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

 * John Gardner (Rhode Island governor) (1697–1764), Deputy Governor, Colony of Rhode Island
 * John Gardner (Australian politician), Australian Liberal Party MP for the South Australian seat of Morialta since 2010
 * John Gardner (Continental Congress) (1747–1808), American farmer, Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress
 * John Gardner (legal philosopher) (1965–2019), Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford
 * John A. Gardner, American physicist and developer of Gardner–Salinas braille codes
 * John Dunn Gardner (1811–1903), British Member of Parliament, 1841 to 1847
 * John Fentress Gardner (1912–1998), American author and educator
 * John J. Gardner (1845–1921), American politician representing New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, 1885 to 1893
 * John W. Gardner (1912–2002), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Great Society, founder of Medicare and Public Broadcasting
 * John P. Gardner, judge and politician in South Carolina

Others

 * John Gardner known as Akshay Anand, Indian actor of British origin
 * John D. Gardner, lieutenant general in the U.S. Army
 * John L. Gardner (brigadier general) (1793–1869), brigadier general in the US Army
 * John Albert Gardner (born 1979), American double murderer
 * John Gardner (Texas Ranger) (1845–1926), Texas Ranger, cowboy, Indian fighter and trail boss
 * John Twiname Gardner (1854–1914), English doctor and composer
 * John L. Gardner (boxer), British boxer
 * John Gardner (footballer) (born 1946), Australian rules footballer
 * John Gardner (minister) (1809–1899), Presbyterian minister in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria
 * John Gardner (tennis), Australian tennis player
 * John Gardner (rugby union) (1870–1909), New Zealand rugby union player