Charles Hardy (c. 1714–1780) was a Royal Navy officer and colonial governor of New York.

Charles Hardy may also refer to: Charles Hardy (Royal Navy officer, died 1744) (1680–1744), Royal Navy officer and father of the above Charles Hardy (Australian politician) (1898–1941), Australian politician Charles Leach Hardy (1919–2010), U.S. federal judge Charlie Hardy (1887–1968), Australian rules footballer Charles Albert Creery Hardy (1843–1922), New Zealand politician Charles Hardy (eater), competitive eater from Brooklyn, New York, USA