Calantha
character in Caroline Lamb's autobiographical novel "Glenarvon" (1816)
Bates
character from the video game "Clock Tower 2: The Struggle Within "
Mr. John Bates
beloved character on the BBC show "Downton Abbey"
Bates Battaglia
NHL free agent hockey player and contestant on "The Amazing Race"
Norman Bates
serial killer in Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho
Bates College
private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine