Richard Bates may refer to: Richard Bates (Medal of Honor) (1829–1889), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient Richard Bates (Wiltshire cricketer) (born 1972), English cricketer Richard Bates (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (born 1972), English cricketer Richard B. Bates (1843–1910), American politician Richard Dawson Bates (1876–1949), Northern Irish politician Sir Richard Geoffrey Bates, 6th Baronet (1946–2002), of the Bates baronets Dick Bates (born 1945), American baseball player Richard Bates Jr., American filmmaker
See also Bates (surname) Rick Bates (born 1965), Australian rally driver Dick Bate (1946–2018), English football coach