Gates (surname)
Gates is a surname or English, German, Ashkenazi or French origin.
In England it can be related to someone living by or guarding a Gate, see also Yates. In the USA it can be an americanization of Götz or Katz. It can be an americanization of the French family name Barrière.
Gates family
The Gates family of Seattle, Washington. Members of this family include:- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Mary Maxwell Gates, American philanthropist, Bill's mother
- Melinda French Gates, American philanthropist, ex-wife of Bill Gates
- Mimi Gardner Gates, American art historian, William Sr.'s second wife
- William H. Gates, Sr., American attorney and philanthropist, Bill's father
Academics
- Ann Gates, American computer scientist
- Carolyn Gates, professor of veterinary science in New Zealand
- Frank Caleb Gates, American botanist and plant ecologist
- George Augustus Gates, American Congregational minister and university administrator
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr., American scholar
- Merrill Edward Gates, American scholar
- Robert McFarland Gates, American engineer
- Sylvester James Gates, American theoretical physicist
Arts and entertainment
- Adelia Sarah Gates, American botanical artist and travel writer
- Crawford Gates, American composer and musician
- David Gates, singer-songwriter
- Debbie Gates, British television writer-producer
- Deborah Gates, American actress
- Frank E. Gates, American scenic designer
- Frank P. Gates, American architect
- Gareth Gates, British pop musician
- Giacomo Gates, American jazz musician
- Ken Gates, pseudonym for American voice actor Rodger Parsons
- Kevin Gates, American rapper
- Larry Gates, American actor
- Lee Gates, American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
- Nancy Gates, American actress
- Richard H. Gates, American scenic designer
- Robert Franklin Gates), American artist and professor
- Synyster Gates, American guitarist
- Tucker Gates, American television director
Business
- Charles Gates, Jr., of the Gates Rubber Company
- Charles Gilbert Gates, American stock broker
- John Warne Gates, American industrialist
- William Thomas George Gates, businessman
Military
- Artemus Gates, American financier and Undersecretary of the Navy during World War II
- George Gates (RAF officer), British World War I flying ace
- Horatio Gates, Revolutionary War American general
- John Gates (courtier), 16th century English soldier and courtier
- Julius W. Gates, onetime Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army
- Raydon Gates, Australian navy admiral
- Robert Gates, former president of Texas A&M, former CIA director, 22nd United States Secretary of Defense
Political figures and civil servants
- Charles W. Gates, 20th century governor of Vermont
- Christopher T. Gates, American political activist and philanthropist
- Daryl Gates, American police officer best known as Los Angeles police chief
- Francis H. Gates, New York state senator
- John Gates American political activist
- Mickey Gates, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Nathaniel H. Gates, American lawyer and politician
- Ralph F. Gates, governor of Indiana 1945–1949
- Rick Gates (political consultant), American political consultant and lobbyist
- Seth Merrill Gates, 19th century American politician
- Thomas Gates (disambiguation), several people
- * Sir Thomas Gates (governor), Governor of colonial Virginia
- * Thomas S. Gates, Jr., American politician
Religion
- Blanche Gates, Canadian Anglican liturgist
- Frederick Taylor Gates, American Baptist minister and advisor to the Rockefeller family
- George Augustus Gates, American Congregational minister and university administrator
- Theophilus Gates, American religious leader
Sports
- Antonio Gates, American football player
- Barbara Gates, American baseball player
- Bobby Gates, American golf player
- Brent Gates, American professional baseball player
- Clyde Gates, American football player
- DeMarquis Gates, American football player
- Frank Gates (basketball player), American professional basketball player
- George Gates (footballer), English footballer
- Hilliard Gates, American sports journalist
- Kaiser Gates, American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Leonard Gates, American darts player
- Lionel Gates, American football player
- Mathew Gates, American figure skater
- Pop Gates, American basketball player
- Vickie Gates, American female bodybuilder
- Yancy Gates, American basketball player
Writers
- David Gates (author), author and journalist
- J. Gabriel Gates, American author
Other people
- Charles H. Gates, American frontiersman
- Ivan R. Gates, American aviator and entrepreneur
- Phyllis Gates, wife of Rock Hudson
- Rick Gates (Internet pioneer), American software developer
Fictional characters
- Conrad Gates, fictional British television character
- Elsa Gates, fictional British television character
- Jack Gates, fictional British television character
- Tony Gates, fictional American television character
- William Gates (basketball), protagonist from the 1994 movie Hoop Dreams
- Benjamin Franklin Gates, in the National Treasure franchise, played by Nicolas Cage
- (Unknown) Gates, fictional anime character