John Gardner

John Gardner may refer to:

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) (1917–2011), British composer
• John Lowell Gardner (1837–1898), patron of the arts
• John Gardner (boat builder) (1905–1995), American nautical historian

Law, education and government

United States

• John Gardner (Rhode Island governor) (1697–1764), deputy governor, Colony of Rhode Island
• John Gardner (Continental Congress) (1747–1808), farmer, Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress
• John A. Gardner, American physicist and developer of Gardner–Salinas braille codes
• John Fentress Gardner (1912–1998), American author and educator
• John J. Gardner (1845–1921), politician representing New Jersey in the House of Representatives, 1885 to 1893
• John W. Gardner (1912–2002), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Great Society
• John P. Gardner (1922–1994), judge and politician in South Carolina

Elsewhere

• John Gardner (Australian politician) (born 1979), Australian Liberal Party MP for the South Australian seat of Morialta since 2010
• John Gardner (legal philosopher) (1965–2019), formerly professor of jurisprudence at the University of Oxford, England, UK
• John Dunn Gardner (1811–1903), British Member of Parliament, 1841 to 1847

Sport

• John L. Gardner (boxer) (born 1953), British boxer
• John Gardner (footballer) (born 1946), Australian rules footballer
• John Gardner (rugby union) (1870–1909), New Zealand rugby union player
• John Gardner (tennis), Australian tennis player

Others

• John Gardner, known as Akshay Anand, Indian actor of British origin
• John Gardner (minister) (1809–1899), Presbyterian minister in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria
• John Gardner (Texas Ranger) (1845–1926), Texas Ranger, cowboy, Indian fighter and trail boss
• John Albert Gardner (born 1979), American double murderer
• John D. Gardner, lieutenant general in the U.S. Army
• John L. Gardner (brigadier general) (1793–1869), brigadier general in the US Army
• John Twiname Gardner (1854–1914), English doctor and composer

See also

• Jack Gardner (disambiguation)
• John Gardiner (disambiguation)
• John Gardener (disambiguation)