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

• Abbie Gardner, survivor of the Spirit Lake Massacre of 1857
• 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 (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
• 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)
• 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)
• Elizabeth Jane Gardner (1837–1922) American painter
• Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970), American author
• Ernest Arthur Gardner (1862–1939), English archaeologist

F

• 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

G

• Geoffrey Robert Gardner (born 1960), an Australian politician
• George Gardner (disambiguation), several people
• Georgie Gardner (born 1965), an Australian newsreader
• Gerald Gardner (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 (basketball) (1910–2000), American basketball coach
• Jack Gardner (general), American general
• 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)
• John Gardner (disambiguation)
• Joseph Gardner (1752–1794), American physician and delegate to the Continental Congress
• Josh Gardner (born 1982), American soccer player
• 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

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
• Pliney Gardner (c. 1835–1893), American gunfighter

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 W. Gardner (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)
• 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)