Gates is the plural of
gate
A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" meaning road or path; But other terms include ''yett and port''. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall ...
, a point of entry to a space which is enclosed by walls. It may also refer to:
People
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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), ...
, various people with the last name
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Gates Brown
William James "Gates" Brown (May 2, 1939 – September 27, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball left fielder who spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers (1963–1975). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Early life
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(1939-2013), American Major League Baseball player
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Gates McFadden (born 1949), American actress and choreographer
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Gates P. Thruston
Gates Phillips Thruston (June 11, 1835 – December 9, 1912) was an American lawyer and businessman. Born in Ohio, he served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and started a legal practise in Nashville, Tennessee in the postbellum e ...
(1835-1912), American Civil War veteran, lawyer and businessman
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Josephine Gates Kelly
Josephine Gates Kelly (January 24, 1888 – October 23, 1976) was a Native American civil rights, Native American activist. In 1946, she became the first female chair of a Tribal council (United States), tribal council in United States history ...
(1888-1976), Native American activist
Places
Canada
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Gates, British Columbia
Gates is an unincorporated rural-recreational community in the Gates Valley of the Lillooet Country in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located about midway along the length of the Gates River
The Gates River is a short r ...
, Canada, a rural community
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Gates River, a river in British Columbia
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Gates Valley, a valley in British Columbia
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Gates Lake
Gates Lake, also known as Birken Lake, Tenass Lake, Halfway Lake, and Summit Lake, is a small lake located at the summit of the Pemberton Portage area of the one-time Lakes Route through the Coast Mountains, located at the summit of a low pass co ...
, at the head of the Gates River
United States
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Gates, Nebraska Gates is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Custer County, Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both acro ...
, an unincorporated community
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Gates, New York
Gates is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is named after General Horatio Gates. The population was 28,400 at the 2010 census. Gates and North Gates are census-designated places located within the town's boundaries.
Histo ...
, a town
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Gates (CDP), New York
Gates is a census-designated place in the town of Gates, Monroe County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 4,910, out of 28,400 in the entire town of Gates.
The CDP is in central Monroe County, in the eastern ...
, census-designated place
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Gates, Oregon
Gates is a city on the border of Linn County, Oregon, Linn and Marion County, Oregon, Marion counties in Oregon, United States. The population was 471 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The greater part of Gates' population is in Marion ...
, a city
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Gates, Tennessee
Gates is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The population was 901 at the 2000 census and 647 at the 2010 census showing a decline of 254.
History
Gates was established around 1850 and named for Revolutionary War general Horatio Gates. The ...
, a town
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Gates County, North Carolina, United States
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Gates, North Carolina
Gates is an unincorporated community in Gates County, North Carolina, United States. Gates is located on North Carolina Highway 37, north of Gatesville. Gates has a post office with ZIP code 27937.
The Freeman House and Joseph Freeman Farm ...
, an unincorporated community in the county
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Gates Pass
Gates Pass is a mountain pass along the crest of the Tucson Mountains. The road through the pass is a scenic route west of Tucson, Arizona. The road from the east is West Anklam Road which merges with West Speedway Boulevard in the city just east ...
, Arizona, a mountain pass
Art and entertainment
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Gates (character)
Ti'julk Mr'asz, codename Gates, is a fictional character, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the DC Universe. Like all natives of the planet Vyrga, Gates has a largely insectoid body. He is also noted for his strong political views, tendin ...
, a fictional character, an insectoid member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
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Gates (band)
Gates (stylized as gates) is a five-piece American post rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, which consists of Kevin Dye (vocals/guitars), Dan King (guitars), Mike Maroney (bass), Ethan Koozer (guitars) and Daniel Crapanzano (drums). They ha ...
, a post rock band from New Jersey
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''Gates'' (TV series), a 2012 UK situation comedy TV series
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''The Gates'' (TV series), a 2010 American supernatural crime drama television series on ABC
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The Gates
''The Gates'' were a group of gates comprising a site-specific work of art by Bulgarian artist Christo Yavacheff and French artist Jeanne-Claude, known jointly as Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The artists installed 7,503 vinyl "gates" along of p ...
'', an art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Central Park in New York City
Other uses
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Gates Airport (disambiguation) Gates Airport is a public use airport in Garrettsville, Ohio, United States (FAA: 7D8).
Gates Airport may also refer to:
* Davis Airport (Oregon), a public use airport in Gates, Oregon, United States (FAA: 6S4)
See also
*Gate (airport)
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Gates Bar-B-Q
Gates Bar-B-Q is one of two Kansas City, Missouri restaurants (along with Arthur Bryant's) that trace their roots back to Henry Perry, founder of Kansas City barbecue.
Founded
Gates Bar-B-Q is a Kansas City original family restaurant that starte ...
, a restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
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Gates Corporation
Gates Industrial Corporation plc, based in Denver, Colorado, is a manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products, which are used in diverse industrial and automotive applications. The company employs over 14,000 and has sales ...
, a manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), a merging of the William H. Gates Foundation and the Gates Learning Foundation, is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was l ...
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Gates Learjet, former name of aircraft manufacturer Learjet Corporation
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Gate (disambiguation)
A gate is an opening in a wall or fence fitted with a moveable barrier allowing it to be closed.
Gate or GATE may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Gate'' (album), a 1995 album by Peter Frohmader
* ''The Gate'', a 1987 horror ...
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The Gate (disambiguation) The Gate may refer to:
Places
* The Gate (California), a mountain gap in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
* The Gate (Gunnison County, Colorado), a canyon narrows in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
* The Gate (Saguache Count ...
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Gating (disambiguation)
Gating may refer to:
Neurobiology
*Gating (electrophysiology), the opening (activation) or closing (deactivation) of ion channels
*Sensory gating, an automatic process by which the brain adjusts to stimuli
* Synaptic gating, neural circuits ...
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