Anthony Hardy, English mental patient and murderer
• Antonio Hardy, a.k.a Big Daddy Kane, African-merican rap artist
• Alexander M. Hardy, American politician
• Alfred Gathorne-Hardy, British politician
• Arnold Hardy, American photographer
• Arthur Hardy can refer to :
  • Arthur Hardy (actor), British actor
  • Arthur Charles Hardy, Canadian politician
  • Arthur Sherburne Hardy, American novelist and diplomat
  • Arthur Sturgis Hardy, Canadian politician

B

• Barry Hardy, American wrestler
• Benjamin Hardy, Australian volleyball player
• Benjamin Gower Hardy, Australian George Cross recipient
• Bert Hardy, English photographer
• Billy Hardy, English boxer
• Bruce Hardy, American football player

C

• Carroll Hardy, American baseball player
• Charles Hardy (1714–1780), British naval officer
• Charles Hardy (Australian politician)
• Charlie Hardy, Australian rules football player
• "Hungry" Charles Hardy, American competitive eater
• Chris Hardy, Canadian footballer
• Cornelius Hardy, convict transported to Australia

D

• D. Elmo Hardy, American entomologist
• Dan Hardy, English martial artist
• Daniel W. Hardy, Anglican Theologian
• Darrell Hardy, American basketball player
• David Hardy can refer to :
  • David A. Hardy (born 1936), English artist
  • David T. Hardy, American author and jurist
• Denis Hardy, Québécois economist
• Don Ed Hardy, American tattoo artist

E

• Edgar Richard "Hardy" Hardcastle (1900 - 1995), British economist
• Elias Hardy, English-born lawyer and politician in New Brunswick.
• Emmett Hardy (1903–1925), American jazz cornet player
• Emmy Hardy, American swim champion
• Erin Hardy, American soccer player
• Ernest Hardy, film and music critic based in Los Angeles
• Ernest George Hardy, classicist
• Evan Hardy, English rugby union player

F

• Françoise Hardy (born 1944), French singer and actress
• Frank Hardy, Australian novelist and journalist
• Frantz Hardy, American-football player
• Frederick Daniel Hardy, British painter
• Friedhelm Hardy, (1943-2004) was an English Hindu convert

G

• G. H. Hardy (1877–1947), English mathematician
• Gathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, an English politician
• Gene Hardy, a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist
• George Hardy (labor leader), Canadian-American
• Greg Hardy, American-football player
• Guy U. Hardy, U.S. Representative from Colorado

H

• Hagood Hardy (1937–1997), Canadian composer & pianist
• Harry Hardy, English footballer
• Harvey Hardy, American footballer
• Henry Hardy, editor of the works of Isaiah Berlin
• Hugh W. Hardy U.S. Marines General

J

• J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
• Jack Hardy (catcher), baseball player
• Jack Hardy, Canadian politician
• Jack Hardy (singer-songwriter)
• James Hardy (disambiguation) can refer to:
  • James Hardy (American football) (b. 1985)
  • James Hardy (basketball)
  • James Hardy (rower)
  • James D. Hardy, Jr., American academic and historian
  • James Greene Hardy (1795–1856), Kentucky politician and orator; Lt. Governor of Kentucky
  • Jim Hardy (b. 1923), American football quarterback
• Janet Hardy, American erotic writer
• Jeff Hardy, American wrestler
• Jeff Hardy (rugby league) Australian
• Jeffrey Hardy, singer-songwriter
• Jeremy Hardy, English comedian
• Jermaine Hardy, American footballer
• Jesse Hardy, native resident of Florida, USA
• Jessica Hardy (b. 1987), American swimmer
• Jessica Hardy (Australia), Big Brother competitor
• Jim Hardy (b. 1923), American football quarterback
• Joe Hardy, a professional ice hockey player
• John Hardy can refer to:
  • John Hardy (composer), British composer
  • John Hardy (geneticist), British human geneticist and molecular biologist
  • John Hardy (jewelry) (b. 1949), jewelry maker
  • John Hardy (MP) (1773–1855), British MP and businessman and father of first Earl of Cranbrook
  • John Hardy (US politician) (1835–1913), U.S. Representative from New York
  • Sir John Hardy, 1st Baronet (1809–1888), British Conservative Member of Parliament
  • John Crumpton Hardy (20th century), President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
  • Sir John Francis Gathorne-Hardy (1874–1949), British First World War General who served in Italy and the Western Front
  • John Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook (1839–1911), British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament
  • John Hardee, American jazz musician
  • Jonathan Hardy, New Zealand actor and screenwriter
  • Jonny Hardy, Israeli footballer
• Joseph A. Hardy III, American businessman
• Joseph Hardy, an American stage director
• Jules Hardy, Québécois doctor

K

• K8 Hardy, performance artist
• Karen Hardy, ballroom dancer
• Kevin Hardy can refer to one of two American football players:
  • Kevin Hardy (linebacker)
  • Kevin Hardy (defensive tackle)
• KK Hardy, Wii Champion and child prodigy

L

• Larry Hardy, American footballer
• Leonard W. Hardy, Mormon pioneer
• Leslie Hardy, Rock musician
• Linda Hardy, French actress and model
• Louise Hardy, Canadian politician
• Lyndon Hardy, American science-fiction author

M

• Marieke Hardy, Australian television writer
• Mark Hardy can refer to :
  • Mark A. Hardy, American surgeon
  • Mark Lea Hardy, Swiss hockey player
• Mary Hardy, Australian television and radio presenter
• Matt Hardy, American wrestler
• Matthew Hardy, Australian comedian
• Milton H. Hardy, American educator
• Moses Hardy, American supercentenarian

N

• Nell Ruth Hardy, African-American singer
• Nelson Hardy, Australian Rugby League player

O

• Oliver Hardy (1892–1957), American comedy actor

P

• Pat "Hawk" Hardy, Martial Artist, police officer and prosecuting attorney
• Paul Hardy, American politician from Louisiana
• Percy Hardy, English cricketer
• Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath (1931-2003), English politician
• Phil Hardy, British footballer
• Phil Hardy, English film and music industry journalist
• Phillip E. Hardy, American music critic
• Porter Hardy, Jr., U.S. representative from Virginia

R

• Rebecca Hardy, Canadian fashion model
• Red Hardy, American baseball pitcher
• René Hardy, member of the French Resistance
• Richard Meredith-Hardy, British microlight pilot
• Rob Hardy, film director
• Robert Hardy (disambiguation) can refer to :
  • Robert Hardy, English actor
  • Robert Hardy, bassist with Franz Ferdinand
  • Robert Maynard Hardy, Anglican bishop
• Robin Hardy, American writer
• Robin Hardy (film director)
• Ron Hardy, American DJ
• Ronald Hardy, English novelist
• Rufus Hardy (1855–1943), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
• Rufus K. Hardy (1878–1945), leader and missionary in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

S

• Sam Hardy, English football goalkeeper
• Samuel Hardy, American lawyer and politician
• Solomon Hardy, English cricketer
• Stephanie Hardy, a Canadian singer-songwriter

T

• Captain Temple Hardy, British naval officer
• Terry Hardy, American-football player
• Theodore Bayley Hardy, British Army chaplain
• Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), English novelist and poet
• Thomas Hardy (English painter)
• Thomas Duffus Hardy, English antiquary
• Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, British naval officer (1769–1839)
• Thomas Hardy (political reformer) (1752–1832)
• Thomas Duffus Hardy, English antiquarian
• Todd Hardy, Canadian politician
• Tom Hardy (disambiguation) can refer to :
  • Tom Hardy (born 1977), English stage, film and television actor
  • Tom Hardy (designer) (born 1946), American design strategist
  • Tom Hardy (broadcaster) (21st century), professional radio broadcaster
• Trevor Hardy, convicted murderer

W

• Warren Hardy, Nevada state senator
• Wilfred Hardy, British artist and illustrator
• William Hardy, English footballer
• William Bate Hardy, British biologist
• William Douglas the Hardy, Scottish nobleman and warlord
• William H. Hardy, American founder of Hattiesburg
• William Le Hardy, English Archivist
• Willie Hardy, American politician and activist

Fictional characters

• Andy Hardy, character in films, played by Mickey Rooney
• Gladys Hardy, a character in The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• Lewis Hardy, a character in the ITV television programme The Bill.
• Jemma Hardy, a character in Ian Irvine's novel The Last Albatross
• Joe Hardy, character in the Hardy Boys novels
• Steiner Hardy, character from the anime Gundam 0080
• Anti-heroes created by Marvel Comics :
  • Felicia Hardy (The Black Cat)
  • Felicity Hardy (The Scarlet Spider)
  • Walter Hardy or John Hardesky (The Cat)
• On the ABC soap opera, General Hospital :
  • Audrey March Hardy
  • Simone Ravelle Hardy
  • Steve Hardy
  • Tom Hardy Jr.
  • Tom Hardy Sr.
  • Tommy Hardy

Stage names, pseudonyms, and unused birth names

• American rapper Big Daddy Kane was born Antonio Hardy
• British screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce used the pseudonym "Martin Hardy"
• American singer and actress Nell Carter was born Nell Ruth Hardy

See also

• Hardy (disambiguation)
• Hardie (disambiguation)

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