John Scott

John Scott may refer to:

Politicians

• John Scott (Australian politician) (born 1934), Member of the Australian House of Representatives
• John Scott (Canadian politician) (1822–1857), first mayor of Bytown, later Ottawa
• John Scott (general) (died 1775), MP for Caithness
• John Scott (mayor), first mayor for the city of Cumberland, Maryland, 1816–1823
• John Scott (Missouri politician) (1785–1861), Delegate and U.S. Representative from Missouri
• John Scott (Ohio politician), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• John Scott (Pennsylvania) (1824–1896), lawyer, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania
• John Scott (Queensland politician) (1821–1898), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
• John Scott (representative) (1784–1850), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• John Scott (Scottish politician) (born 1951), Member of the Scottish Parliament
• John Scott of Scott's Hall (c. 1423–1485), Yorkist during the Wars of the Roses, Warden of the Cinque Ports
• John Scott (of Scot's Hall) (1570–1616), English Member of Parliament and councillor of the London Company of Virginia
• John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751–1838), Lord High Chancellor of Britain
• John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon (1805–1854), British peer and Tory politician
• John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (1923–2007), Scottish peer, politician and landowner
• John B. Scott (died 1854), New York politician
• John E. Scott (born 1939), former Missouri state senator and president pro tem
• John Guier Scott (1819–1892), U.S. Representative from Missouri
• John Morin Scott (1730–1784), Continental Congressman and General
• John Morin Scott (mayor) (1789–1858), Mayor of Philadelphia 1841-1844
• John P. Scott (1933–2010), member of the New Jersey Senate
• John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott (1873–1945), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• John Wyeth Scott, known as Jock Scott, lawyer, college professor and politician in Louisiana
• John Scott (MP for Ripon), MP for Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)

Literary figures

• Sir John Scott of Scotstarvet (1585–1670), Scottish lawyer remembered as a writer
• John A. Scott (born 1948), Australian poet and novelist, now using the name John Scott
• John Scott (editor) (1783–1821), editor of the London Magazine killed in a duel in 1821
• John Scott (writer) (1912–1976), Office of Strategic Services and Soviet spy during World War II, son of Scott Nearing
• John Scott of Amwell (1730–1783), Quaker poet and friend of Samuel Johnson

Sports

• John Scott (ice hockey) (born 1982), professional ice hockey defenseman for Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL
• John Scott (baseball) (born 1952), Major League Baseball outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
• John Scott (rugby union) (born 1954), English international rugby union player
• John Scott (cricketer) (1888–1964), Australian cricketer and Test umpire
• John Scott (1890s footballer), Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a forward
• John Scott (1920s footballer), Scottish footballer
• John A. R. Scott, first head coach of Syracuse University's men's basketball team
• John Scott (sailor) (born 1934), Australian sailor

Other people

• John Scott (sociologist) (born 1949), British sociologist
• John Scott (entomologist) (1823–1888), English entomologist
• John Scott (organist) (born 1956), organist of St. Thomas's Church, Fifth Avenue, New York
• John Scott (composer) (born 1930), British composer and conductor
• John Maurice Scott (1948–2001), Director General of the Fiji Red Cross, murdered in 2001
• Jack Scott (meteorologist) (1923–2008), British television weatherman
• John Witherspoon Scott (1800–1892), minister, college president and father of Caroline Harrison
• John Work Scott (1807–1879), seventh president of Washington College
• John Scott (architect) (1924–1992), New Zealand architect
• John Scott (stuntman), wrangler and stunt co-ordinator from Alberta, Canada
• John Scott (horseman) (1794–1871), horse trainer in British Thoroughbred racing
• John Scott (shipbuilder) (1830–1903), Scottish engineer and shipbuilder
• John Scott, 1st Earl of Clonmell (1739–1798), Irish barrister and judge
• John Scott (naval officer) (?-1805) Warrant officer in the Royal Navy. Friend and confidant to Lord Nelson.
• John Paul Scott (1927–1987), only inmate of Alcatraz to conclusively reach the San Francisco shore by swimming
• John Oldrid Scott (1841–1913), English architect
• John Beldon Scott, American art historian
• John Walter Scott (1845–1919), stamp dealer
• John Stuart Scott, American television director

Fiction

• John Scott (Fringe), character played by Mark Valley in the Fringe TV series

See also

• Jon Scott (born 1958), American news presenter
• Johnny Scott (disambiguation)
• Jack Scott (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "John Scott"