James or Jim Bates may refer to:
James Bates (cricketer) (1856–1915), English cricketer James Bates (Maine politician) (1789–1882), American politician from Maine James K. Bates (1806–1872), New York physician and politician James L. Bates (1820–1875), brigadier general in the American Civil War James T. Bates (1844–1914), American businessman James M. Bates (1827–1911), American physician James Woodson Bates (1788–1846), American lawyer and politician from Arkansas Jim Bates (American football) (born 1946), former Miami Dolphins interim head coach Jim Bates (politician) (born 1941), former U.S. Representative Jimmy Bates (1910–2009), Australian rules footballer James Bates (conductor) (1952–2014), American conductor and organist The American comedian best known as The Real Spark
See also Jamie Bates (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer Jamie Bates (born 1989), English welterweight kickboxer James Bate (disambiguation)