Michael Bates may refer to:
- Michael Bates (actor) (1920–1978), British actor born in Jhansi, India
- Michael Bates (American football) (born 1969), sprinter and American football kick returner
- Michael Bates, Baron Bates (born 1961), British Conservative Party politician and Paymaster General from 1996 to 1997
- Michael Bates (cricketer, born 1983), New Zealand cricketer
- Michael Bates (cricketer, born 1990), English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire
- Michael Bates, Prince of the Principality of Sealand
Famous quotes containing the words michael and/or bates:
“The psychologist called him a psychopath. They didn’t know what else to call him.”
—Michael Mann, U.S. screenwriter. Michael Mann. Will Graham (William Petersen)
“A boy’s best friend is his mother.”
—Joseph Stefano, U.S. screenwriter, and Alfred Hitchcock. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)