David Bates
David Bates may refer to:
- David Bates (English artist), English landscape artist
- David Bates (American artist), American modernist artist
- David Bates (footballer), Scottish footballer
- David Bates (historian), British historian and writer
- David Bates (physicist), Northern Irish mathematician and physicist
- David Bates (poet), American poet
- David Bates (rugby league), Irish rugby league footballer
- David Bates (swimmer), Australian open water swimmer
- David Bates (politician), American politician
- David W. Bates, American-born physician, biomedical informatician and professor