Michael Bates

• Michael Bates (actor), British actor
• Michael Bates (American football), sprinter and American football kick returner
• Michael Bates, Baron Bates, British Conservative Party politician
• Michael Bates (New Zealand cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
• Michael Bates (English cricketer), English cricketer
• Michael Bates (Sealand), businessman and self-declared Prince of the Principality of Sealand