Henry Bates is the name of:
Henry Walter Bates (1825–1892), English naturalist and explorer Henry Bates (cricketer) (1880–1942), English cricketer Henry Bates (politician), American politician in the 1850s who was impeached Henry C. Bates (1843–1909), American lawyer and politician Henry Moore Bates (1869–1949), American lawyer and dean of the University of Michigan Law School Henry Bates (British Army officer) (1813–1893), British general Henry M. Bates (1808–1865), American banker and politician
See also Harry Bates (disambiguation) Henry Bates Fitz (1817–1880), Australian politician Henry Bates Grubb (1774–1823), American businessman Henry Bates Joel (1875–1922), British landscape painter