Hardin (surname)

Hardin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Charles Hardin Holley (1936-1959), birth name of Buddy Holly
• Charles Henry Hardin (1820–1892), co-founder of Beta Theta Pi fraternity
• Chelsea Hardin, American beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Hawaii USA 2016, and 1st runner up Miss USA 2016
• Clifford M. Hardin, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
• DeVon Hardin, American basketball player
• Garrett Hardin (1915–2003), American ecologist
• George A. Hardin (1832–1901), New York lawyer and politician
• Glen Hardin, American musician/piano player
• Glenn Hardin (1910–1975), American athlete
• Jerry Hardin, American actor
• Jim Hardin (1943–1991), American baseball player
• Jo Hardin, American statistician
• John Hardin (1753–1792), Continental Army officer in the American Revolutionary War
• John J. Hardin (1810–1847), U.S. Representative from Illinois
• John Wesley Hardin (1853–1895), outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West
• Joseph Hardin Sr. (1734-1801), Patriot in the American Revolutionary War and politician.
• Julia Hardin, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971), American jazz musician and second wife of Louis Armstrong
• Louis T. Hardin (1916–1999), American musician known as Moondog
• Martin Davis Hardin (1837–1923), Union Army general in the American Civil War
• Martin D. Hardin (1780–1823), U.S. Senator from Kentucky
• Melora Hardin, American actress
• Paul Hardin Jr. (1903–1996), bishop of The Methodist Church (USA)
• Rusty Hardin, American attorney
• Salvor Hardin, fictional character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
• Terri Hardin, American puppeteer
• Tim Hardin (1941–1980), American folk musician and composer
• Ty Hardin (1930-2017), American actor