Around the world, Oates (Oates 
, オーツ) is a very rare epicene first name. Much more frequently, Oates is the last name as well as the forename.
Oates is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| archer oates British cricketer (1908-1968), GB (b. 1908) |
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| wallace e. oates American economist (b.1937), US (b. 1937) |
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| bennett oates GB (b. 1928) |
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| graham oates English footballer (born 1943), GB (b. 1943) |
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| graham oates British association football player (born 1949), GB (b. 1949) |
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| kara lee oates (born 1994) (b. 1994) |
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