William Bates may refer to: * William Bates, Australian Aboriginal man who is said to have originated the phrase "

Always was, always will be "Always was, always will be Aboriginal land", sometimes abbreviated to "Always was, always will be" or just "Always will be", is an iconic phrase and rallying cry of the Indigenous land rights in Australia, Aboriginal land rights movement in Aust ...

boriginal land in the 1980s *

William Bates (minister) William Bates (1625–1699) was an English Presbyterian minister. Life He was born in London in November 1625, and was educated at Cambridge, initially at Emmanuel College and subsequently (1644) at Queens' College. In 1647 he proceeded B.A. H ...

(1625–1699), English Presbyterian minister * William Bates (Quaker) (died 1700), founder of Newton Colony, the third English settlement in West New Jersey * William Bates (academic) (1821–1884), professor of classics in Queen's College, Birmingham; editor of Maclise's ''Gallery''. * William Bates (Australian politician) (1825–1891), Australian politician in colonial Victoria *

William Bates (cricketer) William Ederick Bates (5 March 1884 – 17 January 1957) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Yorkshire, Wales and most notably, Glamorgan, over a long career from 1907 to 1931. He was the son of Billy Bates, another notable York ...

(1884–1957), English cricketer *

William Bates (physician) William Horatio Bates (December 23, 1860 – July 10, 1931) was an American physician who practiced ophthalmology and developed what became known as the Bates method for better eyesight. The method was based in his theory that the eye does not foc ...

(1860–1931), American physician *

William Gelston Bates William Gelston Bates (November 17, 1803 – July 5, 1880) was an American politician. Bates, the eldest child of the Hon. Elijah Bates and of his wife Mary, daughter of Dr. Israel Ashley, Jr., of Westfield, Mass, was born in Westfield, November ...

(1803–1880), Massachusetts state legislator *

William H. Bates William Henry Bates (April 26, 1917 – June 22, 1969) was a member of the United States House of Representatives notable for his staunch support of the United States Navy. Life and career Bates was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Nora ...

(1917–1969), American politician *

Houston Bates William Houston Bates (born December 20, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Illinois and Louisiana Tech University as a defensive end. He signed with the ...

(William Houston Bates, born 1991), American football linebacker * Bill Bates (born 1961), American football player *

William Penn Bates William Penn Bates (June 7, 1879 – March 2, 1956) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He played college football as a fullback at Brown University for four years, including as team captain in 1901. ...

(1879–1956), American football player and coach *

William Bates (Emmerdale) The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the United Kingdom, British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1988, by order of first appearance. #Sarah Sugden, Sarah Sugden (originally played by Madeleine Howard) first appeared in April ...

, fictional character on ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''

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