John Gardner (disambiguation)
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Arts and literature
- John Gardner (American writer) (1933–1982), American novelist and educator, author of Grendel
- John Gardner (British writer) (1926–2007), British author of spy and mystery novels, former official James Bond author
- John Gardner (composer)John Gardner (composer)John Linton Gardner, CBE is an English composer of classical music.-Biography:Gardner was born in Manchester, England and brought up in Ilfracombe, North Devon. His father Alfred Linton Gardner was a local GP and amateur composer who was killed in action in the last months of the First World War....
(born 1917), British composer - John Lowell Gardner IIJohn Lowell Gardner IIJohn "Jack" Lowell Gardner II was an American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. He and his wife, Isabella Stewart Gardner, were patrons of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in Boston.- Background :Jack Gardner's mother, Catherine Endicott...
(1837-1898), patron of the arts - John Gardner (boat builder)John Gardner (boat builder)John Gardner born in Calais, Maine, USA; he was a historian of water craft, a writer, a labor organizer, and a designer and builder of wooden boats. From 1969 to 1995 he was Associate Curator of Small Craft at Mystic Seaport Museum, Connecticut. He was technical editor of National Fisherman magazine...
(1905–1995), American nautical historian
Law, education and government
- John Gardner (Australian politician)John Gardner (Australian politician)John Anthony William Gardner is an Australian politician representing the seat of Morialta in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party since the 2010 election....
, Australian Liberal Party MP for the South Australian seat of Morialta since 2010 - John Gardner (delegate)John Gardner (delegate)John Gardner was an American farmer from South Kingstown and Narragansett, Rhode Island. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Rhode Island in 1789. Many sources spell his last name as Gardiner....
, (1747–1808), U.S. farmer, Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress - John Gardner (law)John Gardner (law)John Gardner is Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford and Fellow of University College, Oxford. He received his B.A., B.C.L., M.A., and D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, where he has also been associated with New College , All Souls College , and Brasenose College...
(born 1965), Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford and Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Visiting Professor, Yale Law School, Yale University - John Dunn GardnerJohn Dunn GardnerJohn Gardner , formerly of and later of Chatteris House, Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, known as John Townshend until 1843 and sometimes styled "Earl of Leicester", was a British Member of Parliament from 1841 to 1847, elected to represent Bodmin as a Conservative...
(1811–1903), British Member of Parliament, 1841 to 1847 - John Fentress GardnerJohn Fentress GardnerJohn Fentress Gardner was an American author and educator. He was a prolific author on the subjects of education, spiritualism, and anthroposophy, and the longtime headmaster of what is now called The Waldorf School of Garden City....
(1912–1998), American author and educator - John J. GardnerJohn J. GardnerJohn James Gardner was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1913, and was Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey.-Biography:Born in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Gardner attended the...
(1845–1921), American politician representing New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, 1885 to 1893
- John W. GardnerJohn W. GardnerJohn William Gardner, was Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Lyndon Johnson. During World War II he served in the United States Marine Corps as a captain. In 1955 he became president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and, concurrently, the Carnegie Foundation for...
(1912–2002), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Great Society, founder of Medicare and Public Broadcasting
Military
- John D. Gardner (general)John D. Gardner (general)John D. 'Jack' Gardner is a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. He is currently the deputy commander of EUCOM, in StuttgartGermany. Gardner is a native of Columbus, Ohio.-Deputy Commander MNF-I for detainee operations:...
, Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army - John Lane GardnerJohn Lane GardnerJohn Lane Gardner was a Brigadier General in the US Army.-Biography:He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 1, 1793. He entered the United States Army in 1812 as lieutenant of infantry, saw his first active service in Canada, and was wounded at the battle of La Colle Mill, 30 March 1814,...
(1793–1869), Brigadier General in the US Army - 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
Criminals
- John Albert GardnerJohn Albert GardnerJohn Albert Gardner III is an American convicted double murderer and sex offender. He confessed to the rape and murder of 14-year-old Amber Dubois from Escondido, California, the February 2010 rape and murder of 17-year-old Chelsea King from Poway, California, not far from Gardner's mother's home,...
(born 1979), American double murderer - John Sterling Gardner, Jr., American criminal, see List of individuals executed in North Carolina
Sports
- John Gardner (tennis), Former pro Australian who participated in the 1971 U.S. Open - Men's Singles
- John L. GardnerJohn L. GardnerJohn L. Gardner is a former British, Commonwealth, and European Heavyweight Champion. A stocky, game, pressure fighter, his speed and aggression made him a marginal top ten contender for the World Heavyweight Title. Gardner was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His best arena was really...
, British boxer, who beat Ossie OcasioOssie OcasioOsvaldo Ocasio, , better known as Ossie Ocasio and nicknamed Jaws, is a Puerto Rican who was a boxer and world Cruiserweight champion. He got his peculiar nickname after accidentally biting another boxer during a sparring session...
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See also
- Jack Gardner (disambiguation)
- John Gardiner (disambiguation)
- John Gardener, MP for Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced one member....