Eric Francis Harrison Coates (27 August 1886 – 21 December 1957) was an English composer of light music and, early in his career, a leading violist.

(née Kannenberg; October 10, 1933 – August 19, 2023) an American composer who lived in Munich from 1969 until her death.

Kim F. Coates (born February 21, 1958) is a Canadian-American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series.

Denise Coates (born 26 September 1967) is a British billionaire businesswoman, the founder, majority shareholder and joint chief executive of online gambling company bet365.

(born 13 January 1938) an English businessman, the co-founder of bet365, and the owner of Stoke City Football Club, of which he is a board director and former chairman.

(born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell; January 15, 1927 – October 11, 2023) an American actress, with a career spanning over fifty years.

(November 24, 1826 – January 25, 1904) an American lawyer, politician, journalist and poet who wrote Rain On The Roof.

(21 October 1941 – 26 July 2022) a British wine writer and Master of Wine,The Institute of Masters of Wine Masters of Wine, Clive Coates profile best known for his books about the wines of Burgundy.

Melissa Lavinia Coates (June 18, 1969 – June 23, 2021) was a Canadian professional wrestler, bodybuilder, fitness model, and actress.

Laura Gayle Coates (born July 11, 1979) is an American legal analyst, attorney, and television broadcaster.

Anne Voase Coates (12 December 1925 – 8 May 2018) was a British film editor with a more than 60-year-long career.

April M. Coates (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer who performs as Cheyne Coates or Cheyne.

John Henry Coates (26 January 1945 – 9 May 2022) was an Australian mathematician who was the Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom from 1986 to 2012.