Gardner (family name)
Gardner is a common variant of Gardener (German: " gardener ") an originally job-related English family name .
Name bearer
A.
- Abraham B. Gardner (1819–1881), American politician, lawyer, and lieutenant governor
- Alex Gardner (soccer player) (1876–1952), Scottish soccer player
- Alex Gardner (singer) (born 1991), Scottish singer
- Alexander Gardner (1821–1882), American photographer
- Alfred L. Gardner (* 1937), American zoologist
- Alice Gardner (1854–1927), English ancient historian
- Andrea Gardner (* 1979), American basketball player
- Anthony Gardner (* 1980), English football player
- Archibald K. Gardner (1867–1962), American lawyer
- Arthur Gardner (1910–2014), American film and television producer and actor
- Augustus Peabody Gardner (1865-1918), American politician
- Ava Gardner (1922–1990), American actress
B.
- Becca Gardner (* 1990), American actress
- Bob Gardner (* 1935), American high jumper
- Booth Gardner (1936–2013), American politician
- Brett Gardner (born 1983), American baseball player
- Bruce Gardner (1942–2008), American agricultural economist
- Bunk Gardner (born 1933), American rock musician
- Buzz Gardner (1931-2004), American musician
C.
- CJ Gardner-Johnson (born 1997), American football player
- Cal Gardner (1924-2001), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Cecelia Sue Gardner (* 1939), North American botanist
- Charles Austin Gardner (1896–1970), Australian botanist
- Chris Gardner (* 1954), American broker
- Clifford Gardner (1924–2013), American mathematician
- Cory Gardner (* 1974), American politician
- Craig Gardner (soccer player) (born 1986), English soccer player
- Craig Shaw Gardner (born 1949), American author
D.
- Dale Gardner (1948-2014), American astronaut
- Dan Gardner (* 1968), Canadian journalist and author
- Dana Gardner (* 1950), American bird illustrator
- Daniel Gardner (1750–1805), British painter
- Dave Gardner (soccer player, 1873) ( David Richmond Gardner ; 1873–1931), Scottish soccer player
- Brother Dave Gardner ( David Gardner ; 1926–1983), American comedian and singer
- Dave Gardner (ice hockey player) ( David Calvin Gardner ; born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dave Gardner (football player, 1976) ( David Gardner ; * 1976), English football player
- David Gardner (actor) (born 1928), Canadian actor
- David Gardner (journalist) , British journalist
- David Gardner (wheelchair tennis player) (born 1972), British wheelchair tennis player
- David Gardner-Medwin († 2014), British neurologist
- David J. Gardner , American composer and arranger
- Dede Gardner (* 1967), American film producer
- Derek Gardner (1931–2011), British automobile designer
- Dora Gardner (1912–1994), British high jumper
E.
- Ed Gardner (1901–1963), American actor, writer and director
- Edmund Garratt Gardner (1869–1935), British Romanist and Italianist
- Edward Gardner (1974), English conductor
- Edward Joseph Gardner (1898–1950), American politician
- Eldon John Gardner (1909-1989), American geneticist
- Elizabeth Gardner (actress) , actress
- Elizabeth Gardner (filmmaker) ( Elizabeth O'Brien Gardner ), documentary filmmaker
- Elizabeth Gardner (freestyle skier) (* 1980), Australian freestyle skier
- Elizabeth Jane Gardner (1837–1922), French painter of American origin
- English Gardner (* 1992), American athlete
- Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970), American writer and lawyer
- Ernest Arthur Gardner (1862–1939), British archaeologist
F.
- Francis Gardner (1771–1835), American politician
- Frank Gardner (1930–2009), Australian racing driver
- Frank Gardner (politician) (1872–1937), American politician
- Franklin Gardner (1823–1873), American major general of the Confederate
- Freddy Gardner (1910–1950), British musician and band leader
- Frederick D. Gardner (1869–1933), American politician
G
- Gary Gardner (* 1992), English soccer player
- George Gardner (botanist) (1812–1849) British botanist
- George Gardner (ice hockey player) ( George Edward Gardner ; 1942–2006), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Gerald Brosseau Gardner (1884–1964), English colonial administrator, author and occultist
- Gideon Gardner (1759-1832), American politician
- Graham Gardner (* 1975), British writer
- Guy Spence Gardner (* 1948), American astronaut
H
- Helen Gardner (1878–1946), American art historian
- Henry Gardner (1818-1892), American politician
- Herb Gardner (1934-2003), American cartoonist
- Herb Gardner (musician) (* ≈1935), American jazz musician
- Herman L. Gardner (1912-1982), American gynecologist
- Howard Gardner (* 1943), American educator and psychologist
I.
- Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840–1924), American philanthropist and art collector
- Irvine Clifton Gardner (1889–1972), American physicist
J
- Jacco Gardner (* 1988), Dutch musician
- Jack Gardner (musician) (1903–1957), American jazz pianist and songwriter
- Jack Gardner (boxer) (1926–1978), British boxer
- James Gardner (tennis player) , American tennis player
- James Gardner (Designer) (1907–1995), British industrial designer
- James Gardner , a pseudonym of Jess Franco (1930-2013), Spanish director, screenwriter, and actor
- James Gardner (cinematographer) , American cinematographer
- James Gardner (director) , American director
- James Alan Gardner (born 1955), Canadian science fiction author
- James Carson Gardner (* 1933), American politician
- James H. Gardner (1910-2000), American basketball player and coach
- James Knoll Gardner (* 1940), American judge
- Jane F. Gardner (* 1934), British ancient historian
- Jason Gardner (* 1980), American basketball player
- Jeff Gardner (* 1953), American jazz musician
- Jimmy Gardner (1924-2010), English actor
- Joe Gardner (1943–2002), American jazz trumpeter and arranger
- John Gardner (politician, 1697) (1697–1764) British lawyer, politician and officer
- John Gardner (politician, 1747) (1747–1808), American farmer and politician (Rhode Island)
- John Gardner (composer) (1917–2011), British composer
- John Gardner (writer, 1926) (1926-2007), British author of espionage and crime novels
- John Gardner (writer, 1933) (1933–1982), American author
- John Gardner (legal philosopher) (1965–2019), British legal philosopher
- John Edmund Gardner (1926-2007), British writer
- John J. Gardner (1845–1921), American politician
- John Lowell Gardner (1837–1898), American businessman, art collector and patron
- John Starkie Gardner (1844–1930), British entrepreneur, weapons historian, geologist and botanist
- John W. Gardner (1912–2002), American politician
- Joseph Gardner (1752–1794), American politician
- Joseph Martin Luther Gardner (1970–2008), American murderer
- Julia A. Gardner (1882–1960), American paleontologist
- June Gardner (1930-2010), American musician
K
- Keith Gardner (1929–2012), Jamaican track and field athlete
- Kevin Gardner (* 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kevin Gardner (tennis player) (born 1983), Antiguan tennis player
- Kim Gardner (1948-2001), English rock musician (bass)
L.
- Lauren Gardner , American engineer and epidemiologist
- Laurence Gardner (1943-2010), British author
- Leonard Gardner (born 1933), American writer
- Lisa Gardner (* 1971), American writer
M.
- Martin Gardner (1914-2010), American entertainment mathematician
- Maureen Gardner (1928–1974), British athlete
- Meredith Gardner (1912-2002), American linguist
- Meredith Anne Gardner (* 1961), Canadian freestyle skier
- Mills Gardner (1830-1910), American politician
N
- Nora Gardner , maiden name of Nora Perry (* 1954), English badminton player
O
- Obadiah Gardner (1852–1938), American politician
- Oliver Max Gardner (1882–1947), American politician
- Otto Gardner (* around 1950), American jazz musician
P
- Paul Gardner (* 1956), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Percy Gardner (1846–1937), British classical archaeologist
- Peter Gardner (1925–1996), New Zealand athlete
- Phyllis Gardner (1890–1939), English artist and author
R.
- Randy Gardner (* 1958), American figure skater and choreographer
- Remy Gardner (* 1998), Australian motorcycle racer
- Ricardo Gardner (* 1978), Jamaican soccer player
- Richard A. Gardner (1931–2003), American child psychiatrist
- Richard E. Gardner (1915–1972), American actor
- Richard J. Gardner (* 1949), American mathematician
- Richard L. Gardner (* 1943), British biologist
- Richard N. Gardner (1927–2019), American lawyer and diplomat
- Robert Gardner (soccer player) (1847-1887), Scottish soccer player
- Robert Gardner (Golfer) (1890–1956), American golfer and pole vaulter
- Robert Gardner (anthropologist) (1925–2014), American anthropologist and filmmaker
- Robert Gardner (singer) , American singer (bass)
- Robert Allen Gardner (* 1930), American psychologist
- Robert Brown Gardner (1939–1998), American mathematician
- Ronnie Gardner (1961-2010), American murderer
- Roy Gardner (1884-1940), American robber
- Rulon Gardner (* 1971), American wrestler
- Ryan Gardner (* 1978), Swiss-Canadian ice hockey player
S.
- Sally Gardner (* 1954), British children's author
- Samuel Gardner (1891–1984), American violinist, composer and music teacher
- Stanley Gardner (1890–1945), Canadian pianist and music teacher
- Steve Gardner (soccer player, 1958) (born 1958), English soccer player
- Steve Gardner (soccer player, 1968) (born 1968), English soccer player
- Sue Gardner (* 1967), Canadian journalist
T
- Teddy Gardner (1922-1977), British boxer
- Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes (* 1927), British politician (Conservative Party) and dentist
V
- Vince Gardner , American automobile designer
- Vincent Gardner (* 1972), American jazz trombonist, composer, band leader and music teacher
- Virginia Gardner (born 1995), American actress
W.
- Washington Gardner (1845–1928), American politician
- Wayne Gardner (* 1959), Australian motorcycle racer
- William Montgomery Gardner (1824–1901), American Confederate Brigadier General