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:

    “Converse: I can’t believe we did this.
    Marge’s father: A sense of unreality is not a legal defense.”
    —Judith Rascoe, U.S. screenwriter, Robert Stone (b. 1939)

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