Bata (name)
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
 - Mladen "Bata" Vranešević (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