# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-gates
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:17:40.255Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-gates"
name: "Thomas Gates"
slug: "thomas-gates"
description: "Sir Thomas Gates was the governor of Jamestown in the English Colony of Virginia. His predecessor, George Percy, through inept leadership, was responsible for the lives lost during the period called the Starving Time. The English-born Gates arrived to find a few surviving starving colonists commanded by Percy, and assumed command. Gates ruled with deputy governor Sir Thomas Dale. Their controlled, strict methods helped the early colonies survive. Sir Thomas was knighted in 1596 by Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex for gallantry at the Capture of Cádiz. His knighthood was later royally confirmed by Queen Elizabeth I."
tagline: "Governor of Jamestown, in the English colony of Virginia"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thomas_Gates.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1585"
deathDate: "1621"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.833372
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3"
    title: "توماس جيتس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gates_(Gouverneur)"
    title: "Thomas Gates (Gouverneur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gates_(governor)"
    title: "Thomas Gates (governor)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gates"
    title: "Thomas Gates"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gates"
    title: "Thomas Gates"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3990626"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump