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 Aboriginal land rights movement in Australia. Origin The phrase is said to ...

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 (classicist) (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 fo ...

(1860–1931), American physician *

William Gelston Bates William Gelston Bates (November 17, 1803 – July 5, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. Early life and education Bates was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, the eldest child of the Hon. Elijah Bates and Mary Ashley ...

(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 Nor ...

(1917–1969), American politician *

Houston Bates William Houston Bates (born December 20, 1991) is an American former professional football outside linebacker who played for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Illinois a ...

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

Bill Bates William Frederick Bates (born June 6, 1961) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 15-year career as a safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). A fan favorite, he was a Pro Bowl sel ...

(born 1961), American football player *

William Penn Bates William Penn Bates (June 7, 1879 – March 2, 1956) was an American college football player, coach of college football, college basketball, and college baseball, engineer, and hospital administrator. He played football as a fullback at Brown Uni ...

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

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

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

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