Editing Cates

{{for|the unincorporated community in Indiana, United States|Cates, Indiana}}
'''Cates''' is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

*[[Challen Cates]] (born 1967), American actress
*[[Clifton B. Cates|Clifton Bledsoe Cates]] (1893–1970), 19th [[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps|Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps]]
*[[David Allan Cates]] (born 1956), American novelist
*[[Fatima Cates]] (1865–1900), British Muslim convert and activist
*[[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
*[[Opie Cates]] (1909-1987), American band leader
*[[Phoebe Cates]] (born 1963), American film actress
*[[Richard Cates]] (1925-2011), American lawyer and politician

== Fictional ==
* Bertram Cates, character in the 1955 play ''[[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]'' by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

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