David Bates may refer to:

• David Bates (English artist) (1840–1921), English landscape artist
• David Bates (American artist) (born 1952), American modernist artist
• David Bates (footballer) (born 1996), Scottish footballer
• David Bates (historian) (born 1945), British historian and writer
• David Bates (physicist) (1916–1994), Northern Irish mathematician and physicist
• David Bates (poet) (1809–1870), American poet
• David Bates (rugby league) (born 1980), Irish rugby league footballer
• David Bates (swimmer) (born 1976), Australian open water swimmer
• David Bates (politician) (1941–2017), American politician
• David W. Bates (born 1957), American-born physician, biomedical informatician and professor

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