George Griswold Latimer Bates (March 21, 1863, Abingdon, Illinois US  – January 31, 1940 Chelmsford UK), LL.D., M.B.O.U. was an American naturalist.
George Griswold Latimer Bates (born March 21, 1863, in Abingdon, Illinois, USA; died January 31, 1940, in Chelmsford, UK) held academic degrees and was recognized by the British Ornithologists' Union, indicating his expertise as an American ornithologist.