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. ^[1]

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

• Blanche Gates (1918–2023), Canadian Anglican liturgist
• 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

See also

• Gaetz, surname

References

1. https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/GATES