Gaines (surname)

Gaines is an English surname of Norman origin.

Notable people with the surname Gaines include:


 * Brian R. Gaines (born c. 1938), British systems scientist and engineer
 * Cassie Gaines (1948–1977), American singer; backup singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, sister of Steve
 * Charles Gaines (writer) (born 1942), American writer and outdoorsman
 * Charles Gaines (basketball) (born 1981), American basketball player
 * Chris Gaines (1999–1999), fictional alter ego of American country singer Garth Brooks
 * Chris Gaines (gridiron football) (born 1965), American football player
 * Clarence Gaines (1923–2005), American basketball coach
 * Corey Gaines (born 1965), American basketball player and coach
 * Smokey Gaines (1940–2020), American basketball player
 * David Gaines (racing driver) (1963–1990), American race car driver
 * Earl Gaines (1935–2009), American blues singer
 * Edmund P. Gaines (1777–1849), United States Army officer, brother of George Strother
 * Ernest J. Gaines (1933–2019), African American author
 * George Gaines (set decorator) (1933–1986), American art director
 * George Strother Gaines (1784–1873), American leader in the Mississippi Territory, brother of Edmund
 * Grady Gaines (1934–2021), American blues tenor saxophonist
 * Greg Gaines (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Grenville Gaines (1854–1922), American politician and lawyer
 * Innis Gaines (born 1998), American football player
 * John Gaines (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jon Gaines II (born 1999), American football player
 * Lloyd L. Gaines, (born 1911, disappeared 1939), American civil rights litigant
 * Max Gaines (1894–1947), American comic book publisher, father of William
 * Randal Gaines (born 1953), American politician
 * Reece Gaines (born 1981), American basketball player
 * Richard Gaines (1904–1975), American actor
 * Riley Gaines (born 2000), American women's swimmer and activist
 * Rowdy Gaines (born 1959), American swimmer
 * Roy Gaines (1937–2021), American blues guitarist
 * Ruth Gaines-Shelton (1872–1934), American educator and writer
 * Sheldon Gaines (born 1964), American football player
 * Stanley F. Gaines (1891–1950), American politician from Mississippi
 * Stanley O. Gaines, American psychologist
 * Steve Gaines (1949–1977), American musician, guitarist and songwriter for Lynyrd Skynyrd
 * Walter Lee Gaines (1881–1950), American dairy scientist
 * William Gaines (disambiguation), multiple people