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

Challen Cates (born 1967), American actress
Clifton Bledsoe Cates (1893–1970), 19th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
David Allan Cates (born 1956), American novelist
George Cates (1911-2002), American musical conductor associated with Lawrence Welk
George Edward Cates (1892-1917), English recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I
Gilbert Cates (1934-2011), American film director
Kristy Cates (born 1977), American stage actress and singer
Michael Cates (born 1961), Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University
Miriam Cates (born 1982), British Member of Parliament elected 2019
Noah Cates (born 1999), American ice hockey player
Phoebe Cates (born 1963), American film actress
Richard Cates (1925-2011), American lawyer and politician

Fictional 
Bertram Cates, character in the play Inherit the Wind (play)