Scholes Explained

Scholes (the sch is pronounced sh or sk) may refer to:

United Kingdom

Scholes, in St Helens, Merseyside.
Scholes, Greater Manchester, in Wigan
Scholes, South Yorkshire in the Rotherham borough
Scholes, Cleckheaton, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
Scholes, Holme Valley, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
Scholes, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes, a civil parish
Scholes, Bradford, a hamlet near Oakworth, West Yorkshire
Scholes Coppice, an area of ancient woodland located, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Arthur Scholes (1890–1953), Canadian long-distance runner
Clarke Scholes (1930–2010), American competition swimmer and Olympic champion
Dennis Scholes (1928–2016), British rugby league footballer
France Vinton Scholes (1897–1979), American scholar and historian
George Scholes (1928–2004), Canadian ice hockey player, competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics
Gordon Scholes AO (1931–2018), former Australian politician and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
Jack Scholes (1917–1989), New Zealand sailor
James Christopher Scholes (1852–1890), English antiquary

Katherine Scholes (born 1959), Australian writer
Ken Scholes (born 1968), American science fiction and fantasy writer
Malcolm Scholes (1924–2008), British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot in World War II
Mark Scholes (born 1957), Australian cricket player
Myron Scholes (born 1941), Canadian, Nobel Prize–winning economist and creator of the Black-Scholes model
- Black–Scholes, a mathematical formula used in economics
Paul Scholes (born 1974), English footballer
Percy Scholes (1877–1958), English musician and journalist
Robert Scholes (1929–2016), American literary critic and theorist
Robert Scholes (politician) (1866–1929), American politician
Roger Scholes (1950–2022), Australian independent film and television maker since 1983
Rory Scholes (born 1993), Irish rugby union player
Theophilus Scholes (1858–1940), Baptist missionary, medical doctor and political commentator
Wayne Scholes, British businessman, CEO of Red Touch Media
William L. Scholes (1926–2002), American politician