Bate is a surname, derived from a diminutive of Bartholomew. Notable people with the surname include:
Ahmade Bate (1417–1491), Kurdish poet and cleric
Anthony Bate (1927–2012), English actor
C. T. Bate (1823–1889), Canadian politician
Charles Spence Bate (1819–1889), British zoologist and dentist
Dorothea Bate (1878–1951), British paleontologist
Ed Bate (1901–1999), New Zealand politician
Henry Bate of Malines (1246–14th-century), Flemish philosopher, theologian, astronomer, astrologer, poet and musician Jeff Bate (1906–1984), Australian politician Jennifer Bate (1944–2020), English organist Jonathan Bate (born 1958), British scholar Matthew Bate (born 1987), Australian rules footballer Michael Bate, Canadian media entrepreneur Mike Bate (born 1943), English professor of biology Roger Bate, economist Roger R. Bate (1923–2009), U.S. Army and Air Force officer, Computer and Astrodynamic Scientist Stanley Bate (1911–1959), English composer and pianist Tyler Bate (born 1997), English professional wrestler Walter Jackson Bate (1918–1999), American literary critic William B. Bate (1826–1905), governor of Tennessee William Thornton Bate (1820–1857), Royal Navy officer and surveyor Zara Bate (1909–1989), Australian fashion designer