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

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 *

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 Brown ...

(1939-2013), American Major League Baseball player *

Gates McFadden Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949) is an American actress and choreographer. She is usually credited as Cheryl McFadden when working as a choreographer and Gates McFadden for acting work. She is best known for playing Dr. Beverly Crusher ...

(born 1949), American actress and choreographer *

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 *

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

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 **

Gates River The Gates River is a short river in the Lillooet Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Approximately 14.5 km in length, it flows generally northeast from the outlet of Birken Lake (aka Gates Lake or Summit Lake) to it ...

, a river in British Columbia **

Gates Valley The Gates Valley is a valley and group of communities in the Lillooet Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located between the summit of Pemberton Pass and the head of Anderson Lake at the community of D'Arcy. Though the ...

, a valley in British Columbia ** Gates Lake, at the head of the Gates River

United States

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 ac ...

, an unincorporated community * Gates, New York, a town ** Gates (CDP), New York, census-designated place *

Gates, Oregon Gates is a city on the border of Linn and Marion counties in Oregon, United States. The population was 471 at the 2010 census. The greater part of Gates' population is in Marion County and the city is primarily under Marion County's jurisdiction. ...

, a city *

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 *

Gates County, North Carolina Gates County is a small, rural county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina, on the border with Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,478. Its county seat is Gatesville. Gates County is inclu ...

, United States ** Gates, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the county * Gates Pass, Arizona, a mountain pass

Art and entertainment

* Gates (character), a fictional character, an insectoid member of the Legion of Super-Heroes * Gates (band), a post rock band from New Jersey * ''Gates'' (TV series), a 2012 UK situation comedy TV series * ''The Gates'' (TV series), a 2010 American supernatural crime drama television series on ABC * ''

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 ...

'', 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 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 ...