Hardesty may refer to:
People Bob Hardesty (1931–2013), American educator Brandon Hardesty (born 1987), American comedic performer and actor David C. Hardesty Jr. (born 1946), American lawyer and educator, former president of West Virginia University Gwynneth Coogan (born 1965), née Hardesty, American long-distance runner Herbert Hardesty (1925–2016), American saxophone and trumpet player James Hardesty (born 1948), chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court Jo Ann Hardesty (born 1957), Portland City Commissioner Montario Hardesty (born 1987), American college football coach and former National Football League player Paul Hardesty (born 1963), American lobbyist and politician Reina Hardesty, 21st century American actress Scott Hardesty (1870–1944), American Major League Baseball player Shortridge Hardesty, a former partner in Hardesty & Hanover, an American infrastructure engineering company Sue Hardesty (1933–2022), American author
Places in the United States Queen Anne, Prince George's County, Maryland, formerly a town renamed Hardesty, now a census-designated place Hardesty, Oklahoma, a town Hardesty Federal Complex, Kansas City, Missouri
Other uses Sally Hardesty, a fictional character in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise Hardesty Public School District, Hardesty, Oklahoma, which includes Hardesty High School and Hardesty Elementary School
See also Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, a 19th century American encyclopedia published by H. H. Hardesty & Company Hardisty (disambiguation)
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