John Gardner
John Gardner may refer to:
Arts and literature
- John Gardner (American writer), American novelist and educator, author of Grendel
- John Gardner (British writer), British author of spy and mystery novels, former official James Bond author
- John Gardner (composer), British composer
- John Lowell Gardner, patron of the arts
- John Gardner (boat builder), American nautical historian
Law, education and government
United States
- John Gardner (Rhode Island governor), deputy governor, Colony of Rhode Island
- John Gardner (Continental Congress), farmer, Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress
- John A. Gardner, American physicist and developer of Gardner–Salinas braille codes
- John Fentress Gardner, American author and educator
- John J. Gardner, politician representing New Jersey in the House of Representatives, 1885 to 1893
- John W. Gardner, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Great Society
- John P. Gardner, judge and politician in South Carolina
Elsewhere
- John Gardner (Australian politician), Australian Liberal Party MP for the South Australian seat of Morialta since 2010
- John Gardner (legal philosopher), formerly professor of jurisprudence at the University of Oxford, England, UK
- John Dunn Gardner, British Member of Parliament, 1841 to 1847
Sport
- John L. Gardner (boxer), British boxer
- John Gardner (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- John Gardner (rugby union), 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), Presbyterian minister in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria
- John Gardner (Texas Ranger), Texas Ranger, cowboy, Indian fighter and trail boss
- John Albert Gardner, American double murderer
- John D. Gardner, lieutenant general in the U.S. Army
- John L. Gardner (brigadier general), brigadier general in the US Army
- John Twiname Gardner, English doctor and composer