James Bates

James or Jim Bates may refer to:

• James Bates (cricketer) (1856–1915), English cricketer
• James Bates (Maine politician) (1789–1882), American politician from Maine
• James K. Bates (1806–1872), New York physician and politician
• James L. Bates (1820–1875), brigadier general in the American Civil War
• James T. Bates (1844–1914), American businessman
• James M. Bates (1827–1911), American physician
• James Woodson Bates (1788–1846), American lawyer and politician from Arkansas
• Jim Bates (American football) (born 1946), former Miami Dolphins interim head coach
• Jim Bates (politician) (born 1941), former U.S. Representative
• Jimmy Bates (1910–2009), Australian rules footballer
• James Bates (conductor) (1952–2014), American conductor and organist
• The American comedian best known as The Real Spark