Ivan R. Gates | |
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| Born | Ivan Rhuele Gates January 15, 1890 Rockford, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1932 (aged 42) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Barnstormer, entrepreneur |
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Ivan Rhuele "Van" Gates (January 15, 1890 – November 24, 1932) was an American aviator and entrepreneur. While a member of the San Francisco Police Department, he is credited with being the first to transport a prisoner by air. He founded or co-founded the barnstorming Gates Flying Circus, which attained much success and fame in the 1920s. Later, he and designer Charles Healy Day established the Gates-Day Aircraft Company, subsequently renamed the New Standard Aircraft Company, to design and manufacture airplanes.