Gaertner or Gärtner is a German surname meaning "gardener". Notable people with the surname include:
- Belva Gaertner (1885âÂÂ1965), American cabaret singer and alleged murderer
- Bertil Gärtner (1924âÂÂ2009), Swedish Lutheran bishop of Gothenburg
- Carl Gaertner (1898âÂÂ1952), American artist
- Claus Theo Gärtner (born 1943), German television actor
- Christian Gärtner (1705âÂÂ1782), German merchant and astronomer
- Friedrich Gärtner (1824âÂÂ1905), German architectural painter
- Friedrich von Gärtner (1791âÂÂ1847), German architect
- Georg Gärtner (1920âÂÂ2013), German soldier and prisoner of war who escaped after the end of World War II and lived under an alias in the US
- Gottfried Gaertner (1754âÂÂ1825), German botanist
- Gustav Gärtner (1855âÂÂ1937), Austrian pathologist
- Hildesuse Gärtner (1923âÂÂ2016), German alpine skier
- Joseph Gaertner (1732âÂÂ1791), German botanist
- Jürgen Gärtner (born 1950), German mathematician
- Karl Friedrich von Gaertner (1772âÂÂ1850), German botanist
- Paul Gaertner (born 1953), birth name of Paul Gertner, American magician
See also