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• Hardy, Arkansas
• Hardy, Kentucky
• Hardy, Virginia

Hardy is also the name of the following people:

• Comedian Oliver Hardy (1892-1957)
• Novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
• Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy (1769-1839)
• Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Hardy (1714-1780)
• 18th century political reformer Thomas Hardy (1752-____)
• Mathematician G. H. Hardy (1877-1947)
• Writer Janet Hardy

Hardy also applies to plant hardiness, which describes a plant, shrub or flower which can survive stressful conditions such as poor soil, low rainful, or winter weather; typically, weeds are more hardy than cultivated plants thereby requiring countermeasures such as herbicides. Less often, animals which can handle harsh conditions, such as camelCamelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius A camel is either of the two species of large even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus the Dromedary (Single hump) and the Bactrian Camel (Double hump). Both are native to the dry and desert areas of Asia and northerns, are said to be hardy.