Presidents of Bates College
- Oren B. Cheney, founder and president 1855-1894, abolitionist, Freewill Baptist preacher, state legislator
- George C. Chase, professor and president 1894-1919, English scholar
- Clifton Daggett Gray, president 1920-1944, theologian, Baptist preacher, author
- Charles Franklin Phillips, president 1944-1967, economist, author, professor
- Thomas Hedley Reynolds, president 1967-1989, American historian, author
- Donald West Harward, president 1989-2002, Philosopher
- Elaine Tuttle Hansen, president 2002-2011, English scholar, author
- Clayton Spencer, president 2012 -, lawyer, policy-maker
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