William Oates
# William Oates

William Oates may refer to:

* William C. Oates (1835–1910), Confederate colonel during the American Civil War
* William Oates (Irish cricketer) (1852–1940), Irish first-class cricketer
* William Oates (cricketer, born 1862) (1862–1942), English cricketer
* William Oates (cricketer, born 1929) (1929–2001), English first-class cricketer
* William Wilfred Oates of Burns & Oates, British publishing house
