Ted Bates may refer to: Ted Bates (American football) (born 1936), American football player Ted Bates (footballer) (1918–2003), English footballer and manager with Southampton F.C. Ted Bates (executive) (1901–1972), American advertising executive and founder of Bates Worldwide Ted Bates (advertising firm), an advertising agency founded by Ted Bates in 1940 Ted Bates (politician) (1926–2011), mayor of Warren, Michigan See also Edward Bates (disambiguation)