Charles Bates

Charles Bates may refer to:
 * Charles Bates (American football) (born c. 1934), American football coach
 * Charles Bates (actor) (born 1935), American child actor
 * Charles Loftus Bates (1871–1946), British Army officer
 * Charles J. Bates (1930–2006), American food scientist
 * Charles W. Bates (1879–1929), American architect