Oates is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Oates (born 1962), Canadian professional ice hockey player Alice Oates (1849–1887), actress and musical theatre pioneer Colin Oates (born 1983), English judoka Corey Oates (born 1994), Australian rugby league player Cynthia de la Vega Oates (born 1991), Mexican model Dan Oates (born 1955), American police chief Delores Riley Oates, American politician Denese Oates (born 1955), Australian artist Eugene William Oates (1845–1911), English naturalist Frank Oates (1840–1875), British African explorer Graham Oates (footballer, born 1943), English footballer Graham Oates (footballer, born 1949), English footballer Jackie Oates (born 1983), English folk musician John Oates (disambiguation) Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938), American writer Lawrence Oates (1880–1912), British Antarctic explorer Lynette Frances Oates (1921–2013), Australian linguist Mary Oates Spratt Van Landingham (1852–1937), American historian Nadia Georgina Oates (born 1990), English singer Rhys Oates (born 1994), English footballer Sheila Oates (born 1939), British and Australian mathematician Simon Oates (1932–2009), British actor Stephen B. Oates (1936–2021), American author and biographer Thomas Oates (disambiguation) Titus Oates (1649–1705), 17th-century perjurer Travis Oates, American voice actor Wallace Eugene Oates (1937–2015), American economist Warren Oates (1928–1982), American character actor William Oates (disambiguation)
See also Oates (disambiguation)