Gates (surname)

Gates is a surname, and may refer to:

Gates family
The Gates family of Seattle, Washington. Members of this family include:


 * Bill Gates (born 1955), Co-founder of Microsoft and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 * Melinda French Gates (born 1964), American philanthropist, ex-wife of Bill Gates
 * William H. Gates, Sr. (1925-2020), American attorney and philanthropist, Bill's father
 * Mary Maxwell Gates (1929-1994), American philanthropist, Bill's mother
 * Mimi Gardner Gates (born 1942), American art historian, William Sr.'s second wife

Academics

 * Carolyn Gates, professor of veterinary science in New Zealand
 * Frank Caleb Gates (1887–1955), American botanist and plant ecologist
 * George Augustus Gates (1851-1912), American Congregational minister and university administrator
 * Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (born 1950), American scholar
 * Merrill Edward Gates, American scholar
 * Robert McFarland Gates (1883–1962), American engineer
 * Sylvester James Gates, American theoretical physicist

Arts and entertainment

 * Adelia Sarah Gates (1825-1912), American botanical artist and travel writer
 * Crawford Gates, American composer and musician
 * David Gates (born 1940), singer-songwriter
 * Debbie Gates, British television writer-producer
 * Deborah Gates, American actress
 * Frank E. Gates (1863–1952), American scenic designer
 * Frank P. Gates (1895–1975), American architect
 * Gareth Gates, British pop musician
 * Giacomo Gates, American jazz musician
 * Ken Gates, pseudonym for American voice actor Rodger Parsons
 * Kevin Gates (born 1986), American rapper
 * Larry Gates, American actor
 * Lee Gates (1937–2020), American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
 * Nancy Gates (1926–2019), American actress
 * Richard H. Gates (1872–1964), American scenic designer
 * Robert Franklin Gates) (1906–1982), American artist and professor
 * Synyster Gates, American guitarist
 * Tucker Gates, American television director

Business

 * Charles Gates, Jr. (1921–2005), of the Gates Rubber Company
 * Charles Gilbert Gates (1876–1913), American stock broker
 * John Warne Gates, American industrialist
 * William Thomas George Gates (1908–1990), businessman

Military

 * Artemus Gates (1895–1976), American financier and Undersecretary of the Navy during World War II
 * George Gates (RAF officer) (1899-1975), British World War I flying ace
 * Horatio Gates (1726–1806), 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 (born 1943), former president of Texas A&M, former CIA director, 22nd United States Secretary of Defense

Political figures and civil servants

 * Charles W. Gates (1856–1927), 20th century governor of Vermont
 * Christopher T. Gates, American political activist and philanthropist
 * Daryl Gates (1926–2010), American police officer best known as Los Angeles police chief
 * Francis H. Gates (1839–1925), New York state senator
 * John Gates (1913 – 1992,) American political activist
 * Mickey Gates (born 1959), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Nathaniel H. Gates (1811-1889), American lawyer and politician
 * Ralph F. Gates (1893–1978), governor of Indiana 1945-1949
 * Rick Gates (political consultant), American political consultant and lobbyist
 * Seth Merrill Gates (1800–1877), 19th century American politician
 * Thomas Gates (disambiguation), several people
 * Sir Thomas Gates (governor) (1585–1621), Governor of colonial Virginia
 * Thomas S. Gates, Jr. (1906–1983), American politician

Religion

 * Frederick Taylor Gates (1853-1929), American Baptist minister and advisor to the Rockefeller family
 * George Augustus Gates (1851-1912), American Congregational minister and university administrator
 * Theophilus Gates (1787–1846), American religious leader

Sports

 * Antonio Gates (born 1980), American football player
 * Barbara Gates (1934–2000), American baseball player
 * Bobby Gates (born 1985), American golf player
 * Brent Gates (born 1970), American professional baseball player
 * Clyde Gates (born 1986), American football player
 * DeMarquis Gates (born 1996), American football player
 * Frank Gates (basketball player) (1920–1978), American professional basketball player
 * George Gates (footballer) (1883–1960), English footballer
 * Hilliard Gates, American sports journalist
 * Kaiser Gates (born 1996), American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Leonard Gates (born 1970), American darts player
 * Lionel Gates (born 1982), American football player
 * Mathew Gates (born 1975), American figure skater
 * Pop Gates (1917–1999), American basketball player
 * Vickie Gates (born 1962), American female bodybuilder
 * Yancy Gates (born 1989), American basketball player

Writers

 * David Gates (author) (born 1947), author and journalist
 * J. Gabriel Gates, American author

Other people

 * Charles H. Gates (1854–1933), American frontiersman
 * Ivan R. Gates (1890–1932), 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