John Bates

John Bates may refer to:

  • John Bates (designer) (born 1938), fashion designer who designed Diana Rigg's clothes in The Avengers
  • John C. Bates (1842–1919), U.S. general and army chief of staff 1906
  • John L. Bates (1859–1946), U.S. political figure and governor of Massachusetts 1903–1905
  • John Bates (baseball) (1868–1919), 19th-century baseball player
  • Johnny Bates (baseball) (1882–1949), baseball player
  • John D. Bates (born 1946), federal judge appointed by George W. Bush
  • John Bates (rector), eighteenth-century Senior Wrangler, see List of Wranglers of the University of Cambridge
  • See Kid Marvelman for comic character John Bates in the Eclipse Comics series "Miracleman"

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