Hardy (surname)
Hardy is an English and a French surname[1][2] 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".[3] The final -y is also typical of the French proper names (first names, surnames and place names, with the notable exception Henri, when it is a given name). The name could also be an Anglicized form of the Irish name Mac Giolla Deacair meaning "son of the hard lad".[4] Notable persons with that surname include:
List of persons with the surname[]
A[]
- Adolphe-Marie Hardy (1868–1954), Belgian poet and journalist
- Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy (1920-2011), French bishop
- Aaron Hardy (born 1986), English footballer
- Adrian Hardy (born 1970), American football player
- Adrien Hardy (born 1978), French rower
- Alexander M. Hardy, U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Alexandre Hardy (c. 1570/1572–1632), French dramatist
- Alfred Hardy (dermatologist) (1811–1893), French dermatologist
- Alfred Hardy (architect) (1900–1965), Belgian contractor and autodidact architect
- Alfred Douglas Hardy (1870–1958), Australian amateur collector of freshwater algae specimens
- Alfred Gathorne-Hardy, British politician
- Alister Hardy, English marine biologist
- Ange Hardy (born 1983), 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 (actor), British actor
- Arthur Hardy (footballer), English footballer
- Arthur Sherburne Hardy, American novelist and diplomat
- Arthur Sturgis Hardy, Canadian politician
B[]
- Barbara Hardy, Australian environmentalist and scientist
- Barry Hardy, American wrestler
- Bella Hardy, English folk musician, singer and songwriter
- Benjamin Gower Hardy, Australian George Cross recipient
- Ben Hardy, English Actor
- Ben Hardy (motorcycle builder), American motorcycle builder
- Benjamin Hardy, Australian volleyball player
- Bert Hardy, English photographer
- Billy Hardy, English boxer
- Billy Hardy (footballer), 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 (Australian politician)
- Charles Hardy (1714–1780), English naval officer
- Charlie Hardy, Australian rules footballer
- Chris Hardy, Canadian footballer
- Cornelius Hardy, convict transported to Australia
D[]
- D. Elmo Hardy (1914–2002), American entomologist
- Dan Hardy (born 1982), English mixed martial arts fighter
- Daniel W. Hardy, Anglican Theologian
- Darrell Hardy, American basketball player
- Darryl Hardy, American football player
- David Hardy, principal cello of the United States National Symphony Orchestra, 1994 to the present.
- David A. Hardy (born 1936), English artist
- David T. Hardy, American author and jurist
- Denis Hardy (economist), Québécois economist
- Denis Hardy (politician) (1936–2016), Québécois politician
- Don Hardy (1926–1998), English cricketer
- Don Ed Hardy, American tattoo artist
E[]
- Edgar Richard "Hardy" Hardcastle (1900–1995), British economist
- Edward W. Hardy (born 1992), American composer, violinist, and violist
- Elias Hardy, English-born lawyer and politician in New Brunswick
- Emmett Hardy (1903–1925), American jazz cornet player
- Ernest George Hardy, classicist
- Evan Hardy, English rugby union player
F[]
- F. Digby Hardy (1868–1930), English fraudster and spy during the Irish War of Independence
- Françoise Hardy (born 1944), French singer and actress
- Frank Hardy (1917–1994), Australian novelist and activist
- Frantz Hardy (born 1985), American-football player
- Frederick Daniel Hardy (1827–1911), English painter
- Friedhelm Hardy, (1943–2004), academic who specialized in Indian languages and religions
G[]
- G. H. Hardy (1877–1947), English mathematician
- Gathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, English politician
- Gathorne-Hardy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gene Hardy, 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
- , Graphic Communication Designer
- 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 (catcher), baseball player
- Jack Hardy, Canadian politician
- Jack Hardy (singer-songwriter)
- Jaden Hardy (born 2002), American basketball player
- James D. Hardy, Jr., American academic and historian
- James Greene Hardy (1795–1856), Kentucky politician and orator; Lt. Governor of Kentucky
- James Hardy (American football) (born 1985)
- James Hardy (basketball)
- James Hardy (rower)
- Janet Hardy, American erotic writer
- Jean Hardy (1762–1802), French general of the French Revolution
- Jeff Hardy, American wrestler
- Jeff Hardy (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Jeff Hardy (swimmer), Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Jeremy Hardy (1961–2019), English comedian
- Jermaine Hardy, American footballer
- Jessica Hardy (Australia), Big Brother competitor
- Jessica Hardy (born 1987), American swimmer
- Jim Hardy (born 1923), American football quarterback
- Jocelyn 'Joe' Hardy, professional ice hockey player
- John Crumpton Hardy (20th century), President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
- 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
- John Hardy (composer), British composer
- John Hardy (geneticist), British human geneticist and molecular biologist
- John Hardy (jewelry) (born 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
- John Hardy, 1st Baronet (1809–1888), British Conservative Member of Parliament
- John Spencer Hardy (1913–2012), American lieutenant general
- 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 (defensive tackle)
- Kevin Hardy (linebacker)
L[]
- Larry Hardy (American football)
- Larry Hardy (baseball)
- 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 (1890–1977), 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 (comedian), Australian television and radio presenter
- Matt Hardy, American wrestler
- Matthew P. Hardy, American reproductive biologist
- Milton H. Hardy, American educator
- Moses Hardy, American supercentenarian
N[]
- Nelson Hardy, Australian Rugby League player
- Nell Carter (1948–2003), born Nell Ruth Hardy, American singer and actress
O[]
- Oliver Hardy (1892–1957), American comedy actor
P[]
- Paul Hardy, American politician from Louisiana
- Percy Hardy, English cricketer
- Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath (1931–2003), English politician
- Peter Hardy (actor), Australian Actor
- Peter Hardy, Canadian brewer and baseball executive
- 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 (1923–2003), American baseball pitcher
- René Hardy, member of the French Resistance
- Richard Meredith-Hardy, British microlight pilot
- Rob Hardy, film director
- Robert Hardy (1925–2017), English actor
- Robert Hardy, bassist with Franz Ferdinand
- Robert Maynard Hardy, Anglican bishop
- Robin Hardy (American writer), an American novelist
- Robin Hardy (Canadian writer), a Canadian novelist and journalist
- Robin Hardy (film director) (1929–2016), British film director
- Roger Hardy, Canadian Internet entrepreneur
- Romain Hardy
- Ron Hardy, American DJ
- Ronald Hardy, English novelist
- Rufus Hardy (representative) (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 (disambiguation)
- 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 (English painter)
- Thomas Hardy (political reformer) (1752–1832)
- Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet (1769–1839), British naval officer and Nelson's flag-captain at Trafalgar
- Thomas Hardy (winemaker) (1830 – 1912), "Father of the South Australian Wine Industry"
- Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), English novelist and poet
- Thomas Lionel Hardy (1887–1969), English physician
- Todd Hardy, Canadian politician
- Tom Hardy (designer) (born 1946), American design strategist
- Tom Hardy (born 1977), 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 (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
- Tommy Hardy
- Tom Hardy
- Tommy Hardy
See also[]
- Hardee (surname)
- Hardie
- Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, American anthropologist and primatologist
- Robert Barcia
References[]
- ^ Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 320b.
- ^ Géopatronyme : repartition of the surname Hardy in France
- ^ Dauzat 320b
- ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Hardy-family-history.ashx
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