| Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner | |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Eltham, England |
| Death Place: | Iffley, near Oxford, England |
| Resting Place: | Iffley churchyard |
| Known For: | Advancing knowledge of ancient languages, aided Tutankhamun's tomb excavation |
| Education: | Charterhouse School Queen's College, Oxford |
| Occupation: | Egyptologist and philologist |
| Children: | 3, including Rolf Gardiner and Margaret Gardiner |
| Relatives: | H. Balfour Gardiner (brother) Martin Bernal (grandson) John Eliot Gardiner (grandson) |
| Nationality: | British |
Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner, (29 March 1879 – 19 December 1963) was an English Egyptologist, linguist, philologist, and independent scholar. He is regarded as one of the premier Egyptologists of the early and mid-20th century.
Gardiner was born on 29 March 1879 in Eltham, which was then in the English county of Kent. His father was Henry John Gardiner, a highly successful entrepreneur and businessman who made a considerable fortune in the drapery and wholesale linen trade in Bristol and London.[1]