Bata is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name: Bata LoBagola (1877–1947), early 20th-century American impostor and entertainer
Nickname: Agustín Sauto Arana (1908–1986), Spanish footballer Branko "Bato" Bulatović (1951–2004), Montenegrin football administrator Bata Paskaljević (1923–2004), Serbian actor Bahrudin "Bato" Čengić (1931–2007), Bosnian film director Bata Živojinović (1933–2016), Serbian actor and politician Danilo "Bata" Stojković (1934–2002), Serbian actor Bratislav "Bata" Đorđević (born 1938), Serbian basketball coach Bata Kameni (1941–2017), Serbian actor and stunt performer Kornelije "Bata" Kovač (1942–2022), Serbian composer Milovan "Bata Đora" Đorić (born 1945), Serbian football coach (1947–2006), Serbian rock musician Efren Reyes (born 1954), Filipino pool player Zoran "Bata" Mirković (born 1971), Serbian footballer
Surname: Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), Czech shoe company founder Jan Antonín Baťa (1898–1965), half-brother of the founder
István Bata (1910–1982), Hungarian military officer and politician Thomas J. Bata (1914–2008), son of the founder