Gardner is a surname of

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, Scottish and

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

origin. Most sources say it is an occupational surname that comes from the word "

gardener A gardener is someone who practices gardening, either professionally or as a hobby. Description A gardener is any person involved in gardening, arguably the oldest occupation, from the hobbyist in a residential garden, the home-owner suppleme ...

". Other sources claim that it is derived from the old English words ''gar-dyn'' meaning "warrior", "one who bears arms". In Ireland, the surname is an

anglicized Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

form of the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

''Mac'' ''Gairnéir''. Variants include Gardyner,

Gardener A gardener is someone who practices gardening, either professionally or as a hobby. Description A gardener is any person involved in gardening, arguably the oldest occupation, from the hobbyist in a residential garden, the home-owner suppleme ...

, Gardenar, Gardinier, Gardiner, and Gardner; the last two are the most common today. There is a tradition held by some of the descendants of William Gardiner (son of Benoni), son of George of Newport, that William won his crest at Acre in 1191, by chopping through the shoulder of a Saracen who was about to kill Richard Coeur de Lion or

Richard the Lionheart Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overl ...

, hence the Saracen's head on the coat of arms.

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Adam Gardner Adam Seth Gardner (born May 31, 1973) is an American guitarist and vocalist of the band Guster and a member of the Tufts University Beelzebubs. Gardner grew up outside Morristown, New Jersey, and played for a band called Royal Flush while a stud ...

, American musician *

Alexander Gardner (disambiguation) Alexander Gardner may refer to: * Alexander Gardner (photographer) (1821–1882), Scottish photographer who emigrated to the United States * Alexander Gardner (soldier) (1785–1877), traveller, soldier and mercenary * Alex Gardner (baseball) (186 ...

** Alexander Gardner (soldier) (1785–1877), American or Irish mercenary **

Alexander Gardner (photographer) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 – December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who immigrated to the United States in 1856, where he began to work full-time in that profession. He is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War ...

(1821–1882), American photographer **

Alex Gardner (baseball) Alexander Gardner (April 28, 1861 – June 18, 1926) was a Canadian Major League Baseball catcher who played one game for the Washington Nationals of the American Association in 1884. Gardner started his only game on May 10, 1884 and caught Ed ...

(1861–1921), Canadian baseball player **

Alex Gardner (footballer) Alexander Gardner (1877 – 1952) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right half. Career Born in Leith, Gardner played for local club Leith Athletic then moved to Newcastle United at the end of 1899, making over 300 appearanc ...

(1877–1952), Scottish footballer ** Alex Gardner (born 1991), Scottish musician * Andrew Gardner (disambiguation) **

Andrew Gardner (newsreader) Andrew Gardner (25 September 1932 – 2 April 1999)Veteran newsman Gardner dies
''BBC News'', ...

(1932–1999), British television newsreader **

Andrew Gardner (American football) Andrew James Gardner (born April 4, 1986) is a former American football offensive guard. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech. He has also been a member of the ...

(born 1986), American football player **

Andy Gardner (footballer, born 1877) Andrew Gardner (17 April 1877 – after 1908) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 48 appearances in the English Football League playing as an outside left for Grimsby Town, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers. He also played for Sco ...

, Scottish football forward active in the 1900s **

Andy Gardner (footballer, born 1888) Andrew Gardner (1888 – 2 June 1934) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 151 appearances in the Football League for Lincoln City either side of the First World War. He played as a centre half In the sport of association footba ...

, Scottish football centre half active in the 1910s * Andwele Gardner (born 1978), American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer *

Anna Gardner Anna Gardner (January 25, 1816 – February 18, 1901) was an American abolitionist and teacher, as well as an ardent reformer, a staunch supporter of women's rights, and the author of several volumes in prose and verse. Gardner, of Quaker ances ...

(1816–1901), American abolitionist, poet, teacher *

Anthony Gardner Anthony Derek Gardner (born 19 September 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He played once for the England national team and was bought and sold for millions of pounds in the domestic transfer mark ...

(born 1980), English footballer * Anthony L. Gardner (born 1963), American diplomat * Antony Gardner (born 1927), British Labour Party MP * Archibald Gardner (1814–1902), pioneer of the American West, businessman, and millwright * Arthur Gardner (diplomat) (1889–1967), U.S. foreign diplomat *

Arthur Gardner (producer) Arthur Gardner (born Arthur Goldberg; June 7, 1910 – December 19, 2014) was an American actor and film producer. He was known for his television western, ''The Rifleman''. He was a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science ...

(born 1910), American film producer * Arthur Duncan Gardner (1884–1977), British scientist *

Augustus Peabody Gardner Augustus Peabody Gardner (November 5, 1865 – January 14, 1918) was an American military officer and Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. He represented the North Shore region in the Massachusetts Senate and United States House of Re ...

(1865–1918), Representative from Massachusetts and son-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge *

Ava Gardner Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her perform ...

(1922–1990), American actress

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Berta Gardner Alberta Gardner (born April 12, 1954) is an American politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. She served as a Democratic member of the Alaska Legislature for fourteen years, from 2005 to 2019. Serving in both houses, the House and Senate, she rep ...

(born 1954), member of the Alaska House of Representatives * Bertie Charles Gardner (1884–1973) President of the Bank of Montreal, Chancellor at McGill University *

Bill Gardner (politician) Bill Gardner (born October 26, 1948) is an American politician who was the New Hampshire Secretary of State from 1976 to 2022. In that role, he was in charge of the department that oversees all general elections, primary elections, voter registr ...

(born 1948), Secretary of State of New Hampshire *

Billy Gardner William Frederick Gardner (born July 19, 1927) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. During his ten-season active career in the major leagues, Gardner was a scrappy, light-hitting second baseman for the New Yo ...

(born 1927), American Major League baseball player and coach *

Bob Gardner Robert S. Gardner (born c. 1954) is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A United States Air Force veteran and attorney, Gardner was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006. From 2006 to 2012, he represe ...

, American politician *

Booth Gardner William Booth Gardner (August 21, 1936 – March 15, 2013) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Washington from 1985 to 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT. A member of the Democratic Party, Gardner previ ...

(1936–2013), Governor of Washington *

Brett Gardner Brett Michael Gardner (born August 24, 1983) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Gardner was a walk-on for the College of Charleston's base ...

(born 1983), American baseball player *

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance- ...

, mastering engineer *

Bunk Gardner Bunk Gardner (born John Leon Guarnera; May 2, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American musician who most notably played for the original version of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention until the group disbanded in 1969. He plays woodwinds and tenor ...

, American rock saxophonist *

Burgess Gardner Burgess LaMarr Gardner (April 12, 1936 – November 20, 2021) was an American jazz musician, educator, and composer. He played the trumpet with jazz legends such as Count Basie, Horace Silver, and Louie Bellson, Ray Charles; as of 2003, the Bur ...

(born 1936), American jazz composer, performer & artist * Burleigh B. Gardner (1902–1985), American anthropologists

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* Catherine Gardner (born 1982), American actress *

Carl Gardner Carl Edward Gardner (April 29, 1928 – June 12, 2011) was an American singer, best known as the foremost member and founder of The Coasters. Known for the 1958 song "Yakety Yak", which spent a week as Hot 100 number-one hits of 1958 (USA), numbe ...

(born 1928), American singer * Charles J. Gardner (1843–1901), American politician *

Christine Gardner Christine Joy Gardner (born 1969) is an American communication studies, communication scholar and journalist. She is an associate professor and the chair of the Department of Communication Arts at Gordon College (Massachusetts), Gordon College. E ...

(21st century), American professor *

Craig Shaw Gardner Craig Shaw Gardner (born July 2, 1949) is an American author, best known for producing fantasy parodies similar to those of Terry Pratchett. He was also a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of Her ...

(born 1949), American author *

Charles Austin Gardner Charles Austin Gardner (6 January 1896 – 24 February 1970) was an English-born Western Australian botanist. Biography Born in Lancaster, in England, on 6 January 1896, Gardner emigrated to Western Australia with his family in 1909, whe ...

(1896–1970), Western Australian botanist *

Chris Gardner Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker and eventually founded his ow ...

(born 1954), American businessman * Colin Gardner MBE (c. 1940–2010), English football official and philanthropist

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Dale Gardner Dale Allan Gardner (November 8, 1948 – February 19, 2014) was a NASA astronaut, and naval flight officer who flew two Space Shuttle missions during the mid 1980s. Personal information Born on November 8, 1948, in Fairmont, Minnesota, Gardn ...

(1948–2014), American astronaut *

Daniel Gardner Daniel Gardner (1750 – 8 July 1805) was a British painter, best known for his work as a portraitist. He established a fashionable studio in Bond Street in London, specializing in small scale portraits in pastel, crayons or gouache, often bo ...

(1750–1805), British painter * Daniel Gardner (musician) (born 1980), Canadian electronic musician * Daniel Gardner (cyclist) (born 1996), British cyclist * David Gardner (disambiguation) ** David Gardner (cricketer) (born 1940), English cricketer ** David Gardner (fiddler) (born 1968), Scottish fiddle performer, teacher, and judge **

David Gardner (The Motley Fool) David Gardner (born May 16, 1966) is an American entrepreneur and one of the three founders of The Motley Fool. Early life and education He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead Scholarship, graduating in 1988. He ...

, co-founder of ''The Motley Fool'', established in 1993 **

David P. Gardner David Pierpont Gardner (born March 24, 1933) was the 15th president of the University of California and was also the president of the University of Utah. Biography Gardner was born in Berkeley, California, to Reed S. Gardner and Margaret Pierpont ...

(born 1933), president of the University of California and also president of the University of Utah **

Dave Gardner (ice hockey) David Calvin Gardner (born August 23, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 350 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons and Philadelp ...

(born 1952), retired Canadian ice hockey centre ** Dave Gardner (basketball) (born 1964), British basketball player **

Brother Dave Gardner David Gardner (June 11, 1926 – September 22, 1983), known as Brother Dave Gardner, was a U.S. comedian, professional drummer and singer. A Tennessee native, Gardner studied drumming, beginning at age 13. After a one-semester term as a Souther ...

(1926–1983), American comedian and singer * Derrick Gardner (born 1965), American jazz trumpeter *

Derrick Gardner (American football) Derrick A. Gardner (born March 10, 1977) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley and at ...

(born 1977), American football player *

Don Gardner Donald Gardner (May 9, 1931 – September 4, 2018) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and drummer. His records included the 1962 pop hit " I Need Your Lovin'", with Dee Dee Ford. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Gardner star ...

(1931–2018), American R&B singer-songwriter, drummer * Don Gardner (American football) (born 1997), American football player * Donald Stanley Gardner, American engineer * Donald Yetter Gardner (1913–2004), American songwriter * Dylan Gardner, Australian soccer football player for Socceroos

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* Earle Gardner (1884–1943), American baseball player * Edith Jordan Gardner (1877–1965), American educator * Edward Gardner (disambiguation) ** Edward Joseph Gardner (1898–1950), American politician **

Ed Gardner Ed Gardner (born Edward Poggenberg; June 29, 1901 – August 17, 1963) was an American comic actor, writer and director, best remembered as the creator and star of the radio's popular ''Duffy's Tavern'' comedy series. Early years Gardner w ...

(1901–1963), American actor, director & writer ** Edward W. Gardner (1867–1932), American balkline and straight rail billiards champion ** Edward Gardner (MP) (1912–2001), British politician **

Edward Gardner (conductor) Edward Gardner (born 22 November 1974) is an English conductor. While still studying at the Royal Academy of Music in the late 1990s, he began his professional career as a choral conductor and repetiteur. Among other early posts, he was music ...

(born 1974), British conductor ** Ted Gardner (fl. 1990s), business manager *

Edwin M. Gardner Edwin M. Gardner (1845–1935) was an American Confederate veteran and painter. Early life Edwin M. Gardner was born on October 12, 1845 in Giles County, Tennessee. He grew up in Mississippi. During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he serve ...

(1845–1935), American painter. *

Eliza Ann Gardner Eliza Ann Gardner (May 28, 1831 – January 4, 1922) was an African-American abolitionist, religious leader and women's movement leader from Boston, Massachusetts. She founded the missionary society of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church ...

(1831–1922), abolitionist and religious leader *

Elizabeth Jane Gardner Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau (October 4, 1837 – January 28, 1922) was an American academic and salon painter, who was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. She was an American expatriate who died in Paris where she had lived most of her life. ...

(1837–1922), American painter *

English Gardner English Gardner (born April 22, 1992) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash. Her personal best of 10.74 seconds, set in 2016, ranks her in the top ten all-time for the distance. Career She was born in Ph ...

(born 1992), American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash. *

Erle Stanley Gardner Erle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970) was an American lawyer and author. He is best known for the Perry Mason series of crime fiction, detective stories, but he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of ...

(1889–1970), American author * Ernest Arthur Gardner (1862–1939), English archaeologist

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* Jelly Gardner Floyd Gardner (1895–1977), baseball player *

Fay Webb-Gardner Fay Lamar Webb-Gardner (September 7, 1885 – January 16, 1969) was an American political hostess, businesswoman, and philanthropist. As the wife of Oliver Max Gardner, she served as the Second Lady of North Carolina from 1917 to 1923 and as Fi ...

(1885–1969), First Lady of North Carolina * Floyd M. Gardner, author of ''Phaselock Techniques'' * Frances Gardner (1913–1989), English cardiologist *

Frank Gardner (driver) Frank Gardner OAM (1 October 1931 – 29 August 2009) was a racing driver from Australia. Born in Sydney, he was best known for touring car racing, winning the British Saloon Car Championship three times, and sports car racing driver b ...

(born 1942), Australian racing driver *

Frank Gardner (journalist) Francis Rolleston Gardner (born 31 July 1961) is a British journalist and author. He is currently the BBC's Security Correspondent. His parents were both diplomats and his early life was spent in The Hague before being educated at Saint Ronan' ...

(born 1961), British television journalist *

Fred Gardner (activist) Fred Gardner is an American political organizer and author best known for his opposition to the Vietnam War and his writings about the Cannabis rescheduling in the United States, medical marijuana movement in the United States. Biography Gardner ...

, American activist * Fred Gardner (cricketer) (1922–1979), English cricketer *

Frederick D. Gardner Frederick Dozier Gardner (November 6, 1869December 18, 1933), an American businessman and politician from St. Louis, Missouri, served as the 34th Governor of Missouri from 1917 to 1921. Political career Gardner was born in Hickman, Kentucky; hi ...

(1869–1933), Governor of Missouri *

Freddy Gardner Frederick James Gardner (23 December 1910 – 26 July 1950) was a British jazz and dance band saxophonist during the 1930s and 1940s. Early life His father sold artist's materials, while his mother was a dressmaker. He took up the saxophone at 1 ...

(1910–1950), British jazz and dance band musician

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* Gavin F. Gardner (1848–1919), a founder of the Adelaide Stock Exchange *

George Gardiner (settler) George Gardiner (1608/1615 - c. 1677), sometimes spelled Gardner, was an early inhabitant of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and one of the original settlers of Aquidneck Island. He held some minor offices wi ...

(1608/1615 - c. 1677) of Rhode Island * Geoffrey Robert Gardner (born 1960), Australian politician * George Gardner (disambiguation), several people **

George Gardner (coach) George D. Gardner (September 28, 1898 – January, 1974) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head football coach at McPherson College McPherson College is a private college associated with the Church of the Brethren and ...

, American football and basketball coach **

George Gardner (botanist) George Gardner (1810, Ardentinny – 1849, Kandy) was a Scottish biologist mainly interested in botany. Gardner's father was a gardener first to the Earl of Dunmore in Ardentinny, then from 1816 to the Earl of Eglinton at Ardrossan. In 1822, hi ...

(1810–1849), Scottish naturalist ** George Gardner (ice hockey) (1942–2006), Canadian goaltender **

George Washington Gardner The Gardner family were a group of whalers operating out of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Some members of the family gained wider exposure due to their discovery of various islands in the Pacific Ocean. ...

(1778–1838), whaleship captain, member of the Gardner whaling family **

George Gardiner (boxer) George Gardiner (March 17, 1877 – July 8, 1954) was a famous Irish boxer in America who was the first undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion. He held claims to both the World Middleweight Title as well as the World Heavyweight Title. He w ...

(1877–1954), American boxer, also known as "George Gardner" ** George Gardner (priest), English Anglican priest **

(c. 1610–1677), a founding settler of Newport, Rhode Island, also known as "George Gardner" *

Georgie Gardner Georgie Gardner (born 1 June 1970) is an Australian television and news presenter and journalist. Gardner is currently weekend presenter on ''Nine News Sydney.'' She has previously been a co-host and news presenter on the Nine Network's breakfa ...

(born 1965), Australian newsreader *

Gerald Gardner Gerald Brosseau Gardner (13 June 1884 – 12 February 1964), also known by the craft name Scire, was an English Wiccan, as well as an author and an amateur anthropologist and archaeologist. He was instrumental in bringing the Contemporary Pag ...

(1884–1964), English occultist and founding father of Wicca * Gerald Gardner (mathematician) (1926–2009), American mathematician * Gerald Gardner (writer) (1929–2020), American screenwriter *

Greg Gardner Gregory Gardner (born November 21, 1975) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who is the NCAA Division I record-holder for shutouts in a season (as of 2021). He was the first ever player signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Care ...

(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

Guy Gardner (astronaut) Guy Spence Gardner (born January 6, 1948) is a United States Air Force officer and a former astronaut. He holds the rank of Colonel (United States), colonel. He flew as pilot on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-27 and STS-35. Gardner was also the 1 ...

(born 1948), American astronaut

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* Harold Gardner (1898–2006), American World War I veteran * Harry Gardner (cricketer) (1890–1939), English cricketer and British Army officer *

Heather B. Heather B. Gardner (born November 13, 1970) billed professionally as Heather B., is an American rap music artist, actress, and reality television personality who first gained fame as a member of the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions before b ...

(Gardner), American hip-hop artiste *

Heidi Gardner Heidi Lynn Gardner (born July 27, 1983) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She has been a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' since 2017, beginning in season 43. Early life Gardner was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. S ...

(born 1983), American actress and comedian *

Helen Gardner (critic) Dame Helen Louise Gardner, (13 February 1908 – 4 June 1986) was an English literary critic and academic. Gardner began her teaching career at the University of Birmingham, and from 1966 to 1975 was a Merton Professor of English Literature, th ...

(1909–1986), English literary critic *

Helen Gardner (art historian) Helen Gardner (1878–1946) was an American art historian and educator. Her '' Art Through the Ages'' remains a standard text for American art history classes. Biography Gardner was born in Manchester, New Hampshire and attended school in ...

(1878–1946), American art historian *

Helen Gardner (actress) Helen Louise Gardner (September 2, 1884 – November 20, 1968) was an American stage and film actress, screenwriter, film producer and costume designer. Career Gardner was born in Binghamton, New York. An alumna of the American Academy of Drama ...

(1884–1968), American film actress *

Henry J. Gardner Henry Joseph Gardner (June 14, 1819 – July 21, 1892) was the 23rd Governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1855 to 1858. Gardner, a Know Nothing, was elected governor as part of the sweeping victory of Know Nothing candidates in the Mas ...

(1819–1892), Governor of Massachusetts (1855–58) *

Herb Gardner Herbert George Gardner (December 28, 1934 – September 25, 2003), was an American commercial artist, cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, Gardner was the son of a bar owner. His late brother, Rober ...

(1934–2003), American cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter *

Hiram Gardner Hiram Gardner (1800 Dutchess County, New York - March 13, 1874 Lockport, Niagara County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lockport in 1822. He was a member ...

(1800–1874), NY lawyer and politician *

Howard Gardner Howard Earl Gardner (born July 11, 1943) is an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. He is cur ...

(born 1943), American psychologist *

Hy Gardner Hy Gardner (December 2, 1908 – June 17, 1989) was an American entertainment reporter and syndicated columnist for the ''New York Herald Tribune'', host of ''Hy Gardner Calling'', ''The Hy Gardner Show'', and ''Celebrity Party'', and an orig ...

(1908–1989), American columnist and television presenter

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Ian Gardner Ian Gardner (born May 5, 1981), nicknamed ''The Cobra'' because of his slithering movements on the boxing ring, is a junior-middleweight boxer who was born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, but now resides in Halifax Nova Scotia, C ...

, Canadian boxer *

Isabella Stewart Gardner Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was a leading American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Gardner possessed an energetic intellectual cur ...

(1840–1924), American art collector

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* Jack Gardner (disambiguation), various persons **

Jack Gardner (basketball) James H. Gardner (March 29, 1910 – April 9, 2000) was an American college basketball coach, known for his tenures as the head coach at Kansas State University and the University of Utah. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of ...

(1910–2000), college basketball coach **

Jack Gardner (boxer) Jack Leonard Gardner (6 November 1926 – 11 November 1978) was a British heavyweight boxer. He was the Heavyweight Champion of Great Britain, the British Empire, and Europe. Gardner was a top ten contender for the Heavyweight Championsh ...

, (1926–1978), British heavyweight boxer ** Jack Gardner (general), general in the United States Army **

Jack Gardner (musician) Francis Henry "Jumbo Jack" Gardner (August 14, 1903 – November 26, 1957) was an American jazz pianist. Career Gardner played locally in Denver in the early-1920s, including with Doc Becker's Blue Devils and Boyd Senter's band. He moved to C ...

(1903–1957), American jazz musician *

James Alan Gardner James Alan Gardner (born January 10, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction author. Raised in Simcoe, Ontario, Simcoe and Bradford, Ontario, he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in applied mathematics from the University of Waterloo. Gardner ...

(born 1955), Canadian science fiction author * James Alton Gardner (1943–1966) Medal of Honor awardee, Vietnam War * James Knoll Gardner (1940–2017), American judge * James Lawrence Gardner (born 2006), British Gymnast * Jane F. Gardner (born 1934), British academic * Jessica Gardner (born 1971), British librarian * Jimmy Gardner (disambiguation) **

Jimmy Gardner (ice hockey) James Henry Gardner (May 21, 1881 – November 6, 1940) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. Gardner started his career as professionalism was just starting in ice hockey. He won championships with both amateur and professional teams. Afte ...

(1881–1940), Canadian professional ice hockey forward **

Jimmy Gardner (boxer) Jimmy Gardner (December 25, 1885 in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. ...

(1885–1964), Irish-American boxer **

Jimmy Gardner (actor) Edward Charles James Gardner, DFM (24 August 1924 – 3 May 2010) was an English actor. During World War II, Gardner served in the Royal Air Force as an air gunner with No. 10 Squadron. He completed 30 sorties as a Halifax rear gunner an ...

(1924–2010) * Joan Gardner (disambiguation) **

Joan Gardner (British actress) Joan Gardner (born Joan Gardener, 26 October 1914 – 17 September 1999) was a British actress. Gardner was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. She made her stage debut immediately on leaving school and by age 18 had achieved success there. She ...

(1914–1999), British actress ** Joan Gardner (voice actress) (1926–1992), American actress ** Joan Gardner (Broadway actress) (1903–?), Broadway actress and chorus girl **

Joan Gardner (microbiologist) Joan Forrest Gardner (16 June 1918 – 19 November 2013) was an Australian microbiologist who had an extensive career researching and teaching in the areas of disinfection, infection control, and sterilisation. Early life and education Gardner ...

(1918–2013), Australian microbiologist * Joe C. Gardner (1944–2013), American politician * John Gardner (disambiguation) **

John Gardner (American writer) John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933 – September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel ''Grendel (novel), Grendel'', a retelling of the Beowulf myth from ...

(1933–1982), American novelist and educator, author of ''Grendel'' ** John Gardner,

Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian people fall into two different groups: those with mixed Indian and British ancestry, and people of British descent born or residing in India. The latter sense is now mainly historical, but confusions can arise. The ''Oxford English ...

actor **

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 South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 election. Gardner serve ...

, Australian Liberal Party MP for the South Australian seat of Morialta since 2010 ** John Gardner (boat builder) (1905–1995), American nautical historian **

John Gardner (British writer) John Edmund Gardner (20 November 1926 – 3 August 2007) was an English spy and thriller novelist, best known for his James Bond continuation novels, but also for his series of Boysie Oakes books and three continuation novels containing Si ...

(1926–2007), British author of spy and mystery novels, official James Bond author **

John Gardner (composer) John Linton Gardner, CBE (2 March 1917 – 12 December 2011) was an English composer of classical music. Early life John Gardner was born in Manchester, England and grew up in Ilfracombe, North Devon. His father Alfred Linton Gardner (born 188 ...

(1917–2011), British composer ** John Gardner (delegate), (1747–1808), U.S. farmer, Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress ** John Gardner (law) (born 1965), Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford and Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Visiting Professor, Yale Law School, Yale University **

John Gardner (minister) John Gardner (17 April 1809Dirk Van Dissel, 'Gardner, John (1809–1899)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gardner-john-3590/text5563, published fir ...

(1809–1899), Presbyterian minister in Australia **

John Gardner (Rhode Island governor) John Gardner (September 17, 1697 - January 1764) served for more than eight years as the deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and was also a Chief Justice of the colony's Superior Court. Ancestry John G ...

(1697—1764) Deputy Governor, Colony of Rhode Island ** John Gardner (Texas Ranger) ((1845—1926) US Texas Ranger, trail boss ** John Albert Gardner (born 1979), American double murderer **

John D. Gardner (general) John Donovan "Jack" Gardner (born 27 September 1954) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. He is the former deputy commander of the United States European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. During his career he served in Europe ...

, Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army ** 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 L. Gardner (boxer), British boxer, who beat Ossie Ocasio **

John L. Gardner (brigadier general) John Lane Gardner (1793–1869) served in the U.S. Army eventually achieving the rank of brevet Brigadier General after serving in the American Civil War having also served in the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War and the Mexican–American War ...

(1793–1869), Colonel then Brigadier General in the US Army **

John Lowell Gardner II John Lowell "Jack" Gardner Jr. (November 26, 1837 – December 10, 1898) 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 Isab ...

(1837–1898), patron of the arts **

John W. Gardner John William Gardner (October 8, 1912 – February 16, 2002) was United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) under President of the United States, President Lyndon Johnson. He was ...

(1912–2002), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Great Society, founder of Medicare and Public Broadcasting * Joseph Gardner (disambiguation) *

Josh Gardner (soccer) Josh Gardner (born September 4, 1982 in Freeport, Texas) is former American soccer player. Gardner is currently the technical director for the Houston Rangers academy. Career College and amateur Gardner played college soccer at the University o ...

(born 1982), American soccer player *

Josh Gardner (comedian) Josh Gardner (born 1971 in New York City) is an American comedian and writer, Gardner is best known for his role as Saul Malone, a ''Gee-al-agist'', on Adult Swim's cult-classic ''Saul of the Mole Men''. Gardner first appeared on TV under the name ...

(born 1971), American comedian and writer * Joshua Gardner (sea captain), British sea captain *

Julian Gardner (poker player) Julian Gardner is a poker player from Manchester, England. Gardner is a second-generation professional, following in the footsteps of his father Dave. He started going to a local casino at the age of 15. By the time he was 20 he had won 10 to ...

(born 1978), English poker player *

Julie Gardner Julie Ann Gardner (born 4 June 1969) is a Welsh television producer. Her most prominent work has been serving as executive producer on the 2005 revival of '' Doctor Who'' and its spin-off shows ''Torchwood'' and ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. ...

(born 1969), Welsh television producer

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* Katy Gardner, British novelist *

Kay Gardner (composer) Kay Gardner (February 8, 1941 – August 28, 2002), also known as Cosmos Wonder-Child, was an American musician, composer, author, and Dianic priestess known for using music for creative and healing purposes. She was very active in promoting t ...

(1942–2002), musician and composer

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Larry Gardner William Lawrence Gardner (May 13, 1886 – March 11, 1976) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1908 through 1924, Gardner played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Indians. He was a four-time World Series ...

(1886–1976), American Major League baseball player * Lauren Gardner (scientist), American epidemiologist * Laurence Gardner, British writer * Lawrence Gardner (?–1850) British engineer and founder of L Gardner and Sons Ltd, now Gardner Marine Diesels *

Lee Gardner Terrence Lee Gardner (born January 16, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. In , Gardner made his Major League Baseball debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays; he also played five games with the Devil Rays in . Gardner spent t ...

, American baseball player * Lee Gardner (footballer), Scottish footballer *

Leonard Gardner Leonard Gardner (born 3 November 1933) is an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His writing has appeared in ''The Paris Review'', '' Esquire'', '' The Southwest Review'', and other publications, and he has been awarded a G ...

(born 1934), American writer *

Lige Gardner Elijah Gardner, known as Lige Gardner, (c. 1846 – c. 1901) was a Texas gunfighter sketched in the book titled ''Pages from a Worker's Life'' by William Z. Foster. Early life Gardner was born in 1846 at Mississippi to an aristocratic Southern f ...

, American gunfighter *

Lisa Gardner Lisa Gardner (born 1972) is a #1 ''New York Times'' bestselling American novelist. She is the author of more than 20 suspense novels, published in more than 30 countries. She began her career writing romantic suspense under the pseudonym Alicia S ...

, American author *

Lloyd Gardner Lloyd C. Gardner (born 1934) is an American historian, a member of the " Wisconsin School" of diplomatic history along with Walter LaFeber and Thomas J. McCormick. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Gardner was the Charles ...

, American diplomatic historian

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* Margaret Elizabeth Gardner (1875–1942), American political hostess * Mark Gardner (inventor) (born 1955), American inventor * Mark Gardner (baseball player) (born 1962), American baseball player *

Mark Gardner (Australian rules footballer) Mark Clayson Gardner (11 September 1884 – 2 November 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne and Melbourne University Football Club, University in the Australian Football League, Victorian ...

(1884–?), Australian rules footballer * Martha M. Gardner, American statistician *

Martin Gardner Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914May 22, 2010) was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer with interests also encompassing scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literatureespecially the writings of Lewis ...

(1914–2010), American mathematics and science writer and magician *

Matilda Hall Gardner Matilda Hall Gardner (1871–1954) was an American suffragist and a member of the national executive committee of the National Woman's Party. Life Gardner was born in Washington D.C. on December 31, 1871 to Frederick Hillsgrove Hall, editor of th ...

(1871–1954), American suffragist *

Maureen Gardner Maureen Angela Jane Dyson (née Gardner, 12 November 1928 – 2 September 1974) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 80 metres hurdles. She won silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1950 European Athletics Championships, both ...

(1926–1974), British sprint hurdler *

Meredith Gardner Meredith Knox Gardner (October 20, 1912August 9, 2002) was an American linguist and codebreaker. Gardner worked in counter-intelligence, decoding Soviet intelligence traffic regarding espionage in the United States, in what came to be known as ...

(1912–2002), American linguist and cryptographer * Mills Gardner (1830–1910), American attorney and politician

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Nathaniel Lyon Gardner Nathaniel Lyon Gardner (February 26, 1864 – August 15, 1937), was an American phycologist and mycologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was the curator of the University Herbarium. He is known for his work on s ...

(1864–1937), American botanist

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Obadiah Gardner Obadiah Gardner (September 13, 1852July 24, 1938) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Gardner was a businessman and member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party who served i ...

(1852–1938), American politician *

Oliver Max Gardner Oliver Max Gardner (March 22, 1882February 6, 1947) was an American politician who served as the 57th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Democratic Party, Gardner worked in the administrations of Pre ...

(1882–1947), Governor of North Carolina

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* Paul Gardner (footballer) (born 1957), English footballer *

Percy Gardner Percy Gardner, (24 November 184617 July 1937) was an English classical archaeologist and numismatist. He was Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 1879 to 1887. He was Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and A ...

(1846–1937), English classical archaeologist *

Philip John Gardner Captain Philip John ("Pip") Gardner (25 December 1914 − 16 February 2003) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be ...

(1914–2003), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

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Racin Gardner Racin Gardner (born February 25, 1972 in Buellton, California), is a former professional racing driver who most notably raced in the 1996 Indianapolis 500 for Simon/Team Scandia. Previously, Gardner tested the Green Monster land speed car at Bo ...

(born 1972), American auto racing driver *

Randy Gardner (disambiguation) Randy Gardner may refer to: * Randy Gardner (born c. 1946), subject of the Randy Gardner sleep deprivation experiment * Randy Gardner (figure skater) (born 1958), American pair skater * Randy Gardner (politician) (born 1958), member of the Ohio Ho ...

Randy Gardner (figure skater) Randy Gardner (born December 2, 1958) is an American former pair skater. Together with Tai Babilonia, he won the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships and five U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1976–1980). The pair qualified for the 1976 ...

(born 1958), American figure skater **

Randy Gardner (politician) Randall L. Gardner (born 1958) is an American politician, he formerly served as a Republican member of the Ohio Senate, serving the 2nd District from 2013–2018. He formerly held the same district from 2001 to 2008, and was a member of the O ...

(born 1958), member of the Ohio House of Representatives *

Ricardo Gardner Ricardo Wayne Gardner (born 25 September 1978), commonly known as Bibi, is a Jamaican former professional footballer. He works as assistant coach at Portmore United. A left winger, he could also play in the centre of midfield or at left wingbac ...

(born 1978), Jamaican footballer *

Rich Gardner Richard James Gardner (born February 1, 1981) is a retired American professional football player. He last played defensive back for Kiel Baltic Hurricanes of the German Football League. A Penn State University Football graduate and 3rd round dr ...

(born 1981), American football cornerback * Richard Gardner (disambiguation) *

Rita Gardner Rita Gardner ( Schier; October 23, 1934 – September 24, 2022) was an American actress and singer. Career Gardner made her stage debut Off-Broadway in Jerry Herman's musical review ''Nightcap'' (1958) before her breakout turn as Luisa in the ...

(1934–2022), American actress * Rob Gardner (musician), American rock drummer *

Rob Gardner (baseball) Richard Frank Gardner (born December 19, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He holds the distinction of having been traded twice by the New York Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for one of the Alou brothers. Early years Gardner orig ...

(born 1944), baseball player *

Robert Gardner (anthropologist) Robert Grosvenor Gardner (November 5, 1925 – June 21, 2014) was an American academic, anthropologist, and documentary filmmaker who was the Director of the Film Study Center at Harvard University from 1956 to 1997. He is known for his work in ...

(born 1925), film director *

Robert Gardner (footballer) Robert Gardner (31 March 1847 – 28 February 1887) was an important figure in Scottish football history. He was a match arranger, goalkeeper and team captain for Queen's Park during the 1860s until 1874. A letter of his, dated 1868, is the olde ...

(died 1887), Scottish footballer *

Rod Gardner Roderick F. Gardner (born October 26, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. College career Gardner played college football at Clemson ...

(born 1977), American football wide receiver * Ross Gardner (born 1985), English footballer * Roy Gardner (bank robber) (1884–1940), American outlaw * Sir

Roy Gardner (businessman) Sir Roy Alan Gardner (born 20 August 1945) is an English businessman and former director of Manchester United and most recently Plymouth Argyle. Gardner is notable for his involvement in the sale of Manchester United to American businessman Malco ...

(born 1945), Chairman of Manchester United *

Rulon Gardner Rulon Ellis Gardner (born August 16, 1971) is an American retired Greco-Roman Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won the gold medal in 2000, defeating Russia's three-time reigning gold medalist Aleksan ...

(born 1971), American Greco-Roman wrestler

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Sam Gardner (soccer) Samuel Julian Gardner (born 4 April 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Alliance United. University career In 2015, Gardner began studying at Jacksonville University, an NCAA Division I school in the ASU ...

(born 1997), Canadian soccer player *

Sauce Gardner Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (born August 31, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati and was selected fourth overall by the Jets in the 2022 NFL ...

(born 2000), American football player * Scott Gardner, Australian writer * Sheldon Gardner (1934–2005), American psychologist *

Stu Gardner Stuart Gardner is an American musician and composer. He is known for his collaborations with Bill Cosby, and for co-writing "Kiss Me", the theme song of Cosby's sitcom ''The Cosby Show''. He produced the album '' A House Full of Love: Music fro ...

, American musician and composer * Sue Gardner (born 1967), Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation *

Sydney Gardner Sydney Lane Gardner (9 June 1884 – 23 June 1965) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1922 to 1940, representing the seat of Robertson for the Nationalist Party of Australia (1922–193 ...

(1884–1965), Australian politician

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* Teddy Gardner (1922–1977), English boxer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s * Thomas Gardner (disambiguation) ** Thomas Gardner (1724–1775), American political figure and soldier ** Thomas Gardner (planter) (1592–1674), American colonist ** Thomas Gardner (basketball) (born 1985), American basketball player ** Tommy Gardner (1910–1970), English footballer * Tom Gardner (born 1968), American financier *

Tony Gardner Tony Gardner (born 10 January 1964) is an English actor and doctor. He sits on the national governing body of the actors' trade union Equity. Career Gardner qualified as a physician at Guy's Hospital in 1987, then as a general practitioner in ...

(born 1964), English actor *

Tony Gardner (designer) Tony Gardner (born in September 25, 1965, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American makeup designer, special effects designer and puppeteer. He has designed and created effects for many feature films, including the films ''Zombieland'', ''127 Hours'', ''Sm ...

(born 1965), American makeup and special effects designer

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Virginia Gardner Virginia Elizabeth Gardner is an American actress who played Karolina Dean in the Hulu original series ''Runaways (TV series), Marvel's Runaways'' (2017–2019), Vicky in David Gordon Green's horror film ''Halloween (2018 film), Halloween'' (2018 ...

(born 1995), American actress

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* Walter Everson Gardner (1873–1943), mine manager in Broken Hill, New South Wales *

Wayne Gardner Wayne Michael Gardner (born 11 October 1959) is an Australian former professional Grand Prix motorcycle and touring car racer. His most notable achievement was winning the 1987 500 cc Motorcycle World Championship, becoming the first Aust ...

(born 1959), Australian racing motorcyclist *

Wes Gardner Wesley Brian Gardner (born April 29, 1961) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who was drafted by the New York Mets in the 22nd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft, out of the University of Central Arkansas. New York Mets Gardner ...

(born 1961), American Major League baseball player * William Gardner (disambiguation) many people, including :* William Gardner (Australian settler), (1802–1860) Australian colonial settler :* William Gardner (Victoria Cross recipient) (1821–1897), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross :*

William Biscombe Gardner William Biscombe Gardner (1847 – 23 February 1919, Tunbridge Wells) was a British painter and wood-engraver. Working in both watercolour and oils, he exhibited widely in London in the late 19th century at venues such as the Royal Academy and ...

(1847–1919), English painter and engraver :* William E. Gardner Jr. (1939–1991) president of Savannah State College 1989–1991

Fictional characters

*Admiral Gardner, head of Starfleet in ''

Star Trek: Enterprise ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...

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Amy Gardner Amelia Gardner is a fictional character portrayed by Mary-Louise Parker on ''The West Wing'', an American serial political drama. Created in the show's third season after a voicemail from Parker to the show's creator, Amy serves as both a femini ...

, a character in ''The West Wing'' * Chauncey Gardner, Peter Sellers' character in ''Being There'' *Edward Gardner, a character in the 1997 French-American fantasy drama movie '' FairyTale: A True Story'' *

Guy Gardner (comics) Guy Gardner, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, usually in books featuring the Green Lantern family of characters, and for a time (late 1980s through mid 1990s) w ...

, a DC Comics superhero *Joe Gardner, the protagonist of Disney/Pixar film ''

Soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

''. * Sam Gardner and his descendants, the Gardner family in ''The Lord of the Rings'' *Téa Gardner, English name of Anzu Mazaki, a ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime character

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