John Gardner (disambiguation)

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John Gardner (1933–1982) was an American novelist and teacher, author of Grendel

John Gardner is also the name of several other notable men:

  • John Gardner (delegate), (1747–1808), U.S. farmer, Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress
  • John William Gardner, (1912–2002) U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Great Society, founder of Medicare and Public Broadcasting.
  • John Gardner (composer) (1917–), British composer
  • John Gardner (thriller writer) (1926–), British author of spy and mystery novels, former official James Bond author
  • John Gardner (law) (1965–), professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford and Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Visiting Professor, Yale Law School, Yale University
  • John Gardner (tennis), a former pro Australian tennis player
  • John Lane Gardner (1793-1869), an American Soldier