Garner
Encyclopedia
Places
In the United States:- Garner, ArkansasGarner, ArkansasGarner is a town in White County, Arkansas, United States. Brandy Goodwin is the current mayor. The population was 284 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Garner is located at ....
- Garner, IowaGarner, IowaGarner is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,129 in the 2010 census, an increase from 2,922 in the 2000 census. -History:...
- Garner, North CarolinaGarner, North CarolinaGarner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Raleigh. The population was 17,757 at the 2000 census and was 27,533 in 2009.-Geography:Garner is located at ....
People
- Alan GarnerAlan GarnerWith his first book published, Garner abandoned his work as a labourer and gained a job as a freelance television reporter, living a "hand to mouth" lifestyle on a "shoestring" budget...
, English fantasy author - Ashley Garner, Hobart High School: School Board Member, Sandwich Artist
- Andy GarnerAndy GarnerAndrew "Andy" Garner is a retired English professional football player. He is now first-team coach at Derby County.-Playing career:Born in Stonebroom, Derbyshire, Garner began his career as an apprentice with Derby County in 1983...
, English footballer - Bryan A. GarnerBryan A. GarnerBryan A. Garner is a U.S. lawyer, lexicographer, and teacher who has written several books about English usage and style, including Garner's Modern American Usage. He is the editor in chief of all current editions of Black's Law Dictionary...
, American usage guide author - David McNiven GarnerDavid McNiven GarnerDavid McNiven Garner is notable as a published research physicist, with a focus in physical oceanography and ocean circulation. Dr. Garner attended New York University from 1959 to 1962, where he graduated with a PhD in Physics on 22 October 1962. Dr...
, New Zealand physical oceanographer - Erroll GarnerErroll GarnerErroll Louis Garner was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His best-known composition, the ballad "Misty", has become a jazz standard...
, American jazz pianist and composer - Harry GarnerHarry GarnerHarry Garner was an expert on aerodynamics who was known as British expert and collector of oriental ceramics.-Biography:Garner was one of three boys and a daughter. His eldest brother "W.E.Garner" was born in Hugglescote in Leicestershire in 1889 and became an expert in explosives. His other...
, British expert on oriental ceramics - Helen GarnerHelen GarnerHelen Garner is an award-winning Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist.-Life:Garner was born in Geelong, Victoria, the eldest of six children. She attended Manifold Heights State School, Ocean Grove State School and then The Hermitage in Geelong...
, Australian novelist - James GarnerJames GarnerJames Garner is an American film and television actor, one of the first Hollywood actors to excel in both media. He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades...
, American actor - James Bert GarnerJames Bert GarnerJames Bert Garner was a chemical engineer and professor at the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research from 1914 until his retirement in 1957. He is credited with the invention of a World War I gas mask in 1915....
, American chemist, inventor - Jay GarnerJay GarnerJay Montgomery Garner is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who was appointed in 2003 as Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq but was soon replaced by Ambassador Paul Bremer and the ambassador's successor...
, retired United States Army general - Jennifer GarnerJennifer GarnerJennifer Anne Affleck , better known as Jennifer Garner, is an American actress and film producer. Garner gained recognition on television for her performance as CIA agent Sydney Bristow in the thriller drama series Alias, which aired on ABC for five seasons from 2001 to 2006...
, American actror - Joel GarnerJoel GarnerJoel Garner , also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird", is a former West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early '80s West Indies cricket teams....
, West Indian cricketer - John Nance GarnerJohn Nance GarnerJohn Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :...
, Vice President of the United States - Kelli GarnerKelli GarnerKelli Brianne Garner is an American actress. Her credits include Man of the House, The Aviator, Bully and Thumbsucker. She appeared in two Green Day music videos "Jesus of Suburbia" and the unreleased ""...
, American actor - Kenny GarnerKenny GarnerKenny "Deuce" Garner is an American mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the heavyweight division. Garner began his MMA career in 2008 and has competed mostly for M-1 Global, where he became the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Heavyweight Champion by defeating Patrick Bennett.-Early...
, American mixed martial arts fighter - Mark GarnerMark GarnerMark Garner is a retired sprinter from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 . His best result was winning the silver medal in the men's 4x400m relay at the 1988 World Junior Championships.-Achievements:-References:*...
, Australian track and field sprinter - Phil GarnerPhil GarnerPhilip Mason Garner is a former infielder in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988...
, Major League Baseball player and manager - Simon GarnerSimon GarnerSimon Garner is an English former professional footballer. He is the record goal scorer for the English club Blackburn Rovers....
(born 1959), English footballer who notably played with Blackburn Rovers - Tom GarnerTom GarnerTom Garner is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Garner joined the PGA Tour in 1987, earning his Tour card through qualifying school. He struggled in his rookie year on Tour and was unable to retain his card. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990...
, American professional golfer - William GarnerWilliam Garner (novelist)William Garner is an English thriller writer.-Life and work:He graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1941 with a BSc...
, English novelist
Other
- Tennessee v. GarnerTennessee v. GarnerTennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, he or she may use deadly force only to prevent escape if the officer has probable cause to believe that...
, a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the use of deadly force, a United States Navy minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919