George Bates may refer to:
George Bates (physician) (1608–1668), physician to Oliver Cromwell and to Charles II, Fellow of the Royal Society, author George Bates (Australian footballer) (1914–1983), Australian rules footballer George Bates (English footballer) (1923–1995), English footballer George J. Bates (1891–1949), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts George E. Bates (bishop) (1933–1999), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah George Hubert Bates (1884–1978), State Treasurer of Missouri George Latimer Bates (1863–1940), American naturalist George E. Bates (professor) (1902–1992), American professor of investment management George Bates (wheelchair basketball) (born 1994), British wheelchair basketball player