William Scott may refer to:

Academics

* William A. Scott (psychologist), American social psychologist * William Alphonsus Scott (1871–1921), Irish Roman Catholic architectural historian * William Amasa Scott (1862–1944), American economist * William Anderson Scott (1813–1885), Presbyterian minister, author, and educator *

William Berryman Scott William Berryman Scott (February 12, 1858 – March 29, 1947) was an American vertebrate paleontologist, authority on mammals, and principal author of the White River Oligocene monographs. He was a professor of geology and paleontology at P ...

(1858–1947), American paleontologist * William Earl Dodge Scott (1852–1910), American ornithologist *

William Henry Scott (historian) William Henry Scott (July 10, 1921 – October 4, 1993) was a historian of the Gran Cordillera Central and Prehispanic Philippines. His family, of Dutch-Lutheran descent, soon returned to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where Scott spent his boyh ...

(1921–1993), anthropologist and historian * William Henry Scott (university president) (1840–1937), American academic administrator *

William Richard Scott William Richard Scott (born December 18, 1932) is an American sociologist, and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University, specialised in institutional theory and organisation science. He is known for his research on the relation between organi ...

(born 1932), American sociologist * W. R. Scott (economist) (William Robert Scott, 1868–1940), political economist

Arts and entertainment

* Sir William Scott of Thirlestane (1645–1725), Scottish poet *

William Bell Scott William Bell Scott (1811–1890) was a Scottish artist in oils and watercolour and occasionally printmaking. He was also a poet and art teacher, and his posthumously published reminiscences give a chatty and often vivid picture of life in the ...

(1811–1890), British poet and artist *

William Scott (artist) William Scott (15 February 1913 – 28 December 1989) was a Northern Irish artist, known for still-life and abstract painting. He is the most internationally celebrated of 20th-century Ulster painters. His early life was the subject of the fi ...

(1913–1989), British artist *

William Edouard Scott William Edouard Scott (March 11, 1884 – May 15, 1964) was an African-American artist. Before Alain Locke asked African Americans to create and portray the '' New Negro'' that would thrust them into the future, artists like William Edouard ...

(1884–1964), African-American artist * William Winfield Scott (1855–1935), American writer *

William Matthew Scott William Matthew Scott (30 September 1893 – 7 May 1964), pen name Will Scott, was a British writer of stories and books for adults and children, published from 1920 to 1965. Towards the end of his life he was best known for ''The Cherrys'' seri ...

(1893–1964), pen name Will Scott, English author *

William Scott (actor) William Scott (August 1, 1893 – August 22, 1967) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1934. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * '' ...

(1893–1967), American silent film actor *

Bill Scott (voice actor) William John Scott (August 2, 1920 – November 29, 1985) was an American voice actor, writer and producer for animated cartoons, primarily associated with Jay Ward and UPA, as well as one of the founding members of ASIFA-Hollywood. He is prob ...

(1920–1985), American voice actor and producer *

William Lee Scott William Lee Scott (born July 6, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as high school student Stanley "Bullethead" Kuznocki on the WB sitcom ''The Steve Harvey Show''. Additionally, he appeared in the films '' Gone in 60 Second ...

(born 1973), American actor * William Rufus Scott, employer of Margaret Wise Brown, publisher of

W. R. Scott W. R. Scott was a children's literature publisher based in New York City that specialized in visually striking books with a contemporary educational philosophy. W. R. Scott's first editor was Margaret Wise Brown; the company also published a nu ...

* William B. Scott (magazine editor), American magazine editor

Law

* Sir William Scott (justice) (died 1350s), English lawyer and Chief Justice of the King's Bench * Sir

William Scott, Lord Balwearie Sir William Scott, Lord Balwearie (died 1532), or William Scot, was a Scottish judge. Biography Scott was elder son of Sir William Scott of Balwearie, by Isobel, daughter of Sir John Moncrieff of Moncrieff. He accompanied James IV in his expedi ...

(died 1532), Scottish judge *

William Scott (Irish lawyer) William Scott (1705 – 17 April 1776) was an Irish lawyer and judge. Background He was the only son of Rev. Gideon Scott and Jane McNeill.Ball p.120 His father, an Oxford man, came to Ireland as an army chaplain with William III of England, ...

(1705–1776), Irish lawyer *

William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell (17 October 174528 January 1836) was an England, English judge and jurist. He served as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1798 to 1828. Background and education Scott was born at Heworth, Tyne and Wear, ...

(1745–1836), English judge and jurist *

William Scott (Missouri judge) William Scott (June 7, 1804 – 1862) was an American lawyer and judge who served on the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1841 to 1849 and from 1851 to 1862. He also served on the Jefferson City Circuit Court. Justice Scott was the author of the m ...

(1804–1862), judge on the Missouri Supreme Court * Will T. Scott (born 1947), judge on the Kentucky Supreme Court

Politics

Canada

* William Henry Scott (politician) (1799–1851), Canadian politician * William James Scott (1812–1882), farmer and politician in Canada West * William Hepburn Scott (1837–1881), Canadian lawyer and politician from Ontario * William C. Scott (1921–1998), Canadian politician

United Kingdom

* William Scott (died 1434), MP for

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

* Sir William Scott (Lord Warden) (1459–1524), English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports * William Scott (MP for New Woodstock) (c. 1579–aft. 1611), MP for New Woodstock * Sir

William Scott, Lord Clerkington Sir William Scott, Lord Clerkington (died 1656) was a Scottish politician and judge. Scott owned Malleny House and Garden which later passed to several generations of his descendants via his son John. Life He was the eldest son of Laurence Scott ...

(died 1656), Scottish politician and judge *

Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet of Ancrum MP FRSE (26 July 1803 – 12 October 1871) was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1829 to 1830 and 1859 to 1870. Life Scott was the son of Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet of An ...

(1803–1871), Scottish Liberal politician *

William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and 8th Duke of Queensberry, (9 September 1831 – 5 November 1914) was a Scottish Member of Parliament and peer. He was the paternal grandfather of Princess Alice, Duchess ...

, Scottish member of parliament and peer

United States

* William A. Scott, pilot of the Boeing 727 in the unsolved DB Cooper case of commercial air piracy *

William Lawrence Scott William Lawrence Scott (July 2, 1828 – September 19, 1891) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, a prominent railroad executive, as well as a prominent horse breeding ...

(1828–1891), US Representative from Pennsylvania and mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania * W. Kerr Scott (1896–1958), American politician, Governor of North Carolina, US Senator *

William L. Scott William Lloyd Scott (July 1, 1915February 14, 1997) was an American Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. He was the first Republican elec ...

(1915–1997), US Senator and Representative from Virginia * William J. Scott (Illinois politician) (1926–1986), American politician * William R. Scott, candidate in the

United States Senate election in New York, 1980 The 1980 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits was defeated in the primary by Al D'Amato. D'Amato went on to win the general election over Elizabeth Holtzman and J ...

Other countries

William Scott (South Australian politician) William Scott (1795 – 2 January 1866), often called "Captain Scott", was a vigneron, businessman and politician of Magill, South Australia. Life Captain Scott and his family arrived in South Australia on the ''Canton'' from Liverpool in April 1 ...

(1795–1866), vigneron, businessman and politician in South Australia *

Jack Scott (New Zealand politician) William John Scott (9 September 1916 – 30 October 2001), known as Jack Scott, was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Scott was born in 1916 at Te Awamutu. He was known as Jack Scott. His great-gr ...

(William John Scott, 1915–2001), New Zealand politician *

Alex Scott (politician) William Alexander Scott (born 1940) is a politician in Bermuda who is the House of Assembly of Bermuda, MP for the Warwick, Bermuda, Warwick South East constituency. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as the List of Premiers of Bermuda, Premier of B ...

(William Alexander Scott, born 1940), Bermudian politician, Premier of Bermuda

Religion

Maurus Scott Maurus Scott (c. 1579 – 30 May 1612), born William Scott, was an English lawyer who became a Benedictine monk and priest, serving as a Mission (Christian), missionary in England during the period of recusancy. He was executed at Tyburn, London, ...

(William Scott, died 1612), English Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr * William Scott (Anglican priest, born 1813) (1813–1872), English clergyman * William Scott (astronomer and priest) (1825–1917), Church of England clergyman; colonial astronomer for New South Wales * William Scott (archdeacon of Bombay) (died 1918), British priest * Bill Scott (priest) (William Sievwright Scott, born 1946), British Anglican priest and Chaplain to the Queen of the United Kingdom *

Gene Scott William Eugene Scott (August 14, 1929 – February 21, 2005) was an American minister and teacher who served for almost 50 years as a pastor and broadcaster in Los Angeles, California. He pastored the Faith Center and Wescott Christian Center ...

(William Eugene Scott, 1929–2005), American pastor and television evangelist

Sports

William Scott (jockey) William Scott (1797–1848) was a British jockey. Known as "Bill", he was a brother of the renowned trainer John Scott who frequently conditioned horses that he rode. Based at his brother's Whitewall Stables in Malton, North Yorkshire, Bill S ...

(1797–1848), British jockey * William Harvey Scott (died 1885), jockey, rode in 1840s Grand Nationals * William Martin Scott (1870–1944), English international rugby union half back *

William Patrick Scott William Patrick Scott (1 March 1880 – 1 June 1948) known as Bill Scott, was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played as a Forward. Rugby Union career Amateur career Scott was born in Wishaw, and went to Fettes College. He pl ...

(1880–1948), Scottish international rugby union player *

Will Scott William Scott (1893–1972) was an English footballer and football manager who managed in England in the 1940s and 1950s. Scott began his career as an amateur with South Shields prior to the First World War, but joined the Navy in 1914. He gue ...

(1893–1972), English footballer and football manager * William Scott (Australian cricketer) (1882–1965), Australian cricketer * William Scott (cricketer, born 1845) (1845–1899), English cricketer * William Scott (English cricketer, born 1864) (1864–1920), English cricketer * William Scott (English cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1989), English cricketer * William Scott (Scottish cricketer) (1908–1971), Scottish cricketer * William Scott (athlete) (1886–?), English long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Other

* William Scott (Texas settler) (1784–1837), American settler in Baytown, Texas * William Henry Scott (British Army officer) (1789–1868), British Army general *

William Scott (The Sleeping Sentinel) William Scott (April 6, 1839 – April 17, 1862) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He was the "Sleeping Sentinel" who was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln and memorialized by a poem and then a 1914 silent film. Biography Scott ...

(1839–1862/40–1862), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War * William R. Scott, Chief of Staff of the 1st Infantry Division in 1919 * William Shirley Scott (1856–1941), US Army general in World War I *

William Scott Shipbuilders William Scott Shipbuilders was a short-lived shipbuilder in Bristol, England in the 19th century and an early producer of steamships. The yard was important in the development of Bristol Shipbuilding. Scott's assistant, William Patterson, went ...

, British shipyard based in Bristol during the mid-18th century * William Gillbee Scott (1857–1930), English architect who designed the Gower Street Memorial Chapel (now the Chinese Church in London) * William Bennett Scott Sr., American newspaper founder and publisher, mayor, and civil rights campaigner