Gates (surname) explained

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

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

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

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

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

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

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