Hardy (surname)
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Hardy is an English surname
of French origin. Hardy comes from Old French
hardi meaning "bold" which came from Old Frankish
hardjan meaning "to make hard." 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:
Surname
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of French origin. Hardy comes from Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
hardi meaning "bold" which came from Old Frankish
Old Frankish
Old Frankish is an extinct West Germanic language, once spoken by the Franks. It is the parent language of the Franconian languages, of which Dutch and Afrikaans are the most known descendants...
hardjan meaning "to make hard." The name could also be an Anglicized form of the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
name Mac Giolla Deacair meaning ‘son of the hard lad’. Notable persons with that surname include:
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- Aaron HardyAaron HardyAaron Hardy is an English professional football defender who currently plays for FC Halifax Town....
, English footballer - Adrien HardyAdrien HardyAdrien Hardy is a French rower and Olympic gold medallist.- References :...
, French rower - Alexander M. HardyAlexander M. HardyAlexander Merrill Hardy was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, Hardy pursued a college course and studied law. He came to the United States in 1864, taking a commercial course at Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, New York...
, U.S. Representative from Indiana - Alexandre HardyAlexandre HardyAlexandre Hardy was a French dramatist, one of the most prolific of all time. He claimed to have written some six hundred plays, but only thirty-four are extant....
(c. 1570/1572–1632), French dramatist - Alfred Gathorne-HardyAlfred Gathorne-HardyAlfred Erskine Gathorne-Hardy , styled The Honourable from 1878, was a British Conservative Member of Parliament....
, British politician - Alister HardyAlister HardySir Alister Clavering Hardy, FRS was an English marine biologist, expert on zooplankton and marine ecosystems...
, English marine biologist - Anne HardyAnne HardyAnne Hardy is a British artist best known for her large-scale photographic work of unusual interior spaces. She completed an MA in photography at the Royal College of Art in 2000, having graduated from Cheltenham School of Art in 1993 with a degree in painting...
, British artist - Annie HardyAnnie HardyAnnie-Summer Hardy is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for the American rock act Giant Drag.Previously signed to Interscope Records, she was voted one of NMEs "50 Coolest People," and has received major news coverage in NME, Spin, MTV News and Rolling Stone, among others.She is known...
, American singer-guitarist with Giant Drag - Anthony HardyAnthony Hardy-Early life:Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, Anthony Hardy had an apparently uneventful childhood and excelled in school and college, particularly in engineering....
, English mental patient and murderer - Antonio Hardy, a.k.a Big Daddy Kane, African-American rap artist
- Arnold HardyArnold HardyArnold Hardy was an American amateur photographer who won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.His 1947 award-winning photo of a woman plunging from a window of the burning Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia on December 7, 1946, became the defining image of the fire that killed 119 people...
, American photographer - Arthur Charles HardyArthur Charles HardyArthur Charles Hardy, was a Canadian politician.Born in Brantford, Ontario, he ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the Ontario riding of Leeds in the 1917 federal election. In 1922, he was called to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of Leeds, Ontario...
, Canadian politician - Arthur Hardy (actor)Arthur Hardy (actor)Arthur Hardy was a British actor, whose appearances include Atlantic and Dreyfus .-Filmography:*The Vulture - Li Fu*The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss - Crawley*Abdul the Damned - Ambassador...
, British actor - Arthur Sherburne HardyArthur Sherburne HardyArthur Sherburne Hardy was an American engineer, educator, editor, diplomat, novelist, and poet.-Early life and education:...
, American novelist and diplomat - Arthur Sturgis HardyArthur Sturgis HardyArthur Sturgis Hardy, QC was a lawyer and Liberal politician who served as the fourth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1896 to 1899. On January 19, 1870 he married Mary Morrison, daughter of Judge Joseph Curran Morrison.Hardy attended school at the Rockwood Academy in Rockwood, Ontario...
, Canadian politician
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- Barry HardyBarry HardyBarry Hardy is an American professional wrestler and trainer who has competed in North American independent promotions since 1987, including East Coast Wrestling, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, the National Wrestling Alliance, New Millennium Wrestling and Larry Sharpe's World Wrestling...
, American wrestler - Bella HardyBella HardyArwen Arabella Hardy, known professionally as Bella Hardy, is a contemporary folk musician, singer and songwriter from Edale in Derbyshire...
, English folk musician, singer and songwriter - Benjamin Gower HardyBenjamin Gower HardyBenjamin Gower Hardy GC was an Australian soldier who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the gallantry he showed when Japanese prisoners of war staged an escape attempt on the 5 August 1944 in Cowra, New South Wales.Armed with improvised knives and bats the Japanese stormed the guards...
, Australian George Cross recipient - Benjamin HardyBenjamin HardyBenjamin "Captain Kirk" Hardy is an Australian professional volleyballer. He plays as outside hitter. Before coming to Jastrzębski Węgiel, Hardy played for 5 teams in Italy, 2 in Germany Benjamin "Captain Kirk" Hardy (born 21 September 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian professional volleyballer. He...
, Australian volleyball player - Bert HardyBert HardyBert Hardy was a documentary and press photographer known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and1957....
, English photographer - Billy HardyBilly HardyBilly Hardy is a former bantamweight and featherweight boxer champion. He held the British championship at bantamweight and featherweight, as well as the European and Commonwealth featherweight titles....
, English boxer - Billy Hardy (footballer)Billy Hardy (footballer)William "Billy" Hardy was a former English footballer probably most famous for playing in the 1927 FA Cup Final for Cardiff City-Career:...
, English footballer - Bruce HardyBruce HardyBruce Alan Hardy , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 9th round of the 1978 NFL Draft. A 6'5", 232 lbs. tight end from Arizona State University, Hardy played his entire NFL career with the Dolphins from 1978-1989...
, American football player
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- "Hungry" Charles Hardy, American competitive eater
- Carroll HardyCarroll HardyCarroll William Hardy is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox , Houston Colt .45s and Minnesota Twins...
, American baseball player - Charles Hardy (Australian politician)Charles Hardy (Australian politician)Charles Hardy was an Australian politician. Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School before serving in the military 1917-1919. He returned to become a manufacturer of building supplies, and was a leader of the Riverina new state movement...
- Charles HardyCharles HardyAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Hardy was a Royal Navy officer and colonial governor of New York.-Early career:Born at Portsmouth, the son of a vice admiral, Charles Hardy joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer in 1731....
(1714–1780), English naval officer - Charlie HardyCharlie HardyCharlie Hardy was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the VFA during the 1910s and Essendon in the VFL during the early 1920s.-VFA:...
, Australian rules footballer - Chris HardyChris HardyChris Hardy is a former professional Canadian Football safety. He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the sixth round of the 1997 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football at Manitoba....
, Canadian footballer - Cornelius HardyCornelius HardyCornelius William John Hardy was a convict transported to Western Australia, later to become one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers....
, convict transported to Australia
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- D. Elmo HardyD. Elmo HardyDilbert Elmo Hardy was an American entomologist who specialized in Diptera systematics.-Career:In over 70 years of research Hardy published 437 articles and notes in which he named and described nearly 2,000 species in 34 different families of Diptera...
, American entomologist - Dan HardyDan HardyDan Hardy is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Hardy fought in various promotions such as Cage Force and Cage Warriors before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2008. He was...
(born 1982), English mixed martial arts fighter - Daniel W. HardyDaniel W. HardyDaniel Wayne Hardy was an ordained Anglican Theologian. He died from a Glioblastoma.-His contributions:...
, Anglican Theologian - Darrell HardyDarrell HardyDarrell Hardy is a former American basketball player.Hardy played college basketball at Baylor University. He was selected in the third round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons and in the 1967 ABA Draft by the Anaheim Amigos....
, American basketball player - David A. HardyDavid A. HardyDavid A. Hardy , is the longest-established living space artist, having illustrated his first book in 1954....
(born 1936), English artist - David T. HardyDavid T. HardyDavid T. Hardy , is a senior attorney with the National Rifle Association and has practiced law since 1975. A graduate of the University of Arizona Law School, he previously served as an attorney with the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., for ten years and now lives in Tucson,...
, American author and jurist - Denis HardyDenis HardyDenis Hardy is a Quebecois economist who served as a chief of staff for Bernard Landry, while he was deputy premier and minister of finances. He later became deputy chief of staff for premier Landry....
, Québécois economist - Don Ed HardyDon Ed HardyDon Ed Hardy is an American artist raised in Southern California. Hardy is best known for his tattoo work and his eponymous apparel and accessories brand Ed Hardy.-Early life:Hardy was born in 1945 in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California...
, American tattoo artist
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- Edgar Richard "Hardy" HardcastleEdgar HardcastleEdgar Richard "Hardy" Hardcastle was a theoretician of Marxist economics.The son of a founder member of the Socialist Party of Great Britain, Hardcastle went to prison as a socialist conscientious objector in the First World War, formally joining his father's party in 1922...
(1900–1995), British economist - Elias HardyElias HardyElias Hardy was an English-born lawyer and politician in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County from 1786 to 1792 and Saint John from 1793 to 1795 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick....
, English-born lawyer and politician in New Brunswick. - Emmett HardyEmmett HardyEmmett Louis Hardy was an early jazz cornet player and one of the best regarded New Orleans musicians of his generation....
(1903–1925), American jazz cornet player - Erin HardyErin HardyErin Rachel Hollingshead is an American soccer player from Costa Mesa, California. She was a defender for the UCLA women's soccer team and the Pali Blues of the United Soccer Leagues' W-League.-College career:...
, American soccer player - Ernest George HardyErnest George HardyErnest George Hardy was a classicist and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1921 to 1925.Hardy was born in Hampstead, England and was educated at Highgate School. He then went to Exeter College, Oxford from 1871 to 1875, where he was a scholar and achieved a double-first in Literae Humaniores...
, classicist - Evan HardyEvan HardyEvan Michael Pearce Hardy was an English rugby union player who represented the England national rugby union team. He also played for the Combined Services, the Army and Yorkshire County...
, English rugby union player
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- Françoise HardyFrançoise HardyFrançoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...
(born 1944), French singer and actress - Frank HardyFrank HardyFrancis Joseph Hardy, or Frank, was an Australian left-wing novelist and writer best known for his controversial novel Power Without Glory. He also was a political activist bringing the plight of Aboriginal Australians to international attention with the publication of his book, The Unlucky...
, Australian novelist and journalist - Frantz HardyFrantz HardyFrantz Hardy to parents Marie and Frank Hardy. Frantz is an American football wide receiver free agent. He was undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft and played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was cut on August 22, 2008 from the Philadelphia Eagles due to a leg injury.Frantz Hardy...
, American-football player - Frederick Daniel HardyFrederick Daniel HardyFrederick Daniel Hardy was an English genre painter and member of the Cranbrook Colony.-Life:Hardy was born in Windsor in Berkshire, one of six children of George Hardy , a musician to George IV, Queen Adelaide and Queen Victoria in the Royal household at Windsor...
, English painter - Friedhelm HardyFriedhelm HardyFriedhelm Ernst Hardy also known as Fred Hardy was Professor of Indian Religions, teaching at King's College London. He was a linguist familiar with both classical and modern Indian languages, described in his obituary as "unrivalled in this country and possibly anywhere in the world today"...
, (1943–2004) was an academic who specialized in Indian languages and religions
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- G. H. HardyG. H. HardyGodfrey Harold “G. H.” Hardy FRS was a prominent English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis....
(1877–1947), English mathematician - Gathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of CranbrookGathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of CranbrookGathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook GCSI PC , known as Gathorne Hardy until 1878, was a prominent British Conservative politician...
, an English politician - Gene HardyGene HardyGene Hardy is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. He performs on saxophone, violin, musical saw and theremin.-Career:Hardy's early music training began in Victoria, British Columbia—first on violin at age 9, then on saxophone a year later. After studies at the Victoria Conservatory of...
, a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist - George Hardy (labor leader)George Hardy (labor leader)George Hardy was a Canadian-American labor leader who was president of the Service Employees International Union from 1971 to 1980. At the time of his death, SEIU had grown to become the fifth-largest affiliate of the AFL-CIO. Hardy was a vice president of the AFL-CIO from 1972 to 1980, and a...
, Canadian-American - Greg HardyGreg HardyGreg Hardy is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers. He was drafted by the Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ole Miss.-Early years:...
, American-football player - Guy U. HardyGuy U. HardyGuy Urban Hardy was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Abingdon, Illinois, Hardy attended the public schools, Albion Normal College, Albion, Illinois, and Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He taught school in Illinois and Florida 1890-1893. He moved to Canon City, Colorado, in...
, U.S. Representative from Colorado
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- Hagood HardyHagood HardyHugh Hagood Hardy, CM was a Canadian composer, pianist, and vibraphonist. He is best known for the 1975 single, "The Homecoming", originally created as music to a 1972 TV commercial for Salada tea, and for his soundtrack to the Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea films.Born in Angola,...
(1937–1997), Canadian composer & pianist - Harry HardyHarry HardyHenry "Harry" Hardy was a football player from Stockport, England, regarded as one of the best players that Stockport County have ever had. He was the first, and to date the only, player for Stockport County to win an England cap. Hardy made 207 appearances for Stockport...
, English footballer - Harvey HardyHarvey HardyHarvey Boland Hardy was an American football player who played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team, was a consensus All-American, and was an MVP of the 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic....
, American footballer - Henry HardyHenry HardyHenry Robert Dugdale Hardy is a British author and editor.- Career :Hardy was born in London and educated at Lancing College...
, editor of the works of Isaiah Berlin - Hugh W. HardyHugh W. HardyMajor General Hugh W. Hardy was a United States Marine Corps Reserves major general and a geoscientist. Hardy served with the Marine Corps Reserves for 40 years...
U.S. Marines General
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- J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
- Jack Hardy (catcher)Jack Hardy (catcher)John Doolittle Hardy was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Naps, Chicago Cubs, and Washington Senators.-External links:...
, baseball player - Jack Hardy, Canadian politician
- Jack Hardy (singer-songwriter)Jack Hardy (singer-songwriter)John Studebaker "Jack" Hardy was an American lyrical singer-songwriter and playwright based in Greenwich Village, who was influential as a writer, performer, and mentor in the North American and European folk music scenes for decades...
- James D. Hardy, Jr.James D. Hardy, Jr.James D. Hardy, Jr. is the former Associate Dean of the Louisiana State University Honors College and a Professor of History at LSU since 1965. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University and his Ph.D...
, American academic and historian - James Greene HardyJames Greene HardyJames Greene Hardy was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky who belonged to the American or Know-Nothing Party. Prior to being elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, he was a prominent surveyor and teacher for many years.-Early life and family:Hardy was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia...
(1795–1856), Kentucky politician and orator; Lt. Governor of Kentucky - James Hardy (American football)James Hardy (American football)James W. Hardy, III is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft and played college football at Indiana University.-High School career:...
(born 1985) - James Hardy (basketball)James Hardy (basketball)James Percivell Hardy is a retired American professional basketball player. Hardy played the forward position in the NBA from 1978 to 1982. He played collegiately at the University of San Francisco...
- James Hardy (rower)James Hardy (rower)James Hardy was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later traffic engineer. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team....
- Janet HardyJanet HardyJanet W. Hardy is a writer and sex educator, and founder of Greenery Press. She has also been published as Catherine A. Liszt and Lady Green. She is the author or co-author of ten books, and frequently collaborates with Dossie Easton....
, American erotic writer - Jeff Hardy (rugby league)Jeff Hardy (rugby league)This Is The Rugby Player, For The Wrestler see Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy is a former Australian Rugby League player.Playing in the back row Hardy played for the Illawarra Steelers and the St George Dragons in Australia....
Australian - Jeff HardyJeff HardyJeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
, American wrestler - Jeffrey HardyJeffrey HardyJeffrey Hardy is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Men's 200 m Medley B2 event. He won a pair of gold medals at the same Games in the Men's 100 m Butterfly B2 event and the Men's 400 m Freestyle B2 event.-References:...
, singer-songwriter - Jeremy HardyJeremy HardyJeremy James Hardy is a British alternative comedian who is also known for his socialist politics.-Career:Hardy was born in Farnborough, Hampshire. He attended Farnham College and studied Modern History and Politics at the University of Southampton...
, English comedian - Jermaine HardyJermaine HardyJermaine Hardy is a former American football defensive back for the NFL's Carolina Panthers.-References:...
, American footballer - Jessica Hardy (Australia)Jessica Hardy (Australia)Jessica Hardy was a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2002.Jessica Hardy became well known during her time in the house for her relationship with Marty, a relationship which led to their marriage outside of the house after the season ended. Their marriage was televised in the series Marty and...
, Big Brother competitor - Jessica HardyJessica HardyJessica Adele Hardy is an American swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and freestyle stroke. She currently holds the world record in the 50 m breaststroke and the 100 m breaststroke ....
(born 1987), American swimmer - Jim HardyJim HardyJames Fred Hardy is a retired American football quarterback.-High school career:Hardy attended and played high school football at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles.-Professional career:...
(born 1923), American football quarterback - Jocelyn 'Joe' Hardy, a professional ice hockey player
- John Crumpton HardyJohn Crumpton HardyJohn Crumpton Hardy was the President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1900 - 1912.-External links:*...
(20th century), President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College - John Francis Gathorne-HardyJohn Francis Gathorne-HardyGeneral Sir John Francis Gathorne-Hardy GCB, GCVO, CMG, DSO was a British First World War General who served in Italy and the Western Front. His parents were John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook and Cicely Marguerite Wilhelmina Ridgway.-Military career:He was educated at Eton and...
(1874–1949), British First World War General who served in Italy and the Western Front - John Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of CranbrookJohn Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of CranbrookJohn Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook , known as Lord Medway from 1892 to 1906, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament....
(1839–1911), British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament - John HardeeJohn HardeeJohn Hardee was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Hardee toured with Don Albert in 1937-38 while he was still in college; he graduated in 1941. He directed a local Texas school band and served in the Army during World War II...
, American jazz musician - John Hardy (composer)John Hardy (composer)John Hardy is an English-born composer who has been commissioned by the Arts Council/National Lottery, the BBC, Welsh National Opera and the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, among others...
, British composer - John Hardy (geneticist)John Hardy (geneticist)John Anthony Hardy is a human geneticist and molecular biologist whose research interests focus on neurological disease.-Career:...
, British human geneticist and molecular biologist - John Hardy (jewelry)John Hardy (jewelry)John Hardy is a handmade jewelry and home accessories company. Founded by John Hardy in 1989, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong, has its production center in Bali and has a satellite office in New York...
(born 1949), jewelry maker - John Hardy (MP)John Hardy (MP)John Hardy was a British businessman and Member of Parliament.Hardy was the main owner of the Low Moor ironworks and also represented Bradford in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1837 and from 1841 to 1847. He married Isabel, daughter of Richard Gathorne...
(1773–1855), British MP and businessman and father of first Earl of Cranbrook - John Hardy (US politician)John Hardy (US politician)John Hardy was a United States Representative from New York.Hardy was born in Scotland on September 19, 1835, he immigrated to the United States in 1839 with his parents, who settled in New York City...
(1835–1913), U.S. Representative from New York - John Hardy, 1st Baronet (1809–1888), British Conservative Member of Parliament
- Jonathan HardyJonathan Hardy- Stage :He was part of the cast in the first public performance of Kenneth G. Ross's important Australian play Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts, presented by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Athenaeum Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on Thursday, 2 February 1978.-Film:His film...
, New Zealand actor and screenwriter - Jonny HardyJonny HardyYonatan "Jonny" Hardy is a former Israeli footballer. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa where he started his football career as well as his managerial career.-Childhood:...
, Israeli footballer - Joseph A. Hardy III, American businessman
- Joseph HardyJoseph Hardy (director)Joseph Hardy is an American Tony Award-winning stage director, film director, television producer, and occasional performer....
, an American stage director - Jules HardyJules HardyJules Hardy, OC, CQ is a Québécois doctor, born in Sorel. He is a professor of neurosurgery, in active practice at the Notre-Dame Hospital and the University of Montreal teaching center. He is the author of over 140 papers and has contributed to several textbooks...
, Québécois doctor
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- K8 HardyK8 HardyK8 Hardy is a Brooklyn based artist working mainly in video and performance. She is represented by Reena Spaulings Fine Art. Hardy is one of the founding editors of LTTR, a radical genderqueer, lesbian-feminist art collective and journal...
, performance artist - Karen HardyKaren HardyKaren Hardy is a professional ballroom dancer, coach, teacher and adjudicator. In 1998 she won the professional International Latin American Dance Championship with Bryan Watson. She also won the United Kingdom Open, British National, European and World Masters championships...
, ballroom dancer - Kevin Hardy (defensive tackle)Kevin Hardy (defensive tackle)Kevin Thomas Hardy is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 1968 NFL Draft. Hardy played in the National Football League for just 4 seasons and never for the team that drafted him...
- Kevin Hardy (linebacker)
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- Larry HardyLarry HardyLarry Hardy is a retired American football tight end who played eight seasons in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Jackson State University....
, American footballer - Leonard W. Hardy, Mormon pioneer
- Leslie HardyLeslie HardyLeslie Hardy plays keyboard in the rock and roll band The Murder City Devils. Hardy was also briefly the bassist for the band Hole. She left Hole in early 1993, and was replaced by Kristen Pfaff. In addition to playing music, Leslie is also a real estate agent in the Detroit, Michigan area...
, Rock musician - Linda HardyLinda HardyLinda Hardy is a French actress and model.-Biography:Hardy won the title of Miss France in 1992 and represented her country at Miss Universe and Miss World.-Movie career:...
, French actress and model - Louise HardyLouise HardyLouise Frances Hardy was a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for the riding of Yukon from 1997 to 2000...
, Canadian politician - Lyndon HardyLyndon HardyLyndon Maurice Hardy is an American physicist, fantasy author, and business owner.-Biography:He is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He attended California Institute of Technology as an undergraduate and the University of California Berkeley for his Ph.D.In his college years he...
, American science-fiction author
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- María Cordero HardyMaría Cordero HardyDr. María Cordero Hardy,This name uses Spanish marriage naming customs; the first is the maiden family name "Cordero" and the second or matrimonial family name is "Hardy". M.D., a.k.a...
, Puerto Rican physiologist, educator and scientist - Marieke HardyMarieke HardyMarieke Josephine Hardy is an Australian writer, broadcaster, television producer and former television actress.-Early life and family:...
, Australian television writer - Mark A. HardyMark A. HardyMark A. Hardy is Auchincloss Professor of Surgery, Director Emeritus of the Transplant Centre, and Vice Chairman and Residency Program Director of the Department of Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.Hardy is most...
, American surgeon - Mark Lea Hardy, Swiss hockey player
- Mary Hardy (comedian), Australian television and radio presenter
- Matt HardyMatt HardyMatthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, American wrestler - Matthew HardyMatthew HardyMatthew Hardy is a Melbourne-based comedian and comedy writer who was the first Australian to cement himself full-time on the UK live circuit, spending eight years there in the 1990s, including regular appearances at Jongleurs and The Comedy Store in Leicester Square.A regular at many international...
, Australian comedian - Milton H. HardyMilton H. HardyMilton Henry Hardy was an American educator and was the founder of and a member of the inaugural general superintendency of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . From 1876 to 1880, Hardy was the first assistant to Junius F...
, American educator - Moses HardyMoses HardyMoses Hardy was, at age 112 or 113, the last black veteran of World War I and one of the last surviving American veterans of that war. The son of former slaves, Hardy was born in either 1893 or 1894 and lived a religious and farming life until he signed up to serve overseas in World War I in July...
, American supercentenarian
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- Nell Ruth Hardy, African-American singer
- Nelson HardyNelson HardyNelson 'Bill' Hardy was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 30s.Hardy was playing first grade in the NSWRFL premiership for his side, the Eastern Suburbs club, at just 18 years of age. An accomplished centre or fullback Hardy played 87 matches for Easts in the years 1925-30...
, Australian Rugby League player
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- Paul HardyPaul HardyPaul Jude Hardy is a Baton Rouge attorney who was the first Republican to have been elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana since Reconstruction...
, American politician from Louisiana - Percy HardyPercy HardyFrederick Percy Hardy, born at Blandford Forum, Dorset on 26 June 1880, and died at King's Cross railway station, London, on 9 March 1916, was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset....
, English cricketer - Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of WathPeter Hardy, Baron Hardy of WathPeter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath, DL was a British Labour politician.The son of a Wath-upon-Dearne miner, Hardy was educated at Wath upon Dearne Grammar School. He trained as a teacher at Westminster College, London, and Sheffield University, rising to be head of English at Mexborough County...
(1931–2003), English politician - Peter Hardy, Australian Actor
- Phil HardyPhil HardyPhilip "Phil" Hardy is an English-born former Ireland under-21 footballer who played as a left-back. With Welsh club Wrexham from 1990 to 2001, he played more than 450 games under manager Brian Flynn. He was named on the PFA Team of the Year for the 1991–92 Fourth Division campaign...
, British footballer - Phil HardyPhil Hardy (journalist)Phil Hardy is an English film and music industry journalist. He was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire in 1945 and studied at the University of Sussex, 1964-1969, during which time he was a visiting student at the Berkeley campus of the University of California . At Sussex he started The Brighton Film...
, English film and music industry journalist - Phillip E. HardyPhillip E. HardyPhillip E. Hardy is an American music critic, novelist and musician.He was born in Manhassett, New York.-Career:Hardy began his drumming career in the mid 1970s, occasionally filling in as substitute drummer for Los Angeles punk band The Weasels, as well as jamming and recording with musicians...
, American music critic - Porter Hardy, Jr.Porter Hardy, Jr.Porter Hardy, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Bon Air, Virginia, Hardy attended the public schools and Randolph-Macon Academy, Bedford, Virginia....
, U.S. representative from Virginia
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- Rebecca HardyRebecca HardyRebecca Hardy is a Canadian fashion model. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in Mannheim, Ontario. Hardy is the winner of Cycle 2 of reality TV show Canada's Next Top Model...
, Canadian fashion model - Red HardyRed HardyFrancis Joseph "Red" Hardy was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants in .Prior to playing professionally, he attended University of St...
, American baseball pitcher - René HardyRené HardyRené Hardy was a French resistant during World War II. He was captured by the Gestapo and agreed to work with Klaus Barbie although it is not clear to what extent. He may have given information leading to the capture of Jean Moulin and of a number of other resistance leaders on 21 June 1943, at a...
, member of the French Resistance - Richard Meredith-HardyRichard Meredith-HardyRichard Meredith-Hardy is a British extreme microlight pilot. He has been flying microlights since 1984, was twice World Microlight Champion and has held a variety of speed records.Notable voyages by Meredith-Hardy include:...
, British microlight pilot - Rob HardyRob HardyRob Hardy is a film producer, writer, television and film director. His films include The Gospel, Trois, and Trois 2: Pandora's Box. He wrote his first film, Chocolate City while a student at Florida A&M University. His television credits include ER, Criminal Minds, The Vampire Diaries and...
, film director - Robert HardyRobert HardyTimothy Sydney Robert Hardy, CBE, FSA is an English actor with a long career in the theatre, film and television. He is also an acknowledged expert on the longbow.-Early life:...
, English actor - Robert HardyRobert Hardy (bassist)Bob Hardy is the bassist for the Glasgow based band, Franz Ferdinand.-Biography:...
, bassist with Franz Ferdinand - Robert Maynard HardyRobert Maynard HardyRobert Maynard Hardy CBE is a retired Anglican bishop of the Church of England.Born on 5 October 1936 and educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield and Clare College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1963. His first position was at All Saints and Martyrs' Church, Langley, Manchester,...
, Anglican bishop - Robin HardyRobin HardyRobin Moore Hardy is the author of more than twenty published books and several unpublished manuscripts. She currently resides in North Texas. Her first novel, Chataine's Guardian, was the runner-up for the Gold Medallion Book Award in 1985....
, American writer - Robin Hardy (film director)Robin Hardy (film director)Robin Hardy is an English author and film director. His most famous directorial work was The Wicker Man, and his latest project is a film adaptation of his book Cowboys for Christ, which has been retitled as, The Wicker Tree...
- Ron HardyRon HardyRon Hardy was an instrumental DJ in the development of house music. An innovator and originator of the genre, he is highly regarded not only for his iconic performances at the Muzic Box, a Chicago house music club, but for his pioneering edits and mixes of disco, soul music, funk and early house...
, American DJ - Ronald HardyRonald HardyRonald Harold Hardy was an English novelist and screenwriter. His first novel The Place of Jackals was published in 1954 to general acclaim. Hardy drew on his experiences as a liaison officer in Indochina during World War II in the writing of this novel...
, English novelist - Rufus Hardy (representative)Rufus Hardy (representative)Rufus Hardy was a United States Representative of the Democratic Party from the state of Texas.-Early years:Hardy was born Monroe County, Mississippi to George Washington and Pauline J. Hardy...
(1855–1943), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas - Rufus K. HardyRufus K. HardyRufus Kay Hardy was a prominent missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand and was a general authority of the LDS Church from 1935 until his death....
(1878–1945), leader and missionary in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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- Sam HardySam HardySamuel Hardy was a former England-international goalkeeper.In 1902, Chesterfield manager Jack Hoskin beat Derby County to sign Hardy, doing so under a lamp post in Newbold. Hardy, something of a shrewd character, wouldn't sign the forms until Hoskin promised to pay him 18 shillings when the...
, English football goalkeeper - Samuel HardySamuel HardySamuel Hardy was an American lawyer and statesman from Virginia, who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress....
, American lawyer and politician - Solomon HardySolomon HardySolomon Hardy was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Hardy was born at Ilkeston, Derbyshire and was a coal miner when living with his widowed mother at Ilkeston in 1881....
, English cricketer - Stephanie HardyStephanie HardyStephanie Hardy is a Canadian singer-songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.Hardy is featured on three recordings; "Brand New Skin" - produced by Fred Lavery , Canso Causeway's Anniversary CD , featuring Hardy's song "The Canso Causeway", and "Back To Your Shores" recorded on Cape...
, a Canadian singer-songwriter
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- Temple HardyTemple HardyCaptain Temple Hardy was an English naval officer active during the French Revolutionary Wars, perhaps most notable for his role in the capture of the Cape Colony in 1795....
, British naval officer - Terry HardyTerry HardyTerry R. Hardy is a former professional American football player who played tight end for four seasons for the Arizona Cardinals....
, American-football player - Theodore Bayley Hardy, British Army chaplain
- Thomas Duffus HardyThomas Duffus HardySir Thomas Duffus Hardy was an English archivist and antiquary.-Life:He was the third son of Major Thomas Bartholomew Price Hardy, and belonged to a family several members of which had distinguished themselves in the British navy. Born at Port Royal in Jamaica, he crossed over to England and in...
, English antiquary - Thomas Hardy (English painter)Thomas Hardy (English painter)-Biography:Not much is known about Hardy's background, life and career. He enrolled at the Royal Academy Schools at the end of 1778, where records show he had turned 21 in the previous June...
- Thomas Hardy (political reformer)Thomas Hardy (political reformer)Thomas Hardy was an early Radical, the founder and also the first Secretary of the London Corresponding Society....
(1752–1832) - Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, British naval officer (1769–1839)
- Thomas HardyThomas HardyThomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic and Enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural.While he regarded himself primarily as a...
(1840–1928), English novelist and poet - Todd HardyTodd HardyTodd Hardy was a Canadian politician, and former Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He has also served as Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2006....
, Canadian politician - Tom Hardy (broadcaster)Tom Hardy (broadcaster)Having cut his pirate radio teeth running the unofficial station Radio Wessex whilst at teacher training college in Weymouth in Dorset and after a brief spell as a secondary school science teacher Tom Hardy began his professional radio career on the offshore pirate radio ships The Voice of Peace...
(21st century), professional radio broadcaster - Tom Hardy (designer) (born 1946), American design strategist
- Tom HardyTom HardyEdward Thomas "Tom" Hardy is an English actor. He is best known for playing the title character in the 2008 British film Bronson, the character of Eames in Inception, and the villain Praetor Shinzon in Star Trek Nemesis...
(born 1977), English stage, film and television actor - Trevor HardyTrevor HardyTrevor Joseph Hardy , also known as the Beast of Manchester, is a convicted British serial killer who murdered three teenage girls in the Manchester area between December 1974 and March 1976...
, convicted murderer
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- Warren HardyWarren HardyWarren B. Hardy II is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 12 since 2002. Previously he served in the Nevada Assembly in 1991.-External links:* official government website* profile...
, Nevada state senator - Wilfred HardyWilfred HardyWilfred Hardy is a British artist and illustrator who contributed many painted pages to Treasure, Look and Learn and Speed and Power magazines. He specialises in painting aircraft, producing posters and private commissions.-External links:*...
, British artist and illustrator - William Bate HardyWilliam Bate HardySir William Bate Hardy FRS was a British biologist and food scientist.He was born in Erdington, Birmingham and graduated with a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge, where he carried out biochemical research. He first suggested the word hormone to E.H...
, British biologist - William H. HardyWilliam H. HardyWilliam H. Hardy founded the cities of Hattiesburg and Laurel, Mississippi, and co-founded the city of Gulfport, Mississippi.-Early years:Born to Robert W. and Temperance L...
, American founder of Hattiesburg - William Le HardyWilliam Le HardyLieutenant-Colonel William Le Hardy was an English archivist.Le Hardy was born into a family of archivists. His great-uncle, Sir Thomas Hardy and his grandfather Sir William Hardy were Deputy Keepers of the Public Records and his father William John Hardy was a record agent in the firm of Hardy...
, English Archivist - Willie HardyWillie HardyWillie J. Hardy was a Democratic politician and activist in Washington, D.C. She was elected as one of the original members of the Council of the District of Columbia in 1974 when D.C. gained home rule. She represented Ward 7 on the council from 1975 to 1981.-References:...
, American politician and activist
Fictional characters
- Andy HardyAndy HardyAndy Hardy was a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an MGM film series from 1937 to 1958. Spanning over 20 years, the 16 movies were based on characters in the play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol....
, 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 HardyFelicity HardyFelicity Hardy, also known as the third Scarlet Spider, is a fictional character who appears in the Marvel Comics's alternate future MC2 series Spider-Girl...
(The Scarlet Spider) - Walter HardyWalter HardyThe Cat is a fictional anti-hero from the . Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard, he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 ....
or John Hardesky (The Cat)
- On the ABC soap opera, General Hospital :
- Audrey March HardyAudrey March HardyAudrey Hardy is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital...
- Simone Ravelle HardySimone Ravelle HardySimone Hardy is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital. The role was portrayed by Laura Carrington from 1987 until 1989. Stephanie Williams portrayed the role from 1990 until 1993. Felecia M...
- Steve HardySteve HardyDr. Steve Hardy is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital. John Beradino originated the role of Steve Hardy on April 1, 1963 and portrayed him until his death in 1996.- History :...
- Tom Hardy Jr.Tom Hardy Jr.Thomas Steven "Tom" Hardy Jr. is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. He is the son of Dr. Tom Hardy Sr. and Dr. Simone Ravelle Hardy. He is also the grandson of the late Dr. Steve Hardy and retired nurse Audrey March Hardy....
- Tom Hardy Sr.Tom Hardy Sr.Thomas Steven "Tom" Hardy Sr. was a fictional character on ABC soap opera General Hospital. He is the son of Audrey March Hardy and Tom Baldwin Sr.- External links:*********...
- Tommy Hardy
- Audrey March Hardy
See also
- Hardy (disambiguation)
- Hardie (disambiguation)
- Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy KaneAntonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC's in Hip Hop...
- Frank Cottrell BoyceFrank Cottrell Boyce-Awards:*2004: Buch des Monats des Instituts für Jugendliteratur/Book of the Month by the Institute for Youth Literature , Millions*2004: Carnegie Medal, Millions*2004: Luchs des Jahres , Millions...
- Nell CarterNell CarterNell Carter was an American singer, and film, stage, and television actress. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin, as well as an Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television...
- Robert BarciaRobert BarciaRobert Barcia, also known as 'Hardy' and Roger Girardot, was a French politician, leader of the Union Communiste Internationaliste , a Trotskyist organisation that is better known by the name of its weekly paper Lutte Ouvrière , which is also the name of the UCI's public party, whose spokeswoman is...