Hardy (surname)
Hardy is an English and a French surname of Old French origin. Hardy comes from Old French hardi > French hardi meaning "bold, courageous" which comes from Old Frankish hardjan meaning "to make hard". The final -y is also typical of the French proper names. The name could also be an Anglicized form of the Irish name Mac Giolla Deacair meaning "son of the hard lad". Notable persons with that surname include:
List of persons with the surname
A
- Adolphe Hardy, Belgian poet and journalist
- Adolphe-Marie Hardy, French bishop
- Aaron Hardy, English footballer
- Adrian Hardy, American football player
- Adrien Hardy, French rower
- Alexander M. Hardy, U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Alexandre Hardy, French dramatist
- Alfred Hardy , French dermatologist
- Alfred Hardy , Belgian contractor and autodidact architect
- Alfred Douglas Hardy, Australian amateur collector of freshwater algae specimens
- Alfred Gathorne-Hardy, British politician
- Alister Hardy, English marine biologist
- Ange Hardy, English singer
- 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-American rap artist
- Arnold Hardy, American photographer
- Arthur Charles Hardy, Canadian politician
- Arthur Hardy, British actor
- Arthur Hardy, English footballer
- Arthur Sherburne Hardy, American novelist and diplomat
- Arthur Sturgis Hardy, Canadian politician
B
- Barry Hardy, American wrestler
- Bella Hardy, English folk musician, singer and songwriter
- Benjamin Gower Hardy, Australian George Cross recipient
- Ben Hardy, English Actor
- Benjamin Hardy, Australian volleyball player
- Bert Hardy, English photographer
- Billy Hardy, English boxer
- Billy Hardy, English footballer
- Blaine Hardy, American baseball player
- Bruce Hardy, American football player
C
- "Hungry" Charles Hardy, American competitive eater
- Carroll Hardy, American baseball player
- Charles Hardy
- Charles Hardy, English naval officer
- Charlie Hardy, Australian rules footballer
- Chris Hardy, Canadian footballer
- Cornelius Hardy, convict transported to Australia
D
- D. Elmo Hardy, American entomologist
- Dan Hardy, English mixed martial arts fighter
- Daniel W. Hardy, Anglican Theologian
- Darrell Hardy, American basketball player
- Darryl Hardy, American football player
- David A. Hardy, English artist
- David T. Hardy, American author and jurist
- Denis Hardy, Québécois economist
- Denis Hardy , Québécois politician
- Don Hardy, English cricketer
- Don Ed Hardy, American tattoo artist
E
- Edgar Richard "Hardy" Hardcastle, British economist
- Elias Hardy, English-born lawyer and politician in New Brunswick
- Emmett Hardy, American jazz cornet player
- Ernest George Hardy, classicist
- Evan Hardy, English rugby union player
F
- F. Digby Hardy, English fraudster and spy during the Irish War of Independence
- Françoise Hardy, French singer and actress
- Frank Hardy, Australian novelist and journalist
- Frantz Hardy, American-football player
- Frederick Daniel Hardy, English painter
- Friedhelm Hardy,, academic who specialized in Indian languages and religions
G
- G. H. Hardy, English mathematician
- Gathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, English politician
- Gathorne-Hardy, multiple people
- Gene Hardy, Canadian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist
- George Hardy, Canadian-American
- Greg Hardy, American-football player
- Guy U. Hardy, U.S. Representative from Colorado
H
- Hagood Hardy, Canadian composer & pianist
- Harry Hardy, English footballer
- Harvey Hardy, American footballer
- Henry Hardy, editor of the works of Isaiah Berlin
- Heywood Hardy, English painter
- Hugh W. Hardy U.S. Marines General
J
- J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
- Jack Hardy, baseball player
- Jack Hardy, Canadian politician
- Jack Hardy
- James D. Hardy, Jr., American academic and historian
- James Greene Hardy, Kentucky politician and orator; Lt. Governor of Kentucky
- James Hardy
- James Hardy
- James Hardy
- Janet Hardy, American erotic writer
- Jean Hardy, French general of the French Revolution
- Jeff Hardy, American wrestler
- Jeff Hardy, Australian rugby league player
- Jeff Hardy, Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Jeremy Hardy, English comedian
- Jermaine Hardy, American footballer
- Jessica Hardy, Big Brother competitor
- Jessica Hardy, American swimmer
- Jim Hardy, American football quarterback
- Jocelyn 'Joe' Hardy, professional ice hockey player
- John Crumpton Hardy, President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
- John Francis Gathorne-Hardy, British First World War General who served in Italy and the Western Front
- John Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook, British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament
- John Hardee, American jazz musician
- John Hardy, British composer
- John Hardy, British human geneticist and molecular biologist
- John Hardy , jewelry maker
- John Hardy , British MP and businessman and father of first Earl of Cranbrook
- John Hardy , U.S. Representative from New York
- John Hardy, 1st Baronet, British Conservative Member of Parliament
- John Spencer Hardy, American lieutenant general
- John "Kenneth Rage
- Jonathan Hardy, New Zealand actor and screenwriter
- Jonny Hardy, Israeli footballer
- Joseph A. Hardy III, American businessman
- Joseph Hardy, American stage director
- Jules Hardy, Québécois doctor
K
- K8 Hardy, performance artist
- Karen Hardy, ballroom dancer
- Kevin Hardy
- Kevin Hardy
L
- Larry Hardy
- Larry Hardy
- 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
- Lucien Hardy, Theoretical physicist
M
- Mabel Hardy, South Australian educator
- María Cordero Hardy, Puerto Rican physiologist, educator and scientist
- Marieke Hardy, Australian television writer
- 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
- Matthew P. Hardy, American reproductive biologist
- Milton H. Hardy, American educator
- Moses Hardy, American supercentenarian
N
- Nelson Hardy, Australian Rugby League player
- Nell Carter, born Nell Ruth Hardy, American singer and actress
O
- Oliver Hardy, American comedy actor
P
- Paul Hardy, American politician from Louisiana
- Percy Hardy, English cricketer
- Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath, English politician
- Peter Hardy, Australian Actor
- Peter N.E. Hardy, Canadian brewer
- 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
- Red Hardy, American baseball pitcher
- René Hardy, member of the French Resistance
- Richard Meredith-Hardy, British microlight pilot
- Rob Hardy, film director
- Robert Hardy, English actor
- Robert Hardy, bassist with Franz Ferdinand
- Robert Maynard Hardy, Anglican bishop
- Robin Hardy, an American novelist
- Robin Hardy, a Canadian novelist and journalist
- Robin Hardy , British film director
- Roger Hardy, Canadian Internet entrepreneur
- Ron Hardy, American DJ
- Ronald Hardy, English novelist
- Rufus Hardy , member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
- Rufus K. Hardy, 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
- Sarah Frances Hardy, American author and artist
- Solomon Hardy, English cricketer
- Stan Hardy, English footballer and manager
- Stephanie Hardy, Canadian singer-songwriter
T
- Temple Hardy, British naval officer
- Terry Hardy, American-football player
- Theodore Bayley Hardy, British Army chaplain
- Thomas Duffus Hardy, English antiquary
- Thomas Hardy
- Thomas Hardy
- Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, British naval officer and Nelson's flag-captain at Trafalgar
- Thomas Hardy , "Father of the South Australian Wine Industry"
- Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet
- Thomas Lionel Hardy, English physician
- Todd Hardy, Canadian politician
- Tom Hardy , American design strategist
- Tom Hardy, English stage, film and television actor
- Trevor Hardy, convicted murderer
W
- Warren Hardy, Nevada state senator
- W. G. Hardy, Canadian professor, writer and ice hockey administrator
- Wilfred Hardy, British artist and illustrator
- William Bate Hardy, British biologist
- William H. Hardy, American founder of Hattiesburg
- William Le Hardy, English Archivist
- Willie Hardy, American politician and activist
Fictional characters
- Alec Hardy, character in the ITV television programme Broadchurch, played by David Tennant
- Andy Hardy, character in films, played by Mickey Rooney
- Frank Hardy, character in the Hardy Boys novels
- Gladys Hardy, character in The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Jemma Hardy, character in Ian Irvine's novel The Last Albatross
- Joe Hardy, character in the Hardy Boys novels
- Lewis Hardy, character in the ITV television programme The Bill
- Ryan Hardy, character in The Following
- Steiner Hardy, character from the anime Gundam 0080
- Anti-heroes created by Marvel Comics :
- *Felicia Hardy
- *Felicity Hardy
- *Walter Hardy or John Hardesky
- On the ABC soap opera, General Hospital :
- *Audrey March Hardy
- *Simone Ravelle Hardy
- *Steve Hardy
- *Tommy Hardy
- *Tom Hardy
- *Tommy Hardy