James Bates
James Bates is the name of the following people:
- James Bates (politician) (1789-1882), American politician (Maine)
- James K. Bates (1806–1872), American politician
- James L. Bates (1820–1875), American Army officer
- James T. Bates (1844-1914), American businessman and banker
- James Woodson Bates (1788–1846), American politician
