Mates is an English surname, and may refer to:
James Mates (born 1964), British newsreader and journalist Michael Mates (born 1934), British politician Frederick S. Mates, founded the Mates Investment Fund in 1967 that crashed in the bear market of 1970 Benson Mates, American philosopher
See also Mate (disambiguation) Mates condoms Mates (film) Friendship Mates by Irvine Sellars, British clothing retail chain