Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Will Gardner 2009 The Good Wife 
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Jimmy Gardner 1962
Notable Actors and Actresses:
1 actress
Ava Gardner 1922-1990
Notable Athletes:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Jimmy Gardner 1881-1940
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver
(silver) Maureen Gardner 1948 80 m hurdles
(bronze) Keith Gardner 1960 4x400 m relay
(gold/bronze) Rulon Gardner 2000; 2004 Greco-Roman wrestling
(gold/silver) Victoria Pendleton (a.k.a. Gardner) 2008; 2012 cycling - track
Tolkien's Characters:
14 characters
Bilbo Gardner (m)
Daisy Gardner (f)
Elanor Gardner (f)
Frodo Gardner (m)
Goldilocks Gardner (f)
Hamfast Gardner (m)
Holfast Gardner (m)
Merry Gardner (m)
Pippin Gardner (m)
Primrose Gardner (f)
Robin Gardner (m)
Rose Gardner (f)
Ruby Gardner (f)
Tolman Gardner (m)