Oates is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Oates (born 1962), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Alice Oates (1849–1887), actress and musical theatre pioneer
• Colin Oates (born 1983), English judoka
• Corey Oates (born 1994), Australian rugby league player
• Cynthia de la Vega Oates, Mexican model
• Dan Oates, American police chief
• Delores Riley Oates, American politician
• Denese Oates (born 1955), Australian artist
• Eugene William Oates (1845–1911), English naturalist
• Frank Oates, British African explorer
• Graham Oates (footballer, born 1943), English footballer
• Graham Oates (footballer, born 1949), English footballer
• Jackie Oates (born 1983), English folk musician
• John Oates (disambiguation)
• Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938), American writer
• Lawrence Oates, British Antarctic explorer
• Lynette Frances Oates (1921–2013), Australian linguist
• Lynette Frances Oates (1921–2013), Australian linguist
• Nadia Georgina Oates (born 1990), English singer
• Sheila Oates (born 1939), British and Australian mathematician
• Simon Oates, British actor
• Stephen B. Oates, American author and biographer
• Thomas Oates (disambiguation)
• Titus Oates, 17th-century perjurer
• Wallace Eugene Oates, American economist
• Warren Oates, American character actor
• William Oates (disambiguation)

• Oates (disambiguation)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Oates.
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