Gage (surname)

Gage (surname)

Gage is a surname, and may refer to:

Politics and government

*George Gage, 7th Viscount Gage (1932–1993)
*Henry Gage (1852–1924), American governor of California
*Jack R. Gage (1899–1970), American governor of Wyoming
*Lyman Gage (1836–1927), financier and US Secretary of the Treasury
*Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage (born 1934)
*Sir John Gage, politician of the Tudor period in England
*Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet (1695–1744)
*Viscount Gage, any of several Irish nobles holding that title
*William Gage, 2nd Viscount Gage (1718–1791)
*Henry Gage, Viscount Gage, several people with this name and title

Military and naval

*Henry Gage (soldier) (1597–1645), soldier in the English Civil War
*Thomas Gage (1719–1787), a British general in the American Revolution

Entertainment

*Ben Gage (1914–1978), American television actor
*G.A.G.E., American rapper
*Kevin Gage (born 1958), American actor
*Mary Leona Gage, Miss USA 1957
*Pierre Gage, Quebec musician

Academics and literature

*Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826–1898), women's suffrage activist and author
*Nicholas Gage (born 1938), Greek-American writer

Religion

*Thomas Gage (clergyman) (c. 1597 – 1656), English clergyman
*gage houser

Business and industry

*John Gage (labor leader), president of AFGE
*John Gage (born 1942), founder of Sun Microsystems

cience and technology

*Fred Gage, American professor of genetics
*Nathaniel Gage (born 1917), American educational psychologist
*Thomas Gage (botanist) (1781–1820), British botanist
*Walter Gage (1922–1978), Canadian mathematics professor

ports

*Joaquin Gage (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
*Jody Gage (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey forward
*Justin Gage (born 1981), American football wide receiver
*Nick Gage, professional wrestler

Other

*Jetseta Gage (1994–2005), American child, victim of kidnap and murder
*John Gage, fictional character from the TV series "Emergency!"
*Margaret Kemble Gage, alleged spy, wife of General Thomas Gage
*Phineas Gage (1823–1860), a railroad worker whose cranial injury provided insight into brain function

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