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Entertainment

James Scott (composer) James Sylvester Scott (February 12, 1885 – August 30, 1938) was an American ragtime composer and pianist. He is regarded as one of the "Big Three" composers of classical ragtime along with Scott Joplin and Joseph Lamb.Jasen David A. and ...

(1885–1938), African-American ragtime composer *

James Scott (director) James Scott (born 1941) is a British filmmaker, painter, draughtsman and printmaker. Biography Early life James Scott was born in the city of Wells, Somerset, Wells, England, the youngest son of two artists, William Scott (artist), William and M ...

(born 1941), British filmmaker *

James Scott (actor) James Scott (born 14 January 1979) is a British former actor from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He is best known for playing EJ DiMera on the NBC soap opera '' Days of Our Lives'' and Ethan Cambias on the ABC soap opera '' All My Children''. Ea ...

(born 1979), British television actor *

James Scott (Shortland Street) The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance. Meg Harris Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper ( Toni Potter). Alice t ...

, character on the TV soap opera ''Shortland Street'' *

James Honeyman-Scott James Honeyman-Scott (4 November 1956 – 16 June 1982) was an English rock guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band The Pretenders. With the band, Honeyman-Scott established a reputation, in the words of AllMusic, as "one of th ...

(1956–1982), British guitarist and member of The Pretenders

Military

* James Scott (marine) (died 1796), Sergeant of Marines in the New South Wales Marine Corps * James Scott (Royal Navy officer) (1790–1872), British naval officer * James Bruce Scott (1892–1974), officer in the British Indian Army * James Robinson Scott (died 1821), Scottish naval surgeon and noted amateur botanist * James Stanley Scott (1889–1975), Royal Canadian Air Force officer

Politics

United Kingdom

James Scott of Balwearie James Scott of Balwearie (died 1606) was a Scottish landowner and supporter of the rebel earls. He was the son of Walter Scott of Balwearie and Janet Lindsay, a daughter of John Lindsay of Dowhill. His mother had been married to Andrew Lundie, a ...

(died 1606), Scottish landowner and supporter of the rebel earls *

James Scott, Duke of Monmouth James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was a Dutch-born English nobleman and military officer. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlan ...

(1649–1685), noble recognized by some as James II of England * James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1674–1705), English nobleman and politician * James Scott (1671–1732), British MP, 1710–1711 * James Scott (British Army officer, died 1747) (c. 1672–1747), MP for Kincardineshire 1713–1734 * James Winter Scott (1799–1873), MP for North Hampshire, 1832–1837 *

James Scott (Liberal politician) James Scott (8 March 1876 – 30 October 1939) was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal Party politician. Family and education James Scott was the son of a railway superintendent from Forres, also named James Scott. He was educated at Forres Academy ...

(1876–1939), British MP, 1929–1931 *

Sir James Sibbald David Scott, 3rd Baronet Sir James Sibbald David Scott, 3rd Baronet (1814–1885) of Dunninald Castle, Forfarshire, was a Scottish antiquarian and army officer. Life Born on 14 June 1814, he was eldest son of Sir David Scott, 2nd Baronet of Egham; his mother was Caroline ...

(1814–1885), 3rd Scott baronets, of Dunninald * Sir James Sibbald Scott, 1st Baronet (died 1819), 1st Scott baronets, of Dunninald

Elsewhere

James Scott (Australian politician) James Scott (1810 – 15 October 1884) was an Australian politician. Scott was born in Earlston, Berwickshire, in Scotland in 1810. In 1869 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of th ...

(1810–1884), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly *

Jim Scott (Australian politician) James Alan Scott (born 16 November 1946) is a former Australian politician. Early life Born in Kellerberrin, Western Australia, he worked as a theatrical set builder. Political career In the 1993 Western Australian state election, he was el ...

(James Alan Scott), Australian politician * James Scott (American politician), Arizona State Senator * James A. Scott (born 1942), member of the Florida Senate * James F. Scott (West Virginia), delegate to the Second

Wheeling Convention The 1861 Wheeling Convention was an assembly of Virginia Southern Unionist delegates from the northwestern counties of Virginia, aimed at repealing the Ordinance of Secession, which had been approved by referendum, subject to a vote. The first ...

of 1861 *

James Reid Scott James Reid Scott (1 April 1839 – 25 August 1877) was an explorer and colonial Tasmanian politician, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and later the Tasmanian Legislative Council, he was also Colonial Secretary of Tasmania. Scott was ...

(1839–1877), explorer and colonial administrator in the Australian colony of Tasmania *

James George Scott Sir James George Scott (pseudonym Shway Yoe, 25 December 1851 – 4 April 1935) was a Scottish journalist and colonial administrator who helped establish British colonial rule in Burma, and in addition introduced football to Burma. Life He w ...

(1851–1935), colonial administrator in Burma *

James M. Scott (Canadian politician) James Mitchell Scott (October 2, 1860 – July 25, 1943) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a count ...

(1860–1943), Canadian politician *

Jim Scott (Virginia politician) James Martin Scott (June 11, 1938 – April 13, 2017) was an American politician and community affairs consultant. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1991 by a margin of a single vote, and served ele ...

(James Martin Scott, 1938–2017), member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Sports

James Scott (basketball) James Lamont Scott (born June 30, 1972) in Paterson, New Jersey is an American former professional basketball player.

(born 1972), American professional basketball player * James Scott (cricketer), English cricketer * James Scott (footballer, born 1881) (1881–?), Scottish footballer *

James Scott (footballer, born 1882) James Scott (born 1882) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool, Dumbarton, Third Lanark Third Lanark Athletic Club was a Scottish football club based in Glasgow. Founded in 1872 as an offshoot of the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volun ...

(1882–?), Scottish footballer * James Scott (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1916), Scottish footballer * James Scott (footballer, born 1905) (1905–?), Scottish footballer *

James Scott (footballer, born 2000) James Ryan Scott (born 30 August 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club St Mirren, on loan from Exeter City. Club career Motherwell Scott made his senior debut for Motherwell on 21 April 2018, as a late s ...

, Scottish footballer for Motherwell *

James Melvin Scott James Melvin Scott (nicknamed Scotty, but also called Melvin and Jim) (1911–2001), an author, inventor, and Senior Olympian, was born in Wisdom, Missouri, on 28 May 1911, to James Baker Scott and Cordelia Susan Suiter. One of five children (on ...

(1911–2001), Senior Olympian, author, inventor *

James Scott (boxer) James Onque Scott Jr. (October 17, 1947 – May 8, 2018) was an American boxer and convicted murderer. He became the number 2 ranked contender in the World Boxing Association's (WBA) light heavyweight division while incarcerated at Rahwa ...

(1947–2018), American light heavyweight fighter * James Scott (gridiron football) (born 1952), NFL wide receiver * James Scott (rugby union) (born 1999), English rugby union player

Other

* James Scott (antiquarian) (1733–1818), minister in Perth and antiquarian *

James Brown Scott James Brown Scott, J.U.D. (June 3, 1866 – June 25, 1943) was an American authority on international law. Early life Scott was born at Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. He was educated at Harvard University (A.B., 1890; A.M., 1891). As Parker fel ...

(1866–1943), American authority on international law *

James C. Scott James C. Scott (born December 2, 1936) is an American political scientist and anthropologist specializing in comparative politics. He is a comparative scholar of agrarian society, agrarian and non-state societies, Subaltern (postcolonialism), ...

(born 1936), political scientist and agrarian studies scholar * James F. Scott (1942–2020), American physicist and FRAM pioneer *

James Hope-Scott James Robert Hope-Scott (15 July 1812 – 29 April 1873) was a British barrister and Tractarian. Early life and conversion Born at Great Marlow, in the county of Buckinghamshire, and christened James Robert, Hope was the third son of Gen ...

(1812–1873), English barrister and Tractarian *

James Maurice Scott James Maurice Scott (13 December 1906 – 12 March 1986) was a British explorer and writer. He was born in Egypt where his father was an English judge in the mixed courts. After he graduated from Cambridge University in 1928 he joined an explori ...

(1906–1986), British explorer and writer *

James Robb Scott James Robb Scott (11 February 1882 – 1965) was a Scottish architect who became the Chief Architect of the Southern Railway. He was born on 11 February 1882 in the Gorbals, Glasgow, the son of Andrew Robb Scott (architect) and Mary Fletcher. H ...

(1882–1965), Scottish architect *

James Scott (cardiologist) James Scott FRCP, FIBiol, FMedSci, FRS (born 1946) is a British cardiologist. Scott undertook training at the London Hospital and in Birmingham, then in 1975 took up a position the Academic Department of Medicine at the Royal Free Hospita ...

(born 1946), British cardiologist *

James Scott (criminal) James Robert Scott (born November 20, 1969) is an American who was convicted of causing a massive flood of the Mississippi River at West Quincy, Missouri as part of the Great Flood of 1993. Scott is currently serving a sentence of 20 years to lif ...

(born 1969), convicted of contributing to the Great Flood of 1993 *

James Scott (obstetrician) James Steel Scott (18 April 1924 – 17 September 2006) was a Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist who was a pioneer in the field of reproductive immunology. He was Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Leeds from 1961 t ...

(1924–2006), Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist * James Scott (police officer) (1899–1966), Irish police officer * James Scott (political writer) (1733–1814), English cleric and academic, known for his "Anti-Sejanus" letters * James Scott (priest) (died 1912), Irish Anglican priest * James V. Scott, minister in the United Church of Canada * James Scott (judge), American lawyer, judge, and politician from Indiana