Gage (surname)
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Politics and government
- Frances Dana Barker GageFrances Dana Barker GageFrances Dana Barker Gage was a leading American reformer, feminist and abolitionist. She worked closely with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, along with other leaders of the early women's rights movement in the United States...
, suffragist and women's rights leader - George Gage, 7th Viscount GageGeorge Gage, 7th Viscount Gage-Family:He was the son of Henry Rainald Gage, 6th Viscount Gage and Hon. Alexandra Imogen Clair Grenfell.He married, Valerie Ann Dutch, daughter of J. E. Dutch, on 22 June 1971; they divorced in 1975....
(1932–1993) - Henry GageHenry GageHenry Tifft Gage was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat. A Republican, Gage was elected to a single term as the 20th Governor of California from 1899 to 1903. Gage was also the U.S. Minister to Portugal for several months in 1910.-Biography:Gage was born on Christmas Day, 1852 in Geneva,...
(1852–1924), American governor of California - Jack R. GageJack R. GageJack R. Gage was an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of Wyoming from January 2, 1961, to January 7, 1963....
(1899–1970), American governor of Wyoming - Sir John GageSir John GageSir John Gage KG was an English courtier during the Tudor period. He held a number of offices, including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster , Comptroller of the Household , Constable of the Tower and Lord Chamberlain .-Early life and family:Gage was born in 1479 at Burstow in Surrey...
, politician of the Tudor period in England - Lyman Gage (1836–1927), financier and US Secretary of the Treasury
- Matilda Joslyn GageMatilda Joslyn GageMatilda Electa Joslyn Gage was a suffragist, a Native American activist, an abolitionist, a freethinker, and a prolific author, who was "born with a hatred of oppression".-Early activities:...
(1826–1898), women's suffrage activist - Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount GageNicolas Gage, 8th Viscount GageHenry Nicholas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage is a British viscount.He was educated at Eton, and Oxford.He opened it for public tours and exhibited his paintings in 2010....
(born 1934) - Richard Gage (architect), leader of the group Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth
- Viscount GageViscount GageViscount Gage, of Castle Island in the County of Kerry of the Kingdom of Ireland, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1720 for Thomas Gage, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Gage, of Castlebar in the County of Mayo, also in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1744 he also...
, any of several Irish nobles holding that title - Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet (1695–1744)
- William Gage, 2nd Viscount GageWilliam Gage, 2nd Viscount GageWilliam Hall Gage, 2nd Viscount Gage was born to Thomas Gage and Benedicta Maria Theresa Hall. He was equerry to the Prince of Wales and also served five terms as Member of Parliament representing the Seaford borough of Sussex.In 1780, Lord Gage was created Baron Gage in the Peerage of Great...
(1718–1791) - Henry Gage, Viscount GageViscount GageViscount Gage, of Castle Island in the County of Kerry of the Kingdom of Ireland, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1720 for Thomas Gage, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Gage, of Castlebar in the County of Mayo, also in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1744 he also...
, several people with this name and title
Military and naval
- Henry Gage (soldier)Henry Gage (soldier)Sir Henry Gage was an English Royalist officer.-Life:He was born at Haling, in Surrey, the son of John Gage and Margaret Copley...
(1597–1645), soldier in the English Civil War - Thomas GageThomas GageThomas Gage was a British general, best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as military commander in the early days of the American War of Independence....
(1719–1787), a British general in the American Revolution - Richard Gage (soldier), Union soldier in the American Civil War
Entertainment
- Ben GageBen GageBen Gage was a radio singer and announcer, occasional off-screen film singer dubbing the voice of non-singing actors, and American television actor active from 1959 to 1975....
(1914–1978), American television actor - G.A.G.E., American rapper
- Kevin Gage (born 1958), American actor
- Mary Leona GageMary Leona GageMary Leona Gage was a beauty queen from Maryland who was crowned Miss USA 1957, the first, and so far, only woman from that state to capture the Miss USA crown...
, Miss USA 1957 - Pierre GagePierre GagePierre Gage , known by his last name Gage, is a Francophone Canadian singer/songwriter of Jamaican and Haitian ancestry.- Biography :...
, Quebec musician - Gage Creed, character in "Pet Sematary"
- Dave GageDave GageDave Gage is an American harmonica player and instructor, recording artist, author, and webmaster, known for harmonica web sites and more than twenty-five years of session work in recording studios throughout Southern California....
, American harmonica player and instructor
Business and industry
- John Gage (labor leader), president of AFGE
- John GageJohn GageJohn Burdette Gage was the 21st employee of Sun Microsystems, where he is credited with creating the phrase "the network is the computer." He served as Chief Researcher and Vice President of the Science Office for Sun, until leaving on June 9, 2008 to join Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as a...
(born 1942), founder of Sun MicrosystemsSun MicrosystemsSun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982... - Alfred S. GageAlfred S. GageAlfred Stevens Gage was an American rancher and businessman who founded the A. S. Gage Ranch in west Texas. At its greatest extent his ranch extended over 500,000 acres.-External links:* at Handbook of Texas...
1860-1928, American rancher and businessman in Texas
Science and technology
- Fred GageFred Gage-Scientific Background:Fred "Rusty" Gage is a professor in the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute, and has concentrated on the adult central nervous system and the unexpected plasticity and adaptability that remains throughout the life of all mammals...
, American professor of genetics - Nathaniel GageNathaniel GageNathaniel Lees Gage was an educational psychologist who made significant contributions to a scientific understanding of teaching. He conceived and edited the first Handbook of Research on Teaching , led the Stanford Center for Research and Development of Teaching, and served as president of the...
(born 1917), American educational psychologist - Phineas GagePhineas GagePhineas P. Gage was an American railroad construction foreman now remembered for his improbablesurvival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and...
(1823–1860), railroad construction foreman who famously developed a "hole in his head" - Thomas Gage (botanist)Thomas Gage (botanist)Sir Thomas Gage, 7th Baronet was an English botanist, from a junior branch of the Gage family of Firle, Sussex. The woodland flower Gagea is named in his honour.-References:...
(1781–1820), British botanist - Walter GageWalter GageWalter Henry Gage, was a Canadian professor and academic administrator.-Biography:He was with the University of British Columbia for fifty years. He graduated with a B.A...
(1922–1978), Canadian mathematics professor
Sports
- Bobby GageBobby GageRobert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...
(1927–2005), American football player - Joaquin GageJoaquin GageJoaquin Jesse Gage is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves of Italy's Serie A...
(born 1973), Canadian ice hockey goaltender - Jody GageJody GageJoseph William "Jody" Gage is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the third round, 45th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft....
(born 1959), Canadian ice hockey forward - Justin GageJustin GageJustin Gage is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
(born 1981), American football wide receiver - Nick GageNick GageNicholas W. "Nick" Wilson is a hardcore professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling. Along with being the first-ever CZW World Heavyweight Champion, he has wrestled at nearly every CZW show and has competed in more CZW matches than anyone...
, professional wrestler - Ethan GageEthan GageEthan Gage is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Reading in the English Football League Championship.-Youth:...
, (born in 1991), Canadian soccer player - Kevin Gage (footballer)Kevin Gage (footballer)Kevin Gage is a former football player who played for Aston Villa from 15 August 1987 - 1992. Before playing for Villa he played for Wimbledon. He later went onto play for Sheffield United.-References:*...
, (born in 1964), English football (soccer) player
Other
- Gage GolightlyGage GolightlyGage Golightly is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Hayley Steele in the Nickelodeon series The Troop .-Career:...
(born 1993), American actress - Jetseta GageJetseta GageJetseta Marrie Gage was a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, child whose kidnapping, rape and murder prompted major changes in sentencing laws for those who commit child sex crimes in Iowa....
(1994–2005), American victim of kidnap and murder - John Gage, fictional character from the TV series Emergency!Emergency!Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited and distributed by Universal Studios...
- Margaret Kemble GageMargaret Kemble GageMargaret Kemble Gage was the wife of General Thomas Gage, who led the British Army during the American Revolutionary War, and is said to have spied against him out of sympathy for the Revolution. She was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and resided in East Brunswick Township.-Patriot...
, alleged spy, wife of General Thomas Gage