Salvor Hardin

Salvor Hardin
Foundation character
Leah Harvey as Salvor Hardin in the 2021 television series
First appearance	"Foundation" (1942)
Created by	Isaac Asimov
Portrayed by	Leah Harvey Foundation (2021–present)
Voiced by	Lee Montague The Foundation Trilogy (1973)
In-universe information
Occupation	Literature: Mayor of Terminus TV series: Warden of Terminus
Affiliation	Foundation
Relatives	TV series: Gaal Dornick (mother) Raych Foss (father) Mari Hardin (foster mother) Abbas Hardin (foster father)

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.