Gates Explained

Gates is the plural of gate, a point of entry to a space which is enclosed by walls. It may also refer to:

People

• Gates (surname), various people with the last name
• Gates Brown (1939-2013), American Major League Baseball player
• Gates McFadden (born 1949), American actress and choreographer
• Gates P. Thruston (1835-1912), American Civil War veteran, lawyer and businessman

Places

Canada

• Gates, British Columbia, Canada, a rural community
  • Gates River, a river in British Columbia
  • Gates Valley, a valley in British Columbia
  • Gates Lake, at the head of the Gates River

United States

• Gates, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
• Gates, New York, a town
  • Gates (CDP), New York, census-designated place
• Gates, Oregon, a city
• Gates, Tennessee, a town
• Gates County, North Carolina, United States
  • Gates, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the county
• Gates Pass, Arizona, a mountain pass

Arts and entertainment

• Gates (band), a post rock band from New Jersey
• Gates (TV series), a 2012 UK situation comedy television series
• Gates (character), a fictional character, an insectoid member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
• The Gates (2010 TV series), a 2010 American supernatural crime drama television series on ABC
• The Gates (2025 TV series), a planned 2025 American daytime television soap opera on CBS
• The Gates, an art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Central Park in New York City

Other uses

• Gates Airport (disambiguation)
• Gates Bar-B-Q, a restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
• Gates Corporation, a manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products

See also

• • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Gates Learjet, former name of aircraft manufacturer Learjet Corporation
• , a US Navy cruiser
• Gate (disambiguation)
• The Gate (disambiguation)
• Gating (disambiguation)
• Gaetz, a homophonous surname