Yates (surname)
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Art and literature
- Edmund YatesEdmund YatesEdmund Hodgson Yates was a British novelist and dramatist. He was born in Edinburgh to the actor and theatre manager Frederick Henry Yates and held an appointment for a period of time in the General Post Office as an adult...
(1831–1894) Edinburgh-born novelist and dramatist - Frederic YatesFrederic YatesFrederic Yates was an English painter.He gave up a business career to study painting in the Paris ateliers of Léon Bonnat, Gustave Boulanger, and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. In 1886, he moved to San Francisco where his family had settled a few years earlier. In San Francisco, he became a popular...
(1854–1919), British painter - Dornford YatesDornford YatesDornford Yates was the pseudonym of the British novelist, Cecil William Mercer , whose novels and short stories, some humorous , some thrillers , were best-sellers in the 21-year interwar period between the First and Second world wars.The pen name, Dornford Yates, first in print in 1910, resulted...
, the pseudonym of the British novelist, Cecil William Mercer (1885–1960) - Elizabeth Yates (author) (1905–2001), American author
- Fred Yates (1922–2008), British painter
- Richard Yates (novelist)Richard Yates (novelist)Richard Yates was an American novelist and short story writer, known for his exploration of mid-20th century life.-Life:...
(1926–1992), American novelist and short story writer - J. Michael YatesJ. Michael YatesJ. Michael Yates is a Canadian poet and dramatist.J. Michael Yates was born in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and did graduate degrees at the Universities of Missouri and Michigan and received an honorary doctorate from Ohio University. He is a widely published author of poetry, fiction, drama,...
(born 1938), Canadian poet and dramatist - Jason Yates (born 1972), American visual artist
Music, theatre, film and television
- Mary Anne YatesMary Anne YatesMary Anne Yates was an English tragic actress. The daughter of William Graham, a ship's steward and his wife, Mary, she married Richard Yates , a well-known comedian of the time....
(1728–1787), English tragic actress - Herbert YatesHerbert YatesHerbert John Yates was the founder and president of Republic Pictures, famous for being the home of John Wayne, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers...
(1880–1966), founder and president of Republic Pictures - Peter YatesPeter YatesPeter James Yates was an English director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire.The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager...
(1929–2011), was English film director - Cassie YatesCassie YatesCassie Yates , born in Macon, Georgia, United States, is an American actress best known for her performances on television.Her most high-profile role was probably in Dynasty as Sarah Curtis...
(born 1951), American television actress - David YatesDavid YatesDavid Yates is an English filmmaker who rose to mainstream prominence directing the final four films in the Harry Potter film series. He helmed the series' fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth installments, all of which became an instant blockbuster success and made him the most commercially...
(born 1963), a British film and television director - Aaron Dontez Yates, Tech N9ne
- Reggie YatesReggie YatesReginald "Reggie" Yates is a British actor, television presenter and radio DJ of Ghanaian descent. He went to Central Foundation Boys' School.-Early career:...
(born 1983), a British actor, television presenter and radio DJ - Billy YatesBilly Yates (singer)Billy Yates is an American country music artist. He has released eight studio albums and has charted four singles on the Billboard country charts, including the #36 "Flowers" in 1997...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1992–), an American country singer. - Evan Yates (fl. 2005–), a film-maker from New Zealand
- Rebecca Yates, Australian ballerina
News media
- Jess YatesJess YatesJess Yates was a British television presenter and producer...
(1918–1993), British television presenter - Paula YatesPaula YatesPaula Elizabeth Yates was a British television presenter and writer, best known for her work on two television programmes, The Tube and The Big Breakfast.-Early life:...
(1959–2000), British television presenter - Alastair YatesAlastair YatesAlastair Yates is a British journalist. He worked with the BBC, on BBC World News and BBC News until his retirement in April 2011.Born and brought up in Burton upon Trent, Yates was educated at Manor House School, Ashby and the former Burton Grammar School...
(fl. 1976–), BBC News presenter - Brock YatesBrock YatesBrock Yates is an American journalist and author. He was longtime executive editor of Car and Driver, an American automotive magazine. He was a pit reporter for CBS' coverage of certain NASCAR Sprint Cup series races in the 1980s, including the Daytona 500...
(fl. 1980–), automotive magazine reporter/editor
Sports
- Adam YatesAdam YatesAdam Paul Yates is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Port Vale as a full back. He is a former semi-pro international with England....
(born 1983), English soccer player - Frederick YatesFrederick YatesFrederick Dewhurst Yates was an English chess master who won the British Chess Championship on six occasions...
(1884–1932), a chess master who won the British Championship six times - Robert Yates (NASCAR) (born ca 1943, fl. 1961–2007), former owner of Yates RacingYates RacingYates Racing was an American stock car racing racing team that competed in NASCAR until the 2009 season when it merged with Richard Petty Motorsports. Previously known as Robert Yates Racing, the team was owned by Doug Yates, who has officially owned the team since his father Robert's retirement on...
, NASCAR racing team - Sean YatesSean YatesSean Yates is an English former professional cyclist and head Directeur Sportif at Team Sky.-Career:Yates competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth in the 4,000m individual pursuit. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics...
(born 1960), English cyclist - Dorian YatesDorian YatesDorian Andrew Mientjez Yates , is an English professional bodybuilder, winning the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times beginning in 1992. He is fourth on the list of most Olympias won, and out of the seven in which he competed, he won six and placed second in his debut...
(born 1962), professional British bodybuilder - Simon Yates (mountaineer)Simon Yates (mountaineer)Simon Yates is an English mountaineer best known through the book Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, and the film of the same name. Touching the Void recounts the 1985 ascent by Yates and Simpson of the West Face of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes, Simpson's accident...
(born 1963), English mountaineer - Gary YatesGary YatesFor the director, see Gary Yates Gary Yates was an English cricketer, a capable off-spinner who played for Lancashire from 1989 to 2004. He often seemed to be underrated as a 4 day player and most of his notable appearances came in the One-Day team. He subsequently became 2nd team captain and coach...
(born 1967), Lancashire cricket player. - Steve Yates (born 1970), EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football soccer player - Simon Yates (golfer)Simon Yates (golfer)Simon Yates is a Scottish golfer. Turning professional in 1989, Yates relocated to Thailand after holidaying in Asia and deciding to base himself in the region. He has played on the Asian Tour since its first official season in 1995...
(born 1970), Scottish golfer - Kevin YatesKevin YatesYou may have been looking for Kevin Yates , a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.Kevin Yates is an English Rugby Union player who plays at Prop for Nice in the French Fédérale 1.Yates professional career began at Bath. He was a member of the side that won the 1995/96 Zurich...
(born 1972), rugby union prop forward - Tyler YatesTyler YatesTyler Kali Yates is a right-handed pitcher in Minor League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization....
(born 1977), major league baseball pitcher - Billy Yates (American football) (born 1980), American Football player
- Steven YatesSteven YatesSteven Yates is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays for the New Zealand Sevens team.-Career highlights:*New Zealand Sevens 2007–present*Crusaders 2006*Canterbury Air New Zealand Cup 2004 - 2007*Canterbury Sevens 2004, 2005*Canterbury B 2003...
(born 1983), rugby union player from New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... - Wayne YatesWayne YatesWayne Yates is a retired American basketball player and coach. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association and later was a college coach, most notably at Memphis State University .-College playing career:Wayne Yates, a 6'8 center from North Little Rock High School in...
(born 1937), NBA player and college basketball coach
United States
- Abraham YatesAbraham YatesAbraham Yates was an American lawyer and civil servant from Albany, New York.-Biography:He was baptised August 23, 1724 in Albany, New York, the son of Christoffel Yates and Catelyntje Winne....
, American Continental Congressman - Harry D. YatesHarry D. YatesHarry Douglas Yates was an American banker and politician from New York. He was for a short time Acting New York State Comptroller in 1941.-Life:...
, Acting NYS Comptroller 1941 - John Van Ness YatesJohn Van Ness YatesJohn Van Ness Yates was a New York lawyer, Democratic-Republican politician, and Secretary of State from 1818 to 1826. He was born in Albany to Robert Yates, a prominent Anti-Federalist attorney and jurist. He became a lawyer after clerking in the office of John Vernon Henry...
, NY Secretary of State 1818-1826 - Joseph C. YatesJoseph C. YatesJoseph Christopher Yates was an American lawyer, politician. statesman, and founding trustee of Union College.-History:...
, former governor of New York - Mary Carlin YatesMary Carlin YatesMary Carlin Yates is a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. State Department and was one of two deputy commanders of the United States Africa Command until June 2009....
, U.S. ambassador - Peter W. YatesPeter W. YatesPeter Waldron Yates was a lawyer and statesman from Albany, New York. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786....
, American attorney and Continental Congress delegate - Richard Yates (governor), Illinois politician
- Richard Yates (son)Richard Yates (son)Richard Yates, Jr. was the 22nd Governor of Illinois from 1901 to 1905. From 1919 to 1933, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. Although he failed to receive his party's nomination in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress, he was later appointed nominee and elected in place...
, Illinois politician, his son - Robert Yates (politician)Robert Yates (politician)Robert Yates was a politician and judge well known for his Anti-Federalist stances. He is also well known as the presumed author of political essays published in 1787 and 1788 under the pseudonyms "Brutus" and "Sydney"...
, anti-Federalist American politician - Sidney R. YatesSidney R. YatesSidney Richard Yates was a politician from the state of Illinois.Yates was born in Chicago, Illinois and he graduated from the University of Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II....
, politician from the state of Illinois
Other countries
- Dianne YatesDianne YatesDianne Fae Yates is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the Labour Party.-Member of Parliament:Yates first entered Parliament in the 1993 elections, representing the Hamilton East electorate. In the 1996 elections, she was defeated in Hamilton East by National's Tony Steel, but remained...
, New Zealand politician - Elizabeth Yates (mayor)Elizabeth Yates (mayor)Elizabeth Yates was the mayor of Onehunga borough in New Zealand for most of 1894. She was the first female mayor anywhere in the British Empire. Onehunga is now part of the city of Auckland.- Life :...
, first female mayor in the British Empire - Ivan YatesIvan YatesIvan Yates is an Irish businessman, broadcaster and former politician. He was elected as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála representing the Wexford constituency at the 1981 general election and at each election until his retirement from politics in 2002...
, senior Irish politician
Science
- David Gilbert YatesDavid Gilbert YatesDavid Gilbert Yates was an American otorhinolaryngologist, born in New Jersey. He attended private schools and after a brief stint as a journalist entered New York University, receiving his medical degree in 1898...
, American eye, ear and throat surgeon - Frances YatesFrances YatesDame Frances Amelia Yates DBE was a British historian. She taught at the Warburg Institute of the University of London for many years.She wrote extensively on the occult or Neoplatonic philosophies of the Renaissance...
, noted British historian - Frank YatesFrank YatesFrank Yates FRS was one of the pioneers of 20th century statistics.He was born in Manchester. Yates was the eldest of five children, and the only boy, born to Edith and Percy Yates. His father was a seed merchant. He attended Wadham House, a private school, before gaining a scholarship to Clifton...
(1902–1994), British statistician - Samuel YatesSamuel YatesSamuel Yates was a mathematician who first described unique primes in the 1980s. In 1984 he began the list of "Largest Known Primes" and coined the name titanic prime for any prime with 1,000 or more decimal digits...
, mathematician
Miscellaneous
- Andrea YatesAndrea YatesAndrea Yates is a former Houston, Texas resident who killed her five children on June 20, 2001 by drowning them in the bathtub in her house. She had been suffering for some time with very severe postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis...
, woman acquittedAcquittalIn the common law tradition, an acquittal formally certifies the accused is free from the charge of an offense, as far as the criminal law is concerned. This is so even where the prosecution is abandoned nolle prosequi...
, by reason of insanity, of drowning her five children - Charles YatesCharles YatesCharles Yates was a Brigadier-General during the American Civil War in command of the volunteer depot of New York City in 1861.-Biography:...
, (died September 29, 1870) was a brigadier-general during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. - George YatesGeorge Yates*Classic Battles: Little Big Horn 1876, Peter Panzieri, ISBN 1-85532-458-X*Crazy Horse and Custer, Stephen E. Ambrose, 1975, ISBN 0-385-47966-2*Cavalier in Buckskin, Robert M. Utley, 1988, ISBN 0-8061-2150-5...
, Army officer and friend of George Armstrong Custer - John Yates, former Assistant CommissionerAssistant CommissionerAssistant commissioner is a rank used in many police forces across the globe. It is also a rank used in revenue administrations in many countries.-Australia:...
in the Metropolitan Police ServiceMetropolitan Police ServiceThe Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police... - Robert Lee YatesRobert Lee YatesRobert Lee Yates, Jr. is an American serial killer from Spokane, Washington. From 1996 to 1998, Yates is known to have murdered at least 16 women, all of whom were prostitutes working on Spokane's "Skid Row" on E. Sprague Avenue. Yates also confessed to two murders committed in Walla Walla in 1975...
, serial killer - William YatesWilliam Yates (college president)William Yates, was a clergyman in the Church of England, educator, fifth president of William and Mary College and is the namesake for Yates Hall on the College's campus-Biography:...
, fifth president of William and Mary College.
Fiction
Or one the following fictional characters:- Lisa Yates, from the British TV Sitcom Red Dwarf
- Captain Mike YatesCaptain Mike YatesCaptain Mike Yates is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Richard Franklin. He was adjutant of the British contingent of UNIT , an international organisation that defends the Earth...
, British science fiction television series Doctor Who - Detective Yates, recurring character in the skit comedy series The Kids in the Hall
- Rowdy Yates - Rawhide TV series (CBS 1959-1966)
- Yates Noll, villain from Terrier, Book 1 of Tamora PierceTamora PierceTamora Pierce is an author of fantasy literature for young adults. She is an alumna of the University of Pennsylvania. Best known for writing stories involving young heroines, she made a name for herself with her first quartet The Song of the Lioness, which followed the main character Alanna...
's Beka Cooper Series - The Hon. John Yates from Mansfield ParkMansfield ParkMansfield Park may mean:* Mansfield Park by Jane Austen* Mansfield Park , based on the novel, directed by Patricia Rozema, starring Frances O'Connor, Embeth Davidtz, and Sheila Gish in 1999...
by Jane AustenJane AustenJane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...