Robert Bates

Robert Bates may refer to:

  • Bob Bates (born 1953), American computer game designer
  • Bob Bates (musician) (1923–1981), musician in the 1950s Dave Brubeck Quartet
  • Robert Bates (political scientist) (born 1942), writer and professor of government at Harvard University
  • Robert Bates (mountaineer) (1911–2007), American mountaineer and author
  • Robert Bates (loyalist) (1948–1997), member of the paramilitary gang Shankill Butchers, convicted of murder
  • Robert B. Bates (1789–1841), attorney and politician who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives

Famous quotes containing the words robert and/or bates:

    “You know, there’s a cowboy movie where one joker says, “Mighty quiet out there. Too quiet,” he says. Same thing every time; it’s too quiet.”
    —James Poe, U.S. screenwriter, and Based On Play. Robert Aldrich. Sergeant Costa (Jack Palance)

    “A boy’s best friend is his mother.”
    —Joseph Stefano, U.S. screenwriter, and Alfred Hitchcock. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)