Walter Scott (disambiguation)

For the April 4, 2015 South Carolina shooting see Shooting of Walter Scott.

Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish poet and novelist.

Walter Scott may also refer to:

Peers

• Walter Scott, 4th Baron of Buccleuch (1549–1574)
• Sir Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch (1565–1611), Scottish nobleman and border reiver
• Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch (before 1606–1633), Scottish nobleman
• Sir Walter Scott of Branxholme and Buccleuch (c. 1495–1552), nobleman of the Scottish Borders
• Walter Scott, Earl of Tarras (1644–1693), Scottish nobleman
• Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, of Beauclerc (1826–1910), English building contractor and publisher
• Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806–1884), British politician and nobleman
• Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch (1894–1973), politician and Conservative peer
• Walter Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (born 1984)

Sportsmen

• Walter Scott (footballer) (1899–1989), Australian rules footballer for Norwood
• Walter Scott (American cricketer) (1864/68–1907), American cricketer for Philadelphia
• Walter Scott (Australian cricketer) (1907–1989), Australian cricketer for Victoria

Entertainers

• Walter E. Scott (1872–1954), American performer and con man
• Walter Irving Scott (1895–1995), magician
• Walter M. Scott (1906–1989), American set decorator
• Walter Scott, one of the lead singers of the R&B/soul group The Whispers
• Walter Scott (vocalist) (1943–1983), American singer
• Walter Scott, the pen name of Lloyd Shearer, a gossip columnist

Politicians

• Thomas Walter Scott (1867–1938), first Premier of Saskatchewan
• Walter K. Scott, Assistant Secretary of State
• Walter Scott (Australian politician) (born 1943), New South Wales politician
• Walter Scott (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1908), MP in the Northern Ireland Parliament for Belfast Bloomfield

Clergymen

• Walter Quincy Scott (1845–1917), American Presbyterian minister, President of Ohio State University
• Walter Scott (clergyman) (1796–1861), Christian evangelist for the Mahoning Baptist Association and a leader in the Campbell/Stone Restoration Movement

Businessmen

• Walter Scott, co-founder of the clothing brand Lyle & Scott
• Sir Walter D. Scott (died 1981), Australian accountant, founder of the management consultancy firm WD Scott
• Walter Scott, Jr. (born 1931), director of Berkshire Hathaway, chairman of Level 3 Communications
• Walter Scott III (born 1967), CEO of GFI Software

Others

• Walter Dill Scott (1869–1955), American applied psychologist
• Walter Scott, pseudonymous columnist for Parade magazine (currently Edward Klein)
• Walter Scott Medal for Valor, a medal awarded for bravery to Irish police officers
• Walter Scott (scholar) (1855–1925), English academic
• Walter Scott of Harden (died 1629), Border reiver
• Walter Stone Scott (1871–1948), American postage stamp auctioneer
• Walter James Scott (1902–1985), New Zealand teacher, educationalist and civil libertarian
• Walter Lamer Scott (1965–2015), South Carolinian shot by a North Charleston police officer charged with his murder (see Shooting of Walter Scott)

See also

• SS Sir Walter Scott, a steamship on Loch Katrine, Scotland
• Walter Scott of Buccleuch (disambiguation)