Gaines (surname)

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

(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) (born 1981), American basketball player *

Chip Gaines Chip Carter Gaines (born November 14, 1974) is an American actor, producer, television personality, contractor, and author who, along with his wife Joanna Gaines, stars on the show ''Fixer Upper (TV series), Fixer Upper'', which began airing on ...

(born 1974), American actor, producer, television personality, contractor, and author *

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) (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 ...

(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 Premier League Assists Leader, in 1999 and in 2001 to 2003. He was also a for ...

(born 1965), American basketball player and coach *

Smokey Gaines David "Smokey" Gaines (February 27, 1940 – September 5, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach. Playing career He played professionally for three games for the Kentucky Colonels during the 1967–68 American Basketball Association s ...

(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 his ...

(1935–2009), American blues singer *

Edmund P. Gaines Edmund Pendleton Gaines (March 20, 1777 – June 6, 1849) was an American 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 formative years ...

(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 George Strother Gaines (1 May 1784 – 21 January 1873) was a federal Indian agent in the Mississippi Territory (today's Alabama and Mississippi). He began as the US Indian agent to the Choctaw, explored the country west of the Mississippi Riv ...

(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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers * Greg Gaines (linebacker) Gregory Scott Gaines (born October 16, 1958) is an American former professional football p ...

, multiple people *

Grenville Gaines Grenville Gaines (September 26, 1854 – May 2, 1922) was an American politician, lawyer and banker from Virginia. He served as mayor of Warrenton, Virginia, Warrenton in the 1890s. Early life Grenville Gaines was born on September 26, 1854, in ...

(1854–1922), American politician and lawyer *

Innis Gaines Innis Gaines (born August 29, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at TCU and was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in . Early life and college Gaines was born on August 29, 1998, in Be ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Joanna Gaines Joanna Lee Stevens Gaines ( Stevens; born April 19, 1978) is an American interior decorator, television personality, and author. She co-hosted the home renovation show '' Fixer Upper'', which began airing on HGTV in 2013, alongside her husband Ch ...

(born 1978), American interior decorator, television personality, and author * John Gaines (disambiguation), multiple people * Jon Gaines II (born 1999), American football player * Lloyd L. Gaines, (born 1911, disappeared 1939), American civil rights litigant *

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

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

Randal Gaines Randal Gaines (born November 7, 1955) is an American politician from the state of Louisiana. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and is a member of the Democratic Party. Gaines is an attorney from LaPlace, Louisiana. He served i ...

(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 the head coach for the Newfoundland Rogues. High school and college career Gaines, a ...

(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 ...

(1904–1975), American actor *

Riley Gaines Riley Marie Gaines Barker ( Gaines; born April 21, 2000) is an American conservative political activist and former swimmer, known for campaigning against the participation of trans women in women's sports. A 12-time NCAA All-American, she co ...

(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 referred to as "The ...

(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 * Sire Gaines (born 2006), American football player * Stanley F. Gaines (1891–1950), American politician from Mississippi * Stanley O. Gaines, 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