John Coates may refer to:
Entertainment John Coates (producer) (1927–2012), producer of The Snowman and other animated TV features John Coates (tenor) (1865–1941), English tenor John Coates Jr. (1938–2017), American jazz pianist
Sports John Coates (cricketer) (1828–1870), English cricketer John Coates (footballer) (born 1944), football goalkeeper John Coates (sports administrator) (born 1950), Australian solicitor, president of the Australian Olympic Committee
Others John H. Coates (1945–2022), Australian mathematician John Coates (naval architect) (1922–2010), British naval architect and historian John M. Coates, neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge John Coates (politician) (born 1944), Australian senator for Tasmania John Coates (general) (1932–2018), officer in the Australian Army John Coates (businessman) (born 1970), joint chief executive of online gambling company bet365 and joint chairman of Stoke City
See also John Coats (1906–1979), theosophist Jonathan Coates (born 1975), Welsh professional footballer John Coates Carter (1859–1927), English architect