Robert Bates
# 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), professor of government at Harvard University
* Robert Bates (mountaineer) (1911–2007), American mountaineer and author
* Robert Bates (loyalist) (1948–1997), Ulster loyalist, member Shankill Butchers gang
* Robert B. Bates (1789–1841), Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
* Robert C. Bates, Tulsa deputy convicted for the shooting of Eric Harris
* Robert Charles Bates (c.1872–?), African-American architect, teacher, and textbook author
* Robert John Bates (born 1946), Australian botanist
