Hardy (surname)
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’.[1] Notable persons with that surname include:
List of persons 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 Gathorne-Hardy, British politician
- Alister Hardy, English marine biologist
- 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 Sherburne Hardy, American novelist and diplomat
- Arthur Sturgis Hardy, Canadian politician
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
- J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
- Jack Hardy (catcher), baseball player
- Jack Hardy, Canadian politician
- Jack Hardy (singer-songwriter)
- 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
- Jeff Hardy (rugby league) Australian
- Jeff Hardy, American wrestler
- Jeffrey Hardy, singer-songwriter
- Jeremy Hardy, 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, a 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
- 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
L
M
- 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 Hardy, Australian comedian
- Milton H. Hardy, American educator
- Moses Hardy, American supercentenarian
N
O
P
- Paul Hardy, American politician from Louisiana
- Percy Hardy, English cricketer
- Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath (1931–2003), English politician
- Peter Hardy, Australian Actor
- 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, 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 (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
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)
- Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, British naval officer (1769–1839)
- Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), English novelist and poet
- Todd Hardy, Canadian politician
- Tom Hardy (broadcaster) (21st century), professional radio broadcaster
- Tom Hardy (designer) (born 1946), American design strategist
- Tom Hardy (born 1977), English stage, film and television actor
- Trevor Hardy, convicted murderer
W
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 :
- On the ABC soap opera, General Hospital :
References
- ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Hardy-family-history.ashx
See also