# 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