Gardner (surname)
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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:
Surname
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. 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
Gardiner (surname)
Gardiner is a surname, and may refer to:* Addison Gardiner , New York Lieutenant Governor and Chief Judge* Sir Alan Gardiner , English Egyptologist* Albert Gardiner, Australian politician...
, and Gardner; the last two are the most common today.
It may refer to:
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- Abbie Gardner, survivor of the Spirit Lake MassacreSpirit Lake MassacreThe Spirit Lake Massacre was an attack by a Wahpetuke band of Santee Sioux on scattered Iowa frontier settlements during a severe winter. Suffering a shortage of food, the renegade chief Inkpaduta led 14 Sioux against the settlements near Okoboji and Spirit lakes in the northwestern territory of...
of 1857 - Adam GardnerAdam GardnerAdam Seth Gardner is a guitarist and vocalist of the band Guster and a member of the Tufts University Beelzebubs...
, American musician - Alexander Gardner (soldier)Alexander Gardner (soldier)Alexander Haughton Campbell Gardner was a traveller, soldier and mercenary. He travelled to Afghanistan and Punjab and served in various military positions in the region.-Biography:...
(1785–1877), American or Irish mercenary - Alexander Gardner (photographer)Alexander Gardner (photographer)Alexander Gardner was a Scottish photographer who moved to the United States in 1856 where he developed his profession. He is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War, American President Abraham Lincoln, and the execution of the conspirators to Lincoln's...
(1821–1882), American photographer - Andrew Gardner (newsreader)Andrew Gardner (newsreader)Andrew Gardner was a newscaster on Independent Television News in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1977. He was also one of the original presenters of News at Ten when it began in 1967....
(1932–1999), British television newsreader - Anthony GardnerAnthony GardnerAnthony Gardner is an England international football defender, who plays for Crystal Palace. A tall centre-back, he has represented England and been bought and sold for millions in the domestic transfer market...
(born 1980), English footballer - Antony GardnerAntony GardnerAntony John Gardner was a British Labour Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1966 to 1970....
(born 1927), former British Labour Party MP - Archibald GardnerArchibald GardnerArchibald Gardner was a 19th century pioneer and businessman who helped establish communities in Alvinston, Ontario, Canada, West Jordan, Utah and Star Valley, Wyoming based on flour mills and lumber mills...
(1814–1902), pioneer of the American West, businessman, and millwright - Arthur GardnerArthur GardnerArthur Gardner was a United States foreign diplomat and American ambassador to Cuba 1953-1957. Gardner was a close confident of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and was also strongly pro-Batista....
(1889–1967), U.S. foreign diplomat - Arthur Gardner (producer)Arthur Gardner (producer)Arthur Gardner is an American actor and film producer.Gardner was born Arthur Goldberg in Marinette, Wisconsin. He started his show business career as an actor. One of his first roles was as a student in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front...
(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 GardnerAva GardnerAva Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day...
(1922–1990), American actress
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- Berta GardnerBerta GardnerBerta Gardner is a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 24th District since 2004.-External links:* official government website* profile*Follow the Money – Berta Gardner** campaign contributions* profile...
(born 1954), member of the Alaska House of Representatives - Bill Gardner (politician) (born 1948), Secretary of State of New Hampshire
- Billy GardnerBilly GardnerWilliam Frederick Gardner is an American former Major League Baseball player, coach and manager. Gardner was a scrappy light-hitting second baseman who batted and threw right-handed. Gardner played for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees,...
(born 1927), former American Major League baseball player and coach - Bob GardnerBob GardnerBob Gardner is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. An United States Air Force veteran and attorney, Gardner was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006...
, American politician - Booth GardnerBooth GardnerBooth Gardner , an heir to the Weyerhaeuser fortune, was the 19th Governor of the U.S state of Washington between 1985 and 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT. He is a Democrat. Before serving as governor, Gardner was Pierce County Executive...
(born 1936), Governor of Washington - Brett GardnerBrett GardnerBrett M. Gardner is an American Major League Baseball left fielder for the New York Yankees. Gardner, who is 5' 10", bats and throws left-handed.-College baseball career:...
(born 1983), American baseball player - Brian GardnerBrian GardnerBrian Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner is a mastering engineer. He has worked on countless recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk, and dance pop. He is perhaps best known for his work on hip hop albums and in...
, mastering engineer - Burgess GardnerBurgess GardnerBurgess Gardner is a noted jazz musician, educator, and composer. Born in 1936, he has played the trumpet with jazz legends such as Count Basie, Horace Silver, and Louie Bellson, Ray Charles; as of 2003, the Burgess Gardner Orchestra performed regularly in Chicago.He is particularly noted for hard...
(born 1936), American jazz composer, performer & artist
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- Catherine GardnerCatherine GardnerCatherine Gardner is an American actress. She is most commonly known for her major role as Rosa Santos in the television soap opera All My Children....
(born 1982), American actress - Carl GardnerCarl GardnerCarl Edward Gardner was an American singer, best known as the foremost member and founder of The Coasters. Known for the 1958 song "Yakety Yak", which spent a week as number one on the Hot 100 pop list, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.- Life and career :Gardner was born...
(born 1928), American singer - Craig Shaw GardnerCraig Shaw GardnerCraig Shaw Gardner is an American author, best known for producing fantasy parodies similar to those of Terry Pratchett.He was also a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America , a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized...
(born 1949), American author - Charles Austin Gardner (1896–1970), Western Australian botanist
- Chris GardnerChris GardnerChristopher Paul Gardner is an American entrepreneur, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher, Jr...
(born 1954), American businessman
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- Dale GardnerDale GardnerDale Allan Gardner is a former NASA astronaut who flew two missions for NASA in the early 1980s.-NASA experience:...
(born 1948), American astronaut - David GardnerDavid GardnerDavid Gardner is one of the three founders of The Motley Fool, established in 1993.He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead-Cain Scholarship, graduating in 1988. He was a writer for Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street newsletter before joining the Motley Fool...
, American businessman - Donald Yetter GardnerDonald Yetter GardnerDonald Yetter Gardner wrote the classic Christmas song "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth."...
(1913–2004), American songwriter - Don GardnerDon GardnerDon Gardner is an American rhythm and blues drummer and vocalist.Born in Philadelphia, Gardner had formed his own group, the Sonotones, in 1953, but teamed up with Dee Dee Ford in the early 1960s to have his biggest successes. Their biggest hit was "I Need Your Lovin'," a Top 20 hit in 1962...
, American rhythm and blues drummer and vocalist
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- Ed GardnerEd GardnerEdward Francis 'Ed' Gardner was an American comic actor, writer and director, best remembered as the creator and star of the radio's popular Duffy's Tavern comedy series....
(1901–1963), American comic actor and writer - Edward Gardner (disambiguation)Edward Gardner (disambiguation)Edward Garnder may refer to:* Edward Joseph Gardner , American politician *Ed Gardner , American actor, director & writer* Edward Gardner , minister and civil rights leader...
- Elizabeth Jane GardnerElizabeth Jane GardnerElizabeth Jane Gardner was an American academic and salon painter, who was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. She was an American expatriate who died in Paris where she had lived most of her life...
(1837–1922) American painter - Erle Stanley GardnerErle Stanley GardnerErle Stanley Gardner was an American lawyer and author of detective stories, best known for the Perry Mason series, he also published under the pseudonyms A.A. Fair, Kyle Corning, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J...
(1889–1970), American author - Ernest Arthur GardnerErnest Arthur GardnerErnest Arthur Gardner was an English archaeologist.Ernest Arthur Gardner was educated at the City of London school and Caius College, Cambridge...
(1862–1939), English archaeologist
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- Frank Gardner (driver)Frank Gardner (driver)Frank Gardner OAM was a racing driver from Australia. He was best known as a Touring car racing and Sports car racing driver. He also participated in nine World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 11 July 1964. He scored no championship points...
(born 1942), Australian racing driver - Frank Gardner (journalist)Frank Gardner (journalist)Frank Rolleston Gardner OBE is an English journalist and correspondent. He is currently the BBC's Security Correspondent. He was appointed an OBE in 2005 for his services to journalism.-Background:...
(born 1961), British television journalist - Fred Gardner (activist), American activist
- Fred Gardner (cricketer)Fred Gardner (cricketer)Fred Charles Gardner was an English cricketer and footballer. He was a right-hand opening batsman who played for Warwickshire.-Football career:...
(1922–1979), English cricketer - Frederick D. GardnerFrederick D. GardnerFrederick "Fred" Dozier Gardner , an American businessman and coffin and hearse manufacturer from St. Louis, Missouri, served as the 34th Governor of Missouri from 1917 to 1921.-Political career:...
(1869–1933), Governor of Missouri
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- Geoffrey Robert GardnerGeoffrey Robert GardnerGeoffrey Robert Gardner is a political figure from the Australian territory of Norfolk Island.-Chief Minister of Norfolk Island:Gardner was the chief minister of Norfolk Island from 5 December 2001 to 2 June 2006...
(born 1960), an Australian politician - George Gardner (disambiguation)George Gardner (disambiguation)George Gardner was an ice hockey player.George Gardner may also refer to:*George Gardner *George Gardner *George Gardner *George Washington Gardner...
, several people - Georgie GardnerGeorgie GardnerGeorgie Gardner is an Australian journalist and television personality.Gardner is currently the news presenter on Today as well as being a fill-in host...
(born 1965), an Australian newsreader - Gerald GardnerGerald GardnerGerald Brousseau Gardner , who sometimes used the craft name Scire, was an influential English Wiccan, as well as an amateur anthropologist and archaeologist, writer, weaponry expert and occultist. He was instrumental in bringing the Neopagan religion of Wicca to public attention in Britain and...
(1884–1964), an English occultist and founding father of Wicca - Gerald Gardner (scriptwriter)Gerald Gardner (scriptwriter)Gerald Gardner is an author, scriptwriter, screenwriter, story editor and producer who was active in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s in the United States. He wrote 22 episodes of The Monkees and 11 of Get Smart, including "The Amazing Harry Hoo", "Washington 4, Indians 3", and "Diplomat's Daughter"...
(born 1929), a television screenwriter - Guy Gardner (astronaut)Guy Gardner (astronaut)Guy Spence Gardner is a United States Air Force officer and a former astronaut. He holds the rank of Colonel. He flew as pilot on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-27 and STS-35. He is currently the President of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades.-Background and education:Gardner was...
(born 1948), an American astronaut
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- Harold GardnerHarold GardnerHarold Ford Gardner was a veteran of the First World War, although he served for less than 24 hours in the United States Army....
(1898–2006), American World War I veteran - Heather B.Heather B.Heather B. Gardner, billed professionally as Heather B. , is an African American hip hop artist who first gained fame as a cast member on The Real World: New York, the first season of MTV's reality show The Real World.-Career:...
(Gardner), American hip-hop artiste - Helen Gardner (1909–1986), English literary critic
- Helen Gardner (art historian)Helen Gardner (art historian)Helen Gardner was an American art historian and educator. Her Art Through the Ages remains a standard text for American art history classes....
(1878–1946), American art historian - Helen Gardner (actress)Helen Gardner (actress)Helen Gardner was an American film actress, writer, editor, producer and costume designer.She was the first actor to form her own production company, the Helen Gardner Picture Players in 1912....
(1884–1968), American film actress - Henry J. GardnerHenry J. GardnerHenry Joseph Gardner was the 23rd Governor of Massachusetts from 1855–1858. Gardner was the candidate of the Know-Nothing movement, and was elected governor as part of the sweeping victory of Know-Nothing candidates in the Massachusetts elections of 1854.-Early life:Henry Gardner was born...
(1819–1892), Governor of Massachusetts (1855-58) - Herb Gardner (1934–2003), American cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter
- Hiram GardnerHiram GardnerHiram Gardner was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lockport in 1822....
(1800–1874), NY lawyer and politician - Howard GardnerHoward GardnerHoward Earl Gardner is an American developmental psychologist who is a professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero and author of over twenty books translated into thirty languages. Since 1995, he has...
(born 1943), American psychologist - Hy GardnerHy GardnerHy Gardner was a columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, host of The Hy Gardner Show, and a regular panelist on the first incarnation of To Tell The Truth. In 1957 Gardner also appeared on the show made up as a clown along with guest challenger Paul Jung...
(1908–1989), American columnist and television presenter
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- Ian GardnerIan GardnerIan Gardner, nicknamed The Cobra because of his slithering movements on the boxing ring, is a junior-middleweight boxer who was born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, but now resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.-External links:...
, Canadian boxer - Isabella Stewart GardnerIsabella Stewart GardnerIsabella Stewart Gardner – founder of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston – was an American art collector, philanthropist, and one of the foremost female patrons of the arts....
(1840–1924), American art collector
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- Jack Gardner (basketball)Jack Gardner (basketball)-Head Coaching Record at Utah:-External links:*...
(1910–2000), American basketball coach - Jack Gardner (general), American general
- James Alan GardnerJames Alan GardnerJames Alan Gardner is a Canadian science fiction author.Raised in Simcoe and Bradford, Ontario, he earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Applied Mathematics from the University of Waterloo....
(born 1955), Canadian science fiction author - James Alexander GardnerJames Alexander GardnerJames Gardner was Chief Technology Officer at the UK's Department for Work and Pensions, and was previously an employee at Lloyds Banking Group where he was Head of Innovation...
, Innovation author and technologist - James Daniel GardnerJames Daniel GardnerJames Daniel Gardner also spelled as Gardiner was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.-Biography:Gardner was born on September 16, 1839, in...
(1839–1905), Civil War Medal of Honor awardee - Jimmy Gardner (disambiguation)
- John Gardner (disambiguation)John Gardner (disambiguation)-Arts and literature:*John Gardner , American novelist and educator, author of Grendel*John Gardner , British author of spy and mystery novels, former official James Bond author...
- Joseph GardnerJoseph GardnerJoseph Gardner was an American physician who was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785.Joseph was born in Honey Brook Township of Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1752. He studied medicine and practiced in Philadelphia.In 1776 Gardner raised and commanded the...
(1752–1794), American physician and delegate to the Continental Congress - Josh GardnerJosh GardnerJosh Gardner is an American soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
(born 1982), American soccer player - Joshua Gardner (sea captain), British sea captain
- Julian Gardner (poker player) (born 1978), English poker player
- Julie GardnerJulie GardnerJulie Gardner is a Welsh television producer. Her most prominent work has been serving as executive producer on the 2005 revival of Doctor Who and its spin-off shows Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures...
(born 1969), Welsh television producer
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- Katy GardnerKaty GardnerKaty Gardner is a British author, best known for her novel Losing Gemma, which was turned into a two part mini series for ITV1 in 2006.As well as being a writer of fiction, she is a Professor of Social Anthropology at Sussex University...
, British novelist - Kay Gardner (composer)Kay Gardner (composer)Kay Gardner was a musician, composer, author, and musical producer involved in using music for creative and healing purposes. Her compositions include works for chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra, choir, flute, voice and piano...
(1942–2002), musician and composer
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- Larry GardnerLarry GardnerWilliam Lawrence "Larry" Gardner was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1908 through 1924, Gardner played for the Boston Red Sox , Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Indians . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
(1886–1976), American Major League baseball player - Laurence GardnerLaurence GardnerLaurence Gardner was a writer and lecturer in the "alternative history" genre of research.-Career:Laurence Gardner's first book Bloodline of the Holy Grail was published in 1996. The book was serialized in the Daily Mail and a best seller...
, British writer - Lawrence Gardner (?–1850) British engineer and founder of L Gardner and Sons Ltd, now Gardner Marine Diesels
- Lee GardnerLee GardnerTerrence Lee Gardner was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, who last appeared in the majors in 2008. In , Gardner made his Major League Baseball debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays; he also played 5 games with the Devil Rays in . Gardner spent the with the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A...
, American baseball player - Lee Gardner (footballer)Lee Gardner (footballer)Lee Gardner is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Aberdeen, Oxford United, Ayr United, Meadowbank Thistle, Arbroath, Albion Rovers, Clydebank, Alloa, Brechin, Airdrieonians and Airdrie United.- External links :...
, Scottish footballer - Leonard GardnerLeonard GardnerLeonard Gardner is an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Esquire, The Southwest Review, and other publications, and he has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship...
(born 1934), American writer - Lisa GardnerLisa GardnerLisa Gardner is an American author of fiction. She is the author of several thrillers including The Killing Hour and The Next Accident. She also wrote romance novels using the pseudonym Alicia Scott. Raised in Hillsboro, Oregon, she graduated from the city's Glencoe High School...
, American author - Lloyd GardnerLloyd GardnerLloyd C. Gardner is a diplomatic historian. He is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University, where he has taught since 1963. A specialist in 20th century foreign policy, Gardner has held several national fellowships, including two Fulbright Professorships in England and...
, American diplomatic historian
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- Mark Gardner (inventor)Mark Gardner (inventor)Mark Gardner is one of the top 10 living inventors in the world. Mark Ian Gardner born September 21, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts. His number of issued USA patents is 515 USA Patents . Forbes magazine and USA today have cited Gardner's achievements...
(born 1955), American inventor - Mark Gardner (baseball player)Mark Gardner (baseball player)Mark Allan Gardner is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and current bullpen coach for the San Francisco Giants.-Playing career:...
(born 1962), American baseball player - Mark Gardner (Australian rules footballer)Mark Gardner (Australian rules footballer)Mark C. Gardner was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and University in the Victorian Football League .-Source:...
(1884-?), Australian rules footballer - Martin GardnerMartin GardnerMartin Gardner was an American mathematics and science writer specializing in recreational mathematics, but with interests encompassing micromagic, stage magic, literature , philosophy, scientific skepticism, and religion...
(1914–2010), American mathematics and science writer and magician - Maureen GardnerMaureen GardnerMaureen Angela Jane Gardner was a British champion hurdler who at age 19 was a silver medallist in the 80-metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She narrowly missed the gold medal to Dutch housewife Fanny Blankers-Koen, with an identical recorded time of 11.2 seconds...
(1926–1974), British sprint hurdler - Meredith GardnerMeredith GardnerMeredith Knox Gardner was an American linguist and codebreaker. Gardner worked in counter-intelligence, decoding Soviet intelligence traffic regarding espionage in the United States, in what came to be known as the Venona project.-Early life and career:Gardner was born in Okolona, Mississippi and...
(1912–2002), American linguist and cryptographer - Mills GardnerMills GardnerMills Gardner was an attorney, politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio....
(1830–1910), American attorney and politician
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- Obadiah GardnerObadiah GardnerObadiah Gardner was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Gardner was a businessman and member of the Democratic Party who served in several minor state executive positions before serving a single six-year term in the United States Senate.Gardner was born near Port Huron, Michigan...
(1852–1938), American politician - Oliver Max GardnerOliver Max GardnerOliver Max Gardner was the 57th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1929 to 1933.-Early years and education:...
(1882–1947), Governor of North Carolina
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- Paul Gardner (footballer)Paul Gardner (footballer)Paul Gardner is an English former professional footballer. He played as a right-back.Gardner began his career with Allan Brown's Blackpool in 1976...
(born 1957), former English footballer - Percy GardnerPercy GardnerPercy Gardner was an English classical archaeologist.Percy Gardner was born in London, and was educated at the City of London School and Christ's College, Cambridge...
(1846–1937), English classical archaeologist - Philip John GardnerPhilip John GardnerPhilip John Gardner VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
(1914–2003), English recipient of the Victoria Cross - Pliney GardnerPliney GardnerPliney Fisk Gardner was an Old West gunfighter and outlaw. Gardner was born during the 1830s and migrated to California during the 1850s where he made his living as a gambler, earning a reputation as a hard character. He shot a man to death in 1859 at Sonora, California and was indicted with a...
(c. 1835–1893), American gunfighter
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- Randy Gardner (record holder) (born 1947), sleeplessness record holder
- Randy Gardner (figure skater)Randy Gardner (figure skater)Randy Gardner is an American pair skater. With partner Tai Babilonia, he was the 1979 World Champion and the 1976-1980 U.S. national champion.-Career:...
(born 1958), American figure skater - Ricardo GardnerRicardo GardnerRicardo Gardner is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is naturally a left winger but can also play in the centre of midfield or at left wingback.-Early career:...
(born 1978), Jamaican footballer - Rich GardnerRich GardnerRichard James Gardner is a professional American football player. He currently plays defensive back for Kiel Baltic Hurricanes of the German Football League...
(born 1981), American football player - Richard A. Gardner (1931–2003), American psychiatrist
- Rob Gardner (musician)Rob Gardner (musician)Rob Gardner is an American musician best known as the drummer for the original lineups of L.A. Guns and Guns N' Roses while he was briefly the drummer for Hollywood Rose.-L.A. Guns :...
, American rock drummer - Rob Gardner (baseball)Rob Gardner (baseball)Richard Frank Gardner is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He holds the distinction of having been traded twice by the New York Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for one of the Alou brothers.-Early years:...
(born 1944), former baseball player - Robert Gardner (anthropologist) (born 1925), film director
- Robert W. Gardner (died 1887), Scottish footballer
- Rod GardnerRod GardnerRoderick F. Gardner is an American football wide receiver in the National Football League, who is currently a free agent.-College career:...
(born 1977), American football player - Ross GardnerRoss GardnerRoss Gardner is an English former professional footballer. He spent four years in the Football League, playing for Nottingham Forest and Port Vale. He later moved into non-league football with Ilkeston Town, Eastwood Town, and Shildon....
(born 1985), English footballer - Roy Gardner (bank robber)Roy Gardner (bank robber)Roy G. Gardner was once America's most infamous prison escapee and the most celebrated outlaw and escaped convict during the Roaring Twenties....
(1884–1940), American outlaw - Sir Roy Gardner (businessman) (born 1945), Chairman of Manchester United
- Rulon GardnerRulon GardnerRulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin, who was previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition...
(born 1971), American Greco-Roman wrestler
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- Sheldon GardnerSheldon GardnerSheldon Frank Gardner was an American psychologist who worked in the tradition of Sigmund Freud. With his wife, Gwendolyn Stevens, Gardner wrote several books, several pamphlets and other shorter works, and more than 50 articles in the field of psychology...
(1934–2005), American psychologist - Sue GardnerSue GardnerSue Gardner is the current Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation in San Francisco, and previous director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's website and online news outlets.- Life and journalism career :...
(born 1967), current Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation - Sydney GardnerSydney GardnerSydney Lane Gardner was an Australian politician. Born in Aberdeen, New South Wales, he was educated at Scone Grammar School and then the University of Sydney. He became a teacher and then an accountant in Singleton, and a farmer and grazier...
(1884–1965), Australian politician
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- Thomas Gardner (disambiguation)
- Tom GardnerTom GardnerTom Gardner is one of the three founders of The Motley Fool. He is currently CEO of The Motley Fool.He is the author of The Motley Fool Hidden Gems newsletter, which aims to find the most promising small public companies for investment...
(born 1968), American financier - Tony GardnerTony GardnerTony Gardner is an English actor and doctor. He qualified as a doctor at Guy's Hospital in 1987, then as a General Practitioner in 1993...
(born 1964), English actor - Tony Gardner (designer)Tony Gardner (designer)Tony Gardner is an American makeup and special effects designer. He has been involved in films Zombieland, 127 Hours, Hairspray, The Addams Family, Seed of Chucky, Shallow Hal and There's Something About Mary...
(born 1965), American makeup and special effects designer
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- Wayne GardnerWayne GardnerWayne Michael Gardner OAM is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and touring car racer. His most notable achievement was winning the 1987 500 cc Motorcycle World Championship, becoming the first Australian to win motorcycling's premier class...
(born 1959), Australian racing motorcyclist - Wes GardnerWes GardnerWesley Brian Gardner is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher drafted by the New York Mets in the 22nd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of Central Arkansas.-New York Mets:...
(born 1961), former American Major League baseball player - William Gardner (Victoria Cross recipient) (1821–1897), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Biscombe GardnerWilliam Biscombe GardnerWilliam Biscombe Gardner was an English painter and engraver. Working in both watercolour and oils, he exhibited widely in London in the late 19th century at venues such as the Royal Academy and the Grosvenor Gallery...
(1847–1919), English painter and engraver
Fictional characters
- Admiral Gardner, head of Starfleet in Star Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
- Amy GardnerAmy GardnerAmelia "Amy" Gardner is a fictional character on the American television series The West Wing, portrayed by Mary-Louise Parker. Politically skilled and a strong advocate on feminist causes, the character holds various jobs throughout the timeline depicted on The West Wing, both in public-advocacy...
, a character in The West Wing - Chauncey Gardner, Peter SellersPeter SellersRichard Henry Sellers, CBE , known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor. Perhaps best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, he is also notable for playing three different characters in Dr...
character in Being ThereBeing ThereBeing There is a 1979 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby. Adapted from the 1971 novella written by Jerzy Kosinski, the screenplay was coauthored by Kosinski and Robert C. Jones. The film stars Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard A... - Guy Gardner (comics)Guy Gardner (comics)Guy Gardner is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He is a core member of the Green Lantern family of characters, and for a time was also a significant member of the Justice League family of characters.He was created by John Broome and Gil Kane in Green Lantern...
, a DC Comics superhero - Sam Gardner and his descendants, the Gardner family in The Lord of the Rings
- Téa Gardner, English name of Anzu MazakiAnzu Mazaki, known in the English anime and English video games as Téa Gardner, is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!.Anzu's given name is sometimes written in hiragana next to the kanji in order to emphasize the fact that her name is read as "Anzu" instead of "Kyoko."-Character...
, a Yu-Gi-Oh! anime character