Gaines (surname)

Gaines is an English surname of Norman origin. Notable people with the surname include: *

Brian R. Gaines Brian R. Gaines (born c. 1938) is a British scientist, engineer, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary. Biography Gaines received his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from Trinity College, Cambridge, and ...

(born c. 1938), British systems scientist and engineer *

Cassie Gaines Cassie LaRue Gaines (January 9, 1948 – October 20, 1977) was an American singer, best known for her work with Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Biography Gaines was invited by JoJo Billingsley and Ronnie Van Zant to join Lynyrd Skynyrd as ...

(1948–1977), American singer; backup singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, sister of Steve *

Charles Gaines (writer) Charles Latham Gaines, Jr. (born January 6, 1942) is an American writer and outdoorsman, notable for numerous works in both the fiction and non-fiction genres. His writing most typically concerns the outdoors sports of fishing in general and fly f ...

(born 1942), American writer and outdoorsman *

Charles Gaines (basketball) Charles Wayne Gaines (born October 15, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Anhui Dragons of the Chinese National Basketball League. He played high school basketball in his native city of Houston, and he s ...

(born 1981), American basketball player *

Chris Gaines Chris Gaines is a one-off fictional rock persona created as a movie character for Garth Brooks to explore musical styles far removed from his success as a country singer. Initially, Brooks planned to feature the Gaines persona in ''The Lamb'', a ...

(1999–1999), fictional alter ego of American country singer Garth Brooks *

Chris Gaines (gridiron football) Christopher Randall Gaines (born February 3, 1965) is a former American football linebacker who played one season with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Playing career He was drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in the fifth ...

(born 1965), American football player *

Clarence Gaines Clarence Edward "Big House" Gaines Sr. (May 21, 1923 – April 18, 2005) was an American college men's basketball coach with a 47-year coaching career at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Among his numerous honors fo ...

(1923–2005), American basketball coach *

Corey Gaines Corey Yasuto Gaines (born June 1, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played five seasons in the NBA, and was a four-time Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders#Assists leaders, Israeli Premier L ...

(born 1965), American basketball player and coach * Smokey Gaines (1940–2020), American basketball player * David Gaines (racing driver) (1963–1990), American race car driver *

Earl Gaines Earl Gaines, Jr. (August 19, 1935 – December 31, 2009) was an American soul blues and electric blues singer. Born in Decatur, Alabama, he sang lead vocals on the hit single " It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day)", credited to Louis Brooks and ...

(1935–2009), American blues singer *

Edmund P. Gaines Edmund Pendleton Gaines (March 20, 1777 – June 6, 1849) was a career United States Army officer who served for nearly fifty years, and attained the rank of major general by brevet. He was one of the Army's senior commanders during its formati ...

(1777–1849), United States Army officer, brother of George Strother *

Ernest J. Gaines Ernest James Gaines (January 15, 1933 – November 5, 2019) was an American author whose works have been taught in college classrooms and translated into many languages, including French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese. Four of his works we ...

(1933–2019), African American author * George Gaines (set decorator) (1933–1986), American art director * George Strother Gaines (1784–1873), American leader in the Mississippi Territory, brother of Edmund *

Grady Gaines Grady Gaines (May 14, 1934 – January 29, 2021) was an American electric blues, Texas blues and jazz blues tenor saxophonist, who performed and recorded with Little Richard in the 1950s. He backed other musicians such as Dee Clark, Little Willi ...

(1934–2021), American blues tenor saxophonist *

Greg Gaines (disambiguation) Greg Gaines may refer to: * Greg Gaines (defensive lineman) (born 1996), defensive lineman for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams * Greg Gaines (linebacker) (born 1958), NFL linebacker and coach {{hndis, Gaines, Greg ...

, multiple people * Grenville Gaines (1854–1922), American politician and lawyer * Innis Gaines (born 1998), American football player * John Gaines (disambiguation), multiple people * Jon Gaines II (born 1999), American football player *

Lloyd L. Gaines Lloyd Lionel Gaines (born 1911 – disappeared March 19, 1939) was the plaintiff in '' Gaines v. Canada'' (1938), one of the most important early court cases in the 20th-century U.S. civil rights movement. After being denied admission to the ...

, (born 1911, disappeared 1939), American civil rights litigant *

Max Gaines Maxwell Charles Gaines (born Max Ginzberg September 21, 1894 – August 20, 1947) was a pioneering figure in the creation of the modern comic book. In 1933, Gaines devised the first four-color, saddle-stitched newsprint pamphlet, a precursor t ...

(1894–1947), American comic book publisher, father of William *

Randal Gaines Randal Gaines is an American politician from the state of Louisiana. He serves in the Louisiana House of Representatives and is a member of the Democratic Party. Gaines is an attorney from LaPlace, Louisiana. He served in the United States Army fo ...

(born 1953), American politician *

Reece Gaines Clifton Reece Gaines (born January 7, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach at Austin Spurs. He is currently a video coordinator for Louisville. High school and college career Gaines, a 6'6", 205& ...

(born 1981), American basketball player *

Richard Gaines Richard Houston Gaines (July 23, 1904 – July 20, 1975) was an American actor. He appeared in over 75 film and television productions between 1940 and 1962. Early years Gaines was born in Indian Territory and grew up in Texas, learning "to h ...

(1904–1975), American actor * Riley Gaines (born 2000), American women's swimmer and activist *

Rowdy Gaines Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines IV (born February 17, 1959) is an American former competitive swimmer, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is a swimming analyst fo ...

(born 1959), American swimmer *

Roy Gaines Roy James Gaines (August 12, 1937 – August 11, 2021) was an American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He wrote and recorded the song "A Hell of a Night", which was first issued on his 1982 album ''Gainelining''. ...

(1937–2021), American blues guitarist *

Ruth Gaines-Shelton Ruth Ada Gaines-Shelton (April 8, 1872 – 1938) was an American playwright and educator. She is a playwright of the Harlem Renaissance era and is best known for her allegorical comedy,''The Church Fight'', written in 1925. Biography Gaines-Sh ...

(1872–1934), American educator and writer * Sheldon Gaines (born 1964), American football player *

Stanley F. Gaines Stanley Francis Gaines (February 12, 1891 – September 17, 1950) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Bolivar County, Mississipp ...

(1891–1950), American politician from Mississippi *

Stanley O. Gaines Stanley O. Gaines Jr. is a Social Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Brunel University. Gaines is the lead author of ''Culture, Ethnicity, and Personal Relationship Processes'', published by Routledge Routledg ...

, American psychologist *

Steve Gaines Steven Earl Gaines (September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977) was an American musician. He is best known as a guitarist and backing vocalist with rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1976 until his death in the October 1977 airplane crash that claime ...

(1949–1977), American musician, guitarist and songwriter for Lynyrd Skynyrd * Walter Lee Gaines (1881–1950), American dairy scientist * William Gaines (disambiguation), multiple people Surnames of Norman origin {{surname, Gaines Surnames of English origin