Salvor Hardin

Salvor Hardin
Foundation character
Leah Harvey as Salvor Hardin in the 2021 television series
First appearance"Foundation" (1942)
Created byIsaac Asimov
Portrayed by
Voiced by
In-universe information
Occupation
    • Literature:
    • Mayor of Terminus
    • TV series:
    • Warden of Terminus
AffiliationFoundation
Relatives

Salvor Hardin is a fictional character in the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. Introduced in the 1942 short story "Foundation", he is the first mayor of Terminus, the home planet of the Foundation. He defuses a potential political crisis with four nearby barbarian planets, while also securing their dependence on the Foundation. Hardin takes advantage of this power in "Bridle and Saddle" (1942) when one of the planets, Anacreon, declares war on the Foundation.

Hardin is voiced by Lee Montague in the 1973 BBC Radio 4 adaptation The Foundation Trilogy. A gender-swapped and expanded version of the character is portrayed by Leah Harvey in the 2021 Apple TV+ television series adaptation Foundation.