Bates (surname)
Appearance
Bates is a popular surname, originating in Scotland and the North of England.
See also Bates College.
The Bates method for eye care.
- Alan Bates
- David Bates
- Professor David Bates, writer of books about William_I_of_England and Odo_of_Bayeux
- Sir David Bates, winner of the 1970 Hughes Medal
- David Bates, photographer, particularly known for his wedding photography
- David Bates, a rock/pop guitarist
- David Bates, a noted classical pianist
- David Bates, an American painter born in 1952
- David Bates, an American poet (1809-1870)
- David Bates, an English cricketer and groundskeeper
- H.E. Bates, English writer and author
- Henry Walter Bates, nineteenth century zoologist
- Katharine Lee Bates, author of the words to the anthem America the Beautiful.
- Ken Bates, chairman of Chelsea F.C. from the early 1980s until 2003
- Sidney Bates
- Tom Bates, California politician
*Brannon Bates, US actor
- Kathy Bates, US actress
- William Horatio Bates, creator of the Bates method
A famous fictional Bates is Norman Bates.