Bate (surname)

Bate is a surname, derived from a diminutive of

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. Notable people with the surname include: * Ahmade Bate (1417–1491), Kurdish poet and cleric *

Anthony Bate Anthony Bate (31 August 1927 – 19 June 2012) was an English actor. He is possibly best known for his role as Oliver Lacon in the BBC television adaptations of the John le Carré novels ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' and ''Smiley's People'' and ...

(1927–2012), English actor * C. T. Bate (1823–1889), Canadian politician *

Charles Spence Bate Charles Spence Bate, FRS (March 16, 1819 – July 29, 1889) was a British zoologist and dentist. Life He was born at Trenick House near Truro, the son of Charles Bate (1789–1872) and Harriet Spence (1788–1879). Charles adopted "Spence Bate" ...

(1819–1889), British zoologist and dentist *

Dorothea Bate Dorothea Minola Alice Bate FGS (8 November 1878 – 13 January 1951), also known as Dorothy Bate, was a Welsh palaeontologist and pioneer of archaeozoology. Her life's work was to find fossils of recently extinct mammals with a view to underst ...

(1878–1951), British paleontologist *

Ed Bate Sir Walter Edwin Bate (12 March 1901 – 12 September 1999) was a New Zealand politician. He served as mayor of Hastings from 1953 to 1959. Early life and family Born in Greenmeadows on 12 March 1901, Bate was the son of Peter Bate and Flore ...

(1901–1999), New Zealand politician *

Henry Bate of Malines Henry Bate or Hendrik Baten (of Mechelen or of Malines) a.k.a. Henricus Batenus (Mechliniensis)In all five languages that this English language Wikipedia inspected, the first name and family name may occur with or without mentioning his place of ori ...

(1246–14th-century), Flemish philosopher, theologian, astronomer, astrologer, poet and musician *

Jeff Bate Henry Jefferson Percival "Jeff" Bate (5 March 190615 April 1984) was an Australian politician, representing the United Australia Party and the Liberal Party of Australia for most of his career, but ended as an independent. Early life Jeff Bat ...

(1906–1984), Australian politician *

Jennifer Bate Jennifer Lucy Bate (11 November 1944 – 25 March 2020) was a British concert organist. She is known for recording the complete organ works by Olivier Messiaen, guided by the composer, but also recorded, among others, English organ music, and ...

(1944–2020), English organist *

Jonathan Bate Sir Andrew Jonathan Bate, CBE, FBA, FRSL (born 26 June 1958), is a British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, poet, playwright, novelist and scholar. He specialises in Shakespeare, Romanticism and Ecocriticism. He is Foundation Profes ...

(born 1958), British scholar *

Matthew Bate Matthew Bate, nicknamed “Master” (born 24 May 1987) is an Australian rules footballer and former player for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). At the conclusion of the 2012 AFL season, he was delisted by ...

(born 1987), Australian rules footballer * Michael Bate, Canadian media entrepreneur *

Mike Bate Christopher Michael Bate FRS (born 21 December 1943) is an Emeritus Professor of developmental biology at the Department of Zoology and fellow at King's College, Cambridge. The son of John Gordon Bate, M.B. Ch.B., an R.A.F. doctor, of Holmbur ...

(born 1943), English professor of biology *

Roger Bate Roger Bate is a British educated economist who has held a variety of positions in free market oriented organizations. His work focuses on solving the problem of counterfeit and substandard medicines, particularly those in the developing world. ...

, economist * Roger R. Bate (1923–2009), U.S. Army and Air Force officer, Computer and Astrodynamic Scientist * Stanley Bate (1911–1959), English composer and pianist *

Tyler Bate Tyler Bate (born 7 March 1997) is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand. In 2017, he became the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion (later renamed NXT United Kingdom Championship), ...

(born 1997), English professional wrestler *

Walter Jackson Bate Walter Jackson Bate (May 23, 1918 – July 26, 1999) was an American literary critic and biographer. He is known for Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography-winning biographies of Samuel Johnson (1978) and John Keats (1964).

(1918–1999), American literary critic *

William B. Bate William Brimage Bate (October 7, 1826March 9, 1905) was a planter and slaveholder, Confederate officer, and politician in Tennessee. After the Reconstruction era, he served as the 23rd governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to th ...

(1826–1905), governor of Tennessee *

William Thornton Bate William Thornton Bate (31 January 1818 – 29 December 1857) was a British Royal Navy officer and surveyor. He served in First Anglo-Chinese War and Second Anglo-Chinese War. He died during the Battle of Canton in 1857. Early life Bate was b ...

(1820–1857), Royal Navy officer and surveyor *

Zara Bate Dame Zara Kate Bate (; previously Fell and Holt; 10 March 190914 June 1989) was an Australian fashion entrepreneur. She was best known as the wife of Harold Holt, who was prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his disappearance in 1967. ...

(1909–1989), Australian fashion designer {{surname, Bate English-language surnames Patronymic surnames