Gardiner is a surname, and may refer to:
Addison Gardiner (1797–1883), New York Lieutenant Governor and Chief Judge
Sir Alan Gardiner (1879–1963), English Egyptologist
Albert Gardiner, Australian politician
Alfred George Gardiner (1865–1946), English journalist and essayist
Allen Francis Gardiner (1794–1851), English missionary
Anthony W. Gardiner (1820–1885), President of Liberia
Antoinette Avril Gardiner (born 1941), known as Princess Muna al-Hussein, second wife of King Hussein of Jordan
Asa Bird Gardiner (1839–1919), American lawyer and politician
Barry Gardiner (born 1957), Scottish politician
Bernard Gardiner (c. 1668–1726), English academic administrator
Boris Gardiner (born 1943), Jamaican reggae musician
Charlie Gardiner (ice hockey player) (1904–1934), Scottish-born Canadian ice hockey player
Charles Gardiner (1720–1769), Irish politician and landowner
Charles Gardiner, 1st Earl of Blessington (1782–1829), socialite
Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner, Sri Lankan businessman and prominent Roman Catholic activist
Chris Gardiner (born 1986), Scottish footballer
Frank Gardiner, Scottish-born Australian bushranger
Fred Gardiner, Toronto politician
Sir George Gardiner (politician) (1935–2002), English politician
George Gardiner (settler) (c 1610) of Rhode Island
George Gardiner (soldier) (1821–1891), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner (1900–1990), Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom
Harry Gardiner (born 1871), American buildings climber
Harry Gardiner (footballer), Scottish footballer
Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877–1950), English composer
Herb Gardiner (1891–1972), Canadian ice hockey player
Ian Gardiner (disambiguation), several people
Jake Gardiner, Canadian hockey player
James Gardiner (British Army officer) (1688–1745), Scottish soldier
James Garfield Gardiner (1883–1962), Canadian politician
James Henry Gardiner, early Australian Rules Footballer
James McDonald Gardiner, (1857–1925), American architect, educator and lay missionary to Japan
James Terry Gardiner (1842–1912), American surveyor
Jane Gardiner, schoolmistress, grammarian
John Gardiner (Australia) (1873–1878), Irish-born settler in Australia
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (born 1943), English conductor
John Reynolds Gardiner, American novelist
John Sylvester John Gardiner (1765–1830), Welsh-born American clergyman
Joseph Gardiner (1886–1965), Australian politician
John Gardiner (businessman) (born 1936), British businessman.
Kyoko Gardiner, also known as Kiki Gardiner (born 1975), Japanese-born artist/activist/writer
Les Gardiner (Scottish footballer) (born 1918)
Lion Gardiner (1599–1663), English settler in New York
Luke Gardiner (1690–1755), Irish politician
Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy (1745–1798), Irish politician and property developer
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (1789–1849), Irish writer
Michael Gardiner, Australian rules footballer
Muriel Gardiner, American psychiatrist
Nevile Gardiner (1902–1954), English diplomat
Pauline Gardiner, New Zealand politician
Peter Gardiner, Swedish actor and dancer
Reginald Gardiner (1903–1980), English actor
Richard Gardiner, Lord Mayor of London in the fifteenth century
Ricky Gardiner, Scottish musician
Robert Gardiner (disambiguation), several people
Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1829–1902), English historian
Silvester Gardiner (1707–1786), American physician and land developer
Simon Gardiner (born 1975), Prominent Scouser and world record neck size
Stephen Gardiner (c. 1493–1555), English Lord Chancellor and bishop
Steven Gardiner (born 1995), Bahamian track and field sprinter
Susan Gardiner (born 1980), Canadian water polo player
Thomas A. Gardiner (1832–1881), New York politician
William Guthrie Gardiner, ship owner and philanthropist
Wrey Gardiner (1901–1981), English writer, poet, editor and publisher