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