Gardner (surname)

Gardner is a surname. Some sources claim that it is an occupational surname that comes from the word "gardener." Other sources claim that it is derived from the Saxon words gar, meaning "a weapon", and dyn' meaning "sound or alarm", combined with the termination "er." Early variants included Gardyner, Gardener, Gardenar, Gardinier, Gardiner, and Gardner; the last two are the most common today.

It may refer to:

A

• Adam Gardner, American musician
• Alexander Gardner (soldier) (1785–1877), American or Irish mercenary
• Alexander Gardner (photographer) (1821–1882), American photographer
• Andrew Gardner (newsreader) (1932–1999), British television newsreader
• Anthony Gardner (born 1980), English footballer
• Antony Gardner (born 1927), former British Labour Party MP
• Archibald Gardner (1814–1902), pioneer of the American West, businessman, and millwright
• Arthur Gardner (diplomat) (1889–1967), U.S. foreign diplomat
• Arthur Gardner (producer) (born 1910), American film producer
• Arthur Duncan Gardner (1884–1977), British scientist
• Augustus Peabody Gardner (1865–1918), Representative from Massachusetts and son-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge
• Ava Gardner (1922–1990), American actress

B

• Berta Gardner (born 1954), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
• Bill Gardner (politician) (born 1948), Secretary of State of New Hampshire
• Billy Gardner (born 1927), former American Major League baseball player and coach
• Bob Gardner, American politician
• Booth Gardner (born 1936), Governor of Washington
• Brett Gardner (born 1983), American baseball player
• Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
• Burgess Gardner (born 1936), American jazz composer, performer & artist

C

• Catherine Gardner (born 1982), American actress
• Carl Gardner (born 1928), American singer
• Christine Gardner (21st century), American professor
• Craig Shaw Gardner (born 1949), American author
• Charles Austin Gardner (1896–1970), Western Australian botanist
• Chris Gardner (born 1954), American businessman

D

• Dale Gardner (born 1948), American astronaut
• David Gardner (disambiguation)
  • David Gardner (cricketer) (born 1940), former English cricketer
  • David Gardner (fiddler) (born 1968), Scottish fiddle performer, teacher, and judge
  • David Gardner (fighter) (born 1977), mixed martial artist and former FFC World Lightweight Champion
  • David Gardner (footballer) (fl. 1897), Scottish footballer, see List of Scotland international footballers
  • David Gardner (The Motley Fool), co-founder of The Motley Fool, established in 1993
  • David P. Gardner (born 1933), president of the University of California and also president of the University of Utah
  • Dave Gardner (ice hockey) (born 1952), retired Canadian ice hockey centre
  • Dave Gardner (basketball) (born 1964), British former basketball player
  • Brother Dave Gardner (1926–1983), American comedian and singer
  • David Gardner, vocalist and guitarist of Engerica
• Donald Yetter Gardner (1913–2004), American songwriter
• Don Gardner, American rhythm and blues drummer and vocalist

E

• Ed Gardner (1901–1963), American comic actor and writer
• Edward Gardner (disambiguation)
  • Edward Joseph Gardner (1898–1950), American politician
  • Ed Gardner (1901–1963), American actor, director & writer
  • Edward Gardner (minister) (1907–2006), minister and civil rights leader
  • Edward W. Gardner (1867–1932), American balkline and straight rail billiards champion
  • Edward Gardner (MP) (1912–2001), British politician
  • Ted Gardner (fl. 1990s), business manager
  • Edward Gardner (conductor) (born 1974), British conductor
• Elizabeth Jane Gardner (1837–1922) American painter
• Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970), American author
• Ernest Arthur Gardner (1862–1939), English archaeologist

F

• Floyd Gardner (1895-1977), baseball player
• Floyd M. Gardner, author of Phaselock Techniques
• Frank Gardner (driver) (born 1942), Australian racing driver
• Frank Gardner (journalist) (born 1961), British television journalist
• Fred Gardner (activist), American activist
• Fred Gardner (cricketer) (1922–1979), English cricketer
• Frederick D. Gardner (1869–1933), Governor of Missouri
• Freddy Gardner (musician) (1910-1950), Leading British Jazz and dance band musician

G

• George Gardiner (settler) (c 1610) of Rhode Island
• Geoffrey Robert Gardner (born 1960), an Australian politician
• George Gardner (disambiguation), several people
  • George Gardner (American football), American football coach
  • George Gardner (botanist) (1810–1849), Scottish naturalist
  • George Gardner (ice hockey) (1942–2006), Canadian goaltender
  • George Washington Gardner (1778–1838), whaleship captain, member of the Gardner whaling family
  • George Gardiner (boxer) (1877–1954), American boxer, also known as "George Gardner"
  • George Gardner (priest), English Anglican priest
  • George Gardiner (settler) (c. 1610–1677), a founding settler of Newport, Rhode Island, also known as "George Gardner"
• Georgie Gardner (born 1965), an Australian newsreader
• Gerald Gardner (Wiccan) (1884–1964), an English occultist and founding father of Wicca
• Gerald Gardner (scriptwriter) (born 1929), a television screenwriter
• Guy Gardner (astronaut) (born 1948), an American astronaut

H

• Harold Gardner (1898–2006), American World War I veteran
• Heather B. (Gardner), American hip-hop artiste
• Helen Gardner (1909–1986), English literary critic
• Helen Gardner (art historian) (1878–1946), American art historian
• Helen Gardner (actress) (1884–1968), American film actress
• Henry J. Gardner (1819–1892), Governor of Massachusetts (1855-58)
• Herb Gardner (1934–2003), American cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter
• Hiram Gardner (1800–1874), NY lawyer and politician
• Howard Gardner (born 1943), American psychologist
• Hy Gardner (1908–1989), American columnist and television presenter

I

• Ian Gardner, Canadian boxer
• Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840–1924), American art collector

J

• Jack Gardner (disambiguation), various persons
  • Jack Gardner (basketball) (1910–2000), college basketball coach
  • Jack Gardner (general), general in the United States Army
  • Jack Gardner (musician) (1903–1957), American jazz musician
  • Jack Gardner (fighter), (1926 - 1978), British heavyweight boxer
  • Jack Gardner (actor) (1902–1977), American film actor in The Secret Code
• James Alan Gardner (born 1955), Canadian science fiction author
• James Alexander Gardner, Innovation author and technologist
• James Daniel Gardner (1839–1905), Civil War Medal of Honor awardee
• Jimmy Gardner (disambiguation)
  • Jimmy Gardner (ice hockey) (1881–1940), Canadian professional ice hockey forward
  • Jimmy Gardner (boxer) (1885–1964), Irish-American boxer
  • Jimmy Gardner (actor) (1924-2010)
  • Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner, friend and drinking partner of footballer Paul Gascoigne
• John Gardner (disambiguation)
  • John Gardner (American writer) (1933-1982), American novelist and educator, author of Grendel
  • John Gardner (Australian politician), Australian Liberal Party MP for the South Australian seat of Morialta since 2010
  • John Gardner (boat builder) (1905-1995), American nautical historian
  • John Gardner (British writer) (1926-2007), British author of spy and mystery novels, former official James Bond author
  • John Gardner (composer) (1917-2011), British composer
  • John Gardner (delegate), (1747–1808), U.S. farmer, Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress
  • John Gardner (law) (born 1965), Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford and Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Visiting Professor, Yale Law School, Yale University
  • John Gardner (Rhode Island) (1697-1764) Deputy Governor, Colony of Rhode Island
  • John Albert Gardner (born 1979), American double murderer
  • John D. Gardner (general), Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army
  • John Dunn Gardner (1811–1903), British Member of Parliament, 1841 to 1847
  • John Fentress Gardner (1912–1998), American author and educator
  • John Gardner (tennis), Former pro Australian who participated in the 1971 U.S. Open - Men's Singles
  • John J. Gardner (1845–1921), American politician representing New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, 1885 to 1893
  • John L. Gardner, British boxer, who beat Ossie Ocasio.
  • John Lane Gardner (1793–1869), Brigadier General in the US Army
  • John Lowell Gardner II (1837-1898), patron of the arts
  • John Sterling Gardner, Jr., American criminal, see List of individuals executed in North Carolina
  • John W. Gardner (1912–2002), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Great Society, founder of Medicare and Public Broadcasting
• Joseph Gardner (1752–1794), American physician and delegate to the Continental Congress
• Josh Gardner (soccer) (born 1982), American soccer player
• Josh Gardner (comedian) (born 1971), American comedian and writer
• Joshua Gardner (sea captain), British sea captain
• Julian Gardner (poker player) (born 1978), English poker player
• Julie Gardner (born 1969), Welsh television producer

K

• Katy Gardner, British novelist
• Kay Gardner (composer) (1942–2002), musician and composer

L

• Larry Gardner (1886–1976), American Major League baseball player
• Laurence Gardner, British writer
• Lawrence Gardner (?–1850) British engineer and founder of L Gardner and Sons Ltd, now Gardner Marine Diesels
• Lee Gardner, American baseball player
• Lee Gardner (footballer), Scottish footballer
• Leonard Gardner (born 1934), American writer
• Lisa Gardner, American author
• Lloyd Gardner, American diplomatic historian

M

• Mark Gardner (inventor) (born 1955), American inventor
• Mark Gardner (baseball player) (born 1962), American baseball player
• Mark Gardner (Australian rules footballer) (1884-?), Australian rules footballer
• Martin Gardner (1914–2010), American mathematics and science writer and magician
• Maureen Gardner (1926–1974), British sprint hurdler
• Meredith Gardner (1912–2002), American linguist and cryptographer
• Mills Gardner (1830–1910), American attorney and politician

N

• Nathaniel Lyon Gardner, a botanist

O

• Obadiah Gardner (1852–1938), American politician
• Oliver Max Gardner (1882–1947), Governor of North Carolina

P

• Paul Gardner (footballer) (born 1957), former English footballer
• Percy Gardner (1846–1937), English classical archaeologist
• Philip John Gardner (1914–2003), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

R

• Randy Gardner (record holder) (born 1947), sleeplessness record holder
• Randy Gardner (figure skater) (born 1958), American figure skater
• Ricardo Gardner (born 1978), Jamaican footballer
• Rich Gardner (born 1981), American football player
• Richard A. Gardner (1931–2003), American psychiatrist
• Rob Gardner (musician), American rock drummer
• Rob Gardner (baseball) (born 1944), former baseball player
• Robert Gardner (anthropologist) (born 1925), film director
• Robert Gardner (footballer) (died 1887), Scottish footballer
• Rod Gardner (born 1977), American football player
• Ross Gardner (born 1985), English footballer
• Roy Gardner (bank robber) (1884–1940), American outlaw
• Sir Roy Gardner (businessman) (born 1945), Chairman of Manchester United
• Rulon Gardner (born 1971), American Greco-Roman wrestler

S

• Sheldon Gardner (1934–2005), American psychologist
• Sue Gardner (born 1967), current Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation
• Sydney Gardner (1884–1965), Australian politician

T

• Thomas Gardner (disambiguation)
  • Thomas Gardner (1724–1775), American political figure and soldier
  • Thomas Gardner (planter) (1592–1674), American colonist
  • Thomas Gardner (basketball) (born 1985), American basketball player
  • Tommy Gardner (1910–1970), English footballer
• Tom Gardner (born 1968), American financier
• Tony Gardner (born 1964), English actor
• Tony Gardner (designer) (born 1965), American makeup and special effects designer

W

• Wayne Gardner (born 1959), Australian racing motorcyclist
• Wes Gardner (born 1961), former American Major League baseball player
• William Gardner (Victoria Cross recipient) (1821–1897), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William Biscombe Gardner (1847–1919), English painter and engraver

Fictional characters

• Admiral Gardner, head of Starfleet in Star Trek: Enterprise
• Amy Gardner, a character in The West Wing
• Chauncey Gardner, Peter Sellers character in Being There
• Guy Gardner (comics), a DC Comics superhero
• Sam Gardner and his descendants, the Gardner family in The Lord of the Rings
• Téa Gardner, English name of Anzu Mazaki, a Yu-Gi-Oh! anime character

See also

• Gardner (name)
• Gardner (disambiguation)
• Gardiner (disambiguation)